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King County Transportation District board members met May 27 to discuss amendments to a proposed 0.1% sales tax. Screenshot

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King County Transportation District approves new sales tax in close vote

The 0.1% tax will fund the county’s Roads and Services Division and sends tens of thousands, if not…

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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on…

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Andrea Lehner.

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Snoqualmie hires new city administrator

Andrea Lehner will begin July 6.

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Grace Gorenflo named editor of Snoqualmie Valley Record

After 26-plus years in the newspaper industry, including several years as editor of the Snoqualmie Valley Record and…

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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on…

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Donations help family of Auburn girl who died in accident

Only days before her eighth birthday, Hazel Bryant was playing in her Auburn neighborhood with family nearby on…

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Eliot Abramson.

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Mercer Island student dies from lacrosse injury

Mercer Island High School (MIHS) administrators informed the community on June 7 of the loss of one of…

King County Transportation District board members met May 27 to discuss amendments to a proposed 0.1% sales tax. Screenshot

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King County Transportation District nears finalizing new sales tax

Board members agree cities should receive a portion of the $100 million in expected revenue, but are now…

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The burst white liquor tank is seen at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington, on May 26, 2026.

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Final 2 victims recovered from site of southwest WA mill implosion

The two remaining victims who went missing after a chemical tank implosion in Longview, Washington earlier this week…

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A satellite image of Snoqualmie Ridge showing the land south of Fisher Creek Park where the proposed battery storage site would reside.

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Valley cities place moratoriums on battery storage site development

Update June 15: Duvall City Council has also passed a moratorium on battery energy storage systems.

Onlookers observe high flood levels outside Renton Library, December 2025. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Local businesses urged to apply for federal flood funds by June 10

In the wake of the damage caused by the Dec. 2026 atmospheric rivers and flooding, it is important…

The burst white liquor tank is seen at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington, on May 26, 2026. (Photo courtesy of Longview Fire Department)

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Confirmed death toll rises to 2 from chemical tank blast in Longview

The death toll from the May 26 chemical tank rupture at a mill in southwest Washington has climbed…

Shannon Hartfield with guns and cash. COURTESY PHOTOS, U.S. DOJ

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Jury convicts Kent man of 17 felonies during robbery spree

A jury convicted a 26-year-old Kent man May 26 of 17 felonies related to a string of armed…