Dean Radford

Douglas Gibbons

The effects of an earthquake across the Puget Sound region

An earthquake isn't an equal-opportunity shaker. So to determine how a quake's power differs across the Puget Sound region, scientists are setting up sensitive monitoring equipment in someplace solid, such as a house basement, to track that power as part of the NetQuakes project.

 

Commissioner hampering business at Valley Medical Center | Dean Radford

The Valley Medical Center has some serious business to consider – whether to form a strategic alliance with UW Medicine. But commissioner Anthony Hemstad is hampering that business by continuously bringing up or promoting side issues that simply have nothing to do with an alliance. It’s what’s known as a red herring, or something that diverts attention away from what’s really important.

 

Curtis John Walker

Kent man pleads not guilty to shooting of Skyway teen Alajawan Brown, 12

The Kent man accused of killing 12-year-old Alajawan Brown in Skyway in late April pleaded not guilty to first-degree murder July 1. Curtis John Walker, 35, is being held in the high-security county jail in downtown Seattle on $5 million bail. His next court appearance is July 15.

 

County Sheriff Sue Rahr

Kent man faces first-degree murder charges in shooting death of Renton teen

Alajawan Brown's homicide wasn't random. He was targeted – by mistake, said King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg Thursday in announcing the filing of first-degree murder charges against Curtis John Walker, 35, of Kent.

County Sheriff Sue Rahr
Actress Judy Findlay of Kent

Kent actress plays role in getting Valley Medical Center’s new ER up and running

Judy Findlay of Kent was one of 10 actors hired by the designers of Valley Medical Center's new seven-story Emergency Services Tower to make 32 emergencies as real as possible for the emergency room's staff. The simulations were done for eight days before the opening of the hospital's new emergency room early Thursday morning. About 100 volunteers also participated in supporting roles, such as family members.

Actress Judy Findlay of Kent

Valley Medical Center opens state-of-the-art emergency room Feb. 25

Starting at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, people seeking emergency care at Valley Medical Center will go to the hospital’s new state-of-the-art emergency room.

Richard Marshall

Renton may escape worst of flooding, but is still preparing

The Green River only skirts Renton, but a vast section of the city’s southwest warehouse and industrial area is at risk in a major flood of the river.

Richard Marshall

News of tentative contract announced during downtown Kent teachers’ rally

The 1,700 teachers in the Kent School District will have the chance to vote Monday morning on a tentative contract agreement announced in the middle… Continue reading

The state Department of Transportation sprayed concrete over soil nails last summer to try to control the unstable soils beneath the Green River Bridge piers on State Route 169. However

Kummer Bridge on State Route 169 closed due to safety concerns

The much-used Kummer Bridge over the Green River on State Route 169 was closed last week because a slowly moving landslide threatens the stability of… Continue reading

The state Department of Transportation sprayed concrete over soil nails last summer to try to control the unstable soils beneath the Green River Bridge piers on State Route 169. However
A voter slides a completed election ballot into the AccuVote machine at the Kent Commons Nov. 4.

2008 election a test of county’s election reforms

What is happening at the King County Elections Office in Renton today began in 2004, in the wake of a highly controversial governor's election that sparked hundreds of reforms in how the county runs elections. Democrat Christine Gregoire won that election by just 129 votes – statewide – after recounts and court rulings. Her opponent: Dino Rossi.

A voter slides a completed election ballot into the AccuVote machine at the Kent Commons Nov. 4.