Creative funding to keep the Eastside rail corridor whole

The Seattle Times - Fri Nov 27

The Metropolitan King County Council should use the Conservation Futures Levy to buy a 25-mile piece of the 42-mile Eastside rail corridor.

Mountain View Fire & Rescue/Black Diamond Fire Department

Covington Reporter - Fri Nov 27

Mountain View Fire & Rescue/Black Diamond Fire Department will be brining Santa to the Black Diamond Community for the annual tree lighting, 7 p.m. Dec.

Election tally certified; division meets standard

Rentonreporter.com - Fri Nov 27

King County Elections Tuesday morning certified the results of the county's first all-mail general election Nov.

Lance Dickie / Seattle Times editorial columnist | Blues master John 'Curley' Cooke shares his gifts

The Seattle Times - Thu Nov 26

John "Curley" Cooke, master gardener? Yes, in his own way, which is why the master blues guitarist stirs an improbable link in my mind to King County pinching pennies on extension programs.

Americans still giving

Deseret News - Thu Nov 26

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Health care expanded for state's poor

Seattle Times - Thu Nov 26

A year ago, as Washington faced a $9 billion revenue shortfall, Gov. Chris Gregoire proposed eliminating the state's last social safety net for people whose physical or mental disabilities prevent them from holding a job.

Drop off your used cooking oil or grease

KING-TV Seattle - Wed Nov 25

SEATTLE If you plan to have a deep-fried turkey this year, King County officials want to remind you to recycle used cooking oil to help keep grease out of our sewer system.

City, EFR discuss simmering problems

Sammamish Review - Wed Nov 25

A three-hour meeting Nov. 16 left questions about the future of Sammamish's fire protection unresolved.

Ex-charity worker charged with computer crime

Seattle Post-Intelligencer - Wed Nov 25

A former employee of a Federal Way-based children's charity has been charged with computer crimes following allegations that he sabotaged his former employer's network.

Thief takes paintings from Symetra building

The Bellevue Reporter - Tue Nov 24

Police are asking for help catching a man they believe stole two paintings on display at the Symetra Financial Center in downtown Bellevue.