Snoqualmie News

Children chomped fast and furiously during the Young Life watermelon eating contest, which returned in all its messy glory Saturday afternoon, June 15, to Olive Taylor Quigley Park, as part of a hopping Fall City Days.

Two "Explore the Greenway" trips bring hikers and bicyclists outdoors to explore some of the scenic and wonderful places in the Mountains to Sound Greenway.

King County and other local police agencies have teamed up to create a new task force to investigate police shootings.

Fall City Cemetery is home to the graves of many local pioneers-such as David Taylor, who brought his family as the first settlers in Fall City, above.

The Snoqualmie are one of seven tribes in western Washington who have come together to challenge the federal acknowledgement process of the Bureau of Indian Affairs.

Valley residents have been following the adventures of two young Angus steers on the lam for the past several weeks.

Tom and Patsy both grew up in small towns just down river from Longview, Wash. Tom was born in Chehalis and attended school in Cathlamet, while Patsy hailed from Skamokawa.

Map courtesy of City of Woodinville To view this map online, visit www.ci.woodinville.wa.us/Images/Maps/Zoning.png .

If you are looking for a unique way to spend this Father's Day, why not take a train ride? The Snoqualmie Valley Railroad is offering free admission to all dads who ride with a paying child of any age.

The Forest Service is warning hikers about a large, dangerous slurry of mud, boulders and trees that has flowed into the middle fork of the Nooksack River in northwest Washington.

Award for a lifesaver on May 28: From left, Sam, Vivien and Rachel McNaul, Sgt. Paul Graham, Snoqualmie Police Chief Steve McCulley, Mayor Matt Larson.

Stories from the past 25 and 50 years, as reported in the pages of the Snoqualmie Valley Record.

The original turbine spins again behind Plant Operator Byron Kurtz, working deep in the bowels of Puget Sound Energy's Plant 2 at Snoqualmie Falls.

Otherwise, uncontrolled weeds like oxeye daisy could take over alpine meadows, English ivy could cover forest canopies, and Japanese knotweed could choke vegetation along creeks, according to a news release from Mount Baker-Snoqualmie National Forest.

The Yakima Valley Visitor Information Center is celebrating its ten year anniversary.

A new elementary school in the next two years is at the top of the Snoqualmie Valley School Board's wish list.

Nearly all of the Snoqualmie Valley Transportation staff gathered for a photo with key SVT partners recently, and to acknowledge a $15,000 grant from King County Councilwoman Kathy Lambert.

Snoqualmie Valley Schools are home to 59 of the mobile classrooms. They hold two school building's worth of students.

Tent attack: At 1:52 a.m., deputies received a report of an assault in the 13500 block of 436th Avenue Southeast.

If you have a time-sensitive appointment or flight to catch, start planning your trip over Interstate 90 Snoqualmie Pass now.