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The Fall City Totem Pole sits in the Totem Garden, property owned by the Fall City Community Association.

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Fall City considers moving downtown totem pole

In 1933, Hugh H. Hinds had a 60-foot red cedar tree trucked to his property in Fall City.

Zeyan Butt of Chase Bank in Kirkland. Courtesy of Chase.

Life

How a Kirkland banker helped a Ukrainian family leave a warzone

The Sukhoy family found themselves stuck in Warsaw due to debit card issues.

FILE PHOTO: King County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

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Dozens of King County Sheriff’s Office employees left jobs instead of getting vaccinated

This added on to the existing number of vacancies in the department.

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Proposed location of new $30 million aquatic facility in North Bend.

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Voters to decided on new community pool in North Bend

The Snoqualmie Valley could finally see a replacement for its 84-year-old community swimming pool in Si View Park…

Construction on North Bend’s wastewater treatment plant off North Bend Boulevard. Photo by Conor Wilson/Valley Record

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North Bend streamlines development process ahead of sewer project

Staff at the City of North Bend will now be allowed to approve preliminary development applications ahead of…

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Police Chief Perry Phipps (center) speaks about new Snoqualmie police officers at oath of office ceremony in 2021. Pictured left to right: Ricard Velasquez (in back), James Aquirre and Pamela Mandery.

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Snoqualmie police shooting investigation forwarded to King County Executive’s Office

Officer James Aquirre fatally shot a 33-year-old homeless man in Torguson Park in 2021.

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Bussiness group holds Valley ‘Employee of Quarter’ contest

Do you have one of the best employees in the Valley deserving of some recognition? Keep It Local…

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King County audit finds backlog of property tax exemption applications for seniors, people with disabilities, and disabled veterans

The auditors found that program expansions lead to three-times the amount of applications.

Attorney General Bob Ferguson (Screenshot from video press conference)

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AG announces $518 million settlement from pharmaceutical companies over their role in opioid crisis

Most of the settlement money will be used to mitigate the opioid crisis in Washington.

A player from Bothell High School and Mount Si share a laugh on the field. Courtesy of Patrick Krohn.

Sports

Bothell baseball defeats Mount Si in KingCo 4A playoff game

The final score was 6-5.

King County Local Dive podcast

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King County Local Dive: Another cop is in trouble; protection order disparities; city bans public use of fentanyl

A new podcast for King County residents

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Northwest

No more stolen sisters: How WA is responding to missing and murdered Indigenous people

Across the state, 126 Indigenous people remain missing, with 31 having gone missing in King County.

Houghton Transfer & Recycling Station (Screenshot from Google Images)

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County wants community input on plans for Houghton Transfer and Recycling Station

Virtual meeting and Q&A sessions will be hosted on May 12 and 19.