The North Bend Bank of America. Photo courtesy of Bank of America

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North Bend Bank of America to close in October

The North Bend location of Bank of America, at 128 Bendigo Blvd N., is closing its doors this…

Photos courtesy of Jazz Clubs NW
Haystack 2025.

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Haystack Americana music festival returns to North Bend

North Bend’s Haystack Festival will return for its second year the evening of July 10.

Marshall Law Band at BrodieNation 2023. File photo

Life

Upcoming festivals in the Snoqualmie Valley

July 9-12: BrodieNation Music Festival

Antonee Robinson (5) and Folarin Balogun (20) are instrumental for the USMNT, but both are on yellow cards heading into the World Cup group finale. (Troy Wayrynen / Imagn Images)

Sports

World Cup crowds smash records across Seattle

In nearly every category of transportation, records were broken.

Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Ecology

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Yard waste burning could be banned year-round in King County

Puget Sound Clean Air Agency (PSCAA) is considering a year-round ban on residential yard waste burning in its…

A man places his ballot into the drop box outside Federal Way City Hall. Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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US Supreme Court deals blow to Trump, ruling states can accept ballots after Election Day

This is a developing report that will be updated.

A video of the blast shows the moment that the house exploded.

News

700 pounds of fireworks at center of Whidbey Island fire investigation

Multiple reports indicate that a cigarette may have been a catalyst in the fire and explosion.

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People file into the Miller’s outdoor concert venue for a performance by Massy Ferguson at the inaugural Carnation Concert Crawl, Aug. 17, 2025.

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Snoqualmie Valley community calendar | June 26 edition

June 26

Left: A work zone speed camera. Right: A traffic sign identifying a photo-enforced speed zone. Photo courtesy WSDOT

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Speed camera fines to increase in work zones beginning July 1 | WSDOT

Infraction penalties have risen from $0 to $125; second and subsequent penalties remain at $248.

Photos courtesy of Tolt Golf Club
The driving range at Tolt Golf Club.

Business

Golf course near Carnation reopens under new ownership

A golf course near Carnation has taken on new life, 59 years after it was originally opened.

Solar panels in Federal Way. Photo by Keelin Everly-Lang / the Mirror.

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Rebates, discounts available as PSE rates increase

Report shows Washington state in last place for renewable energy

The Enumclaw School District administration buildings. Photo courtesy ESD

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ESD to break ground on new school June 26

Evergreen Elementary is the product of a unique relationship between the district and a developer.

Summer Stumpf, owner of Gray’s Mercantile, June 15, 2026. (Grace Gorenflo/Valley Record)

Business

Gray’s Mercantile now open year-round in Fall City

Gray’s Mercantile, the holiday pop-up opened in November, has re-opened as a fixture of Fall City’s retail district.