Alajawan Brown's homicide wasn't random.
He was targeted – by mistake, said King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg Thursday in announcing the filing of first-degree murder charges against Curtis John Walker, 35, of Kent.
Judy Findlay of Kent was one of 10 actors hired by the designers of Valley Medical Center's new seven-story Emergency Services Tower to make 32 emergencies as real as possible for the emergency room's staff.
The simulations were done for eight days before the opening of the hospital's new emergency room early Thursday morning. About 100 volunteers also participated in supporting roles, such as family members.
Starting at 5:30 a.m. Thursday, people seeking emergency care at Valley Medical Center will go to the hospital’s new state-of-the-art emergency room.
The Green River only skirts Renton, but a vast section of the city’s southwest warehouse and industrial area is at risk in a major flood of the river.
The 1,700 teachers in the Kent School District will have the chance to vote Monday morning on a tentative contract agreement announced in the middle… Continue reading
The much-used Kummer Bridge over the Green River on State Route 169 was closed last week because a slowly moving landslide threatens the stability of… Continue reading
What is happening at the King County Elections Office in Renton today began in 2004, in the wake of a highly controversial governor's election that sparked hundreds of reforms in how the county runs elections.
Democrat Christine Gregoire won that election by just 129 votes – statewide – after recounts and court rulings. Her opponent: Dino Rossi.
