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'Caged in like animals': King County sets up fencing around homeless encampment in Burien
BURIEN, Wash. - King County has set up fencing around dozens of tents at 6th Avenue SW and SW 149th Street in Burien. The encampment is adjacent to the Burien Courthouse parking lot. Campers say they were ordered to move from parts of the lot on Wednesday before fencing went up Thursday morning.
Head-on collision kills 31-year-old woman in Auburn
A 31-year-old woman died May 11 in a head-on two-vehicle collision in Auburn after her vehicle drifted into oncoming traffic. According to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office, Sara R. Sampson died as a result of multiple blunt force injuries suffered in an accident in the roadway at 4700 I Street Northeast.
Scammers send fake MyChart messages
Scammers have been trying to trick patients into giving up personal information by sending fake MyChart messages. Tacoma, Wash.-based MultiCare Health System is the latest system to warn of the scam. "Unfortunately, it has become more common for scammers to send phony messages that may seem like they are from...
I Miss My Toyota Tacoma After Trading with Tundra, But Could Never Go Back
Hello, dear Torque News readers. This morning I saw an interesting discussion in one of the Toyota Tundra groups on Facebook, in which one of the group members was asking if he should switches from Tacoma to Tundra. "Who has come from Tacoma to a Tundra and what are your...
MISSING: Have you seen Brandon Hourn, aka ‘Queen Bee’? Des Moines Police seeking missing person
Des Moines Police are seeking the public’s help finding Brandon Hourn, 25 – aka “Queen Bee” – who has been missing since May 7, 2024:. Brandon was last seen on Tuesday, May 7, 2024. She was recently diagnosed with pneumonia and needs medication. Brandon may...
Prosecutors say Washington officer charged with murder ignored his training in killing man in 2019
A suburban Seattle police officer ignored his training and unnecessarily resorted to deadly force when he shot and killed a man outside a convenience store in 2019, prosecutors said as the officer's murder trial opened Thursday.Auburn Police Officer Jeff Nelson shot Jesse Sarey twice while attempting to arrest him for disorderly conduct. Sarey, 26, was the third person Nelson had killed on duty in the past eight years.Nelson's attorney, Emma Scanlan, told jurors during her opening statement that he believed — mistakenly — that Sarey had grabbed a folding knife from the officer's pocket. Instead, the knife had fallen...
Here's how much you need to earn to live 'comfortably' in the Seattle-Tacoma area
SEATTLE - The cost of living in Western Washington continues to rise, and rent prices are a huge part of living expenses. Seattle ranks 27th on ConsumerAffairs' list of income needed to afford to live in the largest U.S. cities. With median rent at $2,179 (as of Feb. 2024), the salary needed for a single adult to make ends meet is $87,146 or an hourly wage of $41.90.
Kia hosting anti-theft software update events in Factoria, Tacoma
In an effort to reduce thefts among Kia vehicles, the automobile manufacturer is partnering with local dealers to host two free anti-theft software update events this weekend. Technicians will be at at Factoria and Tacoma malls from Friday through Sunday to help install the software updates. Organizers said once updates...
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