J.B. Wogan

August 16, 2011 at 9:30 pm

King County voters approve levy for veterans, needy

King County voters approved the Veterans and Human Services Levy on Tuesday, 66 percent to 34 percent.

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August 12, 2011 at 8:14 pm

Rachel Beckwith’s legacy: $1 million for charity

Rachel Beckwith's fundraising campaign for charity: water has surpassed $1 million. The 9-year-old Bellevue girl died in a pileup on Interstate 90 last month.

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August 11, 2011 at 10:12 pm

Voting by mail fails to increase turnout

When King County shifted to an all-mail voting system in 2009, it was supposed to increase voter participation.

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August 9, 2011 at 9:16 pm

Proposal to require sick pay divides area business community

Terry Proios, owner of 14 Carrot Cafe, doesn't think the city should force her to pay sick employees for missing work.

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August 8, 2011 at 7:21 pm

East Cherry Street: an artistic world on one city block

A single block on East Cherry Street — between 23rd and 24th avenues — is home to six artist studios, summer art walks and an...

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August 5, 2011 at 9:50 pm

Apartment-fire victims try to pick up the pieces

Two days after the fire decimated their homes, residents of the Lighthouse apartment complex came back for their belongings.

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August 1, 2011 at 10:00 pm

Broad support for Veterans and Human Services Levy on primary ballot

If King County voters approve Proposition 1, the Veterans and Human Services Levy is expected to collect more than $100 million over the next six...

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July 26, 2011 at 10:25 pm

$331,000 to charity: Thousands honor memory of 9-year-old Rachel Beckwith

Rachel Beckwith is getting her wish. As arrangements were being made for the 9-year-old Bellevue girl's organs to save other lives, her goal of raising...

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July 25, 2011 at 9:35 pm

Apartment fire south of Seattle left 41 without a home

Forty-one people lost their homes after a fire overtook the Lighthouse Apartments south of Seattle on Sunday afternoon.

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July 20, 2011 at 3:55 pm

Seattle council OKs more food trucks on streets

The Seattle City Council voted 8-0 Monday in favor of allowing food trucks to sell on private streets. With Mayor Mike McGinn's signature, the new...

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