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National Weather Service issues wind advisory for Puget Sound region
A wind advisory remains in effect from 3 p.m. Wednesday, March 11 through 6 a.m. Thursday, March 12…
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O’Reilly Auto Parts to pay $5.6M for employee discrimination
Missouri-based O’Reilly Auto Enterprises will pay $5.6 million for widespread denial of pregnancy and nursing accommodations to Washington…
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Copper wire theft briefly shuts down light rail in Kent, Federal Way
Copper wire theft shut down the Federal Way Link Extension for several hours Friday morning, Feb. 20 between…
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Transit riders will be able to pay fares with credit, debit cards
A new Tap to Pay feature by One Regional Card for All (ORCA) will allow transit riders to…
Northwest
Extra DUI patrols set for Super Bowl weekend in King County
More police to be out Feb. 6-8
Northwest
Leesa Manion seeks reelection as King County Prosecuting Attorney
Defeated Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell in November 2022
Northwest
US Marshals alert public of fraudulent court order scams
Warning comes from Seattle-based Western District of Washington
Northwest
Puget Sound Energy electric, natural gas rates go up
Roughly a 12% hike for electric customers and 7% for natural gas customers
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Auburn murder case finally ends after 15 years in court system
Judge says ‘Justice has failed this family’ in 2010 killing.
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Army Corps adjust Hanson Dam flows to combat Green River flooding
Dam helps control flooding in Kent, Auburn, Renton and Tukwila
Northwest
Army Corps assists King County with Green River levee breach
Reduces water flow from Hanson Dam; provides personnel support; super sacks
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Green River levee breach impacts small areas of Kent, Renton and Tukwila
Levee breach video released; evacuation notice lifted Monday evening by King County
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State mobilization authorized to fight flooding in Kent, Auburn
State Patrol Chief John Batiste approves the mobilization of state resources after request by fire chiefs
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Both directions of SR 167 in Kent, Auburn now closed again
WSDOT had reopened southbound lanes for several hours Monday morning, Dec. 15
Life
Allegro academy to present sensory-friendly holiday show
Catch ‘Winter at the Beach’ Dec. 20 at Auburn Performing Arts Center
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King County shots fired incidents drop dramatically in 2025
Third-quarter report shows homicides by firearm down 48% from high of 31 in 2021 to 16 so far…
Northwest
Girmay Zahilay, 38, sworn in as King County executive
Becomes the youngest person ever to hold the office, first immigrant, first refugee and the first millennial
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Kent Police arrest armed robbery suspect in Auburn
Auburn man, 50, reportedly robbed Kent espresso stand Nov. 16 along Central Avenue South
Business
BECU to merge with smaller California-based credit union
When completed, company will have 1.74 million members and assets of $33 billion
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Family looks forward to end of lengthy murder court case
Seth Frankel, a father of two young girls and an Auburn resident, was fatally stabbed in 2010.