Hazel Bryant. Courtesy photo/GoFundMe

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Donations help family of Auburn girl who died in accident

Only days before her eighth birthday, Hazel Bryant was playing in her Auburn neighborhood with family nearby on…

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Eliot Abramson.

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Mercer Island student dies from lacrosse injury

Mercer Island High School (MIHS) administrators informed the community on June 7 of the loss of one of…

Enumclaw City Council chambers. File photo

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Enumclaw council passes six-year Transportation Improvement Plan

Projects include improving ADA on sidewalks, safer foot access to the Foothills Trail, and flashing stop signs at…

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Several rangers and VIPs preparing to load Ranger Robin Pendery for the flight to a Denali National Park basecamp on March 23.

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Local mountaineering guide dies after fall on McKinley

Robin Pendery was an accomplished climber, having summitted numerous mountains and glaciers - some multiples of times.

Shalisa Hayes, executive director at the Billy Ray Shirley III Foundation, was one of many who spoke about gun violence and shared her story about the death of her son during the June 8 press event. Photo courtesy Pierce County

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Free firearm lock boxes available to Buckley, east Pierce County residents

To curb gun violence, Pierce County bought 15,000 firearm lock boxes to distribute from Family Resource Centers.

Council member Reagan Dunn presenting the Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Distinguished Service award to Maj. Linse Savino’s parents, Darren and Omayra Linse. Contributed photo

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Dunn awards posthumous MLK Jr. service award to downed Covington pilot

Major Ariana G. Linse Savino was one of six U.S. airmen killed when their aircraft crashed during Iran…

Contributed photo A closeup of a Ride Around Mount Rainier in One Day rider at Box Canyon during a 2023 RAMROD event.

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GETMAD replaces annual Mount Rainier cyclist ride

The new route will take bikers to Mowich Lake, which hasn’t been accessible to the public for more…

Baby Cooper Hughes. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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2026 Dairy Baby: Cooper Hughes

The King-Pierce Co. Dairy Women have honored the first June baby for decades.

King County Transportation District board members met May 27 to discuss amendments to a proposed 0.1% sales tax. Screenshot

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King County Transportation District nears finalizing new sales tax

Board members agree cities should receive a portion of the $100 million in expected revenue, but are now…

Byron Kibler Elementary recently had its roof replaced, after years of leak complaints. Photo courtesy Enumclaw School District

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ESD received grants to reimburse for roof work, improve cyber security

More than $377,000 was used to reimburse ESD after work on Byron Kibler; another $271,000 will be used…

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The burst white liquor tank is seen at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging facility in Longview, Washington, on May 26, 2026.

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Final 2 victims recovered from site of southwest WA mill implosion

The two remaining victims who went missing after a chemical tank implosion in Longview, Washington earlier this week…

A man places his ballot into the drop box outside Federal Way City Hall. Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing

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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on…

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‘Surviving Summer’ campaign begins this month | WSP

June to early September is the most dangerous stretch of the year on Washington highways.