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King County audit finds difficulty tracking effectiveness of adult diversion programs

The auditors say the county lacks the strategy, coordination and data to measure cost-effectiveness.

Homeless encampment in a wooded area in Auburn. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Gov. Inslee proposes $4 billion bond to assist homeless, build housing

WA voters would get the final say.

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Superintendent gets $600K severance with Snoqualmie Valley School District

Lance Gibbon will receive $600,000 in exchange for his resignation from SVSD last month.

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Fish consumption advisory issued for several King County lakes

Traces of dangerous “forever chemicals” found in Lake Washington, Lake Meridian and Lake Sammamish

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Construction on North Bend’s wastewater treatment last March.

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Recently built North Bend wastewater tank has cracks, fails leakage test

City officials in North Bend are seeking a third-party review of a concrete tank at its wastewater treatment…

King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove. (Screenshot from King County Council Facebook page.

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King County Council names Upthegrove new Chair as part of annual reorganization

Upthegrove has represented District 5, which includes parts of Kent and Renton, since 2014.

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Snoqualmie Tribe raises awareness of ‘Native erasure’ on signs, pamphlets

The Snoqualmie Tribe Ancestral Lands Movement is raising awareness regarding language written on park signs, trail signs and…

The only dinosaur discovered in Washington state was discovered by paleontologists who found a portion of a left femur of a therapod dinosaur at Sucia Island state park in the San Juan Islands. While scientists are unsure exactly what type of therapod the fossil belongs to, evidence suggests it is a Daspletosaurus. The dinosaur has been nicknamed Suciasaurus rex. This image shows a Daspletosaurus torosus restoration. (Wikipedia)

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Dinosaurs, drug laws and police pursuits on lawmaker to-do lists

WA legislators are queuing up bills they want to debate next year. Here are 8 certain to garner…

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Free at-home COVID-19 tests available through end of year

Washington residents can order up to 10 free at-home test kits per month.

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Mount Si High School student return to class for their first day of school, Aug. 31. Photo Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

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SVSD board address sudden departure of district superintendent

Board members cited lack of focus on “teaching and learning” as reasoning for separation.

The Poulsbo City Council is considering updating its fireworks ordinance to either reduce the days fireworks can be discharged in city limits or adopt a full ban. File Photo

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North Bend City Council narrowly approves aerial firework ban

In 4-3 vote, city council approves ban on aerial fireworks citing public safely, wildfire concerns.

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WA’s first library for incarcerated youth expected to open in early 2023

The first state library for incarcerated youth is set to open next year at the Echo Glen Children’s…