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ESD to enforce no cell/device policies this year

Phones can be used in non-instruction settings at EHS, but are totally banned at middle schools

Camping at Kanaskat-Palmer State Park, pictured here, has been restricted to 10 nights in a 30-day period. Photo courtesy Washington State Parks

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New “stay limits” imposed on state parks

Now you can only stay 10 nights in a 30-day period at parks like Kanaskat-Palmer.

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Teenager killed in one-vehicle crash outside Black Diamond

The Washington State Patrol said the 17 year old lost control near the Enumclaw/Black Diamond bridge.

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Work on the Enumclaw pool — a new roof, entry way, party room and more — should be completed in September.

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Enumclaw pool to close for new roof

Other upgrades expected to be complete in September.

Issaquah Councilmember Victoria Hunt and Mark Hargrove

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Election recap: Black Diamond resident Hargrove, Issaquah’s Hunt to face off in the general

The two are battling for Legislative District 5’s Representative No. 1 seat.

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KC Sheriff’s Office needs to modify use-of-force notifications, report says

Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s report includes seven recommendations.

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SE 432nd Street will be closed until Oct. 11.

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432nd in Enumclaw to close for eight weeks

King County is replacing two aging tunnel fish culverts with a bridge.

(Photo from The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Public Health Image Library)

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Free vaccines available for all kids in South King County

Go-Vax Kids, in collaboration with others, is hosting free vaccine events.

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A photo from the January 2023 site inspection of the Parker Hannifin facility in Enumclaw. Pictured is a pipe discharging water into a drainage ditch, although facility staff have noted in quarterly reports for the last several years that there was no discharge being made into the ditch.

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EPA fines Enumclaw Parker Hannifin facility for water discharge violations

The $64,000 fine failed to monitor and test their water discharge into Newaukum Creek.

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Pictured, left to right, is Seattle firefighter Brian Shaner, St. Elizabeth Hospital President Danna Shaner, and their twin sons Noah and Matt. Contributed photo

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Introducing St. Elizabeth’s new president

Danna Shaner started out as a nurse; now she’s the head of an award-winning rural hospital

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Mount Rainier National Park under full burn ban Aug. 10 | UPDATE

The order rescinds a previous campfire ban and now affects the whole park.

Gov. Jay Inslee. COURTESY PHOTO, Office of the Governor

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Former Auburn man sentenced for threatening to kill Inslee

Slaughter lived in Auburn at the time of a prior case in 2021, involving threats to former Seattle…

Pierce County crew chip sealing a road. Photo courtesy Pierce County

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Highway resurfacing work happening on SR 165 | Pierce County

Expect alternating traffic on Aug. 7 - 8, and Aug. 12 - 13 and up to 30 minutes…