CHOMP!, King County’s free annual festival celebrating local food, farming, and sustainability, returns to Marymoor Park on August 16th, featuring live music, family activities, and a spotlight on local farmers, with proceeds benefiting the Washington Hmong Farmers Cooperative.
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Comcast Falls Short on Billing and Accessibility in Seattle Audit
A newly released audit found that Comcast complies with most of Seattle’s Cable Customer Bill of Rights, but fell short in two key areas related to late fees and informing customers with disabilities about available services.
Posted inLocal - County
Officials Issue Shellfish Harvesting Ban From Alki Beach To Dash Point
The Washington State Department of Health has closed several beaches in the Seattle area to recreational shellfish harvesting due to the presence of dangerous levels of paralytic shellfish poison (PSP).
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AG Brown Joins Lawsuit To Block Federal Limits On Social Services
Washington State Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a coalition of 20 other attorneys general in suing the federal administration over new rules that threaten access to critical health, education, and social service programs, which they argue unlawfully restrict states from serving all residents, regardless of immigration status.
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Eric Johnson And Carmen Best Serve As 2025 Seafair Royalty
Eric Johnson and Carmen Best have been named King Neptune and Queen Alcyone for Seafair’s 76th year, representing the community connection, civic spirit, and leadership that Seafair aims to celebrate.
Posted inLocal - County
County Council Considers Proposal To Offset Public Safety Deficit
The King County Council is considering a proposal to implement a 0.1% sales tax to generate revenue to close a projected $160 million shortfall in the county’s General Fund for 2025-2026, which could help avoid deep cuts to public safety services.
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Revive I-5 Project To Bring Major Closures And Lane Reductions
WSDOT has begun the Revive I-5 project to repair the aging I-5 Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle, which will cause lane reductions, closures, and traffic delays through mid-August, and is expected to last until 2027.
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New Community Center Aims To Serve And Empower Underrepresented Veterans
King County Executive Shannon Braddock, leaders from the Minority Veterans of America, and local officials celebrated the grand opening of the Minority Vets Community Center, a first-of-its-kind space created to provide a welcoming environment for underrepresented veterans and access to critical resources.
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Brown Leads 20-State Lawsuit To Restore FEMA’s Disaster Mitigation Program
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown and a coalition of 20 states are suing the Trump administration over its decision to terminate the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) Building Resilient Infrastructure and Communities (BRIC) program, which they claim is illegal and dangerous.
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Shut Down Of LGBTQI+ Youth Crisis Line Raises Concerns
The LGBTQI+ Youth Subnetwork of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline will shut down on July 17, increasing pressure on the main 988 Lifeline and potentially reducing access for LGBTQIA2S+ youth, but the state Department of Health is committed to ensuring that crisis counselors are trained to provide culturally competent care.
