The King County Flood Warning Center, which has been monitoring rain-swollen rivers since early Wednesday morning, has issued a Phase II flood alert level for the Green River. Only minor flooding is expected as a result of controlled increased flows on the Green River, and only in the primarily rural areas without river levees upstream of Auburn.
King County prosecutors have charged a 45-year-old Kent man with felony DUI after a Washington State Patrol trooper pulled him over for investigation of drunk driving March 19, just 17 days after he was sentenced for an earlier DUI in 2010.
Washington State Patrol troopers will begin writing tickets April 1 to motorists who fail to slow down or move over when passing stationary emergency vehicles on the side of the highway.
Kent School District parents and teachers told the Kent School Board Tuesday night to save elementary music and physical education programs and find somewhere else to cut the 2011-2012 budget by $6 million.
The Kent Police Department reported a 63-year-old Kent man was shot Tuesday, March 30, at 10:08 p.m. in the 23300 block of 61st Ave South in Kent.
Rob Sumner is done as coach of the Seattle Thunderbirds hockey team.
General Manager Russ Farwell announced Tuesday that Sumner's contract will not be renewed for the 2011-12 season. The T-Birds play at the ShoWare Center in Kent.
A Bonneville Power Administration worker last week discovered thieves had broken into a Bonneville Power Administration substation near Covington and stole copper wire.
A Bonneville Power Administration worker last week discovered thieves had broken into a Bonneville Power Administration substation near Covington and stole copper wire.
BPA and law enforcement officials are investigating, and the BPA is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
BPA and law enforcement officials are investigating, and the BPA is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information leading to the arrest and conviction of those responsible.
Join the Sierra Club South King County group and Friends of Soos Creek Park, in coordination with King County Parks, for the 16th semiannual restoration event from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, April 2 at Soos Creek Park and Trail.
According to the state Employment Security Department between January 2011 and February 2011, Washington state added 800 jobs on a seasonally adjusted basis. The private sector lost 900 jobs and the public sector added 1,700 jobs over the month.
Ernie Langone wrote special music for Stefano Langone when he started to teach him to play the piano at age 6 because he couldn't reach certain keys.
"His hands were not big enough to play an octave," said Ernie Langone, of Kent, during a phone interview last week about his son, a finalist on "American Idol."
Youths throughout King County will be showing their family dogs, mixed breed and purebred, Saturday April 2, at Argus Ranch for Dogs. Exhibitors coming from 4-H clubs located in Auburn, Woodinville, Redmond, Federal Way, Kirkland, Renton, Kent, Seattle and Enumclaw will have trained and cleaned their pet dogs and hope to qualify to show them at the Puyallup Fair in September.
Recent stories in the national news about several young people who committed suicide as a response to being bullied have raised alarm among communities and parents. We all want our children to be happy, safe and healthy. Here are some signs of bullying that parents can watch for and ways to intervene.
Public Health – Seattle & King County recognized World Tuberculosis Day, March 24, by releasing new information about the disease in King County, including the wider spread of a concerning strain of the tuberculosis bacteria.
With images of Japan’s devastating earthquake fresh on our minds, so is another round of Internet misinformation about what should be your first move during an earthquake.
The King County Office of Emergency Management stated, "Drop, Cover, and Hold," is the best method to protect yourself during an earthquake in the United States, especially in our own quake-prone region.
Seattle Police arrested a 26-year-old Kent man March 24 at his home in connection with an attempted robbery and shooting March 13 at a downtown Seattle parking garage.
The three men found March 10 in a plant nursery near Kent were identified Friday by the King County Medical Examiner’s Office as the three missing Pierce County men.
All three died from gunshot wounds, according to the Medical Examiner's Office.
Now is your chance to tell the Kent School District where to cut an estimated $6 million to $7 million from the 2011-2012 budget.
The district has scheduled a Community Budget Session and Public Hearing to discuss the potential cuts. The meeting is from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, March 29 at the Kentwood High School gym, 25800 164th Ave. S.E., in Covington.
The annual Tip-A-Cop fundraiser for Special Olympics Washington will run from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. and 4-8 p.m. Saturday, March 26 at the Kent Red Robin, 25207 104th Ave. S.E., on the East Hill.
Kent’s new contract with Allied Waste Services of Kent for garbage and recycling service is designed to boost the recycling rate and save the city money on disposal fees.
Here are some of the changes that will transform the way residents deal with their waste and recyclables, along with a few helpful tips as provided by Tom Watson.
She doesn’t need a nickname.
In fact, the name she was born with serves perfectly, especially for a kid on the fastpitch diamond who can swing the bat with the kind of authority that Kentridge High’s Haley Crusch delivers on a regular basis for the Chargers.
As stated, Crusch crushes. Over the plate. Inside. Outside. High. Low.
It really doesn’t matter to the Kentridge junior. She hits ‘em all.
“That’s kind of my nickname,” Crusch said about her last name. “It fits well.”
