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Sound Transit to enforce new fare policy to ensure riders pay
(The Center Square) – Sound Transit has announced it will implement a new fare inspection process requiring riders to show a proof of payment before boarding. The new process will have an initial rollout on June 3. Sound Transit’s “fare ambassadors” have been checking passengers' proof of payments on various trains throughout the day. According to Sound Transit’s 2024 budget, the agency collected $51.9 million in passenger fare revenue last...
Memorial Day rush to get home causes long wait times at some WA ferry terminals
CLINTON, Wash. - More than 350,000 people were expected to use Washington State Ferries over Memorial Day weekend. On Monday, the holiday rush home caused delays and longer waits for those trying to travel east on some ferry lines. Washington State Ferries reported at least three terminals experiencing long wait...
Highline Community Symphonic Band playing free concert at Highline High School on Sunday, June 9
The Highline Community Symphonic Band will play a FREE concert on Sunday, June 9, 2024, with the Mt. Rainier High School Wind Ensemble at 2 p.m. in the Highline High School Theater. This is a local, non-profit group partially funded by the City of Burien and King County 4Culture. The...
Ultrasound photos of Woodland Park Zoo gorilla Akenji
Ultrasound photos show the development of Akenji's baby gorilla, due at the end of June or early July 2024 at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle. Ultrasound photos show the development of Akenji's baby gorilla, due at the end of June or early July 2024 at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle.
Seattle Braces for Wet Memorial Day Weekend with Showers and Cooler Temperatures
Seattle residents, don't pack away your rain gear just yet. The city is in for a spate of showers and cloudy skies, providing little reprieve over the Memorial Day weekend, the agency reported. The forecast suggests a damp start today with a 70% chance of rain, mainly before 10 a.m. and potential breaks in precipitation until Tuesday, when the rain returns with an 80% chance of dampening the city, according to the National Weather Service in Seattle.
Here is a list of Memorial Day ceremonies near you
SEATTLE - On this Memorial Day, events are scheduled throughout the region to honor the lives of the people who gave their all for their country. One event is happening at 1 p.m. Monday at Tahoma National Cemetery in Kent. Anyone who is interested may come out and pay their respects.
2 Washington men arrested for selling fake sports, Pokémon trading cards
SEATTLE — Two men from Washington were arrested for allegedly defrauding customers of over $2 million in sales of fake sports and Pokémon trading cards, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office. Anthony Curcio, a 43-year-old man from Redmond, and Iosif Bondarchuk, a 37-year-old man from Lake Stevens, are...
Navy names ship after former Bainbridge Island resident, Medal of Honor recipient
USS Richard M. McCool Jr. (LPD 29), the Navy's 13th San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship, will be commissioned in September. The ship is named to honor McCool, a Navy captain who received the Medal of Honor at the end of World War II in 1945. McCool passed away at...
Woman in 60s killed in collision in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, police say
SEATTLE — A woman in her 60s was killed in a fatal collision in the Chinatown International District Sunday night, police said. The Seattle Police Department was called just before 11:30 p.m. Sunday for reports of a person struck by a vehicle near 12th Avenue South and South Weller Street. Officers found a 63-year-old woman on the road with life-threatening injuries. Police said the woman was taken to Harborview Medical Center, where she died from her injuries.
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