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    Articles by Alex Bruell
    The Rep. Roger Freeman Award highlights four qualities attributed to former local state Rep. Roger Freeman: Justice, Diversity, Compassion and Integrity.
    Roger Freeman award seeks high school applicants from...
    By Alex Bruell • January 30, 2023 2:30 pm

    All contestants must submit an application and an essay, song, poem, video or other piece of art by 5 p.m. Monday, Feb. 6.

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    Decatur High School Band Director Jeff Chang directs his early-morning jazz band students the morning of Jan. 18. Alex Bruell / The Mirror
    Hometown Hero: Decatur band director drums up young...
    By Alex Bruell • January 27, 2023 7:30 am

    Band Director Jeff Chang has been sharing his love of music with students at Decatur High School for a decade.

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    Alex Bruell / The Mirror
The Stevenson Motel in Federal Way, as seen the afternoon of Jan. 11.
The Stevenson Motel in Federal Way, as seen the afternoon of Jan. 11. Alex Bruell / The Mirror
    Federal Way motel could become temporary emergency shelter
    By Alex Bruell • January 26, 2023 1:30 pm

    Public comments are due to the City of Federal Way by Feb. 6.

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    Law enforcement officials responded to reports of a shooting just before 7:30 a.m. on Jan. 25. Photo courtesy of South Sound News
    Man, 45, fatally shot near Mirror Lake
    By Alex Bruell • January 25, 2023 1:00 pm

    A 22-year-old man, the suspected shooter, was detained and is cooperating with police.

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    The family of Federal Way Police Officer Jeffrey Mundell pin his badge during his promotional swearing-in at the city council’s Jan. 17 meeting. Mundell was promoted from corporal to the lieutenant position. Alex Bruell / The Mirror
    City leaders examine shopping carts, low-income housing
    By Alex Bruell • January 20, 2023 5:30 am

    Federal Way City Council roundup.

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    Singers, students, steppers, speakers and more filled the Federal Way Performing Arts and Events Center with the lessons of Reverend Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. on Saturday, Jan 14. They shared in equal measure both the history and writings of Dr. King’s life, and their own forward-thinking ideas on America’s progress toward the vision he held. Alex Bruell / The Mirror
    Federal Way remembers the life, mission of Dr....
    By Alex Bruell • January 16, 2023 1:00 pm

    Hope, love and a fearless telling of the truth — that’s just some of what Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s…

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    Alex Bruell/the Mirror
The entrance to Seattle Children’s Federal Way clinic, as seen on Jan. 11.
    Seattle Children’s Federal Way Clinic receives $5M for...
    By Alex Bruell • January 14, 2023 5:30 am

    Seattle Children’s Federal Way outpatient clinic will receive $5 million in federal funding for a renovation to expand its mental…

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    From left, Sen. Claire Wilson, State Rep. Jamila Taylor and Kristine Reeves. Courtesy photos
    Federal Way legislators pursue bills on body cameras,...
    By Alex Bruell • January 9, 2023 10:43 am

    Washington state legislators will assemble Jan. 9 for an action-packed session this year.

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    The new mixed-use residential development is seen from 1st Avenue S. Photo by Alex Bruell
    Construction underway for 233-unit development near West Hylebos...
    By Alex Bruell • January 5, 2023 1:20 pm

    Residential units along with commercial spaces to come.

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    Public Works Development Services Manager Cole Elliott gives a presentation on the increase of oversize- and overweight-loaded vehicles in Federal Way in recent years, many of those vehicles travelling on non-designated truck routes which increases wear-and-tear of city infrastructure. An ordinance in the works would seek to work cooperatively with haulers to minimize that damage. Photo by Bruce Honda
    FW Council: City may form HR department, can...
    By Alex Bruell • January 5, 2023 5:30 am

    The council also proclaimed Jan. 13 as Korean American Day in Federal Way.

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    File photo
    Major crime cases in Federal Way and where...
    By Alex Bruell • January 1, 2023 5:30 am

    As the year draws to a close, here’s a status update on a dozen murder cases tied to the Federal…

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    Photo by Alex Bruell/the Mirror
FUSION Executive Director David Harrison poses for a picture outside of the Pete Andersen FUSION Family Center, a shelter for families that opened in 2020.
    Hometown Hero: For FUSION director, it’s about helping...
    By Alex Bruell • December 30, 2022 6:30 am

    Harrison started volunteering for the nonprofit in 2013 and became director last year.

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    Photo courtesy of CHI Franciscan
St. Francis Hospital in Federal Way.
    St. Francis Hospital gets approval for $20.5M expansion
    By Alex Bruell • December 28, 2022 12:05 pm

    The additional 24 beds should help the busy hospital handle increasing numbers of patients.

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    Federal Way Mayor Jim Ferrell and several others survey the work underway at the leisure pool on Dec. 9, which will need additional time for repair due to the discovery of corrosion in the concrete and rebar underneath its tiling. Photo courtesy of the City of Federal Way
    Corrosion prompts new repair work at Federal Way...
    By Alex Bruell • December 14, 2022 2:00 pm

    Price tag for the repairs is upwards of $1.2 million.

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    File photo
    Federal Way’s legislative wish list targets law enforcement...
    By Alex Bruell • December 10, 2022 5:30 am

    Federal Way will ask for more discretion in police pursuits, funding for local traffic projects, and lowered barriers to building…

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    Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.
    Lessons from Hilde, who fled Nazi Germany for...
    By Alex Bruell • December 9, 2022 1:30 pm

    Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.

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    Photos by Alex Bruell/the Mirror
Hope Elder poses for a photo with her family.
    Federal Way City Council honors Hope Elder, finishes...
    By Alex Bruell • December 8, 2022 9:00 am

    The Federal Way City Council held its last meeting of the year with a celebration, the confirmation of a new…

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    Hilde at her 103rd birthday party. Photo by Alex Bruell.
    Lessons from Hilde, who fled Nazi Germany for...
    By Alex Bruell • December 8, 2022 8:00 am

    Here’s a few things my great-aunt would have liked you to know.

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    Skaters bust some moves or grab a bite to eat Saturday afternoon at the public re-opening of Federal Way’s iconic roller rink, now owned and operated by El Centro de La Raza. Photos by Alex Bruell/the Mirror
    Federal Way’s roller rink is officially back in...
    By Alex Bruell • December 3, 2022 4:55 pm

    The wood floor still shines. The beats still bump. And memories are still being made.

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    Photo by Alex Bruell/the Mirror
Sí se Puede Program Manager Elsa Alvarado and student support advocate Emmanuel Lopez pose for a picture by the entrance of the program’s new home near where 16th Avenue South meets Highway 99 in Federal Way. Sí se Puede is operated by El Centro de la Raza and aims to help young people get their GED and on track toward meaningful careers.
    New El Centro educational program tells young people...
    By Alex Bruell • December 1, 2022 12:00 pm

    The Sí se Puede Academy aims to help 18 to 21-year-olds pass the GED and pursue careers or school beyond.

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    The word of the day is “slush” from the Federal Way Mirror office in Federal Way, overlooking South 336th Street on Nov. 29, 2022. Photo by Alex Bruell/the Mirror
    Slushy snow signals start of winter weather
    By Alex Bruell • November 29, 2022 12:30 pm

    Plus, a wind advisory is in effect the night of Nov. 29

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    Federal Way City Council (from left to right): Lydia Assefa-Dawson, Erica Norton, Hoang Tran, Susan Honda, Linda Kochmar, Jack Walsh, Jack Dovey. Courtesy photo
    FW council passes biennial budget, hashes out grant...
    By Alex Bruell • November 26, 2022 5:30 am

    The Federal Way City Council passed its biennial budget and approved plans for more than a million dollars of grant…

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    Police tape is shown in Toronto, Tuesday, May 2, 2017. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graeme Roy
    Detectives seek information on homicide, arson near Steel...
    By Alex Bruell • November 23, 2022 11:00 am

    King County Sheriff’s Office offers up to $10,000 cash reward for information leading to an arrest.

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