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Kent police pursuit of robbery suspects ends in Auburn

An Auburn Police officer applied a second PIT maneuver causing the vehicle to stop and become immobilized.

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Auburn woman, 84, killed in a hit-and-run collision in Kent | Update

Woman identified by medical examiner; she was walking Feb. 4 in the 800 block of Central Avenue S.

State Sen. Joe Nguyen, D-White Center, supports more pay for school board members. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington State Legislative Support Services

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State Senate bill would boost pay for school board members

Current maximum pay is no more than $50 per day and $4,800 per year; Joe Nguyen sponsors bill

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Choose 180 selects Nneka Payne as new executive director

King County nonprofit advocates to transform juvenile and criminal legal systems

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Sound Transit to change light rail fare to $3 flat rate in fall 2024

Current fares vary depending on trip distance

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Mother of Kentlake High student killed in crash continues recovery

Community rallies to support Sarah Baileigh who remains hospitalized after Nov. 17 collision in Kent

Someone fired a shot that hit this car Wednesday night, Dec. 6 along Interstate 5 near South 320th Street in Federal Way. COURTESY PHOTO, Washington State Patrol

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Four freeway shootings on one night in South King County

Vehicles shot at Dec. 6 along I-5 in SeaTac and Federal Way and on State Route 167 in…

The Renton Regional Fire Authority responds Nov. 8 to King County Elections headquarters in Renton after a white substance was found in an envelope. COURTESY PHOTO, Renton RFA

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State League of Women Voters condemn election office interferences

League president calls substances mailed ‘an attack on democracy’

King County will clear homeless camps and vehicles along a portion of the Green River Road between Kent and Auburn. COURTESY PHOTO, King County

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King County clears homeless vehicles from Green River Road

No parking signs and barriers to be installed during Nov. 6-22 closure near Kent, Auburn

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State Rep. Tina Orwall, D-Des Moines, first introduced a bill in 2015 to resolve the backlog of sexual assault kits.

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All backlogged sexual assault kits cleared from shelves, sent for testing

Backlog of more than 10,000 kits effectively eliminated

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King County jail guard reportedly took bribes to smuggle drugs to inmates

Allegedly took in methamphetamine and fentanyl to two inmates at Seattle correctional facility

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Sound Transit to enforce passenger fares starting Nov. 15

Fare ambassadors to check passengers on Link light rail and Sounder trains

Magnificent Willis, a leader in Boeing product integration, welcomes AWB’s Manufacturing Week tour group Oct. 11 to the Boeing Additive Manufacturing metals print room in Auburn. COURTESY PHOTO, Brian Mittge/Association of Washington Business

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AWB manufacturing week tour makes stop in Auburn

Tour highlights Motors and Controls; Boeing Additive Manufacturing plant

Kaiser Permanente’s Kent Medical Center. COURTESY PHOTO, Kaiser Permanente

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Kaiser Permanente strike could impact Kent, Renton, Federal Way centers

Union taking vote to authorize strike Nov. 1 at 36 state locations if no settlement reached

Gov. Jay Inslee. COURTESY PHOTO, Office of the Governor

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Gov. Jay Inslee tests positive for COVID-19

‘He is experiencing very mild symptoms, including a mild cough’ governor’s office says

A rendering of the new light rail station in Kent, near Pacific Highway South and 30th Avenue South, that will be called Kent Des Moines Station along the extension from SeaTac to Federal Way scheduled to open in 2026. COURTESY IMAGE, Sound Transit

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Sound Transit seeks feedback to light rail fare changes, parking options

Online open house available through Oct. 22

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County Councilmember Upthegrove running for state lands commissioner

Fifth Democrat to enter race; council District 5 includes parts of Kent, Renton

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Two men injured in shootout at Auburn Chevron

Confrontation between the two men reportedly led to shooting Sept. 19 along Auburn Way North

The U.S. Department of Justice released a photo of Ethan Nordean, circled in red, of Auburn, during the Jan. 6, 2021 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. DOJ

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Auburn man receives 18-year sentence for role in U.S. Capitol breach

Ethan Nordean, 32, helped lead Proud Boys attack Jan. 6, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

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Juveniles fire shots at each other in Des Moines at elementary school field | Update

School not yet in session at North Hill Elementary; police search for suspects