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King County experts discuss extreme heat mitigation plan

The plan includes improving infrastructure and communications to prevent future disasters.

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Enumclaw driver arrested for DUI, vehicular homicide in Highway 18 crash

Crashed into the back of a disabled semi June 27 near Tiger Mountain; Maple Valley woman killed

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Public art call for South King County transit corridor

Deadline is July 13 for artists to apply to have their work in new RapidRide expansion.

  • Jun 28, 2022
  • By Bailey Jo Josie bailey.jo.josie@rentonreporter.com
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Swimmer swept away in Green River Gorge, presumed drowned

Saturday, June 25 near Black Diamond; 20-year-old man missing

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Kent Police involved in an officer-involved shooting

Nobody hit by shots but few details released by police about June 26 incident

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A rendering of the new light rail station, near Pacific Highway South and 30th Avenue South, that will be called Kent Des Moines Station along the extension from SeaTac to Federal Way scheduled to open in 2024. COURTESY IMAGE, Sound Transit

Sound Transit approves light rail station names in Kent, Federal Way

Kent Des Moines Station, Star Lake Station and Federal Way Downtown Station

A rendering of the new light rail station, near Pacific Highway South and 30th Avenue South, that will be called Kent Des Moines Station along the extension from SeaTac to Federal Way scheduled to open in 2024. COURTESY IMAGE, Sound Transit
King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterburg (File Photo)

King County Prosecuting Attorney vows to protect reproductive freedom

Dan Satterberg joins over 80 prosecutors from around the country in their pledge.

King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterburg (File Photo)
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Kent high school students participate in Rotary leadership program

Students from Kentwood, Kent-Meridian and Kentlake selected for four-day camp

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Judged by XII: A King County Local Dive podcast. The hands shown here belong to Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who has been charged with homicide in the 2019 death of Jesse Sarey.

JUDGED BY XII: Examining Auburn police officer’s grim tattoos

Episode 5 in special podcast series that explores Jeffrey Nelson’s role in the death of Jesse Sarey.

Judged by XII: A King County Local Dive podcast. The hands shown here belong to Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who has been charged with homicide in the 2019 death of Jesse Sarey.
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Federal Way man stabbed along Pacific Highway South in Kent

Kent Police trying to determine what led to June 19 incident

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King County approves emergency grant after U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade

Washington is expecting an influx of people seeking abortions from out of state.

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Upthegrove calls Roe v. Wade ruling ‘a seismic change’ in this country

King County Council member says ‘We will not turn our backs on women’

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Candidates wanted for vacant Kent School Board position

Applicants must live within District No. 2 boundaries; will replace Michele Bettinger who resigned

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Fedor Osipov, 15, flips into Steel Lake in Federal Way during last year's heatwave on June 28, 2021. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

Heatwave expected to hit King County

Temperatures will likely reach 90 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday, June 26, and Monday, June 27.

Fedor Osipov, 15, flips into Steel Lake in Federal Way during last year's heatwave on June 28, 2021. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing
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Des Moines Police arrest murder suspect in Kent | Update

Medical examiner identifies body found June 20 in Duwamish River

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Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla says crime stats are at an historic high in the city for 2021 and 2022. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police

Kent Police Chief Padilla says city crime rates at historic high

Shots fired reports up 135% in 2021 from 2019; vehicle thefts jump 76%

Kent Police Chief Rafael Padilla says crime stats are at an historic high in the city for 2021 and 2022. COURTESY PHOTO, Kent Police
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Boy, 14, loses hand while reportedly playing in Federal Way with fireworks

Another 10-year-old boy also suffered minor injuries.

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Photo courtesy of King County.

Officials urge caution when swimming this summer

Cold spring temperatures and larger than normal snowpack have created dangerous conditions

Photo courtesy of King County.
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Michele Bettinger resigns from Kent School Board

Says it ‘has rarely felt like a healthy or safe place to work towards constructive change’

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Nearly three dozen firefighters extinguish Kent apartment fire

Early Monday morning, June 20 at the Atrium on James Street Apartments

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