Santa's route through Enumclaw

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Santa plans his routes through Enumclaw, Buckley

Between Dec. 5 and 18th, check out when Santa will be arriving in your neighborhood this year.

Photos by Ray Miller-Still 
Last year’s inaugural Hometown Holiday event was a huge success, as thousands of people drove through the Enumclaw Expo Center’s grounds to enjoy a mix of static, lit-up displays and live performances.

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Hometown Holiday ‘parade-in-place’ returns to Enumclaw

The parade-in-reverse runs Dec. 10 through the 12th.

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Department of Health announces QR code verification program to prove vaccination status

WA Verify is intended to make vaccine verification simpler and more efficient.

Mid-afternoon traffic on northbound Interstate 5 on Nov. 22 near Everett. Dan Bates/The Herald

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Thanksgiving traffic forecast is heavier than pre-pandemic

Drivers and ferry riders could be in for long waits, depending on when they go.

Comparison map between current district map and proposed draft. (Screenshot from King County’s website)

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King County proposes redistricting map, asks for feedback from public

Public invited to comment at November 30 public hearing.

Patti Cole-Trindall

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King County Executive appoints Patti Cole-Tindall as interim sheriff

Cole-Tindall has a background in the sheriff’s office and county government.

Lilli, 6 and Charlie, 10 play on the new playground at Foothills Elementary.

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Farewell, “Cafeterianasium”

Foothills Elementary and Glacier Middle School projects cap years of work across White River schools

Photo by Alex Bruell 
Dolls, birdhouses, and holiday swags were among the many goods sold to raise money for Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital.

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Buckley Ida Marge Holiday Bazaar raises nearly $7,000 for children’s hospital

Holiday market fundraiser smashed records for the fundraiser

Image courtesy Public Health Insider

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The vaccine transportation helpline can help you get a COVID vaccine | Public Health Insider

The program is brought to you by the King County COVID-19 Vaccine Mobility Task Force and their partners.

Homeless encampment in a wooded area in Auburn on Aug. 27, 2021. Photo by Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

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What the history of homelessness in our region can teach us about our current crisis

A talk with the author of “Skid Road: On the Frontier of Health and Homelessness in an American…

Paul Weed, Buckley’s new City Administrator, is a White River High School Class of 2002 graduate. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Buckley City administrator resigns

Paul Weed occupied his position for little more than a year and a half.

The Washington State Redistricting Commission held a public meeting over Zoom on Monday night to draw the final legislative and congressional district boundaries. Most of the five-hour session was spent in "caucus meetings" which were unavailable to the viewing public. (Washington State Redistricting Commission)

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Bipartisan commission fails to draw new political boundaries

For the first time in state history, the Supreme Court will define new congressional and legislative districts.

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Black Diamond police blotter | Nov. 1 – 7

Burglaries, a suspicious vehicle and a man trying to get out of the rain.