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Woodinville man indicted for money theft in South King County

A Woodinville man has been indicted for stealing $440,000 from financial institutions in Renton and Tukwila.

This is the piece of land in Cumberland that Segale Properties has proposed to turn into a 990-acre gravel mine. Photo courtesy Enumclaw Plateau Community Association

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Controversial Enumclaw gravel mine heads into Environmental Impact Statement review

The gravel mine and asphalt plant has been met with fierce local resistance.

U.S. Congresswoman Kim Schrier and King County Sheriff Patti Cole-Tindall celebrate with King County Councilmembers and the rescue team in front of one of the county’s two rescue helicopters equipped with hoist technology. Photo provided by the office of Kim Schrier

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King County receives $1 million for rescue helicopter

King County is receiving more than $1 million of federal funding to upgrade its search-and-rescue helicopter.

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Reminder: E-motorcycles prohibited on King County trails | King County

The county wants to remind trail users to slow down and keep trail safe.

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Community foundation forms to support islandwide efforts

A new nonprofit foundation born out of years of work at the Vashon Chamber of Commerce is seeking…

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Armed with litter grabbers, bright yellow safety vests and vintage Bartell Drugs bags, Deborah Diamond (left) and Elizabeth Boutin have made roadside cleanup part of their daily routine on Vashon.

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Vashon’s ‘litter old ladies’ clean up island roads

What do you call two retired women who spent their careers collecting taxes and now spend retirement collecting…

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Happenings | July 9 edition

Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…

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Members of the Thriftway Shopping Cart Drill Team perform in the 2017 Strawberry Festival parade.

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A Festival favorite rolls back into town

Festival.

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Tour-goers sit on benches in the ceremonial space.

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Vashon takes a look inside Thunderbird ahead of summer opening

Vashon residents got a firsthand look inside the new Thunderbird Treatment Center during a series of tours on…

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Seattle Indian Health Board President and CEO Esther Lucero (Diné) stands near the current grassy landing area at Vashon Municipal Airport, where a new emergency helipad is expected to be completed by the end of September.

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Thunderbird gives nearly $350K for Vashon emergency helipad

The airport upgrade aims to make emergency airlifts from Vashon faster and safer.

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Islanders gather around a hydroplane at Jensen Point as crews prepare boats for Vashon’s annual Fourth of July race around the island.

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Island traditions light up the Fourth

Vashon marked Independence Day from dawn to dark this year, beginning with its annual hydroplane race at Jensen…

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A Bicentennial quilt stitched by fifth graders at Vashon Elementary School in 1976 is preserved in the Vashon History Museum archives. The quilt’s embroidered panels celebrate both American history and life on Vashon. Each panel is signed by the student who created it.

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How Vashon prepared for America’s bicentennial 50 years ago

Fifteen months before the first bicentennial fireworks cracked across the sky, Vashon had already started celebrating. The first…

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Happenings | July 2 edition

Happenings features community, cultural and nonprofit events; notices are free and printed as space permits. Due to the…