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Jan. 29, 2021, was the first day of in-person learning for first grade students in the Snoqualmie Valley School District who chose the hybrid learning option. Photo courtesy Snoqualmie Valley School District

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Inslee signs order to get students back in classrooms

The directive requires districts to offer at least two days of on-campus instruction per week for all grades.

Flaming Geyser State Park, one of the many you can visit for free this weekend. Image courtesy Washington State Parks

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Free state parks days this weekend

March 19 is the third of 12 State Parks free days in 2021.

Enumclaw city hall

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Enumclaw council selects two new members

Corrie Frazier and Tom Sauvageau will be sworn in March 22.

Pacific Science Center sign (photo credit: University of Washington)

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Male advocacy group files legal complaint against Pacific Science Center for girl-specific programs

Complaint claims the museum is violating equal protections clause by excluding boys

Barrett Crossley, seen in this family photo, died March 6 after suffering a head injury while skateboarding several days earlier. Photo obtained with permission from an online fundraiser for Barrett's medical expenses.

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Buckley teen’s death inspires helmet ordinance, awareness campaign

Berrett Michael Wirth Crossley’s death prompts outpouring of love, campaign to keep kids safe.

Blotter bug

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Black Diamond police blotter | Feb. 22 – 28

Skateboarding at school, spray painted boat launch, and a 10-year-old computer hacker.

The Pacing Parson, a.k.a Don Stevenson, walking down Cole Street before taking off back to Auburn. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Famed charity walker Stevenson nears end of 300-mile walk for ALS

The Pacing Parson is still going strong, despite his partial blindness.

Screenshot from Gov. Jay Inslee’s press conference March 11, 2021.

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State to expand indoor dining and allow fans in stadiums

Phase 3 of Gov. Jay Inslee’s reopening plan will allow businesses to operate at 50% capacity starting March…

Vaccinations taking place. File photo

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CDC updates guidance for those that receive vaccine

New guidance for those that have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 have been released by the Centers for…

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Grocery workers in unincorporated King County to receive $4 hazard pay bump

Workers at many large grocery stores in unincorporated King County will soon see a pay bump of $4…

The Enumclaw Police Department posted notices to vacate at the Battersby homeless camp at the end of February so the Public Works department could start cleaning at the start of March. Photo courtesy the Enumclaw Police Department

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Enumclaw cleans up homeless camp

The homeless camp near the Battersby Trail is no more — but homelessness remains an issue on the…

A portion of the South Prairie Creek, which recently received updates to its flood thresholds. Photo courtesy the Puget Sound Estuary Program

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Flood information improved for pair of local waterways

Both the White River and South Prairie Creek received flooding threshold updates.

A landslide in December 2019 created a crack in this Fall City road, allowing for a one lane entry and exit. Courtesy of King County Road Services

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WA Legislature grapples with funding roads, bridges

Roads and bridges repair programs in King County are underfunded, and state legislators are thinking of ways to…