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Be a volunteer naturalist on the Cedar River this fall

Naturalists will receive 20 hours of training from fish, interpretative and watershed experts and in return spend three…

Life

Creme Tangerine play at Coulon Park tonight

The Kidd Valley Family Concert Series wraps up tonight, Wednesday, with a performance from Beatles tribute band Creme…

Michaela Boere

Life

Local dancer lands national ad

Michaela Boere is the captain of the CWU Dance Team and one of eight CWU dancers featured in…

Life

Next state parks ‘free day’ is Aug. 25

The ‘free day’ is in honor of the birthday of the National Park Service, which was established on…

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CISR school supply drive on now

Donations are being accepted through August 15 at area locations.

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Habitat for Humanity hosting home repair program in Renton Aug. 12

The program is designed for residents who cannot afford to take out a loan to fix the repairs.…

Mayor Denis Law cuts the ribbon at the grand opening of the first CVS store in Washington state

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New Renton store is first CVS in Washington state

The new store is also the first CVS in the nation not to sell tobacco products.

Business

PSE launching ‘Energy Upgrades’ campaign

The campaign features 13 local events from August to October where PSE customers will receive a “Golden Ticket”…

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DNR expands burn ban on protected lands across entire state

All outdoor burning on DNR-protected lands is prohibited under this ban, including recreational fires in campgrounds or anywhere…

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Rock blasting, rolling slowdowns and lane closures planned next week on Snoqualmie Pass

The Washington State Department of Transportation and contractor crews will close Interstate 90 for rock blasting at 7:30…

Frank Shiers Jr.'s editorial comic

Opinion

The more things change, the more they stay the same | FRANK SHIERS JR.’S VIEW

Frank Shiers Jr.'s editorial comic, week of Aug. 8, 2014.

News

Work to remove double white line on SR167 begins Sunday night

Construction is scheduled to occur Sunday through Thursday nights, with striping during the week of Aug. 10-14 and…

Life

Family films continue tonight with ‘Back to the Future’ at Liberty Park

The classic 1985 time-travel adventure will be shown on a big screen at the park with seating beginning…

Letters to the Editor

Shiers cartoons not funny or informative | LETTER TO THE EDITOR

"These “cartoons” are not funny, they are not informative, that are poorly done in all respects and exude…

Opinion

The long and winding road to the White River Amphitheatre | COMMENTARY

With attendance at nearly 1,000 concerts of all genres under his belt, ConcertGuy knows the ins and outs…

Children had their chance to run through some drills this week at Seahawks Training Camp at the Virginia Mason Athletic Center.

Sports

Practicing with the Big Boys | SLIDESHOW

Approximately 375 kids participated in the Pick6Sports Youth Camp following Seahawks practice Tuesday at the Virginia Mason Athletic…

Obituaries

Bertha Gosciewski

Bertha Gosciewski Bertha Frances Benke was born December 17, 1916 and died peacefully on August 2, 2014. Bertha…

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Western Washington municipal stormwater permits to be updated

The public comment period on the changes extends through Oct. 6.

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Bridge work requires 1-day closure of Cedar River Trail in Maple Valley, Sept. 4

The trail will be closed at the bridge near Fred V. Habenicht Rotary Park near the intersection of…

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Rodent in transformer caused RTC outage that canceled classes

College crews determined a power outage last weekend was caused by a rodent within a transformer circuitry, according…