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Sea-Tac plugs in 36 additional electric vehicle charging stations

Getting 'plugged-in' is easier than ever at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.

  • Mar 12, 2014
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Julia Patterson.

Municipal League to honor ex-King County Councilwoman Patterson

The Municipal League of King CountyFormer Metropolitan King County Councilwoman Julia Patterson in April as the 2014 Public Official of the Year.

  • Mar 12, 2014
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Julia Patterson.

Kent Human Services Commission seeks applicants for service provider funding

The city of Kent Human Services Commission has announced the release of the 2015/2016 Request for Proposals for human services.

  • Mar 12, 2014
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Some drivers could see new tab fee next year

Some Washington drivers could see a new fee added to their vehicle-tabtransactions starting next year.

  • Mar 12, 2014
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The Thunderbirds' Scott Eansor battles for position in front of the Chiefs' goal.

Chiefs turn back T-Birds, 6-4 | WHL

The Spokane Chiefs defeated the Seattle Thunderbirds 6-4 Tuesday night at ShoWare Center.

  • Mar 12, 2014
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The Thunderbirds' Scott Eansor battles for position in front of the Chiefs' goal.
Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 20100 block of 13 Avenue South in SeaTac on Tuesday. The home has burned for the second time in a month.

SeaTac house burns for a second time

An unoccpied home in the 20100 block of 13 Avenue South in SeaTac has burned for the second time in a month.

  • Mar 11, 2014
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Firefighters responded to a house fire in the 20100 block of 13 Avenue South in SeaTac on Tuesday. The home has burned for the second time in a month.
Karen Keiser

Keiser, Orwall, Gregerson schedule telephone town hall for March 19

Sen. Karen Keiser (D-Kent) and Rep. Tina Orwall (D-Des Moines) and Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac) will host a telephone town hall for 33rd Legislative District residents from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 19.

  • Mar 11, 2014
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Karen Keiser

Beware of magazine solicitors claiming to represent Boys & Girls Clubs of King County

Boys & Girls Clubs of King County (BGCKC) has discovered that recent suspicious activity has been wrongly attributed to the organization.

  • Mar 10, 2014
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Boy Scouts team up to fight hunger

In an effort to increase community participation in serving others, the Western Washington councils of the Boy Scouts of America are teaming up with local residents in the fight against hunger.

  • Mar 10, 2014
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Montana man pleads guilty to 1996 killing of Kent co-worker

A Victor, Mont., man pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for the 1996 killing of a Kirkland mother he met when both worked at Bowen Scarff Ford in Kent.

  • Mar 10, 2014
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The Thunderbirds' Jaimen Yakubowski fires a shot at Giants goalie Payton Lee. Seattle outshot Vancouver

Thunderbirds outlast Giants in shootout for 40th win | WHL

The Seattle Thunderbirds beat the Vancouver Giants 4-3 in a shootout Sunday night at the ShoWare Center, getting their 40th win of the WHL season.

  • Mar 10, 2014
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The Thunderbirds' Jaimen Yakubowski fires a shot at Giants goalie Payton Lee. Seattle outshot Vancouver
Kent Fire Department call report.

Kent Fire Department call report March 2-8

A weekly look at calls to the Kent Fire Department Regional Fire Authority:

  • Mar 10, 2014
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Kent Fire Department call report.

Auburn man faces pimping charges in connection with 15-year-old girl he met in Kent

A 43-year-old Auburn man faces federal and state charges for allegedly pimping a 15-year-old runaway girl he met last April at a Kent McDonald's restaurant.

House wants funding for third 144-car ferry to come from new tab fee

The state House of Representatives wants to set aside $50 million to spend on the construction of a new 144-car ferry.

  • Mar 9, 2014
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The Thunderbirds' Ethan Bear falls to the ice while battling the Silvertips' Ivan Nikolishin.

‘Tips trap Thunderbirds, 5-2 | WHL

The Everett Silvertips beat the Seattle Thunderbirds on Saturday night, winning 5-2 at the ShoWare Center.

  • Mar 9, 2014
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The Thunderbirds' Ethan Bear falls to the ice while battling the Silvertips' Ivan Nikolishin.

Green River flight students take off with pilot degree program

When David Watson's or Michael Peterson's stomachs start to growl during their classes at Green River Community College, they include Bainbridge Island, Yakima, even Portland, Ore., among the possible locales for a lunch break.

Poised and ready: From left

Kent firefighters join big field in difficult climb for others

Come Sunday, Kent firefighters will join almost 1,800 firefighters from the U.S., Canada and overseas for the 23rd Scott Firefighter Stairclimb up the Seattle Columbia Center.

Poised and ready: From left
Ninja in training: Kent resident Hoan Do is training for the “American Ninja Warrior” obstacle course

Kent man prepares for the chance to become a ‘Ninja Warrior’

Hoan Do has spent the last four years of his life motivating high school and college students around the country to make more of themselves, and now he's putting his beliefs to the test as he prepares for one of the biggest challenges of his life.

Ninja in training: Kent resident Hoan Do is training for the “American Ninja Warrior” obstacle course

Registration to start for Kent’s Community Garden P-patch

Sign up starting Wednesday, March 12 for Kent’s downtown Community Garden P-patch season that runs April 1 through Oct. 26 on the corner of James Street and 64th Avenue South.

  • Mar 7, 2014
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The Washington State Patrol.

Drivers must move left for stopped emergency vehicles | State Patrol

The Washington State Patrol wants to remind drivers that state law requires them to slow down, and move left if safe, when passing emergency vehicles stopped beside the roadway.

  • Mar 7, 2014
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The Washington State Patrol.