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    PSE’s battery storage project could help the clean energy rollout
    PSE’s battery storage project could help the clean...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 24, 2019 1:00 pm

    Tiny pilot project in Glacier could eventually be expanded to Puget Sound region.

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    King County jail lost water 16 times since 2018
    King County jail lost water 16 times since...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 23, 2019 3:23 pm

    The building has been plagued with water failures stemming from Aquatherm pipes.

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    Low Income Housing Institute’s 57-unit August Wilson Place apartments in downtown Bellevue includes affordable housing units for households at 30, 50 and 60 percent of the area median income. Photo courtesy of Low Income Housing Institute
    Economic growth continues for King County
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 22, 2019 2:10 pm

    Warning signs on horizon as housing and rent prices cool down compared to previous years.

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    King County Correctional Facility is located at 500 5th Ave., Seattle. File photo
    King County jail’s leaky pipes have national implications
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 18, 2019 5:00 pm

    Lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court alleges Aquatherm has been selling faulty pipes.

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    VoteWA is a $9.5 million program that came online last May and is meant to unify all 39 county voting systems in the state into a single entity. Courtesy image
    WA’s new voting system concerns county elections officials
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 15, 2019 5:45 pm

    VoteWA has run into some problems in recent months as the Aug. 6 primary election draws closer.

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    ‘Feedback loops’ of methane, CO2 echo environmental problem beyond Washington
    ‘Feedback loops’ of methane, CO2 echo environmental problem...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 15, 2019 5:30 pm

    University of Washington among researchers of climate change’s effects in global temperatures.

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    King County could loan 4Culture $20 million
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 12, 2019 1:30 pm

    The loan would be repaid by the organization and used to help serve marginalized communities.

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    King County Sheriff’s Office has been giving ICE...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 11, 2019 4:15 pm

    Both the office and jail have supplied the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

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    Drainage District commissioners sworn in at Enumclaw City Hall
    Drainage District commissioners sworn in at Enumclaw City...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 11, 2019 3:45 pm

    Commissioners from districts 5, 6 and 13 participate in ceremony July 10.

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    Pete, with his companion Nina, served as “the foundation” of the zoo’s gorilla program when he first arrived in Seattle in 1969. Photo courtesy of Dennis Dow / Woodland Park Zoo
    Prop 1 would fund parks, zoos and open...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 10, 2019 8:00 am

    King County voters could approve the renewal and increase of the levy on the August ballot.

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    Warning sign for a road closure. File photo
    King County examines options to fund roads and...
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 9, 2019 1:30 pm

    Shortfall is roughly $250 million each year; county may seek tax from unincorporated voters.

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    New Drainage District 5 commissioners take the reins
    New Drainage District 5 commissioners take the reins
    By Aaron Kunkler • July 9, 2019 11:15 am

    Three new commissioners were appointed to King County Drainage District 5 in Enumclaw

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    Attendees of the Drag Queen Story Hour at the Fairwood Library exit the event. A walkway was held open for them by supporters while protesters held signs condemning the event behind them. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Tensions run high at Renton library over Drag...
    By Aaron Kunkler • June 28, 2019 12:30 pm

    Supporters and protesters traded chants at June 27 event.

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