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Dept. of Health launches dashboard to track overdose death data
DOH aims to help communities better understand overdose deaths, make informed prevention decisions
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Dept. of Commerce awards $35.4 million for solar power projects across the state
Projects across King County were awarded millions in collective funding.
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King County Council members encourage people to not drive for a week
The Week Without Driving is meant to put policy makers, elected leaders and transportation professionals in the place…
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King County salmon habitat recovery projects receive state funding
The state awarded 66 grants totaling $53.7 million to projects in and around Puget Sound.
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Molotov cocktails lead to prison sentence | King County Crime Dive
In this episode, we take a look at the sentencing of a man who wanted to burn down…
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Who put hundreds of gallons of cooking oil in the Black River in Renton?
Dept. of Ecology: ‘Deliberate dumping’ of cooking oil has killed fish, birds; will be expensive to clean.
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Renton man sentenced in plot to burn down Seattle Police union building
Justin C. Moore brought 12 gasoline-filled Molotov cocktails to 2020 protest.
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Behind the Auburn Proud Boy sentencing | King County Crime Dive
In this episode, we explore how a 32-year-old Auburn man, one of the leaders of the Proud Boys…
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Renton woman sentenced for embezzling from multiple nonprofits
Susana Tantico receives prison sentence of 41 months for embezzling more than $3 million.
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Minimum wage raise proposed for unincorporated King County
If passed, the ordinance would also raise minimum wage county employees, contractors, to $18.99/hour.
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Teenage shootout | King County Crime Dive
In this episode, a group of teenagers had a shootout in Des Moines; and a man who tried…
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Behind the violent deaths of a rideshare driver and a mother | King County Crime Dive
In this episode, we take a closer look at a Seattle woman accused of killing a rideshare driver,…
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Report details King County Sheriff’s Office misconduct complaints
King County’s Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) has released their annual report on the King County Sheriff’s…
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Local police department’s high rate of K9 dog bites | King County Crime Dive
In this episode, we look at how the Auburn Police Department has one of nation’s highest rates of…
Business
Environmental law group threatens to sue tire manufacturers over pollutants
Chemicals in tires allegedly end up in waterways and harm salmon populations.
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Renton firefighters respond to fire disaster in Maui
The firefighters are part of a federal task force known as Washington Task Force 1.
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Man with brain injury harasses neighbors with few consequences | King County Crime Dive podcast
In this episode, Jonathan Arnold has allegedly harassed and sexually assaulted women in his Enumclaw neighborhood for more…
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Two Renton weekend crashes kill 5 people in the span of an hour
Two separate high-speed incidents resulted in vehicle fires in the early morning of Aug. 5.
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Renton Regional Fire Authority levy passing among local voters
Proposition No. 1 on the August primary election ballot.
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Suspicious envelopes received by King County elections officials
Trace amounts of fentanyl found in letter received the day before primary elections.