As the city’s elected officials finalize the 2013 budget, they have actively sought options to reduce costs. They have already implemented two: closures of the Buckley Jail and 911 Dispatch services. A third option required the loss of one police position.
A motion requesting the executive, in collaboration with the departments of public health and community and human services, and a community stakeholder panel informed by local and national expertise, to develop and submit for council review and approval a plan for an accountable and integrated system of health, human services and community‑based prevention in King County (Motion 2012-0420).
To make the most of your Halloween this season, there are several ways to help you and your family stay fire safe. “Taking simple fire safety precautions, like making sure fabrics for costumes and decorative materials are flame-resistant, can prevent fires,” says State Fire Marshal Charles Duffy.
Students doing the reading or writing COE: Remember that we have class on Tuesdays and Thursdays in the Career Center from 2:35-4:00. See you there.
Average retail gasoline prices in Seattle have fallen 13.4 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.84/g yesterday. This compares with the national average that has fallen 9.6 cents per gallon in the last week to $3.56/g, according to gasoline price website SeattleGasPrices.com.
As Washington voters ponder which candidates and measures they’ll support in this fall’s General Election, the state’s future voters soon will have their chance to voice their opinions in the annual Student Mock Election.
Special event for adult cat adoptions ends October 31.
If convicted, defendant faces mandatory minimum 15 years in prison.
Pierce County residents are invited to two community meetings to learn about potential changes to the ferry sailing schedule to improve service.
The owner of a Seattle lending business, Hoss Mortgage Investors, was sentenced today to eight years in prison, three years of supervised release and $4.2 million in restitution for five counts of mail fraud, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.
The East Pierce Volunteer Firefighters Association held a “Halloween Bash” on Sat., October 27th at Station 19 n South Prairie.
The manhunt for a man suspected of shooting a man in Renton and a woman near Issaquah ended tonight when deputies located the suspect vehicle and a man, believed to be the suspect, dead in the vehicle with an apparent self inflicted gunshot wound.
Every year farm animals or pets are injured or die in Washington state after falling into abandoned water wells that have not been properly “decommissioned” (filled in) and capped.