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Snoqualmie Pass opens Friday

After working around the clock to clear snow, water, and debris from the roadway and shoulders, WSDOT will open the eastbound lanes of I-90 Snoqualmie… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

DOT continues work on roads across state

WSDOT crews continue to work on roads across the state that are closed due to flooding. More than 30 closures have been cleared since the… Continue reading

  • Jan 9, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent Council members enjoyed the Jan. 2 opening of the ShoWare Center. They are (front row from left) Tim Clark
Kent Council members enjoyed the Jan. 2 opening of the ShoWare Center. They are (front row from left) Tim Clark

Fans flock to ShoWare opening

Jan. 2 was a big day for Kent, with the grand opening of the ShoWare Center, its new ice rink and entertainment venue. Check out… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

DOT: State road closures top 60 as of 4 p.m. Wednesday

Transportation officials are dealing with a large weather system that resulted in more than 60 road closures in Washington in the last 12 hours. While… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kristen and Brian Bruhahn take a break to pose for a picture during a week spent in Dallas building a home for Habitat For Humanity. The couple said the week inspired them to get involved locally as well.

Kent couple fall in love … with volunteer work

They may not live at 3515 Jenny Dale Drive in Dallas, Texas, but it will always be the house the Bruhahns helped build. Together with a team of 250 other Habitat For Humanity volunteers from around the country, Brian and Kristen Bruhahn of unincorporated King County near Kent added their sweat and effort to build nine homes in the small neighborhood just outside the center of the city, including the three-bedroom rambler home on Jenny Dale Drive.

Kristen and Brian Bruhahn take a break to pose for a picture during a week spent in Dallas building a home for Habitat For Humanity. The couple said the week inspired them to get involved locally as well.

8 a.m. Wednesday: DOT closes all three major passes

Know Before you go: Road closures in mountains and Puget Sound area;WSDOT prepping in Southwest and Eastern Washington for later todayOLYMPIA - All three major… Continue reading

  • Jan 7, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

Soldier sees felony charges following Christmas Eve accident in Kent

A Fort Lewis soldier faces vehicular-assault charges stemming from a Christmas Eve accident in Kent that sent six people to the hospital, three with serious injuries.

7 a.m. Monday: Avalanche danger closes Snoqualmie Pass

WSDOT Alert UpdateDATE/TIME: January 5 , 2009, 7 a.m.DESCRIPTION: Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass remains closed due to avalanche danger. The westbound closure point has now… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

Kent house fire displaces family of six

A Kent house fire at 5:30 a.m. Jan. 4 in the 23600 block of 127th Court Southeast displaced six people.Nobody was hurt in the fire.… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2009
  • BY Wire Service

Weather swings from arctic front to wet with warm temps

After another surprise burst of snow this past weekend, forecasters attentions are once again turning to the potential for flooding as rising temperatures and rain in the mountains could soon begin to overload local rivers and streams.

Goal tender Jacob DeSerres slides behind Forward Greg Scott

Thunderbirds’ Saturday debut is sold out

The Seattle Thunderbirds will play before a sold-out crowd of 6,113 at their ShoWare Center debut Saturday night in Kent.The Western Hockey League team sold… Continue reading

  • Jan 6, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Goal tender Jacob DeSerres slides behind Forward Greg Scott

Community briefs for week of Jan. 3

Concert is Jan. 3Kona Kai Coffee us hosting what it’s calling “a pre-Thunderbirds concert.” The R & B band Grooveline will play at the downtown… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Lyz Staman is an AmeriCorps volunteer working for Kent Emergency Managment. She taps into a varied career that includes work as an EMT

Serving with pride: Service Corps workers make difference in Kent

They might not have uniforms or badges, but the men and women of the Washington Service Corps have been serving their country with pride for… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Lyz Staman is an AmeriCorps volunteer working for Kent Emergency Managment. She taps into a varied career that includes work as an EMT

Pass reports: Snoqualmie, Stevens open; White Pass closed

The second of WSDOT's three primary east-west routes opened this morning, with US 2 now open over Stevens Pass. I-90 over Snoqualmie Pass opened to… Continue reading

  • Jan 2, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
The new ShoWare Center at Kent opens Jan. 2

Big plans for ShoWare Center grand opening

It will be a bit of a three-ring circus Jan. 2, when city officials throw a grand-opening party at the ShoWare Center at Kent. The… Continue reading

The new ShoWare Center at Kent opens Jan. 2

8:30 p.m. Thursday: DOT opens both lanes of I-90 at pass

Unless conditions change, Washington’s three main east-west mountain passes are expected to remain closed to traffic overnight. Another storm headed for Washington is expected to dump more snow on the Cascades overnight, which will keep the danger of avalanches high for mountain highways US 2, US 12 and I-90.

  • Jan 2, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent city officials are seeking federal funds from President-elect Obama’s economic-stimulus package to help repair Green River levees similar to work last summer by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers near Riverbend Golf Course.

Kent compiles wish list for Obama stimulus package

Kent city officials want funds to repair Green River levees as part of the city’s wish list of public-works projects that could become part of… Continue reading

  • Jan 1, 2009
  • BY Wire Service
Kent city officials are seeking federal funds from President-elect Obama’s economic-stimulus package to help repair Green River levees similar to work last summer by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers near Riverbend Golf Course.

Police Blotter: Five-finger discount leads to chase and arrest

Two Kent men told police they’d stolen more than $1,400 worth of ski gear at about 1:20 p.m. Dec. 24 from a store in the… Continue reading

King County offers financial help following storm damage

If the recent winter storm caused damage to your property in King County, you may be eligible for financial assistance. But the clock is ticking, in terms of when those applications are due. County officials determine eligibility through a damage-assessment process, which takes into account total reported losses within King County over the next two weeks.

  • Dec 30, 2008
  • BY Wire Service