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This screenshot from Auburn Police Department bodycam footage shows an officer about to fire his weapon and kill dog on May 13, 2022.

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Auburn police shoot dog, and owner claims it wasn’t justified

See videos of attack as well as bodycam footage of officer firing at dog.

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King County Council approves creation of Cannabis Safety Taskforce amid rash of dispensary robberies

The multi-agency task force will cooperate to find ways to improve safety in the cash-only industry.

The Enumclaw pool. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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King County Council approves $1.2 million grant for Enumclaw pool upgrades

Construction, which is expected to begin in 2023, will not block access to the pool.

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Renton man sentenced for killing of woman in Olympic National Forest

Authorities say the he brutally beat to death the California woman who he was having an affair with.

The Kautz Glacier, as seen from Paradise. Image courtesy the National Park Service

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Two rescued on Mount Rainier

A climber fell into a crevasse on May 12 — rescue teams were able to recover him the…

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New ORCA system launches for regional transit across the Puget Sound

Overhaul includes new website, mobile application and digital business account manager.

Judged by XII: A King County Local Dive podcast. The hands shown here belong to Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who has been charged with homicide in the 2019 death of Jesse Sarey.

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JUDGED BY XII (Episode 4): Foster mom wants accountability in Auburn cop’s upcoming murder trial

Special podcast series explores Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson’s role in the death of Jesse Sarey.

Enumclaw High School’s west wing. Photo by Kevin Hanson

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Dunn donates retired vans to local school district, senior center

Two local nonprofits and the Enumclaw School District will soon be receiving some new wheels to help out…

FILE PHOTO: King County Sheriff’s Office deputies.

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Dozens of King County Sheriff’s Office employees left jobs instead of getting vaccinated

This added on to the existing number of vacancies in the department.

Joann and Allan Thomas are flanked in court by their attorneys Terrence Kellogg (fourth from the right) and John Henry Browne (far right) on May 10, 2022. Judge Richard Jones is presiding over the case. Sketch by Seattle-based artist Lois Silver

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At drainage district corruption trial, it’s a tale of dueling conspiracies

Allan and Joann Thomas are in trial in Seattle on fraud charges.

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Buckley, Black Diamond police blotter | April 21 – May 2

Burglary, car theft and a mistaken report of a homeless encampment.

BETTER SAFE THAN LAHAR-Y: Students at the Carbonado Historical School District were among those participating in a regional lahar drill last month, walking along an evacuation route from their school the morning of Friday, April 29. White River students, further away from the danger zone of a potential lahar, drilled by sheltering-in-place instead. Lahars are fast-moving slurries of mud, ice and debris, belched by volcanoes or triggered by avalanches. Large, community-threatening Mt. Rainier lahars occur roughly once every 500 to 1,000 years, according to the U.S. Geological Survey, meaning theres a roughly 1-in-10 chance of a lahar reaching the Puget Sound lowland during an average human lifespan. Photo by Alex Bruell

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Briefly | May 11

A couple corrections, news on Mt. Rainier, info on car prowlers and info on local Scottish dancing.

Local Ida Marge Guild Secretary LuAnne Hedges, center, talks plants at the recent Country Store Bazaar put on by the guild at Buckley Hall. The fundraiser, which support Mary Bridge Children’s Hospital in Tacoma, raised more than $6,500.

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Ida Marge Guild raises $6,500-plus at spring bazaar

The guild also hosts a fundraiser in November.