King County News

Friday marked exactly one year since gay marriage was made legal in Washington. That makes December 6th a very special day for a lot of people.

Murray, of course, will take office as Mayor of Seattle on January 1. According to procedure, when a vacancy occurs in the state legislature, the Precinct Committee Officers of the legislative district recommend a ranked list of three potential successors, and then the King County Council appoints a replacement.

The King County Sheriff's Office is reporting that a driver pushed the wrong pedal on their SUV Friday, causing a rollover accident at the Fred Meyer in Burien Friday.

Shawn Gulseth first insisted he had never put his hands on a woman in a violent way.

Deputies attempted to arrest 36-year-old Jeremy Alan Maddelena in the area of SE 136 St. and 171st Ave. Maddelena fled the scene in a stolen car before he could be arrested.

King County Executive Dow Constantine said he is ready to look for another way to fund Metro bus service in the county if the state Legislature does not pass a stateside transportation package.

A man pleaded guilty yesterday to fatally stabbing his cousin last Christmas Eve in Auburn, according to the King County Prosecuting Attorney's Office.

Both Pierce Transit and Community Transit plan to add service hours without raising taxes.

Newly elected Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant and Obama agree on raising the minimum wage, its just that Sawant wants it higher at $15 an hour.

Bryan Yambe began his term as Fife City Council member, Position 1, with a swearing in ceremony at the Nov. 26 council meeting at Fife City Hall.

It was the best of times, it was the worst of times, it was the age of wisdom, it was the age of foolishnessa Dickens was talking about London and Paris in his novel published more than 150 years ago, but he might have been describing 21st century farming.

A proposed ordinance regarding development regulations for recreational marijuana producers, processors and retailers prompted Redmond Ridge residents to make the drive across the water to attend Monday's King County Council meeting in Seattle to voice their concerns about how their community could be affected.

Seven thousand same-sex couples were wed in Washington during the first nine months of marriage equality in the Evergreen State, according to figures released on Thursday by the state Department of Health.

While the House held hearings this week on whether President Obama exceeded his executive powers on immigration policies and whether there are " biosignatures " in outer space , the most populous county in Washington state is forging ahead on an immigration-related bill to fill gaps left by Congressional inaction on immigration reform.

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Metro Transit held the first of its public outreach meetings on the proposed drastic cuts to service at the Youngstown Cultural Arts Center Tuesday, Dec. 3 Metro has said that service cuts could begin in June as other funding runs out, and would be phased in over time unless the legislature takes action to pass a transportation package.

"We need to learn about the impacts this will have on small businesses and phase in or tailor any wage increase."

Rapidly increasing electricity demand on the Eastside means it's time for a major expansion of transmission lines, Puget Sound Energy announced Wednesday.

King County prosecutors charged Vanetta Richardson, 34, of Renton, with second-degree murder today, accusing her of shooting her unarmed husband seven times as he tried to flee their house on Sunday.

The 33rd Legislative District Democrats nominated Kent City Councilwoman Elizabeth Albertson Tuesday night to fill the state House seat being vacated by State Rep. Dave Upthegrove, D-Des Moines.