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Photo by Alex Bruell Carl Lee sits for a photo with the friends he’s made over the years at the Buckley Food Bank and Buckley Kiwanis Club.

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Longtime Buckley Food Bank volunteer honored

Carl Lee spent 25 years helping locals get fresh food.

Photo by Elvert Barnes/Flickr

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South King County agency open applications for affordable housing funding

$1.5 million will be available for applicants in 2022

From left to right, starting from the top row then moving to the bottom: Phil Fortunato, Clifford Knopik and Chris Vance are candidates for the senatorial position, and Holly Stanton, Drew Stokesbary and Brandon Beynon are candidates for the representative position in Washington’s 31st Legislative District. Photos submitted by candidates or taken from their campaign websites or other materials.

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Digging in to candidates for Washington’s 31st District

Ballots have been mailed out, and are due back in the mail on Aug. 2.

Christine Hendrickson shared her post-incarceration journey as part of a panel of speakers July 14 at the Kirkland Chamber Foundation’s 2022 Kirkland Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Symposium. This year’s program focused on workforce re-entry for previously incarcerated people and the barriers they face. Photo by Andy Hobbs/Sound Publishing

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Previously incarcerated people struggle to find jobs in Washington

Trauma and the stigma of prison create barriers for those who are trying to reenter society and atone…

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Enumclaw, Black Diamond voters to decide fire levy lid lifts

Both departments say they’re “drowning” in emergency calls, and need additional revenue to hire more first responders.

Courtesy Photo, King County Elections

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King County Elections calls for removal of unauthorized signs near ballot drop boxes

Republican activists reportedly posted signs that warns boxes are ‘under surveillance’

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King County Council votes to declare fentanyl a public health crisis amid overdose surge

So far in 2022, King County is on track to set yet another new overdose record.

Photo by Alex Bruell Can you imagine airplanes flying over these plains? This farmland on the Enumclaw Plateau near the intersection of 196th Ave SE and SE 400th St is near the area that an aviation study dubbed as a potential “King County Southeast” airport in a report considering locations for the state’s next airport. No location has yet been selected.

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A new major airport on the Plateau? Commission briefed on potential site near Enumclaw

There are many reasons why “King County Southeast” would be challenging to develop, but that doesn’t mean it’s…

The King County Fair roared back into Enumclaw last weekend, drawing big crowds to enjoy carnival games, daredevil shows, and of course, rodeo. Pictured are BMX motorcyclists flying through the air 40 feet off the ground; 4-year-old Rosie Claudio of Black Diamond holding an American flag; a bicyclist jumping over a brave kid and performing a trick in mid-air; families enjoying a carnival ride; a kid "mutton busting," or riding a sheep; a bucking horse leaping over its rider; a bull fighter jockeying with a bull over a barrel; and another bullfighter flashing a smile as he escapes the horns of another cattle. Photos by Alex Bruell.

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Bulls, bikes and busters entertain at King County Fair | Photo gallery

Thousands flocked to the oldest county fair west of the Mississippi.

The Ryterra Quarry is about three miles east of Enumclaw off SR 410. Photo by Alex Bruell.

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‘People are going to die today’; Enumclaw man charged after threatening quarry workers with gun

Aaron Ray Lincoln was arrested at Ryterra Rock Quarry last week.

A State Route 18 sign in Snoqualmie before the SR 18/I-90 interchange. File photo Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

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SR 18 to see full closure this Saturday near Snoqualmie

Highway will be fully closed between Issaquah-Hobart Road and the Interstate 90/SR 18 interchange.

King County Local Dive podcast

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King County Local Dive: Illegal dumping, road rage shooting, problematic totem pole

A new podcast for King County residents

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988 national suicide, crisis hotline to launch soon

The three-digit calling code goes live July 16.