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File Photo. Some of the 17 new houses along 324th Avenue Southeast in Fall City during construction in 2021. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

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Hearing set for housing development near Fall City Elementary

Lot across from school baseball feilds being targeted for 13 single-family homes.

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Members of the Mount Si High School basketball team high-five spectators during the Festival at Mount Si Parade in August. The festival was one of several this year to return in-person for the first time since the pandemic. File photo

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A year in review: Our top stories, photos of 2022

A look at the Valley Record’s most read, notable and best stories from the last 12 months.

Holiday lights (Screenshot from King County website)

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King County encourages folks to recycle their old holiday lights

The county has compiled a list of retailers and organizations that will recycle old light strands.

Fallen Tree limbs at Snoqualmie Elementary on Dec. 28. Photo Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

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Widespread outages hit Snoqualmie Valley, thousands without power

Puget Sound Energy estimates most will have their power restored at some point tonight.

An Axon body-worn police camera; not necessarily the cameras King County Sheriff’s Office will use. Photo courtesy Axon

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Rep. Schrier secures $2 million for King County Sheriff’s Office

The money will be split between expanding the office’s Crisis Response Team and deploying body cameras.

Ana Cortez, Carnation’s city manager, poses in front of designs for the new city hall building being built at the old library site. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record

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Bright future on horizon in Carnation, city manager says

Carnation City Manager Ana Cortez reflects on the city’s accomplishments and what’s to come.

Oxycodone pill. (Photo courtesy of Wikipedia)

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State sues 3 major drug retailers for role in fueling opioid epidemic

AG Bob Ferguson alleges Albertsons, Kroger and Rite Aid of failing to prevent overuse of opioid prescriptions

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The Snoqualmie River on Dec. 22.

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Sallal exits water moratorium as situation in North Bend remains murky

Sallal Water Association votes to end moratorium on new water connections after a six month pause

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A no parking sign along Frontier Avenue in Snoqualmie Ridge. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

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Police look at parking problems near Panorama Apartments

City Council considering city-wide law change to address parking problems on Frontier Avenue.

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Department of Health warns of high rates of flu this season

In addition to the flu, other respiratory illnesses such as COVID and RSV are overloading hospitals.

Traffic moves slowly along I-5 through Everett on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2022. (Olivia Vanni / Sound Publishing)

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Holiday travel: Icy Sea-Tac airport tops ‘Misery Map’

The predicted third-busiest holiday travel season since 2000 faces a wintry mix of traffic jams and flight issues.