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    Federal Way Mirror Female Athlete of the Week:...
    By Reporter Staff • December 2, 2025 1:30 am

    Poblete has extraordinary dedication and constantly pushing for improvement.

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    Kent-based Rainier Youth Choirs has open enrollment this month for the upcoming season. COURTESY PHOTO, Rainier Youth Choirs
    Rainier Youth Choirs invites young singers for 19th...
    By Reporter Staff • September 5, 2025 11:30 am

    South King County singers grades 2-12 can join now, with rehearsals beginning Sept. 15.

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    Estela Ortega, El Centro de la Raza staff, and her family. Courtesy photo
    Estela Ortega earns MLK Jr. Medal of Distinguished...
    By Reporter Staff • June 29, 2025 11:30 am

    King County Councilmember Pete von Reichbauer this month awarded Estela Ortega with the Martin Luther King Jr. Medal of Distinguished…

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    A 23andMe 2013 genome testing kit. Photo courtesy of Wikipedia/Creative Commons
    How to delete genetic data from 23andMe
    By Reporter Staff • April 4, 2025 1:50 pm

    Washington state residents have a right to genetic data privacy and ability to request data deletion.

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    Sound Publishing writers win SPJ awards
    By Reporter Staff • June 24, 2024 12:09 pm

    Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) announced the winners of the 2023 Northwest Excellence in Journalism contest.

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    A Sound Transit fare ambassador checks with a light rail rider. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit
    Fare inspections at Sound Transit Link stations begin...
    By Reporter Staff • May 23, 2024 11:42 am

    Passengers will need proof of payment within fare paid zones at boarding areas

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    Puget Sound Energy files two-year rate plan for...
    By Reporter Staff • February 17, 2024 1:30 pm

    Driven by the state’s clean energy laws, the plan has been filed to the Washington Utilities and Transportation Commission.

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    King County Library System ranks 3rd in the...
    By Reporter Staff • February 1, 2024 10:00 am

    KCLS reports 8,863,118 digital titles checked out in 2023.

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    Scan QR code to sign-up and volunteer. (Courtesy of Northwest Harvest, Safeway, Washington Food Coalition, Vault89 Strategies, Seattle Seahawks, and KING 5)
    Doug Baldwin, Seattle Seahawks want you to volunteer...
    By Reporter Staff • September 17, 2023 7:30 am

    Local organizations are partnering with the goal of signing up 3,000 or more food bank volunteers.

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    DOH reports 2022-2023 flu season was the deadliest...
    By Reporter Staff • May 11, 2023 9:35 am

    Flu vaccination rates for children and preganant people reportedly dropped from pre-pandemic rates.

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    Newly sworn-in King County Prosecuting Attorney Leesa Manion. (File Photo)
    King County prosecuting attorney praises hate crime bill
    By Reporter Staff • April 14, 2023 1:30 am

    Earlier this year, the state House and Senate passed a series of legislative fixes to laws that today prevent prosecutors…

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    Ballot measure for King County Crisis Care Levy. File photo
    $1.25 billion mental health levy is on April...
    By Reporter Staff • April 12, 2023 1:15 pm

    King County Crisis Care Centers proposal would raise money through a property tax.

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    An Auburn woman won the Powerball jackpot in February. Photo courtesy of WA Lottery
    WA Lottery reveals Auburn woman as winner of...
    By Reporter Staff • March 3, 2023 2:42 pm

    An Auburn woman has won the $754.6 million Powerball jackpot.

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    Eye care product linked to antibiotic-resistant infections
    By Reporter Staff • February 1, 2023 2:00 pm

    Washington State Department of Health and CDC encourage residents to stop using EzriCare Artificial Tears.

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    Sound Publishing to host King County prosecutor candidate...
    By Reporter Staff • August 30, 2022 1:30 pm

    The event is free and open to the public at Carco Theatre in Renton, hosted in partnership with the Renton Chamber of Commerce.

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    Patti Cole-Tindall (Courtesy of King County)
    Patti Cole-Tindall is officially confirmed as the new...
    By Reporter Staff • May 26, 2022 4:23 pm

    After serving as the interim sheriff since January, the King County Council unanimously voted to confirm Patti Cole-Tindall as the…

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    Diane Renee Erdmann and Bernard Ross Hansen. Photos courtesy of FBI
    FBI arrests Auburn couple after 11-day manhunt
    By Reporter Staff • May 13, 2022 11:11 am

    The couple was previously convicted for fraud and skipped sentencing on April 29.

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    Crews installed columns earlier this year for the light rail station in Kent. Now crews are installing the first girders for the elevated track. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit
    Kent/Des Moines Road to close overnight for light...
    By Reporter Staff • February 25, 2022 11:00 am

    Overnight closures from Feb. 28 to March 3.

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    Highline College chooses Jamilyn Penn as interim vice...
    By Reporter Staff • November 11, 2021 5:50 pm

    Will help manage Student Services division

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    Highline College President John Mosby. COURTESY PHOTO, Highline College
    Highline, Green River chosen among top 150 community...
    By Reporter Staff • November 4, 2021 1:00 pm

    Aspen Institute picks both schools to U.S. list out of more than 1,000

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    Local producer releases YouTube film about Puerto Rican...
    By Reporter Staff • October 29, 2021 3:00 pm

    Federal Way resident shot film in Kent.

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    New King County program connects homeless people to...
    By Reporter Staff • September 29, 2021 4:21 pm

    Temporary jobs at county parks for $20 to $25 per hour

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    Crews installed columns earlier this year for the light rail station in Kent. Now crews are installing the first girders for the elevated station and track. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit
    Construction of Federal Way Link Extension’s first elevated...
    By Reporter Staff • April 12, 2021 11:30 am

    First girders going up at the future light rail Kent/Des Moines Station.

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