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7 positive cases found in St. Francis Hospital COVID-19 outbreak
Outbreak occurred in the first floor Surgical Unit between Jan. 11-26.
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Residents, staff of Village Green receive COVID-19 vaccinations
186 residents and staff were vaccinated at the retirement communitys first clinic on Jan. 26.
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Unlicensed food vendor shut down for selling tamales from ice chest
King County Public Health shut down the Federal Way vendor on Monday, Jan. 25.
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Mags, open carry at protests and AR-15s on Olympia’s agenda
Lawmakers are eyeing a number of bills which could change firearm regulations in the state.
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Lawmakers consider prohibiting use of credit score to determine insurance rates
Advocates say credit scoring makes low-income and minority policy holders pay more for coverage.
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Sound Transit to designate surplus properties along Federal Way Link Extension route to WSDOT
Public hearing scheduled for Feb. 3.
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State provides $750K for new ‘floating fire engine’ for South King Fire
Maritime Emergency Response Vessel is the only resource of its kind between Seattle and Tacoma.
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Federal Way officials expect little impact from incoming NE Tacoma warming shelter
A community center in the neighboring limits of Northeast Tacoma will soon become a temporary warming shelter for…
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State Rep. Jamila Taylor elected chair of Black Members Caucus
The Federal Way resident now leads the largest caucus of Black representatives in Washington state’s history.
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Husky injured in hit-and-run | Police blotter
Following is a sample from the Federal Way police log Jan. 13-19
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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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EPA loans King County $96.8 million to prevent untreated water from spilling into Puget Sound
Loan comes a week after an over 10 million gallon overflow into the Puget Sound and Lake Washington.
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Federal Way mayor presents Black Lives Matter proclamation, call to action
Proclamation urges people to “exercise their patriotic responsibility to strive to challenge racism until it is no more.”
Life
Bell ringing, musical performances in Federal Way honor COVID-19 victims
Hosted by Make Music Federal Way, event honors nationwide deaths and 74 Federal Way residents who have died.
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2-year-old child, woman rescued from Auburn house fire
Fire started in the garage around 11:40 p.m. Jan. 20 near the 30100 block of 50th Lane S.…
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At the state Capitol, a quiet day amid heightened security
There were no protests or arrests as troopers patrolled and the National Guard assumed a lower profile.
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Upcoming Black, African American community quarterly meeting set for Jan. 27
The third virtual meeting to be held via Zoom from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 27.
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New vaccination site may open at Federal Way’s Performing Arts and Event Center
While no location decision has been made yet, Public Health — Seattle & King County says new sites…
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Power outages cause massive wastewater spill into Puget Sound, Lake Washington
King County estimates millions gallons of untreated wastewater overflowed into surrounding waters.
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Human-caused ‘dead zones’ threaten health of Puget Sound
Wastewater treatment plants account for about 70% of the excess nutrients.