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Temporary special deputy appointed to support improvements inside King County correctional facilities

Megan Pedersen will immediately fill the position, with a focus on addressing staffing shortages.

U.S. Senator Patty Murray and Congresswoman Kim Schrier celebrated the passage of the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) at the Swedish Issaquah Campus (Screenshot from Sen. Patty Murray’s official website)

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WA lawmakers celebrate passage of Inflation Reduction Act

The bill includes provisions to reduce prescription drug prices and climate change investments.

Homeless encampment in wooded area in Auburn on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

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King County Councilmember requests audit of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority

A letter to the county auditor’s office asked for a financial and performance audit of the agency.

A Snoqualmie Police van. Courtesy photo.

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Police make arrest in North Bend attempted child luring case

Snoqualmie Police have made an arrest in a suspected child luring case in North Bend, the agency reported…

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A view of the Snoqualmie River from Mt Si Road bridge in North Bend.

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North Bend offers to buy Sallal Water Association, but it’s unlikely to end water woes

Mayor Rob McFarland makes offer at recent Sallal Board meeting

Valley Shuttle. Courtesy photo.

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Snoqualmie Valley Transit to provide year-round free rides for youth

SVT will follow King County Metro, and offer free, year-round transit for youth starting Sept. 1.

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The parking lot next to Sno-Valley Senior Center in Carnation at the corner of Stephens Avenue and Commercial Street. The lot is the proposed site of 15 senior affordable housing units.

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Carnation senior center makes final push to fund first affordable senior housing project

Sno-Valley Senior Center needs just $150,000 more to bring critical project to fruition.

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A tiny tick is almost unnoticeable when it’s hidden by an animals fur (or a human’s hair). Interior Health is warning people to check their pets and themselves for the tiny blood-drinkers when they return from enjoying the outdoors. (File photo)

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First locally acquired human case of tick-borne anaplasmosis found in Washington state

Man hospitalized after being bitten by a tick infected with the bacterium Anaplasma phagocytophilum.

Pierce County Auditor Julie Anderson, left, debates Secretary of State Steve Hobbs on Aug. 17 with moderator Melissa Santos of Axios Local in the center. (Photo by Brian Mittge/Association of Washington Business)

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Secretary of state debate: Sparks fly as Hobbs and Anderson face off

Julie Anderson called Steve Hobbs an “inexperienced political appointee.” He’s been in the job since Inslee put him…

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King County Council approves $5 million in funding for youth mental health

CDC statistics show increased mental health emergencies among youth during the pandemic.

The atlas moth spotted on a garage in the City of Bellevue. Courtesy of WSDA.

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First U.S. sighting of atlas moth spotted in the City of Bellevue

The atlas moth is one of the largest known moths in the world, with a wingspan of up…