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Ongoing construction on 520 bridge. Photo WSDOT.

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State Transportation Commission meets July 20 to select its toll rate increase proposals for tolled highways

Travelers who use Washington’s tolled highways will learn next week what the new proposed toll rates will be…

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King County Board of Health meets July 15 to talk about drug-user health

The King County Board of Health meets at 1 p.m. July 15 to talk about drug-user health and…

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Seattle-based groups lay groundwork for historic cancer partnership

Fred Hutchinson, UW Medicine, Seattle Cancer Care Alliance and Seattle Children’s

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WSP issues silver alert, seeks public’s help finding missing woman

The Washington State Patrol is seeking the public’s help to find a missing senior citizen last seen in…

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Traffic alerts now and upcoming in King County

As of 8:14 a.m. July 13, an earlier ramp blocking incident on SR 520 Westbound at 108th Avenue…

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Puget Sound Energy seeks bids for new energy resources

Puget Sound Energy has issued a request for proposal for new energy and capacity to meet customers’ long-range…

Audit finds King County responded well to pandemic, but could have done better . Photo courtesy of CDC.

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King County pandemic response was strong, but lessons to be learned for future emergencies

King County’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic was well-executed in some ways, despite difficult circumstances, but gaps remained…

Garbage at the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill in Maple Valley. FILE PHOTO

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King County Councilmember proposes waste-to-energy alternative to Cedar Hills Landfill

Reagan Dunn proposed a long-term pathway to transition before the landfill reaches capacity in 2040.

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

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King County Council candidate responds to criticism over 2010 arrest for school bus threats

Ubax Gardheere is running in District 9.

In this 2019 file photo, Puget Sound Energy product development manager John Dooley stands in front of one of four units at the Glacier Battery Storage Project in northwest Washington state. (Sound Publishing file photo)

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Washington state utility moratorium receives final extension

A final extension of the Washington state utility moratorium was announced last week, meaning the ban on shut-offs…

In a Twitter post by WSDOT about 10:30 a.m. Wed., July 7: A vehicle is seen on the shoulder after previously blocking the right lane on northbound SR 167 at South 277th St.

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Traffic conditions for King County

Here is the latest traffic news for King County as of Wednesday, July 7, according to the Washington…

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Expect temps to reach the mid-80s this week | Weather report July 6-10

Today (July 6): Sunny with a high of 83 °F and a low of 59 °F tonight.

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Des Moines man, 19, charged in fatal shooting of Federal Way father near Alki Beach

Tilorae Shepherd, 22, died at the scene of the shooting on June 28.