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Woodinville man indicted for money theft in South King County

A Woodinville man has been indicted for stealing $440,000 from financial institutions in Renton and Tukwila.

Fans on Link arrive at Pioneer Square Station for the FIFA World Cup game in Seattle between the USA and Belgium on July 6. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Link light rail ridership records set during World Cup

Sound Transit scored big with Link light rail ridership numbers during the World Cup in Seattle.

This is the piece of land in Cumberland that Segale Properties has proposed to turn into a 990-acre gravel mine. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Plateau Community Association

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Controversial Enumclaw gravel mine heads into Environmental Impact Statement review

The gravel mine and asphalt plant has been met with fierce local resistance.

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Reminder: E-motorcycles prohibited on King County trails | King County

The county wants to remind trail users to slow down and keep trail safe.

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No charges filed in alleged Buckley assault, investigation pending

A bail return hearing for the suspect was scratched, and the BPD expects to submit more evidence in…

All seven panels of the White River Bridge were damaged, both horizontal & vertical components, when a large truck hit it on Aug. 18. A new over-height system aims to prevent this sort of damage in the future. Photo courtesy Washington State Department of Transportation

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WSDOT to install over-height detection system on White River Bridge

The bridge will be open, but drivers can expect delays for several weeks until the end of the…

U.S. Congresswoman Kim Schrier and King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall celebrate with King County Councilmembers and the rescue team in front of one of the county’s two rescue helicopters equipped with hoist technology. Photo provided by the office of Kim Schrier

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King County receives $1 million for rescue helicopter

King County is receiving more than $1 million of federal funding to upgrade its search-and-rescue helicopter.

Federal Way Council president Susan Honda talks about the moratorium on data centers in the city. Screenshot from @FWYoutube.

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Federal Way passes 1-year moratorium on data centers

Federal Way joins Seattle, Burien and other Washington cities, which have passed similar moratoriums.

Mercer Island resident and biology scholar Emma Li. Courtesy photo

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Islander garners gold medal in USA Biolympiad National Finals

Li qualifies for international event in Lithuania.

A grant from the Washington State Department of Ecology will allow the city to work on the narrow, eastern portion of the stormwater pond on Battersby Avenue. Contributed photo

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Enumclaw receives Ecology grant for stormwater pond retrofit

The $253,000 grant will go toward increasing stormwater travel time and improved water quality treatment.

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Enumclaw fighter Elisha Ellison to fight second fight in UFC

“Snack Panther” heads into the fight against Gable Steveson as the heavy underdog.

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Race car driver killed in Kent at Pacific Raceways identified

The driver killed in a collision at Pacific Raceways in Kent has been identified as Glenn David Woloski,…

Gamblin Motors' empty truck center will soon be a used electric v

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Gamblin Motors revamping its truck center into used EV lot

The dealership says it found a niche in selling used electric vehicles in the last few years and…