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Rainier Foothills gets new healthcare transportation van

The local nonprofit helps hundreds of Plateau residents every year get too and from doctors appointments, pharmacies, and…

Top, candidates Victoria Hunt (D) and Mark Hargrove (R); bottom, candidate Patrick Peacock (R) and Rep. Lisa Callan (D).

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Enumclaw likely to see first Democrat rep in a decade

Initial general election results are in. Here’s who is ahead.

Chinook Pass (pictured here) and Cayuse Pass are closed for the year. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation

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Chinook, Cayuse Pass close early after heavy snow forecast

The temporary Oct. 31 closure turned into the annual closure after a Nov. 4 re-evaluation.

Photos courtesy Molen Orthodontics

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Molen collects nearly 3,000 pounds of candy

At $2 a pound, around 600 kids received a total of nearly $6,400 combined.

Detectives are seeking anyone with information on the 2006 Honda Pilot with Pennsylvania plates. Photo courtesy the Washington State Patrol

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UPDATE: Body found on SR 410 between Enumclaw and Greenwater identified

WSP is seeking any dash cam footage between Oct. 28 and Oct. 31.

Oster was charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault on Oct. 16, a few days after the collision that killed two. Screenshot

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Oster ordered to undergo competency eval before trial

The woman who allegedly caused a recent fatal wreck on SR 410 is now in a King County…

The Parker Hannifin cylinder and accumulator division in Enumclaw was recently fined $366,000 for violating Resource Conservation and Recovery Act. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Parker Hannifin branch fined $366,000 for hazardous waste violations

The is the second federal Environmental Protection Agency fine the company has had to pay this year.

Julie Kettman and Sylas Dall spent a year traveling to different U.S. Air Force bases to film what it’s like in their various eateries. Contributed photo

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Former local director’s Air Force cooking show takes flight

A former Enumclaw local’s new show about United States Air Force bases recently took off — and it…

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Roberts Drive in Black Diamond is now open, but lanes are shifted to the west.

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Roberts Drive opens as Black Diamond roundabout project continues

There’s six months left before both single-lane roundabouts are complete - but then a state project is expected…

The city of Black Diamond’s current zoning map. The green circles point out where a marijuana retailer would be allowed to open. Image courtesy the city of Black Diamond

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Black Diamond council proposes 100-foot buffer between pot shops and other businesses

The public has a chance to weigh in on possible buffer, which separates potential marijuana retailers from child…

Alan Gamblin, who took over his father’s dealership in 1985, stands in his car shop next to his personal 1964 Corvette in 2019 while celebrating being 50 years in business on the Plateau. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Gamblin nominated to be TIME’s Dealer of the Year

The winner will be announced at a National Auto Dealers Association event this January.

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Enumclaw woman charged after deadly SR 410 crash

Michelle Oster has been charged with two counts of vehicular homicide and two counts of vehicular assault.

Fish have a hard time migrating upstream if there is not enough water in the culvert. The box culvert helps make it easier for fish to pass underneath the road. Image courtesy of King County Fish Passage Program

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Grants awarded to Enumclaw, King County for culvert replacements

King County is also planning replanting native plants along the Newaukum Creek bank.