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State Supreme Court’s drug possession decision changes laws on the Plateau

Enumclaw is likely to adopt a new law decreasing the penalty of drug possession from a class C…

The Buckley Multipurpose Center, where the city council meets.

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Buckley council passes bills improving city website, subleasing property

The city council meeting April 27 also saw discussion on how the city digitizes documents

Remi Frederick, a Village Green employee receives her first dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on Jan. 26 in Federal Way. Olivia Sullivan/Sound Publishing

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King County positive COVID cases are beginning to fall

The number of positive COVID-19 cases in King County is beginning to fall after a fourth wave began…

Washington state case count since March 2020. WA Governor's Office

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Pandemic pause: King County remains in Phase 3

No Washington state counties will be rolling back their phase under the state’s Roadmap to Recovery plan following…

Enumclaw's City Hall's front steps are in desperate need of repair; some of the paver bricks, like you see here, have simply been replaced with wooden blocks. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw finalizing plans to restore City Hall

The project is expected to be completed before the building celebrates its 100th birthday.

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Washington gets mobile earthquake alerts

Washington state will have its own earthquake early warning system on May 4 when ShakeAlert goes live, which…

This photo shared by the Pierce Conservation District in 2020 shows a new side channel shortly after it was fully connected with the mainstem of South Prairie Creek. The new channel connected the mainstem to the adjacent floodplain, which helps with flood storage, maintaining flow during summer months, and keeping water temperatures cool.

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Rural Pierce County residents wanted for disaster preparedness, public health dialogue

Those selected will help guide policy on local natural disaster preparations and public health

Male police officers standing behind Do Not Cross tape

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Investigating team names deputy who shot armed elderly Buckley-area man

The non-fatal shooting is still under investigation, and the identity of the suspect has not yet been released.

Volunteers geared up to tidy the trails. Submitted photo

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Leading the Charge: Earth Day at Lake Sawyer Regional Park

About 15 Black Diamond locals joined forces to clean up the park.

File photo A gray wolf.

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Wolf population continues to make a comeback in Washington

The number of wolves in Washington state increased by 22%, marking the 12th year in a row the…

Image courtesy Public Health Insider

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Auburn, Kent vaccine sites offering 1,000 daily no-appointment shots

Pfizer and Moderna vaccines will be offered in Kent, while Auburn has the choice between Pfizer/Moderna or the…

Black Diamond's municipal code prohibiting the sale of marijuana inside city limits. Screenshot

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Black Diamond considering nixing marijuana bans

The city has only started the discussion, and there are many boxes still to check before pot can…

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