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Accused Highline daycare rapist may avoid trial for 3rd time
Since early March Olad Hussein Kaynan, 24, a Somalian refugee who lived with his family in the North Highline Unincorporated Area of south King County has been in jail in Seattle charged with three...
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Pols urge “system-wide” tolling study; I-90 EIS looms
Proposed electronic tolling of I-90 just east of Seattle – to fill a $1.4 billion gap in building the western approach of a new bridge on SR 520 – is getting more complicated. There will now be a full...
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Calories drop, under King County fast-food menu labeling
A new study by researchers at Public Health – Seattle and King County, just published in the June online edition of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, finds that King County-mandated menu...
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Sewer District swindled, suspect ex-worker had prior felonies
A new state auditor’s fraud investigation report says a former employee of the Valley View Sewer District serving Burien, Seatac and Tukwila actually embezzled more than double what the district,...
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Seattle “Kitchen Nightmares” family now faces greater test
A former assistant chef at a popular eatery in Seattle’s Greenwood neighborhood who starred earlier this year with her engaging, squabbling Greek family on Chef Gordon Ramsay’s Fox Network reality show...
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South End “Lady Thug” gets felony pimping charges
In a case propelled by a tip from a Seattle-based FBI special agent, a 20-year-old Federal Way woman named Jacqueline Pamela Oliver was arrested by Kent Police and charged in King County Superior Court...
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KIng County audit hastens fix pledges on accident pay-outs
King County could do far better controlling public risk and related liability pay-outs in negligence cases, especially those related to Metro Transit and other transportation functions, according to a...
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King County Garbage Plans Raising Stink; Meeting Tonight
The King County Solid Waste Division is moving forward with plans to evaluate three potential sites for a new facility to replace the aging Algona Transfer Station. Residents of south King County...
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Wedgwood man sentenced; sought sex with “girl,” 13
A 55-year-old lawn service owner from Seattle’s Wedgwood neighborhood this week in King County Superior Court pled guilty to a felony sex offense and was sentenced to nearly a year in jail. After...
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WA Court Denies Transpo Greens – But Inroads Unfolding
A Washington state appeals court in a ruling this week affirmed a King County judge’s 2011 dismissal of a suit by prominent environmental groups against the Puget Sound Regional Council transportation...
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Fraud Report: Timesheet Padding Cost Harborview $16K
A new fraud investigation report from Washington State Auditor Troy Kelley finds that an “electroneurodiagnostic technician” at Harborview Medical Center – which is owned by King County and operated by...
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Concessionaire owes Seattle Port $635K, auditors report
Port of Seattle Sea-Tac Airport concession operator HMS Host owes the port $635,704 in unpaid fees, interest and a late fee, according to a recently released port internal audit. The problem arose...
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For Arab Journos in Seattle: OpenGov Best Practices
Visiting Seattle right now are 19 Arab journalists focused on transparency, media and civic life. The U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program and the World Affairs Council...
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WA Transit Agencies Lag on Fare-box Recovery Ratios
Washington state public transit agencies in 2012 badly lagged the national average in paying their own way for operating costs. Reports from the Washington State Department of Transportation and the...
View ArticleCatalyst: “Coming To King County – The Next Generation of Open Data”
From Catalyst, the blog of the Washington Business Alliance, an exclusive peek into the next generation of open data at King County, from Assessor Lloyd Hara. ….many of the portals provide mapped...
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King County Garbage Plans Raising Stink; Meeting Tonight
The King County Solid Waste Division is moving forward with plans to evaluate three potential sites for a new facility to replace the aging Algona Transfer Station. Residents of south King County...
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KIng County audit hastens fix pledges on accident pay-outs
King County could do far better controlling public risk and related liability pay-outs in negligence cases, especially those related to Metro Transit and other transportation functions, according to a...
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