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King County seeks volunteers to serve on open space acquisition and protection committee

Recruitment is open until November 8.

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Dunn proposes memorial for King County residents lost to pandemic

Nearly 2,000 have died of COVID-19

Geographic dispersion of Washington State Patrol commissioned personnel who lost their jobs Oct. 18. (Washington State Patrol)

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Rather than get vaccine, nearly 1,900 state workers lose jobs

Exactly how many people will be out of work for ignoring Gov. Jay Inslee’s vaccine mandate isn’t known…

Courtesy Renton Regional Fire Authority

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Renton Regional Fire Authority supports continuation of fire benefit charge

The department is urging voters to vote on proposition 1 during the Nov. 2 elections.

King County Courthouse adjacent to City Hall Park (courtesy of City of Seattle)

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County council votes to take dangerous park out of Seattle’s hands

City Hall Park, next to the courthouse in downtown Seattle, has had multiple reports of crime.

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Health care workers call on state’s hospitals to help mitigate staffing crisis

Health care workers unions claim hospitals have the resources to fix the issue.

MultiCare Auburn Medical Center. File photo

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Do you need to pay for your COVID hospital stay?

Washington state law requires hospitals to provide free care for certain income brackets.

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State AG Ferguson leads effort supporting local journalism

Federal legislation offers tax credits to subscribers, businesses and news organizations

King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert (file photo)

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Lambert removed from King County Council leadership roles

Lambert received backlash after her campaign used flyers that depicted her opponent as a puppet.

Union members picket in front of new Facebook campus in Redmond on Sept. 16 (photo by Cameron Sheppard)

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Northwest Carpenters Union members vote to accept contract with AGC

The agreement comes after weeks of striking.

Jon Schuldt as Chief of the Renton Police Department (courtesy of City of Renton)

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Mayor Armondo Pavone appoints Jon Schuldt as chief of police

Chief Schuldt has been serving as interim chief of police since Dec. 1, 2020.

Courtesy of King County Police Officers Guild

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Office lacks power over King County law enforcement in misconduct investigations

Director Tamer Abouzeid presents OLEO annual report to law and justice committee on Tuesday.

Photos of drug bust and Fury the K9 unit (courtesy of King County Sheriff's Office)

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King County Sheriff’s Office confiscates over $1 million worth of deadly fentanyl during drug bust

With help from a search dog, officers found 97,000 fentanyl pills and eight pounds of heroin.

West Point Treatment Plant in Seattle. Photo courtesy of King County

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Report identifies over 17 million gallons of untreated wastewater has been spilled into Puget Sound, Lake Washington in recent years

The document recommends roughly $70 million in facility improvements.

NW Carpenters Union members strike in downtown Bellevue on Sept. 16 (photo by Cameron Sheppard)

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Carpenters back to work after tentative agreement reached with AGC

Union VP said agreement includes 15% wage increase as well as expanded job site parking.

This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States. Courtesy photo

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King County woman dies from ‘rare’ Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine blood clot

The woman received her shot on Aug. 26 and died in early September, according to public health.

Don and Vicky Persson at Don’s final city council meeting on Dec. 9, 2019. (courtesy of City of Renton)

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Civic leader Don Persson passes away

Persson served the residents of Renton for 53 years as a police officer and city council member.

Renton High School (taken from Renton School District website)

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Renton High School evacuated after gas-leak scare

A construction crew adjacent to the school was believed to have ruptured a gas line.

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Man suspected of shooting and killing his girlfriend in Renton appears in court

Thirty-eight-year old Vaughn A. Weems charged with second-degree domestic violence murder.

photos courtesy of Cedar River Salmon Journey

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Cedar River Salmon Journey events allow close look at spawning salmon

Seattle Aquarium to host events every weekend in October at multiple Cedar River locations.