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Swat team resolves situation with female suspect barricaded in Auburn home

Around 5:45 p.m. on June 11, an Auburn Police patrol responded to a suspicious circumstance near the area…

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Prosthetic leg at Auburn Police Department, cops want to know whose

A prosthetic leg arrived at the Auburn Police Department as found property over the weekend. It was found…

Mt. Rainier

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Heading to the mountain? Sunrise, Mowich open for visitors

Sustained sunny weather means the upper echelons of Rainier are now open to the public.

PHOTOS BY KEVIN HANSON
Danny Vernon brought his "Illusion of Elvis" show to Buckley last Thursday, kicking off the city's summer concert series. His two sets covered early Elvis, the movie Elvis and The King in his later years.

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Elvis comes to life in Buckley

Danny Vernon’s “Illusion of Elvis” opens Buckley’s free, summertime concert series.

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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King County Fair prepares for four-day run at Expo Center

After a year’s absence, King County Fair ready for a four-day run at Enumclaw Expo Center.

Summer Food Program workers prepare to serve from a site at the Enumclaw library in summer 2018. Enumclaw High School, Byron Kibler Elementary School and Black Diamond Elementary will be the distribution points instead in 2021. Photo courtesy Enumclaw School District.

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Enumclaw and White River will distribute food weekly throughout the summer

Again this summer, the local school districts will offer free meals to anyone 18 and younger.

Pierce County

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No one ran for a handful of local elections – so you’ll have another chance to do so next week

Pierce County is seeking candidates for several offices on the Plateau. File between July 12-14.

Ubax Gardheere, 2021 candidate for the 9th District seat of the Metropolitan King County Council, poses for a photo at Cedar River Park in Renton. Photo by Alex Bruell/Sound Publishing

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King County Council candidate responds to criticism over 2010 arrest for school bus threats

Ubax Gardheere is running in District 9.

Local P.E.O. members pose for a picture with Isabella Hoyer, who recently won a scholarship from the women's organization. Front row, from left to right: Nancy West, Dawn Hoyer (Isabella's mother), Isabella, and Cherl Schneider. Middle row: Cherie Murchie, Sue Vannatter, Heidi Russell, and Kay Raeder. Back row: Sue Reiter, Linda Irrgang, Linda Fisher, Eva Dietz, and Martha Blodgett. Photo taken by Maggie Baumann, courtesy P.E.O.

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Enumclaw grad earns $1,000 P.E.O. scholarship

Isabella Hoyer will attend the University of Washington to study chemical engineering

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond police blotter | June. 21 – July 1 |

Weekly reports compiled by the Enumclaw and Black Diamond police departments

In this 2019 file photo, Puget Sound Energy product development manager John Dooley stands in front of one of four units at the Glacier Battery Storage Project in northwest Washington state. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Washington state utility moratorium receives final extension

A final extension of the Washington state utility moratorium was announced last week, meaning the ban on shut-offs…

The Enumclaw City Council chambers. File photo

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New finance director confirmed by Enumclaw council

Chris Anderson confirmed as new finance director for city of Enumclaw

Pierce County

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Market is still hot and Pierce property values continue to climb

Pierce County property values jump again; Wilkeson and South Prairie among most affordable places