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Woodinville man indicted for money theft in South King County

A Woodinville man has been indicted for stealing $440,000 from financial institutions in Renton and Tukwila.

Fans on Link arrive at Pioneer Square Station for the FIFA World Cup game in Seattle between the USA and Belgium on July 6. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Link light rail ridership records set during World Cup

Sound Transit scored big with Link light rail ridership numbers during the World Cup in Seattle.

This is the piece of land in Cumberland that Segale Properties has proposed to turn into a 990-acre gravel mine. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Plateau Community Association

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Controversial Enumclaw gravel mine heads into Environmental Impact Statement review

The gravel mine and asphalt plant has been met with fierce local resistance.

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Marshall Law Band frontman Marshall Hugh at BrodieNation Music Festival 2023. BrodieNation 2026 is July 9-12.

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Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | July 10 edition

July 9-12

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Reminder: E-motorcycles prohibited on King County trails | King County

The county wants to remind trail users to slow down and keep trail safe.

U.S. Congresswoman Kim Schrier and King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall celebrate with King County Councilmembers and the rescue team in front of one of the county’s two rescue helicopters equipped with hoist technology. Photo provided by the office of Kim Schrier

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King County receives $1 million for rescue helicopter

King County is receiving more than $1 million of federal funding to upgrade its search-and-rescue helicopter.

Federal Way Council president Susan Honda talks about the moratorium on data centers in the city. Screenshot from @FWYoutube.

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Federal Way passes 1-year moratorium on data centers

Federal Way joins Seattle, Burien and other Washington cities, which have passed similar moratoriums.

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Snoqualmie’s BESS working group includes city council members and members of Snoqualmie Valley for Responsible Energy.

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Cities to hold public hearings for battery site moratoriums

Snoqualmie is also bringing in experts to analyze battery site impact.

Mercer Island resident and biology scholar Emma Li. Courtesy photo

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Islander garners gold medal in USA Biolympiad National Finals

Li qualifies for international event in Lithuania.

North Bend’s Fourth of July Family Fun Parade 2026. (Bill Swan for the Valley Record)

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Photos: North Bend’s inaugural Fourth of July parade

North Bend’s Fourth of July Family Fun Parade 2026. (Bill Swan for the Valley Record)

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Race car driver killed in Kent at Pacific Raceways identified

The driver killed in a collision at Pacific Raceways in Kent has been identified as Glenn David Woloski,…

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Federal Way woman pleads guilty to wire, bank fraud

The 53-year-old woman presented herself as an investment advisor and defrauded $3 million from people in the Korean…

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

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Timeline: Record coverage of Snoqualmie’s battery energy storage site

June 2, 2026: Valley cities place moratoriums on battery storage site development