Taylor and Derek Muirhead are the owners of Rainier Fresh, a produce store that aims to bring fresh fruits and veggies from primarily local sources to Buckley. Located next to Blue Max Meats on Highway 410, the Muirheads said they want to provide some of the meal essentials that a grocery store would provide.

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Produce store takes over former Columbia Bank building in Buckley

Rainier Fresh continues the city’s experiment with locally owned, indie grocers

File photo.

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King County audit finds difficulty tracking effectiveness of adult diversion programs

The auditors say the county lacks the strategy, coordination and data to measure cost-effectiveness.

Daniel Ray Evans has been found incapable to stand trial given his mental illness; he’s scheduled to receive competency treatment before his trial begins.

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Carbonado man found unable to stand trial due to mental disorder

Daniel Ray Evans is supposed to get treatment at Western State Hospital, but the waitlist is long.

Homeless encampment in a wooded area in Auburn. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Gov. Inslee proposes $4 billion bond to assist homeless, build housing

WA voters would get the final say.

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics

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Fish consumption advisory issued for several King County lakes

Traces of dangerous “forever chemicals” found in Lake Washington, Lake Meridian and Lake Sammamish

Santa joined the Enumclaw Food Bank in shopping for food and other necessities at WalMart last year, with money raised by Johnathan Monson and Dirty2Dreamy. Contributed photo

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Food drive dedicated to “angel” dog raises $20K for local nonprofit

That’s enough to buy 10 tons of food and other necessary infant and female products.

King County Councilmember Dave Upthegrove. (Screenshot from King County Council Facebook page.

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King County Council names Upthegrove new Chair as part of annual reorganization

Upthegrove has represented District 5, which includes parts of Kent and Renton, since 2014.

Aaron Myers was charged with four counts of child porn possession in February 2021; his trial is scheduled to start this January.

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Former school psychologist soon to be on trial for alleged child porn possession

Another local, arrested around the same time in 2020, has pleaded guilty.

More than 300 attendees visited the Thunder Dome Car Museum on Friday evening to raise money for the Rainier Foothills Wellness Foundation.

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Wellness Foundation’s holiday auction raises more than a quarter-million again

It was their most successful fundraiser to date.

Image courtesy Metro Creative Connection

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SR 165 emergency repairs south of Fairfax Bridge completed

The road was opened Dec. 9.

Image courtesy Grindline Skateparks 
The preliminary design for Enumclaw’s new skatepark; head to tinyurl.com/enumclaw-skatepark-project to see more pictures or give your thoughts on the project.

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Grindline presents preliminary Enumclaw skatepark design

The company wants the structure to be unique to the city — so they designed a skate-able Mt.…

The only dinosaur discovered in Washington state was discovered by paleontologists who found a portion of a left femur of a therapod dinosaur at Sucia Island state park in the San Juan Islands. While scientists are unsure exactly what type of therapod the fossil belongs to, evidence suggests it is a Daspletosaurus. The dinosaur has been nicknamed Suciasaurus rex. This image shows a Daspletosaurus torosus restoration. (Wikipedia)

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Dinosaurs, drug laws and police pursuits on lawmaker to-do lists

WA legislators are queuing up bills they want to debate next year. Here are 8 certain to garner…

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