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Mae Jared and Sen. Phil Fortunato. Jared was responsible for myriad tasks, like distributing materials throughout the capitol campus, assisting offices, delivering messages, working on the chamber floor, and carrying the flags at the opening of each day’s legislative session. Courtesy photo

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Glacier Middle School student serves as page for Sen. Phil Fortunato

Mae Jared spent a week learning about the legislative process on Capitol Hill.

The Enumclaw School District offices. Photo courtesy ESD

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ESD Board approves firm for superintendent search

Northwest Leadership Associates will be aiding the district by sifting through candidates for the district’s top position.

Reading the names of every incarcerated Japanese-American at the Puyallup Fairgrounds during World War II.

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‘Never again is now’: Remembering 125k incarcerated Japanese-Americans

“Never again is now” is the refrain that echoed through the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League’s 2026…

A Sound Transit light rail vehicle. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Copper wire theft briefly shuts down light rail in Kent, Federal Way

Copper wire theft shut down the Federal Way Link Extension for several hours Friday morning, Feb. 20 between…

Flooding at a Chevron station in Auburn in Dec. 2025. File photo

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Governor: WA flood damage totals at least $182M

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson on Feb. 17 asked the Trump administration for up to $173 million to deal…

Sen. Manka Dhingra, D-Redmond, speaks during a press conference Feb. 13 about the state’s efforts to protect survivors. Photo by Cassie Diamond

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Legislators promise support for survivors of gender-based violence

OLYMPIA – Washington state lawmakers are looking at how the state is addressing gender-based violence and supporting survivors.

An Enumclaw Police Department drone caught the extent of the flood damage at Jewell Street on Dec. 11, 2025. Photo courtesy EPD

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Enumclaw staff shares December flooding data with council

Public Works Director Brian Spindor says King County Flood Control needs to complete a flood map before the…

Passengers demonstrate open payments with credit cards and phones to pay transit fares on the ORCA system. COURTESY PHOTO, ORCA

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Transit riders will be able to pay fares with credit, debit cards

A new Tap to Pay feature by One Regional Card for All (ORCA) will allow transit riders to…

The man in blonde hair and a student, blurred, yelled at each other for several seconds — her through the bull horn, and him blowing in an emergency whistle — for several seconds before she allegedly assaulted him.

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From start to end: A comprehensive account of the Feb. 13 walkout and assault

Some more information was made public after the disastrous conclusion of a student-led demonstration.

Graph of King County shootings data. Courtesy of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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King County reports fewest shootings since before the pandemic

The county saw a decrease in shootings and a change in the demographics.

Mountain Meadow Elementary went into a modified lockdown earlier today with White River High and the nearby Early Learning Center. Photo courtesy White River School District

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Modified lockdown at three WRSD buildings this morning

The schools resumed regular operations after about an hour.

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Study shows top crash-prone intersections in King County

King County is home to 11 of the 30 most crash-prone intersections in the state, according to a…

The student who allegedly assaulted a man at the walkout was arrested by the Enumclaw Police Department on Porter Avenue. The Courier-Herald does not typically identify students accused of a crime, and the photo has been blurred. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Two minors arrested after alleged assault at high school walkout

The Feb. 13 anti-ICE protest was largely non-violent.