Ferguson defeats Reichert in governor’s race | Election 2024
Nov 5, 2024 · Reichert, meanwhile, couldn’t match Ferguson’s fundraising and had spent nearly all the $6.5 million he raised. He also had to overcome a difficult primary in which the state Republican Party ...
King County Council approves legislation to help bomb cyclone …
Dec 12, 2024 · The King County Council voted Dec. 10 to approve legislation that will alleviate expenses residents incurred due to November’s bomb cyclone weather event.. The storm, with wind gusts up to 74 ...
Eastside Fire & Rescue crew dispatched to help fight Palisades fire ...
Jan 10, 2025 · A fire engine displaying a Mercer Island insignia is part of an Eastside Fire & Rescue (EF&R) crew that is currently in California and will soon be helping fight the catastrophic Palisades wildfire.
Where will all the waste go? King County’s only landfill expected …
Jan 10, 2025 · Construction is expected to be completed in mid-2025, and once Cell 8 is filled to a height of 800 feet (with 30 feet sealant of dirt on top), work will begin to fill the last remaining section of ...
King County Executive Dow Constantine won’t run for reelection in …
Nov 13, 2024 · Claudia Balducci, a King County Councilmember and Sound Transit Board Member, announced Wednesday, Nov. 13 that she will seek the open seat of King County Executive in 2025.
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Councilmember Reagan Dunn and more than a dozen business owners argued tips and health care expenses should be a part of the new wage. The council passed the ordinance without the amendment.
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Eastside Fire & Rescue crew dispatched to help fight Palisades... The crew is part of a caravan that began heading south on Jan. 9 and includes firefighters and vehicles from Bothell, Kirkland ...
Invasive ‘murder hornets’ found in WA have been eradicated
Dec 21, 2024 · The hunt for invasive “murder hornets” is over in Washington and the rest of the U.S. after three years without confirmed detections, state and federal officials said Wednesday.
Minimum wage is going up in Washington | Kirkland Reporter
Oct 1, 2024 · For trips outside of Seattle in 2025, drivers will earn 39 cents per passenger platform minute and $1.34 per passenger platform mile, or $3.45, whichever is greater.
King County Elections emphasizes safety, security in voting process
Oct 29, 2024 · Constructed of steel, weighing in at over 1,000 pounds, with no pry points and multiple locking mechanisms, and equipped with fire stops, official ballot drop boxes are a secure and convenient way ...