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Tukwila Schools take on hundreds of new students from asylum-seeking families
TUKWILA, Wash — During the current school year - the Tukwila School District has been serving more students without any additional resources. The district recently took on 288 students - and counting - because of asylum-seeking families arriving in South King County. School districts get state funding from enrollment...
Evening Raves: Mick Jagger, 'Dark Matter' and Evening Viewers
SEATTLE — I want to rave about Mick Jagger. You know the Rolling Stones made a stop here last week and I got to go with my brother. Boy, he was just singing, dancing, interacting with the crowd. You can tell he was having a lot of fun. He’s 80 years old and enjoying what he’s doing. My thought was if you love what you do, you’ll be rocking it forever.
WSDOT looks at construction safety measures, talks to contractors about 'awareness' after road rage attack
EVERETT, Wash. - The Washington Department of Transportation is going over safety protocols with workers following what investigators described as an attack on two contractors last week, stemming from a road rage incident. Investigators say a man purposely drove into a construction zone and started fighting with workers there before...
Seattle's median asking rent falls 7.3%, biggest drop in U.S.
SEATTLE - Seattle’s median asking rent has fallen 7.3% in just one year, the largest drop of any U.S. metro area. According to a report from real estate company Redfin, the biggest rent declines year over year have been in America’s Sun Belt—the lower, warmer half of the continent, which includes Southern California, Arizona, Texas, Tennessee, Florida and the like.
Man sentenced for $11 million Ponzi scheme, fleeing to Florida
SEATTLE, WA (MyBellinghamNow.com) – A Ponzi schemer that used to reside in Bellevue was sentenced Friday to over 14 years in prison. Volodimyr Pigida was convicted of fraud and fleeing prior to sentencing. According to the Department of Justice, the 49-year-old defrauded thousands of people in his $11 million...
Jack's BBQ Opens a New Eastside Location
Eastsiders with a taste for Texas barbecue will be stoked to know that Jack’s BBQ has gone east of Lake Washington for its newest location. In early May, the SoDo-based Texas barbecue chain opened up shop at NE 21st and Bel-Red Road, in the Crossroads/Overlake borderlands, after almost a decade of searching for a spot on the Eastside. The new Jack’s is operating out of the space that previously housed Mayuri Indian Cuisine, which closed in February 2024.
Auburn officer's trial tests deadly force law
The murder trial against Auburn police officer Jeff Nelson is underway in Kent today. Arguments are centering around the officer’s training and the testimony of some key witnesses. It’s an important test of a voter initiative that made it easier to prosecute police officers who use deadly force. KUOW’s...
CDL truck driving school shutters operations, files for bankruptcy
A CDL training school that had centers in Tacoma and Kent, Washington, as well as a third site in Portland, Oregon, has ceased operations and filed for bankruptcy liquidation. Pacific NW Professional Driving School, doing business as Toro Trucking Academy, filed a Chapter 7 petition, which means it is seeking to wind down operations and liquidate its assets, Wednesday in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Washington.
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