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Jim Pitts stands on walkway overlooking filtration chambers at the King County South Filtration Plant in Renton. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?

King County treatment plant joins effort to counteract effects of carbon dioxide.

WSDOT wants feedback from Snoqualmie and North Bend on I-90 interchange project

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WSDOT wants feedback from Snoqualmie and North Bend on I-90 interchange project

WSDOT is looking for feedback on the I-90 and SR18 interchange project this April.

The Snoqualmie Tribe donates $75,000 to I-90 west access road project

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The Snoqualmie Tribe donates $75,000 to I-90 west access road project

The temporary access road from Snoqualmie onto I-90 West is closer to becoming a reality.

Snoqualmie Fire Department earns international accreditation

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Snoqualmie Fire Department earns international accreditation

Snoqualmie joins the ranks of only 266 agencies to achieve Internationally Accredited Agency status.

A DUI collision on State Route 18 that pinned a driver in their car. The 7-mile stretch of SR 18 between Issaquah-Hobart Road and Raging River hosts a disproportionate number of crashes for the amount of traffic it carries, according to state traffic data. Photo courtesy of State Trooper Rick Johnson

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State transportation budget to fund SR 18 widening

If the budget passes through the State House and Senate, it would provide $26 million.

Man blows off part of his finger with homemade firework explosive | Police Blotter

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Man blows off part of his finger with homemade firework explosive | Police Blotter

Police blotter for March 29 - April 5.

Mayor Ken Hearing delivers his final State of the City address

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Mayor Ken Hearing delivers his final State of the City address

Mayor Ken Hearing delivered his last State of the City address at the March 19 council meeting.

Chirag Vedullapalli receives a bronze medallion for his nonprofit work by Abraham Mathan of Prudential Financial. Madison Miller / staff photo

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MSHS senior named finalist in Prudential Spirit of Community Awards

Chirag Vedullapalli was recognized for his nonprofit, Creative Children for Charity (3C).

Advocates hold a rent control rally in Olympia on Feb. 27, the day before Oregon passed legislation capping rent increases and prohibiting no-cause evictions. Photo courtesy of Amy Tower/Tenants Union of Washington State

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Would rent control work in Washington?

Oregon’s new law could lay the blueprint for other states

Photo by Kayse Angel

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What’s next for the I-405 master plan?

New express toll lanes from Renton to Bellevue are coming soon.

Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside project will replace two-pole towers with taller, single poles and four-pole towers with two poles. Photos courtesy of Puget Sound Energy

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Fight over Energize Eastside continues

Community groups remain opposed to PSE’s planned system upgrade.

Fall City residents debate the merits of the proposed fire district merger

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Fall City residents debate the merits of the proposed fire district merger

The Fall City Community Association held a debate on the proposed fire district merger on March 28.

Rick Brater’s was appointment as the Director of Road Services Division. Photo courtesy of King County.

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Brater will continue to lead an agency that maintains 1,500 miles of road.

Rick Brater confirmed as Director of Road Services Division for the department of Local Services