Following a recommendation from the Security Industry Alarm Coalition (SIAC), the Federal Way Police Department announced Aug. 10 that it will enact a new false alarm fee schedule this month.
• Assault with ice cream, arson: At 10:56 p.m. Aug. 8 in the 31000 block of 49th Street Southwest, a woman and her daughter got into an argument.
The city reports that this summer during the 2011 asphalt overlay project, the city paved 13.7 lane miles of roadway, using 15,000 tons of asphalt. The city also replaced 85 wheelchair ramps.
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Friday that a supermajority of the King County Council has been reached to enact a two-year $20 Congestion Reduction Charge and avert a 17 percent cut of Metro bus service starting in 2012.
With the loss of a $29,000 grant from FEMA, the Multi-Service Center’s Emergency Feeding Program is in serious need of infant formula and toddler diapers — two items that were usually covered by the grant money.
The World Championship of Sand Sculpting’s “Tour of Champions” is set to kick off in Federal Way on Aug. 18. The event attracts dozens of the world’s best sand sculptors, including some featured on the Travel Channel’s “Sand Masters.”
Flavors of the World cultural fair will run 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Aug. 20 at the Federal Way Regional Library, 34200 1st Ave. S.
Four Federal Way churches — Grace Church, Lifeway Church, Faith Church and Joy Church — are partnering with South King Fire and Rescue (SKFR) and Federal Way Public Schools (FWPS) in a joint school supply drive and school beautification effort.
Washington’s school immunization exemption rates show that many of our state’s children are vulnerable to vaccine-preventable diseases, according to the state Department of Health.
• Ballots: Primary election ballots were mailed July 27 to all King County voters. The Election Day deadline to return ballots is Aug. 16. Ballots can be returned at a ballot drop box or through the mail, which requires a first class stamp. Ballots must be postmarked by Aug. 16 or returned to a ballot drop box by 8 p.m. Aug. 16. In Federal Way, a drop box for ballots is available at Federal Way City Hall, 33325 8th Ave. S.
Lisa Lorance’s neighborhood near 296th Street and Military Road is pretty quiet, made up of working class folks and seniors. But back in May, Lorance experienced something strange. A man, claiming to be a representative of cable and Internet company Comcast/Xfinity, struck up a conversation with Lorance’s elderly mother through a bedroom window.
The King County Sheriff’s Office is delving into the past for some big-time results in putting murderers behind bars.
• Assault: At 2:45 a.m. Aug. 7 in the 27000 block of Pacific Highway South, police were called because of a physical domestic situation between two people.
The King County Sheriff’s Office announced it had arrested three suspects in the robberies of several convenience stores over the past two weeks.
Parents of Thomas Jefferson High School students, along with some members of the school’s “Raider Parent Movement,” joined Federal Way Public Schools officials on Aug. 8 to discuss the future of the Middle Years Program (MYP) and International Baccalaureate (IB) programs at the high school.
The operator of an adult family home in Federal Way has pleaded guilty to stealing from an elderly woman with Alzheimer’s disease.
For parents with limited incomes, the cost of providing the basic needs for young children have become daunting at best, and downright impossible at worst. A 23.2-ounce container of formula to feed a baby sells for about $21, and disposable diapers can cost a family $80 a month or more.
In a joint decision by the King County Fire Marshal and the King County Fire Chiefs’ Association, a countywide fire safety burn ban went into effect Aug. 8 and will last until Sept. 30.
Not a fan of the doggie suitcase: At 9:15 p.m. Aug. 4 in the 31000 block of 23rd Avenue South, police were called after a man was approached by a male suspect, identified as being around 20 years old with a thin build, while he was eating at Wendy’s, according to the police report.
As the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks nears, two local firefighters will start an epic cross country trip Aug. 10 to retrieve one of the steel beams from the World Trade Center and bring it to a new home in Federal Way.