Emissions produced by goods and services from outside King County and consumed here more than double our collective footprint, according to the first comprehensive study by a local government in the U.S. to quantify the impact of consumption upon climate change.
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2:54 PM February 12, 2012
One down, two to go. The first of three weekend closures to install huge steel bridge girders over Interstate 5 in Federal Way went off without a hitch, and the freeway is back open to traffic.
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1:49 PM
February 12, 2012
Richard Flores, 58, of Seattle was sentenced today in U.S. District Court to 25 years in prison and lifetime supervised release for distribution of child pornography, announced U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan.
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updated 10:48 PM
February 10, 2012
The Maple Valley Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Feb.15 in the Tahoma School District Board Room.
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updated 10:04 PM
February 10, 2012
Mountain View Fire and Rescue Report for Jan. 31 - Feb. 6
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updated 10:04 PM
February 10, 2012
The Black Diamond Police Blotter Jan. 26 - Feb. 1
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updated 9:27 AM
February 9, 2012
Transfer of development rights are likely to be a part of future growth in Maple Valley.
While TDRs have not been used in the past decade, when Maple Valley’s population increased by 59 percent, a similar King County program called the 4-to-1 program was used during the development of the 150 acre Maple Ridge Highlands in the 1990s.
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9:08 AM
February 9, 2012
A more than decade-long wait for Fred Meyer in Maple Valley will soon come to an end.
“It’s going to open on May 24, which is earlier than we originally anticipated,” said Fred Meyer spokeswoman Melinda Merrill in a phone interview. “We’re really excited about that.”
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6:36 PM
February 8, 2012

A call for a replay of a few legal calls was on the table at the Valley Medical Center Board of Commissioners meeting Monday in Renton.
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Tera Sabo considered herself a contestant, not a contender. A year removed from her first experience at the Miss Auburn Scholarship Pageant pageant, the 18-year-old from Maple Valley returned a wiser, more composed young lady to confront the bright lights of the Performing Arts Center stage.
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Covington - Maple Valley Police Blotter Jan. 30 - Feb. 3
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updated 2:48 PM
February 8, 2012