Man faces kidnapping charge for taking 12-year-old girl from Kent school

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A 34-year-old Seattle man faces a second-degree kidnapping charge in connection with luring a 12-year-old Kent school girl he met through Facebook.

House approves Orwall bill to ensure testing of all rape kits

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The House of Representatives passed House Bill 1068 on Monday with a 82-15 vote to require law enforcement agencies to submit all sexual assault examination kits to the State Patrol crime lab for testing.

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Ecology department issues recommendations for transporting oil through state

  • Today at 4:02PM

The recommendations include enhancing emergency response efforts with planning, training, equipment and resources; ensuring oil companies and transporters can pay for a spill; and giving more authority to the state to increase rail inspections.

House Majority Leader Sullivan says bad outweighs good in Senate transportation package

  • Today at 3:39PM

House Majority Leader Pat Sullivan, D-Covington, whose district includes parts of Kent, released the following statement on Monday from Olympia in response to the Senate's passage of a transportation package:

Auburn Reporter

Faces Never Forgotten | Help sought finding photos of those from King County listed on Vietnam Veterans Wall

  • Today at 1:18PM

Six years ago, Janna Hoehn and her husband made their first trip to Washington, D.C. When they set out to see memorials, the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Wall was first on her list.

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