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Clallam County weighs new levies for veterans, disability services

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County is considering separate property tax levies for veterans services and developmental disabilities programs. The two new levies would add about $23.50 annually to the tax bill for a property assessed at $500,000. To help offset that increase, commissioners support forgoing the annual 1% increase...

Clallam County, WA · 3d
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Three WA counties are voting against I-638

King County, WA · 1d

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French leads commissioner race, Democrats ahead in 24th District House contests

PORT ANGELES — Clallam County Commissioner Mike French has a substantial lead in his bid for reelection, while Democrats are leading both 24th Legislative District House races following Tuesday night’s first ballot count. French has just over 60 percent of the vote against challenger Jake Seegers. French leads...

Clallam County, WA · 2d
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Letter to the Editor: From Habitat for Humanity East Jefferson County

We urge AHPT [Affordable Hometown Port Townsend] and the City of Port Townsend to find common ground in the appeal of the Comprehensive Plan. We can honor public participation while keeping needed housing moving forward. The Comprehensive Plan emerged from an extensive public process. The outcome is not perfect, but...

Port Townsend, WA · 2d
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Most county charter amendments addressing budget, oversight on track to pass

(The Center Square) - Two days after polls closed, 19 of the 24 charter amendments in Clallam, Clark, Pierce and Snohomish counties are on track to pass as election officials process any remaining ballots. Four of the state’s 39 counties placed charter amendments on the November ballot: Clallam County considered three, Clark County had nine, Pierce County had seven, and Snohomish County had five. Altogether, the amendments center on county governance, accountability and financial oversight.​ Each of the four counties still has thousands of ballots left to process, with more results coming Friday. The following is a brief summary of each amendment by county and where the votes stood as of Thursday afternoon. Clallam County Town halls : The first charter amendment on the ballot would require county commissioners to hold at least one town hall each district annually, and one town hall in each district with all the commissioners. As of Thursday night, the proposal led with 14,622 votes in support, or 68.29% of the votes cast on the measure. Ethics : The second charter amendment would establish an ethics review board for complaints against elected officials. Its members would be unpaid and appointed by “designated elected county officials.”

Pierce County, WA · 19h

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Mayor Wilson issues executive order on RVs following veto

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson vetoed a City Council-approved permit program for people living in RVs Tuesday, opting instead for an executive order focused on outreach and shelter and drawing sharp criticism from Councilmember Dan Strauss.

Seattle, WA · 2d

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ELECTION 2026: First update of candidate results are in for Redmond

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... The first update for general election ballot counts favor incumbents in Redmond, which is home to Congressional Districts No. 1 and No. 8, and Legislative District 48. CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT 1. United States Representative. For Congressional District No. 1 U.S. Representative, incumbent Democrat Suzan DelBene...

Redmond, WA · 2d

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Redmond Lights Returns Dec. 5 With Snowfall, Luminary Trail and Kids Fashion Show

Redmond is gearing up to flip the switch on its annual holiday light celebration, with the Redmond Lights kickoff set for 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 5, in Downtown Park. The free event promises live entertainment, a luminary trail, festive crafts, and machine-made snowfall every 15 minutes to kick off a month-long run of illuminated art around the city.

Redmond, WA · 1d

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Salt Lake City Gen Zers Are Moving To This Pacific Northwest Haven Known As 'Mother Nature's City'

Salt Lake City may be among the most popular metro areas for Gen Zers who want large homes, high-paying jobs, and plenty of outdoor adventures. But young adults born between 1997 and 2012 aren't afraid to cross state lines in search of new places to call home. In fact, they're doing it more than any other generation. And according to U-Haul's 2026 Midyear Migration Trends report, many of them are making the 13-hour drive straight to Seattle, Washington. For nature lovers, this Pacific Northwest haven offers a similar combination of bustling city life and the great outdoors.

Seattle, WA · 1d

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10 Historical Battles That Were Fought in the Pacific Northwest

When most people think about the Pacific Northwest, they picture mountains, forests, coastal towns, and some of the country’s most beautiful scenery. Military history probably isn’t the first thing that comes to mind. But long before Seattle became a major city or eastern Washington’s farmland looked anything like it does today, the region was the site of several significant battles. Some were fought in places that thousands of people drive past every day without knowing what happened there.

Seattle, WA · 4d

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Volunteers At This Old Washington Polish Hall Still Hand-Roll Pierogi Every Friday Night

Pickle soup, meat-filled potato dumplings, and plates of homemade pierogi appear just one night a week at an old hall in Washington. The doors open at 5 PM on Friday. The cooking is homemade and proudly traditional. Cabbage rolls, kielbasa, hunter’s stew, sauerkraut, and beets can all share one sampler plate.

Seattle, WA · 1d

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Seattle doesn’t know how many RVs line its streets—but Katie Wilson insists nurses, veterans and tourists are inside

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson admits her administration does not know precisely how many RVs occupy city streets. Yet her new executive order offers a list of people who might be inside: traveling nurses, veterans seeking medical care, tourists, and Seattle homeowners using RVs as offices. What it doesn’t provide is...

Seattle, WA · 1d

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More than 30 birds dead after suspected avian flu outbreak in Monroe

The City of Monroe is tracking a suspected avian flu outbreak at Lake Tye Park. More than 30 dead birds have been recovered so far, and KIRO 7 got an up-close look at one of the afflicted birds.

Monroe, WA · 2d

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Seattle fire displaces almost 90 residents; Red Cross opens shelter

The American Red Cross has opened an emergency shelter after a Sunday morning rubbish fire damaged a Seattle apartment building's electrical system, displacing about 88 people. Shortly before 1 a.m. Sunday, the Seattle Fire Department reported a blaze on the exterior of a building in the 900 block of Sixth...

Seattle, WA · 3d

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Major takeaways from Washington's midterm election results

Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez won reelection in Washington's 3rd Congressional District, defeating Republican John Braun. Voters approved an initiative concerning transgender school sports, while measures on parental rights and repealing the millionaires tax are trailing. Seattle's transit tax measure is leading, while several judicial and local races remain undecided as...

Seattle, WA · 1d

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ELECTION RESULTS 2: Second round of returns for South King County schools, legislative races and local measures

Below are the second round of results from Tuesday’s (Nov. 3) general election, updated as of 4:12 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4. All results remain unofficial and incomplete until certified on Wednesday, Nov. 25. VOTER TURNOUT. 41%. Ballots Cast 601,199. Registered Voters 1,460,414. National balance of power. If you appreciate...

King County, WA · 1d

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‘Even local government in WA is being polarized’: Former Burien mayor links Tacoma housing debate to party pressure

Tacoma’s Safe Homes for All initiative would expand tenant protections, increase penalties for rental-law violations, and establish additional licensing and enforcement requirements. The proposal appeared on the Nov. 3 ballot as Initiative Measure No. 1, building on tenant protections voters approved in 2023. The initiative led in early election...

Tacoma, WA · 2d

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‘You’ll subsidize it. You’ll have more of it’: Curley questions Mayor Wilson’s RV safe lots after permit veto

Seattle’s mayor and City Council are fighting over how to get RVs off city streets. KIRO host John Curley thinks both sides are missing the bigger question: what happens to the people living inside them. Mayor Katie Wilson vetoed the permit program at the center of the City Council’s...

Seattle, WA · 1d

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Seattle council eyes over $50M in one-time add-ons despite budget hole

(The Center Square) - Despite ongoing deficits, the Seattle City Council is considering $55.5 million in net additions to Mayor Katie Wilson’s 2027-28 budget proposal amid a $175 million general fund hole.​ Wilson’s first budget proposes various measures to reduce the structural deficit to roughly $23 million, with minor recurring deficits in 2028 and 2029, while relying on available fund balances to fill the rest. The council spent the last few weeks considering changes to Wilson’s plan before Councilmember Dan Strauss, the budget chair, released his “balancing package” Tuesday. Staff presented the amendments to the entire council on Wednesday, with any remaining “self-balanced amendments” due by Monday.​ The Select Budget Committee will hold a hearing Thursday to consider feedback on the package. “The mayor's proposed budget unnecessarily took austere measures to balance the budget,” Strauss said Wednesday, referring to budget transfers, offsets and service reductions, such as cutting vacant public safety-related positions and reducing fire overtime. “There was no new funding of any kind.”​ He said the council could use revenue from the county’s recent sales tax increase, improved forecasts, an off-cycle JumpStart payroll-tax payment and reduced reserve contributions. The net general fund addition is about $55.5 million, based on

Seattle, WA · 1d

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Report: Half of SW Washington residents lack resources to afford basic necessities

Half of Southwest Washington residents lack the resources to cover basic necessities such as housing and food, a rate higher than the state average and equal to that of the congressional district that includes Seattle, according to a report released Monday. The report from the Urban Institute examines economic hardship...

Washington · 1d