Everett company seeks to scale up after landing $425 million
In 2022, Helion moved from Redmond to Everett, where it has a roughly 150,000-square-foot headquarters, along with roughly 30 ...
Burien passes stricter camping ban
In a 5-2 vote, the Burien City Council has approved an emergency ordinance making it illegal for individuals to reside, sleep ...
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In letter, ACLU calls Burien’s revised homelessness ordinance ‘legally problematic’
The American Civil Liberties Union of Washington (ACLU-WA) on Monday, Jan. 27, 2025 called on the Burien City Council to ...
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Burien City Council votes on controversial public camping ban
The Burien City Council's recent 5-2 vote enacts a public camping ban, stirring debate among residents and officials alike.
Burien enacts stricter ordinance to clear city streets of tents, encampments
Emergency Ordinance 864 immediately took effect following the vote and is "intended to create legal consistency with recent ...
Replacements picked for two WA legislators who took jobs in Ferguson’s administration
Emily Alvarado moved from the House to the Senate in the state Legislature on Tuesday after the King County Council appointed ...
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Comcast, Xfinity service disrupted in several WA areas after vandals destroy equipment
A Comcast cable line was vandalized, causing several service outages for Xfinity and Comcast Business customers in Western ...
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Major I-5 Drug Bust nets $1.3 Million in Coke, Ecstasy, and More
The county Special Emphasis Team, SeaTac Police, and other units participated in the investigation and the raid. The KCSO ...
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Wayne Roush’s Celebration of Life set for Saturday, Mar. 22 in SeaTac
A Celebration of Life for Wayne Erving Roush, a well-known local businessman who passed away on Nov. 17, 2024, at the age of 88, will be held on Saturday, Mar. 22, 2025. The event will take place from ...
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18-year-old charged in fatal assault of blind man, beloved community advocate in Burien
SEATTLE — An 18-year-old was charged with second-degree murder Monday, Jan. 13, in connection to a fatal assault in Burien. Naim Sa'Vaughn Hicks is being held in jail on $1 million bail.
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As Burien touts ‘nation’s highest minimum wage,’ some say it’s misleading
Organizers behind Burien’s minimum wage ballot initiative say the city has been using public funds to mislead residents and drum up opposition to the measure, which will come before voters in a ...
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‘Profoundly kind’ Tacoma man who advocated for pedestrians fatally attacked in crosswalk
Longtime Tacoma resident and pedestrian/transit advocate Steven Bird died in December 2024 after he was assaulted in a Burien crosswalk. Courtesy Downtown on the Go Steven Bird was a man who would ...