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Articles by Alex Bruell
Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.
Lessons from Hilde, who fled Nazi Germany for...
By Alex Bruell • December 9, 2022 1:30 pm

Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.

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Photos by Alex Bruell/Sound Publishing
Hiking at Mt. Rainier: This summer, visit a...
By Alex Bruell • August 18, 2022 3:35 pm

If you’ve never visited the Paradise area of Mt. Rainier, there’s still time this summer to correct that grievous error.

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Eastside Fire and Rescue responds to a large brush fire July 25 on Interstate 90 near High Point Way east of Issaquah. Courtesy photo
County sets plan to reduce wildfire risk in...
By Alex Bruell • July 28, 2022 3:20 pm

Communities like the Enumclaw Plateau, Issaquah and the Snoqualmie Valley will need a blend of strategies to face growing wildfire…

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Families splash and play in the water at at Federal Way’s Town Square Park to cool off from a previous heatwave in the region. (Sound Publishing file photo)
Heatwave means mid-90s temperatures all week in Puget...
By Alex Bruell • July 25, 2022 10:00 am

Another heatwave is on its way toward the greater Seattle area, with temperatures in the mid-90s likely throughout the week…

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A man who appears to be President Joe Biden is seen in the back seat of a car in the president’s motorcade, departing the Green River College after the president’s speech. Photo by Alex Bruell/Sound Publishing
Biden’s visit to Auburn prompts crowds, protests, and...
By Alex Bruell • April 25, 2022 4:06 pm

President Joe Biden made a stop at the Green River College in Auburn on April 22 during his two-day visit…

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Sunset at Mount Rainier. NPS
Mount Rainier park approves nine new lahar monitoring...
By Alex Bruell • April 14, 2022 2:47 pm

The new monitors can give local communities up to 10 extra minutes to evacuate in case of a disaster.

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Guardian One footage from January 2022 shows an Issaquah police officer attempting to remove suspect from stolen vehicle but gets run over in the process. Courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office Air Support
Breaking down Washington police reform from this year...
By Alex Bruell • March 30, 2022 3:00 pm

Legislators passed a number of bills responding to concerns around policing. Let’s dig into them.

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Mount Rainier. File photo
One skier dies, five survive after backcountry Crystal...
By Alex Bruell • December 13, 2021 6:40 pm

Skier who died was Issaquah resident Robert Weisel, 66, according to Pierce County Medical Examiner.

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Ubax Gardheere, 2021 candidate for the 9th District seat of the Metropolitan King County Council, poses for a photo at Cedar River Park in Renton. Photo by Alex Bruell/Sound Publishing
King County Council candidate responds to criticism over...
By Alex Bruell • July 8, 2021 12:30 pm

Ubax Gardheere is running in District 9.

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This security footage at the Cenex gas station in Black Diamond shows Anthony Chilcott on his phone before entering, and driving off with, Carl Sanders’ Ford Raptor and Monkey, his poodle, in the front seat. Image courtesy Cenex gas station
King County Sheriff fires detective who fatally shot...
By Alex Bruell • April 7, 2021 4:00 pm

Sheriff found deputy’s actions “demonstrated a disregard for the public, (his) partner and (himself)”.

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