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New ORCA system launches for regional transit across the Puget Sound
Overhaul includes new website, mobile application and digital business account manager.
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JUDGED BY XII (Episode 4): Foster mom wants accountability in Auburn cop’s upcoming murder trial
Special podcast series explores Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson’s role in the death of Jesse Sarey.
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Bellevue Downtown Association to host 15th Annual Bellevue Jazz & Blues Music Series
The event will be from June 1st to 5th and will feature over 25 artists.
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$2 million in grant funding to help invest in aquatic recreation in North King County
Funding comes from the “penny for pools” amendment in the voter-approved 2020-2025 Parks Levy.
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King County audit finds backlog of property tax exemption applications for seniors, people with disabilities, and disabled veterans
The auditors found that program expansions lead to three-times the amount of applications.
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AG announces $518 million settlement from pharmaceutical companies over their role in opioid crisis
Most of the settlement money will be used to mitigate the opioid crisis in Washington.
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King County Local Dive: Another cop is in trouble; protection order disparities; city bans public use of fentanyl
A new podcast for King County residents
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County wants community input on plans for Houghton Transfer and Recycling Station
Virtual meeting and Q&A sessions will be hosted on May 12 and 19.
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Inslee visits Renton High School to proclaim Teachers Appreciation Week
Amid teacher shortage, Renton pilots program to fast-track students into educators for the district.
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County auditor finds barriers to access, inequities in outcomes for people seeking protection orders
The auditors made several recommendations to improve the protection order process.
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Patti Cole-Tindall is named new King County Sheriff
A hearing and confirmation process for the appointment is set to begin on May 18.
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JUDGED BY XII (Episode 3): Behind the decision to charge a police officer with murder | King County Local Dive
Special podcast series explores Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson’s role in the death of Jesse Sarey.
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Eastside Pottery to host Spring Pottery Sale on May 7
Half of the proceeds will be donated to United Way King County & UNICEF Ukraine.
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How unintended consequences led to King County’s removal of a Green River levee
Officials say the levee destroyed wetland habitat critical for salmon over 60 years.
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Snoqualmie Tribe receives support from national tribal law experts in case regarding treaty rights
Tribe Chairman says the case may be “the most important Tribal Supreme Court case of our generation.”
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Redmond hotel intended to be used to house the homeless will serve as a shelter for refugees temporarily
The Silver Cloud Inn was purchased by the King County under the Health Through Housing initiative.
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Judged by XII (Episode 2): Police officer’s history of violence | King County Local Dive
Special podcast series explores Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson’s role in the death of Jesse Sarey.
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Google introduces new campus at Kirkland Urban
Also announces plans to invest more than $100 million in Washington state in 2022.
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Face coverings no longer required on transit and in transit facilities in Puget Sound region
The policy change is related to a federal judge’s decision to strike down mask mandates on airplanes.
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Public health agencies link Norovirus outbreak to oysters from British Columbia
As of early April, 103 norovirus illnesses have been reported from 13 states, 62 in Washington.