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Snoqualmie Tribal Chairman Robert de los Angeles speaking at an event for Encompass NW in 2021. File photo/Conor Wilson.

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Snoqualmie Valley land returned to Snoqualmie Tribe’s ownership

Seattle nonprofit, Tribe close deal to return ownership of 10-acre land parcel to Tribe.

Keep It Local Snoqualmie Valley Employee of the Quarter contest winners. From Left: Crystal Werner, Tonya Guinn, Tenille Hockenbury, Sharon Hockenbury, April Littlejohn, Shelby Westerlund. Courtesy photo.

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Valley nonprofit names three employee of the quarter contest winners

Crystal Werner, Tenille Hockenbury and Shelby Westerlund were named winners of the quarterly contest

A suspected drunk driver allegedly collided with several vehicles Saturday afternoon on U.S. 2 near Chain Lake Road in Monroe. (Monroe Police Department)

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Effort begins to lower the legal limit for driving drunk

Washington could join Utah with toughest standard in the nation. Change concerns wine and hospitality industries.

The Masonic Lodge at 337th Place in Fall City, a location being considered for a future community center. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record

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Fall City gets funding to pursue new community center

King County Budget includes $500,000 grant to study feasibility of a community center in Fall City.

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Housing costs, homelessness among top issues in WA, survey says

Statewide, a majority of respondents to Department of Commerce survey agree that rent prices are too high and…

Edith Claver, 60, lived in Des Moines when she went missing from Renton on Nov. 27, 2009. Photo courtesy of National Missing and Unidentified Persons System (NamUs)

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While many were found, work remains to protect Indigenous people

There are 23 missing Indigenous people across King County.

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Screenshot of the Issaquah Press from Nov. 6, 1985, regarding the murder trial of John H. Schoenhals.

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Family fears son’s killer could be freed from Washington state prison

Mark Wallace was 14 when he was killed by his older brother’s friend, John H. Schoenhals.

Gov. Jay Inslee enters the House chambers before beginning the 2023 State of the State. Courtesy photo

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State of the State: Inslee pushes for $4 billion housing bond

Calls for an assault weapons ban and the constitutional protection of abortion rights drew cheers from Democrats, silence…

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Proposal would exempt Washington’s news outlets from B&O tax

Legislation cited as necessary save jobs and protect a critical community service.

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks at the I-90/State Route 18 interchange ceremony last fall. File photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record

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Valley officials concerned about proposed delay on SR 18 construction

Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposed budget delays funding for Tiger Mountain expansion project.

A fallen tree Jan. 9 at SE 46th Street in Fall City led to a fatality. Photo courtesy of Eastside Fire and Rescue

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Woman killed by fallen tree in Fall City

Eastside Fire and Rescue responded to the scene of a fallen tree that struck and killed a woman…

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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WA lawmakers prepare for first in-person session since 2020

More homes, less homelessness, a Blake ruling fix and an assault weapons ban are among the issues to…