KING COUNTY.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 18, 1996 ;     700+ words ......with 95% of statewide and 99 of King County precincts reporting. In statewide...congressional districts that include King County, the first line is the total vote and the second line is the King County vote. FEDERAL U.S. House of Representatives...

TCI, King County reach franchise accord. (Tele-Communications Inc.; King...

Multichannel News;  January 1, 1996 ;     637 words ...Tele-Communications Inc.'s partnership with King County, Wash., ensures its plans for the Pacific...the defensive, observers say. TCI and King County officials last month struck a deal renewing...How is U S West going to top this? King County will push local subscribers onto the...

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR KING COUNTY CHARTER.(Editorial)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  July 20, 1997 ;     700+ words ...How we got here: King County is one of only five Home Rule counties...turn down proposed charters. But in King County, and in other Home Rule counties...be consistent with it. Changes in King County: At the time of statehood in 1889...

Playing renewal hardball in King County.(cable franchise negotiations)

Broadcasting & Cable;  July 8, 1996 ;     700+ words ......between Tele-Communications Inc. and King County in Washington state. Although there...of issues, the two focal points were King County's desire for an institutional network...Viacom had cut with the county. TCI and King County in January reached a tentative agreement...

Brig News -- King County decision to phase out minor offenders could help...

Yakima Herald-Republic;  August 31, 2002 ;     522 words ......FROM STAFF AND NEWS SERVICE REPORTS King County says it will stop accepting misdemeanor...The decision means 37 cities that pay King County for jail services will likely start...ramp-down," said Steve Thompson, director of King County's Department of Adult and Juvenile Detention...

KING COUNTY SHERIFF.(Special Section)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 2, 1997 ;     562 words ...KING COUNTY SHERIFF Qualifications: Candidates must be U.S. citizens and registered voters in King County. Term: Four years. Salary: $109,232. Duties: The King County sheriff enforces state laws and county ordinances...

King County, Wash., Officials Prepare to Make Sewage-Plant Site Official.

The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  November 29, 2003 ;     414 words ...Byline: Christopher Schwarzen Nov. 29--King County officials are expected to announce Monday...of Woodinville. For more than a year, King County officials, including Executive Ron Sims...North King and South Snohomish counties. King County officials plan to show off models and...

South King County, Wash., Housing Remains Affordable.

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  September 24, 2003 ;     440 words ......the economy turns around in the next year, King County Executive Ron Sims says he would like South King County to accommodate much of the expected growth in new housing. Housing in South King County remains relatively affordable when compared...

King County, Wash., to study fault line for impact on any nearby sewage...

The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  August 4, 2004 ;     386 words ...Byline: Emily Heffter Aug. 4--King County can't proceed with its Brightwater sewage...would endanger the proposed facility, the King County hearing examiner ruled yesterday. King County faced eight appeals to the environmental study...

A TROUBLING LOOK AT HEALTH KING COUNTY REPORT SHOWS WE'RE IN GOOD SHAPE...

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  February 18, 2006 ;     700+ words ......troubling insights about the health of King County, including that the rate of diabetes...Friday by Public Health - Seattle & King County, also found that African Americans...residents of South Seattle and South King County are dying younger and suffering disproportionately...

King County, Wash., seeks two more permits for wastewater plant.

The Seattle Times (Seattle, Washington) (via Knight-Ridder/Tribune Business News);  September 22, 2004 ;     570 words ......reviewing Brightwater construction plans as King County seeks two more permits to build the...Examiner's Office ruled last week that King County can build the outfall that would disperse...The plant-site permit would require King County to trap storm water and groundwater...

Thrown Out; King County Canvassing Board Rejects Republican Lori Sotelo's...

The Stranger;  December 1, 2005 ;     700+ words ......challenge the voting rights of almost 2,000 King County residents, I asked her how she felt...woman who serves as vice-chair of the King County Republican Party and also heads what...nervous. On Monday, November 28, the King County Canvassing Board, which conducted the...

GUN-RELATED INJURIES, DEATHS DIP OVER 5 YEARS IN KING COUNTY.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  September 13, 2000 ;     443 words ......related deaths and injuries fell in King County between 1993 and 1998, although guns...issued by Public Health - Seattle & King County, showed a 38 percent decline in the...leading cause of death from an injury in King County,'' said health department Director Dr...

BE HEARD TODAY ON TRANSFER OF KING COUNTY PARKS.(News)

Seattle Post-Intelligencer (Seattle, WA);  December 9, 2002 ;     535 words ......encourages your involvement. Today we look at King County's proposal to transfer or lease parks...You live in Bellevue, Mercer Island or King County You want to voice your opinion about...help save about $2.4 million per year, King County is proposing the transfer or leasing...

King County, Wash., Spends Money to Evaluate Impact of Sewage Treatment...

Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News;  April 16, 2003 ;     700+ words ......Ridder/Tribune Business News Apr. 16--King County has spent almost $900,000 in an unusual...statement (DEIS) released in November. King County reserved the right to give final approval...said Edmonds Mayor Gary Haakenson. King County officials said all of the money was...