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Scam alert: Frauds care claiming to be the Medical Commission

Scam alert: Frauds care claiming to be the Medical Commission

The Washington Medical Commission (WMC) has been alerted that scam artists are calling clinics, doctor offices and pharmacies posing as the WMC or medical board.… Continue reading

  • Jan 25, 2020
Scam alert: Frauds care claiming to be the Medical Commission
Cleaning up: How a light rail extension keeps Midway Landfill site on track in Kent

Cleaning up: How a light rail extension keeps Midway Landfill site on track in Kent

State Ecology describes impact of transportation projects coming to area

  • Jan 24, 2020
Cleaning up: How a light rail extension keeps Midway Landfill site on track in Kent
Sound Transit seeks feedback on Sounder South expansion

Sound Transit seeks feedback on Sounder South expansion

Longer trains, adding trips under consideration on Seattle to Lakewood route

  • Jan 24, 2020
Sound Transit seeks feedback on Sounder South expansion
Woman who died in Kent mobile home fire identified

Woman who died in Kent mobile home fire identified

Jan. 6 in the 800 block of West Valley Highway

Woman who died in Kent mobile home fire identified
Kent City Council ponders ShoWare Center operator contract renewal

Kent City Council ponders ShoWare Center operator contract renewal

A few members want more answers before voting

Kent City Council ponders ShoWare Center operator contract renewal
New bill would replace city of Kent’s potential loss of state revenue

New bill would replace city of Kent’s potential loss of state revenue

Warehousing job center funds rather than Streamlined Sales Tax Mitigation

  • Jan 23, 2020
New bill would replace city of Kent’s potential loss of state revenue
FTA awards $790 million grant for Federal Way, Kent light rail extension

FTA awards $790 million grant for Federal Way, Kent light rail extension

Construction to start in 2020, be completed in 2024

  • Jan 22, 2020
FTA awards $790 million grant for Federal Way, Kent light rail extension
Former nurse charged with child rape worked at 20 Federal Way schools

Former nurse charged with child rape worked at 20 Federal Way schools

573 students may have been in contact with the nurse, including 25 at Sunnycrest in Kent

Former nurse charged with child rape worked at 20 Federal Way schools
A proposal by Senate Democrats would require concealed pistol license applicants in Washington state to complete a safety course. File photo

Democrats seek firearm training requirement for concealed carriers

Republican senator calls proposal ‘unconstitutional.’

  • Jan 22, 2020
A proposal by Senate Democrats would require concealed pistol license applicants in Washington state to complete a safety course. File photo
Puget Sound Fire call report

Puget Sound Fire call report

Type, number of incidents

  • Jan 22, 2020
Puget Sound Fire call report
Snohomish County man is first U.S. case of new coronavirus

Snohomish County man is first U.S. case of new coronavirus

A man in his 30s was hospitalized in Everett after contracting the virus during a trip to China.

  • Jan 22, 2020
  • By Andrea Brown, Caleb Hutton and Julia-Grace Sanders Herald Writers
Snohomish County man is first U.S. case of new coronavirus
City of Kent to add four new positions in 2020

City of Kent to add four new positions in 2020

King County to fund two Senior Center jobs

City of Kent to add four new positions in 2020
Case of 2019 novel coronavirus confirmed in Washington state resident

Case of 2019 novel coronavirus confirmed in Washington state resident

Man in his 30s is the first person known to be infected; he arrived in Snohomish County after traveling from China

  • Jan 21, 2020
Case of 2019 novel coronavirus confirmed in Washington state resident
Matt Marshall, leader of the Washington Three Percenters gun rights group, addresses a crowd rallying for Second Amendment rights Jan. 17 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Marshall condemned Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, which expelled Rep. Matt Shea from the Republican Caucus. Marshall announced his candidacy for the 2nd District seat held by House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox. Photo by Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service

Gun rights advocates rally at Capitol

Criticism levied at Matt Shea investigation, Republican leadership.

  • Jan 20, 2020
Matt Marshall, leader of the Washington Three Percenters gun rights group, addresses a crowd rallying for Second Amendment rights Jan. 17 at the state Capitol in Olympia. Marshall condemned Republican leadership in the House of Representatives, which expelled Rep. Matt Shea from the Republican Caucus. Marshall announced his candidacy for the 2nd District seat held by House Minority Leader J.T. Wilcox. Photo by Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service
Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson (center) announced a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson in a press conference Jan. 2. Debbie Warfield of Everett (left) lost her son to a heroin overdose in 2012. Skagit County Commissioner Lisa Janicki (right) lost her son to an overdose of OxyContin in 2017. They are joined by Rep. Lauren Davis of Shoreline (second from right), founder of the Washington Recovery Alliance. (TVW screenshot)

AG Bob Ferguson talks lawsuits, gun control

Washington state Attorney General stopped by Sound Publishing’s Kirkland office.

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson (center) announced a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson in a press conference Jan. 2. Debbie Warfield of Everett (left) lost her son to a heroin overdose in 2012. Skagit County Commissioner Lisa Janicki (right) lost her son to an overdose of OxyContin in 2017. They are joined by Rep. Lauren Davis of Shoreline (second from right), founder of the Washington Recovery Alliance. (TVW screenshot)
MLK Jr. Week kicks off at Highline College

MLK Jr. Week kicks off at Highline College

Community Invited to Attend Free Events

  • Jan 19, 2020
MLK Jr. Week kicks off at Highline College
BECU Foundation offers scholarship opportunities

BECU Foundation offers scholarship opportunities

The BECU Foundation is recognizing and awarding $2,500 scholarships to full-time high school seniors and undergraduates currently enrolled in an accredited two-year, four-year or technical… Continue reading

  • Jan 19, 2020
BECU Foundation offers scholarship opportunities
Das, other state senators explain plastic bag ban bill

Das, other state senators explain plastic bag ban bill

Could be statewide ban if House passes measure

  • Jan 17, 2020
Das, other state senators explain plastic bag ban bill
Sen. Mona Das, D-Kent, the primary sponsor of SB 5323, speaking on the bill. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Sabio-Howell)

Proposed law adds a fee to plastic bags at checkout

Senate passes bill to ban single-use plastic bags, place 8-cent fee on reusable plastic bags.

  • Jan 17, 2020
Sen. Mona Das, D-Kent, the primary sponsor of SB 5323, speaking on the bill. (Photo courtesy of Hannah Sabio-Howell)
Kent School District leads voter registration drive

Kent School District leads voter registration drive

Registration forms provided to high school students; sent home with elementary children for parents

  • Jan 16, 2020
Kent School District leads voter registration drive