King County News

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.

The South King County Puget Sound Anglers Salmon Derby is Saturday, Aug. 2 from daylight until 1 p.m., and is part of the Northwest Salmon Derby Series.

And the trend will continue. King County's annual growth report shows the Valley population grew by 6,000 since 1980, and will add 8,000 by the turn of the century.

"Through this project, we will integrate and expand services for vulnerable youth and families by bringing together programs provided by Navos and our partners, the Ruth Dykeman Children's Center and Seattle Children's Home," they said in a statement.

Eleven years ago, Bounma Khammanivong, 23, was sitting in the driver's seat of his van with a friend in the Holly Park neighborhood of South Seattle when three men approached the vehicle, faces covered by bandanas, and fired several shots .

King County Councilman Reagan Dunn today released a statement on the announcement that federal legislation expanding the Alpine Lakes Wilderness and designating both the Pratt and Middle Fork Snoqualmie Rivers as Wild and Scenic had passed a significant milestone.

King County Metro Transit just launched its "In Motion" program in Renton to encourage people who live or work in the area to leave their cars behind and use healthier travel options - such as transit, bicycling, walking and carpooling.

The King County Flood Control District Executive Committee met in Renton Wednesday to learn about the effort taking place to enhance flood damage prevention programs along the river corridor.

The King County Ferry District announced last week the finalists in a contest to name two new water taxis.

King County Metro Transit ridership surged yet again in the first half of 2014 as the popularity of its RapidRide service continued to exceed expectations.

The Redmond Library is hosting an art exhibit of Bothell artist A Gaul Culley's recent body of work titled: "Portraits of a River" beginning on Aug. 15 through Oct. 1. An opening reception will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Aug. 15 to coincide with the opening of the Redmond Arts Festival.

A 43-year-old Bellevue man wanted on 13 counts of second-degree felony identity theft in King County was arrested Tuesday night in Kennewick.

There have been four officer-involved shootings in Western Washington in the span of five weeks, and in each case Tasers failed to stop the suspect.

The owner of the Judge James T. Ronald House in Leschi has gained landmark designation for the home through the city's Preservation Board.

On July 25, Redmond resident Daniel Haggart was charged with first-degree murder after a fight on July 18 ultimately ended in the death of a 17-year-old Redmond girl.

Facilities that exceeded wastewater discharge permit requirements in 2013 earned environmental awards from King County's Industrial Waste Program for dedication to business practices that protect regional water quality.

Metro is now preparing to cut bus service beginning in September to address its ongoing budget shortfall.

At trial, King County prosecutors argued that Lovett Chambers fatally shot Michael Hood without provocation outside a West Seattle bar.

A 24-year-old Tacoma woman pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to first-degree attempted murder in connection with the Kent man shot in the face outside of a Panther Lake Starbucks.

Uprooted trees lay flattened in the glare of the sun on the north bank of the Snoqualmie River.