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Man robbed at gunpoint while selling Xbox | Federal Way Police Blotter

The following is a sample from the Federal Way police log July 13-18.

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South King County agency open applications for affordable housing funding

$1.5 million will be available for applicants in 2022

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Police arrest suspect accused of firing shots at Decatur High School

A Federal Way man was arrested the evening of July 5 for unlawful possession of a firearm after…

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Ebony and Ivory Coffee owners find harmony in Federal Way

New coffee shop opened July 18.

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Well-Fed from the Federal Way Farmers Market: Blueberry Pie Bars

The recipe of the week is a perfect summer dessert

Carlosdavid Martinez, 16, practices skateboarding tricks at the Steel Lake Skatepark on Sept. 2, 2020. Olivia Sullivan/staff photo

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Maintenance facility will replace Steel Lake skate park, ball fields

Federal Way City Council approves site as skateboarders rally to save it.

Christine Hendrickson shared her post-incarceration journey as part of a panel of speakers July 14 at the Kirkland Chamber Foundation’s 2022 Kirkland Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Symposium. This year’s program focused on workforce re-entry for previously incarcerated people and the barriers they face. Photo by Andy Hobbs/Sound Publishing

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Previously incarcerated people struggle to find jobs in Washington

Trauma and the stigma of prison create barriers for those who are trying to reenter society and atone…

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Faster passenger-only ferry route to be piloted from Des Moines to Seattle

The Chilkat Express will test the route for two months beginning Aug. 10th.

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Federal Way National juniors softball team wins state championship

The team is competing at the West Region tournament in Arizona next week.

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King County Elections calls for removal of unauthorized signs near ballot drop boxes

Republican activists reportedly posted signs that warns boxes are ‘under surveillance’

Reopened Covid-19 testing site outside the Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center. Photo courtesy of Michael Cockrill

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Free Covid-19 testing reopens at Weyerhaeuser King County Aquatic Center

The testing location was previously operated by Public Health — Seattle & King County.

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King County Council votes to declare fentanyl a public health crisis amid overdose surge

So far in 2022, King County is on track to set yet another new overdose record.

Law enforcement officials investigate the scene of a fatal shooting near a freeway ramp in Federal Way on May 4. Photo courtesy of South Sound News

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2 King County Sheriff’s deputies fired guns in May 4 fatal shooting, investigators say

Cicero Sanchez, 31, was shot and killed at the scene on May 4; none of the deputies were…

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Legislative candidate shot with BB gun while campaigning

Pastor Carey Anderson was shot while placing campaign signs in unincorporated Auburn on July 15.

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Congressman Smith faces five challengers for 9th District seat

District spans from Bellevue and south Seattle down through Renton, Tukwila, Kent, Federal Way and Tacoma.

A State Route 18 sign in Snoqualmie before the SR 18/I-90 interchange. File photo Conor Wilson/Valley Record.

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SR 18 to see full closure this Saturday near Snoqualmie

Highway will be fully closed between Issaquah-Hobart Road and the Interstate 90/SR 18 interchange.

FUSION founder Peggy LaPorte greets guests at the Aug. 4, 2021, summer arts fundraiser at Dumas Bay Centre in Federal Way. Photo courtesy of Bruce Honda

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Saddle up for FUSION’s 2022 summer arts festival

Country-western theme will flavor fundraiser to benefit local homeless families.

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King County Local Dive: Illegal dumping, road rage shooting, problematic totem pole

A new podcast for King County residents

There’s no room to spare in the Lutheran Community Services Northwest van as staff members Mohammad Musa Salangi (left) and Aziz Ahmad Zaheer pick up donations from the Bikes for Kids organization. Courtesy photo

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Local church donates bikes for refugees

Refugee families in the Federal Way, Kent and Tacoma areas now have bicycles to get around, thanks to…

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988 national suicide, crisis hotline to launch soon

The three-digit calling code goes live July 16.