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King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda discusses the moratorium March 3. (Screenshot)

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KC Council approves moratorium on detention centers

The King County Council approved a moratorium on detention centers in unincorporated King County as an effort to…

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Employees work at Fall City’s Aroma Coffee Co. Jan. 14, 2025.

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King Co. employers juggle higher minimum wages and taxes

Business owners on the state of business in WA.

An attendee at the Feb. 21 town hall in Federal Way holds a sign calling for an end to ICE raids. Courtesy photo

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King County blocks construction of ICE detention centers

The King County Council approved an emergency one-year moratorium on March 3 that immediately blocks acceptance of permits…

Rivian is based in Irvine, Calif. Photo courtesy of Rivian

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Rivian and Lucid could see direct-to-consumer car sales in WA

Legislation allowing luxury electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid to join rival Tesla in selling directly to Washington…

Enumclaw experienced flooding from Boise Creek and sewer overflows during the Dec. 11 flooding. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Police Department

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SBA offering loans for property, business losses from December flooding

Deadlines to apply for personal property loans, which includes damages to personal property and homes, is April 27.

Over 300 Lake Washington School District educators are part of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. Courtesy image.

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Lake Washington SD announces 16 new Board Certified teachers

Lake Washington School District celebrated a total of 24 teachers, with eight Board Certified teachers currently maintaining their…

Reading the names of every incarcerated Japanese-American at the Puyallup Fairgrounds during World War II.

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‘Never again is now’: Remembering 125k incarcerated Japanese-Americans

“Never again is now” is the refrain that echoed through the Puyallup Valley Japanese American Citizens League’s 2026…

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Mercer Island Senior Resource Fair focuses on health and wellness, lifestyle enrichment and more

Free event is set for March 7.

Passengers demonstrate open payments with credit cards and phones to pay transit fares on the ORCA system. COURTESY PHOTO, ORCA

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Transit riders will be able to pay fares with credit, debit cards

A new Tap to Pay feature by One Regional Card for All (ORCA) will allow transit riders to…

Graph of King County shootings data. Courtesy of the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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King County reports fewest shootings since before the pandemic

The county saw a decrease in shootings and a change in the demographics.

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Study shows top crash-prone intersections in King County

King County is home to 11 of the 30 most crash-prone intersections in the state, according to a…

Sen. Claire Wilson (D-District 30) at the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education working session on Jan. 15. Screenshot/TVW

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Here’s how child care oversight works in WA

How does oversight of child care spending actually work in Washington state?

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Super Bowl patrols underway as part of ‘Night of 1,000 Stars’ campaign

Emphasis patrols will be active in King County to encourage safe driving

U.S. Courthouse in Seattle. COURTESY PHOTO, USDOJ

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Man found guilty of robbing multiple people in King County

2-hour carjacking spree in 2022 covered Kent, Bellevue, Redmond, Seattle and ended in Renton

Alberta Premier Danielle Smith met with premiers from across Canada on Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Danielle Smith/X)

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Smith won’t ‘demonize’ Albertans, as Eby points to ‘treasonous’ actions

B.C. Premier David Eby criticized a group of Albertans who met with U.S. Officials

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‘School funding crisis’ town hall urges WA to fix the gaps

Districts represented include Mercer Island, Bellevue, Issaquah, Lake Washington, Northshore, Renton, Riverview, Shoreline, Snoqualmie Valley and Tukwila.

The Enumclaw transfer station is accepting flood debris on weekends though Jan. 11, 2026. File photo

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King County accepting flood debris for free

Three stations will take your garbage and yard waste on weekends through Jan. 11.

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Update: I-90 reopens after debris closes portion in North Bend

UPDATE: As of 1:36 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, all lanes of eastbound I-90 have reopened at Winery Road…

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson announced a state of emergency Dec. 10 over the flooding. Courtesy photo

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Gov. Ferguson declares statewide emergency over major flooding

The flooding has affected SR 410 both near Greenwater and Sumner.

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King County shots fired incidents drop dramatically in 2025

Third-quarter report shows homicides by firearm down 48% from high of 31 in 2021 to 16 so far…