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A screenshot from private surveillance footage provided by the Seattle Police Department shows a suspect engaging with the occupants of a vehicle on Feb. 9, 2021, in Seattle. The suspect shot the vehicle’s two occupants, one fatally, before he was killed by police. File photo

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King County gun violence keeps soaring in 2021

69 shooting victims in first three months, 16 of them fatal

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg. File photo

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King County needs more lawyers to attack backlog of cases

6,107 open cases is double the normal amount for King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office.

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Kent man charged with cutting brake lines, slashing tires in South Seattle

Tells police he committed hundreds of similar crimes in Seattle, Des Moines

Lynda Wilson

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Republican state senators make bid to get children back into classrooms

Wilson, Braun among sponsors of Senate bill

The U.S. Department of Justice released a photo of Ethan Nordean, circled in red, during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice

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Proud Boys member with local ties to be transferred to D.C. to face charges

A federal judge orders Ethan Nordean to District of Columbia court related to Capitol riots

The U.S. Department of Justice released this photo of Ethan Nordean, circled in red, during the Jan. 6 Capitol riots in Washington, D.C. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Department of Justice

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Proud Boys member with local ties charged for role in Jan. 6 riots

Ethan Nordean faces charges of obstructing or impeding an official proceeding

The city-owned accesso ShoWare Center in Kent, 625 W. James St. FILE PHOTO

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King County to launch COVID-19 vaccination sites in Kent, Auburn

Opening Feb. 1 at ShoWare Center, GSA Complex for vulnerable older adults

A crew member works at the Sound Transit light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Seattle. Sound Transit plans to build a similar facility in either Federal Way or Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Sound Transit to release report on light rail facility’s environmental impact

Two sites in Federal Way are under consideration.

Chad Wheeler. COURTESY PHOTO, Seattle Seahawks

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Ex-Seahawk Wheeler accused of attacking girlfriend in Kent apartment

Lineman charged with first-degree domestic violence assault

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14-year-old victim of Green River killer identified

The remains of Wendy Stephens were found in 1984

A crew member works at the Sound Transit light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Seattle. Sound Transit plans to build a similar facility in either Federal Way or Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Sound Transit to release draft EIS March 5 for light rail maintenance facility

3 sites under consideration; 2 in Federal Way and 1 in Kent

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State bill seeks independent investigations of police uses of deadly force

Bill introduced by Kent Rep. Entenman

The inside of Sound Transit’s light rail Operations and Maintenance Facility in Seattle. The agency plans to build a similar facility in Federal Way or Kent. COURTESY PHOTO, Sound Transit

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Costs of light rail maintenance facility jump 54% to 77% in Federal Way, Kent

Sound Transit blames real estate, construction market conditions for higher estimates

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Federal Way man arrested in Minnesota for allegedly killing woman Dec. 1

Nationwide warrant had been issued for domestic violence second-degree murder suspect

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PSE electric rates to slightly increase

Natural gas prices went up a month ago

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Russell Wilson, Ciara to fund charter high school in Des Moines

To open in fall 2021

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800,000 ballots returned so far to King County Elections

55% of 1.4 million registered voters; turnout expected to hit 90%

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Northwest

Eleven indicted in illegal marijuana trafficking investigation

Allegedly shipped illegal marijuana across the U.S.; locations in six South County cities searched

File Photo/Kent Reporter

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Emerald Downs increases horse racing purses

Betting up 67% over last year

Media day at OMF to show off the first Siemens Link light rail vehicle June 19, 2019.

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Sound Transit hopes for more federal transit funding to offset COVID-19 losses

House approves HEROES Act; Senate, White House not on board yet