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A drone image of the Grand Park Fire from yesterday, Aug. 7. Photo courtesy Greenwater/Crystal Mountain Fire Department

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Grand Park 2 Fire response team sets up at Expo Center

Locals should expect additional traffic as infrastructure is established in the area.

The current cause of the Grand Fire Park 2 fire is unknown, but it’s been posited that the fire was smoldering since a recent lightning storm/ Photo courtesy Greenwater/Crystal Mountain Fire Department

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Mount Rainier closes Sunrise, White River roads to SR 410 due to fire| UPDATE

The blaze was reported to have already burned 200 acres as of this afternoon; the highway remains open…

Seahawks wide receivers stand together during training camp. Photo provided by Maria Dorsten

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Seahawks wide receivers continue to impress at Renton training camp

With the first preseason game less than two weeks away the start of the season is closer than…

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Nightly lane closures on SR 169 before month-long shutdown

WSDOT is prepping the portion of highway just south of Black Diamond for 35 days of construction.

Diamond J Junk Removal owner Casey James said he’s willing to drive by local homes to collect donations for Spokane wildfire victims. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Enumclaw local collecting donations for Spokane wildfire victims

Casey James will be dropping off water and other supplies in over east on Aug. 10.

The Mountain View Fire and Rescue Technical Rescue Team was only one of several emergency response teams that rescued a man on the Green River last night. The tech rescue team is also called out on rope rescues, vehicle extractions, structural collapse rescues, and large animal rescues. Photo courtesy MVFR

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Man rescued on Green River after two hour search

Multiple agencies responded to a late-night missing man report, and had to search in complete darkness.

Did you cast a ballot for the August 2026 primary election? Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Black Diamond annexation continues to pass with strong support | Aug. 5 Update

Additional counted votes in the Black Diamond annexation vote moved the marker, but the majority of ballots still…

Silvio Amador rides Si That Tiger at Emerald Downs. COURTESY PHOTO, Vince Bruun/ Emerald Downs

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Emerald Downs weekend review: Amador frequents winners circle

Silvio Amador wins seven races over the race weekend, four of them coming on Sunday.

A signed detour will take I-405 traffic trough the Kennydale neighborhood. Photo provided by WSDOT

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Major I-405, other closures this weekend | Aug. 7-10

Several major highway constructions will overlap this weekend, including a full closure of I-405.

Ballots were mailed to King County residents on Wednesday, July 15, for the upcoming primary election on Aug. 4. On Black Diamond ballots will be Prop. 1, proposing the annexation of the city into the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority emergency services district. Photo by Ray Miller-Still

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Crucial vote on Black Diamond emergency services annexation today

Annexing into the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority’s District will affect residents’ wallets. But not annexing will have…

Wildfire in Washington. (Courtesy of the Washington State Department of Natural Resources)

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Washington under statewide burn ban through Sept.

The governor has declared a wildfire state of emergency.

Lucy accompanied David Hauge everywhere after he found her by the Enumclaw cemetery more than a decade ago. Courtesy photo

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Enumclaw’s ‘Pumpkinpup’ Lucy killed by deer

David Hauge, local giant pumpkin artist, said Lucy was a crowd favorite locally and abroad.

Crews demolishing the existing Boise X 3055A Bridge on June 8. Photo courtesy King County

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“Minor” delays to affect SR 410 traffic on Aug. 18

Trucks bearing bridge parts will be turning onto SE Mud Mountain Road to build a new bridge over…