Local News: Ashburn, VA 

 | 

Sign Up

 | 

Sign In

King County News Editors

News Widget

Display the King County news headlines on your website.

Get the Topix Headlines Widget

Share & bookmark

RSS icon mobile icon

King County News

Local, regional, and statewide news continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

34 min ago | Auburn Reporter

City says 'no' to possible county waste transfer station at foot of West Hill

Jon Lindenauer was among those West Hill residents who opposed the proposed north Auburn site for a new waste transfer station.

Comment?

Related Topix: Auburn, WA, Algona, WA

1 hr ago | Viewing Feed

Update on the Ballard Siphon Replacement Project

Crews working on the project to replace a 77-year-old wooden sewer line beneath the Lake Washington Ship Canal have finished most of the shoring work at the south shaft on West Commodore Way, and will now continue tunneling toward the north shaft located in Ballard.

Comment?

2 hrs ago | Kent Reporter

Woman dies of wound in Liberty Park shooting in Renton

Red circles mark where Renton Police investigators recovered shell casings or lead from a shootout at Liberty Park Wednesday night, in which a woman received a life-threatening wound.

Comment?

Related Topix: Renton, WA

3 hrs ago | The White Center Blog

Deputy Martin 'Marty' Duran passes away after motorcycle accident; served area

King County Sheriff's Deputy Martin "Marty" Duran - who worked in the White Center area - passed away at Tacoma General Hospital late Wednesday evening from injuries sustained from an off-duty motorcycle accident, according to Sgt.

Comment?

Related Topix: White Center, WA, Burien, WA

7 hrs ago | Renton Reporter

City keeping an eye on the legislature's special session

With the legislature in a special session to deal with the state's biennial budget, officials in Renton are holding out hope that several of their priorities from the year will yet be approved.

Comment?

Related Topix: Renton, WA, Tukwila, WA, Burien, WA

12 hrs ago | Redmond Neighborhood Blog

Redmond City Council and LWSD Directors to run unopposed

The three Redmond City Council candidates in this year's election will be running unopposed.

Comment?

Wed May 22, 2013

KNDO

Attorney General Learns About Yakima County Gang Programs

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson visited Yakima Wednesday to learn about local efforts to curb the gang problem.

Comment?

Related Topix: Yakima, WA, Yakima County, WA

PNW Local News

Woman arrested after pulling gun on husband who asked for a divorce | Kirkland Reporter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers.

Comment?

Related Topix: Kirkland, WA

Seattle Times

Correction: Health Overhaul-Wash story

In a story May 14 about insurance premiums, The Associated Press, relying on information provided by the Washington State Office of the Insurance Commissioner, reported erroneously the premiums for an insurance plan.

Comment?

Related Topix: Olympia, WA, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama

Kirkland Reporter

Teen attempts suicide at Kirkland Starbucks; organization notes increasing trend

After being reported missing by her stepfather, a teenage girl was found unconscious on the floor of a Kirkland Starbucks' bathroom two weeks ago.

Comment?

Related Topix: Kirkland, WA

Renton Reporter

Registered sex offender charged with molesting 11-year-old Renton girl

Keith Raymond Geyman, 62, was charged Wednesday with rape of a child in the first-degree after he allegedly lured the girl and her brother into his motor home and then molested her.

Comment?

Related Topix: Renton, WA

Federal Way Mirror

Federal Way girl honored for escaping would-be abductor

Ten-year-old Isabel Carpenter was recently honored by King County with a "911 Hero" award for her quick thinking when a stranger approached her this past February and attempted to persuade her to get in a car while she walked home from school.

Comment?

Related Topix: Federal Way, WA, Pop/Rock, The Call, Renton, WA, Family, Kids

KING-TV Seattle

Founder of program fighting sex trafficking under investigation

But as of May 1st, Deputy Andy Conner is on administrative leave while the King County Sheriff's Office investigates allegations that thousands of dollars may have gone missing.

Comment?

Related Topix: Tukwila, WA, Seattle, WA

Real Change

State audit finds flaws in King County's discount bus tickets program

A recent state audit found a subsidized bus ticket program that allows more than 60 county agencies to offer discount tickets to homeless and low-income riders could benefit from more oversight.

Comment?

Real Change

Thank you for giving big

With 344 donations that totaled a whopping $51,893 last week, we're feeling humbled by the overwhelming community response to our plea to GiveBIG to Real Change.

Comment?

Related Topix: Seattle University

The Spokesman-Review

Domini Sandwiches losing a familiar face - Wed, 22 May 2013 PST

But Joe Domini, the familiar face behind the cramped front counter, is retiring.

Comment?

Related Topix: Spokane, WA, Eastern Washington University, University Village (Seattle, WA), Capitol Hill (Seattle, WA)

Seattle Times

Washington's roads, transit rate a D+, engineers say

Washington state road and transit systems deserves a D+ grade, and overall infrastructure a C, says a report issued Tuesday by the Seattle chapter of the American Society of Civil Engineers.

Comment?

Tue May 21, 2013

KHQ-TV Spokane

North Bend home intruder had 'dropped out'

Relatives of a man who was stabbed to death breaking into a North Bend home last week said he was showing signs of a mental breakdown last year.

Comment?

Related Topix: North Bend, WA

The White Center Blog

King County to install vegetated 'floating islands' at Hicklin Lake

King County announced Tuesday that it is moving forward with its plan for cleaning up Hicklin Lake in White Center by using vegetated 'floating islands' to improve water quality.

Comment?

Related Topix: White Center, WA, Science, Ecology

The Spokesman-Review

Spokane County jobless rate falls to 7.7% - Tue, 21 May 2013 PST

The unemployment rate in Spokane County was 7.7 percent in April, down from 9 percent the previous month, the state Employment Security Department reported today.

Comment?

Related Topix: Spokane County, WA, Spokane, WA