A screenshot from private surveillance footage provided by the Seattle Police Department shows a suspect engaging with the occupants of a vehicle on Feb. 9, 2021, in Seattle. The suspect shot the vehicle’s two occupants, one fatally, before he was killed by police. File photo

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King County gun violence keeps soaring in 2021

69 shooting victims in first three months, 16 of them fatal

Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo

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Top 10 issues in Washington state’s 2021 legislative session

Democrats used their majorities to muscle through social, economic, environmental and tax policies.

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Honored by the local VFW were (from left) Anneliese Knoles, Alyson Holwege, Sophia DeMarco and Natalie DeMarco. They submitted top entries in the VFW’s annual essay contests.

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Local VFW names winners of annual essay contests

Sophia DeMarco, Natalie DeMarco, Alyson Holwege, and Anneliese Knoles are this year’s winners.

10-year-old Micah Sharp, a Wilkeson boy, rides his bike off of a giant piece of bacon at the new Bacon and Eggs skatepark in Wilkeson on Carbonado South Prairie Road the afternoon of April 20. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Wilkeson unveils giant breakfast-themed skatepark

The tastiest concrete you’ve ever seen is now finished at the Bacon and Eggs skatepark.

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | April 12 – 21

Loose horses, a suspicious changing of clothes, and a racial Tik Tok video.

The Enumclaw Expo Center is expecting to have a full carnival available to visitors of the King County Fair this year, despite the coronavirus. Pictured are some kids at the 2019 fair. File photo by Kevin Hanson

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Mother’s Day wine, BINGO, July 4 parade and King County Fair all planned for this spring, summer

Unfortunately, the annual Scottish Highland Games have once again been cancelled.

Emma Miller testing herself for coronavirus at the Enumclaw testing site. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw’s COVID testing site shifting days, hours of operation

Additionally, the site will be relocated by the end of May.

Pictured is Commander Tim Floyd, Anne Gannom of COUNTRY Financial, and Commander Tony Ryan. Submitted photo

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‘Helping Heroes’ awards go to local police, fire departments

COUNTRY Financial gave $1,500 to first responders earlier this month.

A patient at Dr. Nancy Becker's clinic in Enumclaw receives a vaccine on Friday, April 23. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Dr. Becker clinic offering COVID vaccine

Additionally, King County announces an “in-home” vaccine program.

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Get tested if you have COVID-19 symptoms or exposure, but avoid unusual testing operations | Public Health Insider

Unusual testing tables have been seen around Seattle and King County.

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Looking to be a city leader? Here’s everything you need to know about filing for election in May

Check out which of your city council members plan to file this year.

Erica C. Barnett, a Seattle journalist whose coverage includes city hall, homelessness and transportation, poses for a picture outside her Pioneer Square neighborhood office. Barnett was one of several speakers during the April 13 King County Conference on Addiction Disorders. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Zooming to recovery: King County panel discusses addiction, sobriety during COVID-19 pandemic

Health experts and recovering addicts shared insight, data on staying sober during isolation

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Enumclaw Rotary hosts first-ever online auction next week

The auction is taking the place of the cancelled Street Fair last summer.