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Man stabs former teacher | King County Crime Dive

In this episode, we take a closer look at a man who stabbed his former teacher at a Catholic school in Federal Way; and Renton police warn of staged vehicle collisions that result in carjackings.

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2 injured in shootout; man stabbed in tent | King County Crime Dive

In this episode, we take a closer look at a shootout in Auburn, a stabbing in a wooded area in Renton, and a smash-and-grab burglary in Federal Way.

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Renton man pleads not guilty in mother’s homicide

King County prosecutors filed charges against Walter Smith

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Renton man hunted down man in Seattle with knife, prosecutors say

Faces first-degree murder charge for Seattle stabbing

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King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn (File photo)

King County Councilmember calls for audit of juvenile diversion programs

Reagan Dunn says the program lacks transparency and accountability measures.

King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn (File photo)
Screenshot of SUDORS from Dept. of Health website

Dept. of Health launches dashboard to track overdose death data

DOH aims to help communities better understand overdose deaths, make informed prevention decisions

Screenshot of SUDORS from Dept. of Health website
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Grant will help expand services at Auburn mental health clinic

The $940,298 grant will fund planning, development and expansion of facility

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Gov. Jay Inslee. COURTESY PHOTO, Office of the Governor

Gov. Jay Inslee tests positive for COVID-19

‘He is experiencing very mild symptoms, including a mild cough’ governor’s office says

Gov. Jay Inslee. COURTESY PHOTO, Office of the Governor
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Renton aircraft company denies liability in 2022 fatal crash

Pilot and all 9 passengers died after the plane crashed and sank in the waters near Whidbey Island.

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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 of those who don’t have the option to drive.

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A rendering of the new light rail station in Kent, near Pacific Highway South and 30th Avenue South, that will be called Kent Des Moines Station along the extension from SeaTac to Federal Way scheduled to open in 2026. COURTESY IMAGE, Sound Transit

Sound Transit seeks feedback to light rail fare changes, parking options

Online open house available through Oct. 22

A rendering of the new light rail station in Kent, near Pacific Highway South and 30th Avenue South, that will be called Kent Des Moines Station along the extension from SeaTac to Federal Way scheduled to open in 2026. COURTESY IMAGE, Sound Transit
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Renton man, 34, dies in motorcycle crash in Auburn

Driving Sept. 20 along State Route 164 reportedly speeding and passing in a no passing zone

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Renton Police warn of staged-collision carjackings

Suspects purposely rear-end vehicles

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Past Highline College Interim President Jeff Wagnitz, left, and current Highline College President John Mosby at a 2022 Highline College Foundation event. COURTESY PHOTO, Highline College

Highline College Foundation sets Oct. 7 fundraiser for school

Public event will be at Des Moines campus

  • Sep 19, 2023
  • By Steve Hunter shunter@soundpublishing.com
Past Highline College Interim President Jeff Wagnitz, left, and current Highline College President John Mosby at a 2022 Highline College Foundation event. COURTESY PHOTO, Highline College
The site of where the Lones Levee was cleared on Green River to restore salmon habitat. Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing

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.

The site of where the Lones Levee was cleared on Green River to restore salmon habitat. Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing
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Wrong-way crash on I-405 kills Renton woman and Bellevue man

Head-on collision early Saturday, Sept. 16 near Bothell

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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 the Seattle police union building; and unknown suspects dumped hundreds of gallons of cooking oil into a Renton waterway.

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Cooking oil spill in the Black River wetland in Renton. (Screenshot from Dept. of Ecology twitter post)

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.

Cooking oil spill in the Black River wetland in Renton. (Screenshot from Dept. of Ecology twitter post)
Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics

Renton man sentenced in plot to burn down Seattle Police union building

Justin C. Moore brought 12 gasoline-filled Molotov cocktails to 2020 protest.

Stock photo, Metro Creative Graphics
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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 organization, received an 18-year prison sentence for his role in the breach of the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.

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