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My first Marble Queen Pothos, named Frida. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Plants are the new pets: Bringing some lively green to your living space

For people who may be new to house plants or those who want a way to help spruce…

Former Congressman Dave Reichert, a Republican, left, and Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson, a Democrat, right, are seen on stage during the second debate of the 2024 Washington state governor’s race, Sept. 18, 2024, in Spokane, Wash. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)

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Reichert strikes different tone in second debate with Ferguson

The two candidates for Washington governor clashed over abortion, public safety and who will be a better change…

Gamers face off in a match of “Tekken” at PAX. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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PAX West: Highlighting local games, charities

It has been 20 years since the Penny Arcade Expo (PAX) first made landfall in the Pacific Northwest.…

These pieces of land inside the Ten Trails and Lawson Hills developments, currently set aside for Enumclaw School District schools, could be sold to Oakpointe in order to fund a new elementary. Images courtesy Enumclaw School District

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Oakpointe’s developments are 20% completed. What’s next? Recreation

Ten Trails and Lawson Hills neighborhoods developer Oakpointe is asking the Black Diamond City Council to consider recreation…

Despite the damp, dozens of volunteers were spread out around the Plateau last Saturday for the annual Beautify Enumclaw and Beautify Buckley events to make their cities shine - or at least have less weeds in the well-visited green spaces. Pictured is Kaitlynn Solbrack tossing weeds into a trash bag with sister Kaili and parents Jennifer and Johnathan at the Enumclaw Bull; EHS football players Brody Hardersen and Dylan Swanson clearing out ivy and sticker bushes with the rest of the team at the Enumclaw Golf Course; and McCoy and Wyatt Chrag taking a (well earned) snack break at the Foothills Trail memorial lot. Photos by Ray Miller-Still

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Volunteers clean up the ‘Claw

Despite the damp, dozens of volunteers were spread out around the Plateau last Saturday for the annual Beautify…

PHOTO BY KEVIN HANSON White River’s Ashton Chapin (pictured) was victorious Thursday afternoon in his No. 1 singles match against Enumclaw’s Amos Hall. It was Hall and his EHS teammates who had the last laugh, however, emerging with a 3-2 victory in the tennis edition of the Battle of the Bridge. For full match details, see the accompanying Sports Roundup.

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Sports roundup: Volleyball, soccer, tennis

White River’s Ashton Chapin (pictured) was victorious Thursday afternoon in his No. 1 singles match against Enumclaw’s Amos…

PHOTO BY KEVIN HANSON Senior Louis Chevalier was among the many Hornet stars Friday night when Enumclaw High crushed the visiting Todd Beamer squad. Here, he evades a would-be Titan tackler during a second-half dash.

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Football: Enumclaw crushes Titans, White River falls to Fife

The Hornet machine simply could not be stopped.

Workers stand outside of the Renton Boeing plant on the first day of the strike. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing.

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Boeing Machinists union agrees to strike

Members of the IAM District 751 voted by a 96% margin to walk off the job.

The suspect being arrested caught by the WSP surveillance aircraft. Screenshot from WSP Youtube.

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Suspected drunk driver hits man on SR 18, gets caught by air surveillance

See the video of troopers tracking and capturing the suspect.

Team USA rally hand bikers Travis Gaertner, Katerina (Kate) Brim, and Matt Tingley. Courtesy photo

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Gaertner wins bronze in Paralympic hand biking

His team of three managed a total time of 25 minutes, 50 seconds in the Mixed H1-5 Team…

Republican Dave Reichert, left, and Democrat Bob Ferguson, right, are competing in Washington’s 2024 governor’s race. (Photos courtesy of campaigns)

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Ferguson and Reichert clash on crime, abortion and Trump in first debate

Clear differences in style and substance emerged in the first face-to-face encounter between the candidates battling to be…

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Cutting the ribbon for Carbonado’s new refrigerated food locker is Roberta “Doodie” Kyllonen, 90, who is the city’s longest volunteer at the year-old food pantry. Also pictured, left to right, is Shelly Wright and Denise Vesey, co-founders of the food pantry, GoodRoots CEO Stacey Crnich, and Congressional Rep. Dr. Kim Schrier.

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Rural food desert Carbonado gets a leg up with new GoodRoots refrigerated locker

The locker allows residents to order food from the Buckley food security nonprofit at their convenience

Medical personnel rushing a patient from helicopter. Image courtesy Metro Creative Connections

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Stabbing near White River Ampitheatre results in airlift to Harborview

The condition of the airlifted victim, a teen, is currently unknown.