Maple Valley News

While TDRs have not been used in the past decade, when Maple Valley's population increased by 59 percent, a similar King County program called the 4-to-1 program was used during the development of the 150 acre Maple Ridge Highlands in the 1990s.

"It's going to open on May 24, which is earlier than we originally anticipated," said Fred Meyer spokeswoman Melinda Merrill in a phone interview.

Dirt alert for Burien's Dottie Harper Park Visitors to Dottie Harper Park in Burien may be seeing some signs ... When do you know your wife is the boss? any consideration." "The more I thought about it, it seemed like a pretty good fit," Myers said.

A decision Tuesday by appellate judges most likely ended all legal recourse for a man convicted of killing his 19-year-old employee in a brutal slaying that will forever haunt a Ferry County man who witnessed it and barely escaped with his own life.

A year removed from her first experience at the Miss Auburn Scholarship Pageant pageant, the 18-year-old from Maple Valley returned a wiser, more composed young lady to confront the bright lights of the Performing Arts Center stage.

The gay marriage opposition led by the National Organization for Marriage believe that the best course of action in derailing same-sex weddings is to mobilize like-minded detractors, fund expensive ad campaigns, and fight like hell to get the issue on the ballot -- here in Washington and across the country.

Highline School Board member Tyrone Curry on List of 100 African Americans Making History Just about one year after the Highline Times told Tyrone Curry's ... When do you know your wife is the boss? decided on the spot that she would buy in.

Councilman Craig Goodwin said by phone Friday there is a possibility a change of government resolution could be considered by the council in May for placement on the general election ballot Nov.

The Maple Valley City Council is recruiting individuals who are interested in serving in the capacity of either planning commissioners or alternate planning commissioners.A The deadline for those wishing to be considered is 5 p.m. Feb.

Meet Kathy Johnson and Lael Schmidt Bennett, two life-long area artists, totally devoted to the art of working in glass - they are Glass Expressions.

City crews are traveling through the city removing tree limbs, woody debris and sand from the streets as quickly as possible.

Snohomish County Council Chairman Brian Sullivan is sticking his nose into the battle between Cedar Grove Composting and its neighbors over foul odors around the company's Smith Island facility.

The ice storm that swept across the Northwest has left an aftermath of debris on city streets and on private property throughout Covington.

The city of Black Diamond Public Works Department is not able to provide collection of residential or business storm debris.

Slideshow Puget Sound Energy works to retore power in Tukwila and King County Puget Sound Energy works to retore power in Kent and King County Puget Sound Energy works to retore power Covington opens warming center Saturday and Sunday Second Easthill family treated for carbon monoxide poisoning From Black Diamond , to Maple Valley and Covington ... (more)

Send us your snow shots Storm-blasted Auburn slowly regaining its feet; crews restoring power Surviving the blackout: Valley residents hunker down amid days-long outage, regional disaster Puget Sound Energy is working to restore power to approximately 100,000 in South King County, including about 12,000 in Auburn, down from a high of almost 24,000 ... (more)

Meet the handful of undecided Washington State senators who will determine whether same-sex marriage is legalized this year-and here's their contact info, too! ithin the next few months, Washington could become the seventh state to legalize same-sex marriage - if just a few more votes can be found in the state legislature.

Crews in Covington and Maple Valley were working continuously early this week to deal with one of the biggest snow storms in more than a decade.