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The Seattle Dykes on Bikes at the 2023 Making Strides of Seattle breast cancer walk. Courtesy photo.

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Lesbian motorcycle club offers community and security

Membership continues to grow for the first Washington state chapter of Dykes on Bikes.

Washington faces a housing shortage, needing more than 1 million homes in the next 20 years to meet the demand, according to the Department of Commerce. Pictured: Bird’s eye view of apartments and single-family homes in Federal Way, Washington. (Photo courtesy of Bruce Honda)

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Washington seeks options to curb rent pressure for tenants of state-financed housing

Two agencies are studying the issue, as lawmakers look to restart discussions about renter protections in the 2024…

Photos by Ray Miller-Still Black Diamond Councilmember Kristiana de Leon recently announced she’s running for the Legislative District 5 seat to represent her city at the state level.

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Black Diamond’s de Leon launches Legislative District 5 campaign

The councilmember is running on a better-funded education and social services platform.

Make sure to check the water for any algae blooms before you plunge into Lake Wilderness — or any other body of water — for your polar bear plunge. Photo courtesy the city of Maple Valley

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Looking forward to a New Year polar bear plunge? Check the water first

Toxic algae was detected in Lake Wilderness.

The school district has estimated replacing the turf on the football field will cost roughly $700,000. Contributed photo

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New turf being installed at Enumclaw football field

The whole project is expected to come to around $700,000.

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Top 10 news stories of 2023

And some thoughts on community traditions - and how to keep them going.

Contributed photo Leann Krainick of the local Krainick Dairy is now King County’s new Agricultural Commission.

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Local Leann Krainick appointed as county Agricultural Commissioner

And Judy Puttman was confirmed as a Drainage District 13 commissioner

Photo by Ray Miller-Still Passion Haulcy, with AmeriCorps IFoster, has been volunteering with Plateau Outreach Ministries for a few months. Here, she is putting together non-cook kits for food bank patrons.

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POM receives $30,000 grant from King County

Plateau Outreach Ministries has been seeing more and more people coming to receive food bank or financial assistance…

Photo by Lauren Lilly / laurenlillyphotography.com Close to 350 people attended the annual Holiday Fantasy gala at the Thunder Dome Car Museum on Dec. 1.

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Rainier Foothills Wellness Center breaks fundraising record

The local nonprofit will now be expanding its senior hot meals program and increasing its mental health services…

King County is aiming to purchase these parcels outside Enumclaw to keep them farmland, instead of being developed. Screenshot

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County conservation funds allocated to the Plateau

The county is hoping to use $5.5 million to protect local farmland outside Enumclaw and expand the Kanaskat…

Lori Anne Razpotnik. (Courtesy of the King County Sheriff’s Office.)

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Human remains identified as victim of Green River Killer

“Bones 17” belonged to a girl named Lori Anne Razpotnik.

Photo by Ray Miller-Still GoodRoots Northwest’s Executive Director Stacey Crnich wants to do away with the phrase “food bank”, and The Market’s grocery-style system is one way her nonprofit aims to do so.

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Bonney Lake Food Bank is now GoodRoots Northwest

The nonprofit aims to rethink what it means to serve those experiencing food insecurity.

Duane Dushon Moore pled not guilty to a first-degree murder charge on Dec. 15.

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Duane Moore charged with the murder of Bonney Lake resident Kayla Vallee

Vallee was found dead in Moore’s University Place apartment after an alleged custody dispute.