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406				{
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410						adUnitId: '',
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488				bidder: 'nativo',
489				params: {
490					placementId: ''
491				}
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495				params: {
496					placementId: '',
497					storageAllowed: true,
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502				params: {
503					publisherId: '',
504					adUnitId: '',
505					placement: 'inBanner',
506				}
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719
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723        flex-direction: row;
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1028                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/10/01/doe-rescinds-title-ix-protections-for-lgbtq-students/" class="post-thumbnail">
1029                                <img data-perfmatters-preload width="300" height="225" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43000333_web1_educationdepartment-1536x1152.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The Lyndon Baines Johnson Department of Education Building on Nov. 25, 2024. (Photo by Shauneen Miranda/States Newsroom)" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" fetchpriority="high" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43000333_web1_educationdepartment-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43000333_web1_educationdepartment-1536x1152.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43000333_web1_educationdepartment-1536x1152.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43000333_web1_educationdepartment-1536x1152.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43000333_web1_educationdepartment-1536x1152.jpg?resize=622,467 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43000333_web1_educationdepartment-1536x1152.jpg?resize=467,350 467w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px">                            </a>
1030                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1031                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1032                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/10/01/doe-rescinds-title-ix-protections-for-lgbtq-students/">DOE rescinds Title IX protections for LGBTQ students</a></h3>
1033                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1034                                What does it mean for students in Washington public schools?                            </div>
1035                            <h4 class="date">
1036                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-10-01T16:12:00-07:00">October 1, 2026</time>
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1053                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/10/01/pse-new-rate-hike-proposal-draws-ire-at-public-hearing/" class="post-thumbnail">
1054                                <img data-perfmatters-preload width="300" height="225" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="The entrance to the UTC&#146;s offices. (Bill Lucia/Washington State Standard)" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg 2048w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=622,467 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/10/43009851_web1_pseratehike-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=467,350 467w" sizes="(max-width: 300px) 100v
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1057                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/10/01/pse-new-rate-hike-proposal-draws-ire-at-public-hearing/">PSE new rate hike proposal draws ire at public hearing</a></h3>
1058                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1059                                Washington&rsquo;s largest utility is proposing to increase electricity rates by nearly 30%                            </div>
1060                            <h4 class="date">
1061                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-10-01T15:55:00-07:00">October 1, 2026</time>
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1067                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/10/01/federal-way-man-receives-3-year-sentence-for-drug-trafficking/" class="post-thumbnail">
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1070                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1071                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/10/01/federal-way-man-receives-3-year-sentence-for-drug-trafficking/">Federal Way man receives 3-year sentence for drug trafficking</a></h3>
1072                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1073                                A 53-year-old Federal Way man received a three-year prison sentence for his role in a drug trafficking conspiracy&hellip;                            </div>
1074                            <h4 class="date">
1075                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-10-01T15:01:00-07:00">October 1, 2026</time>
1076                            </h4>
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1081                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/two-men-killed-in-kent-drive-by-shooting-identified/" class="post-thumbnail">
1082                                <img width="300" height="140" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Kent Police near the scene of a double fatal shooting Sept. 28 along South 272nd Street underneath Interstate 5. STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg 2048w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=300,140 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=768,357 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=1024,477 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=1536,715 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=622,289 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43007341_web1_shootingIDs-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=630,293 630w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100v
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1083                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1084                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1085                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/two-men-killed-in-kent-drive-by-shooting-identified/">Two men killed in Kent drive-by shooting identified</a></h3>
1086                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1087                                The King County Medical Examiner&rsquo;s Office has identified the two young men killed during a drive-by shooting Sept.&hellip;                            </div>
1088                            <h4 class="date">
1089                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-30T19:21:00-07:00">September 30, 2026</time>
1090                            </h4>
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1106                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/cryptosporidium-outbreak-associated-with-bothell-pool/" class="post-thumbnail">
1107                                <img width="300" height="157" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006927_web1_cryptooutbreak-allkc_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Cryptosporidiosis is a disease that causes watery diarrhea. It is caused by a microscopic germ (parasite) called Cryptosporidium. This parasite c
1107an live in water, food, soil, or on surfaces that have been contaminated with infected poop. Image courtesy of Center of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)." style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006927_web1_cryptooutbreak-allkc_1.jpg 820w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006927_web1_cryptooutbreak-allkc_1.jpg?resize=300,157 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006927_web1_cryptooutbreak-allkc_1.jpg?resize=768,401 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006927_web1_cryptooutbreak-allkc_1.jpg?resize=622,325 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006927_web1_cryptooutbreak-allkc_1.jpg?resize=630,329 630w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                            </a>
1108                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1109                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1110                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/cryptosporidium-outbreak-associated-with-bothell-pool/">Cryptosporidium outbreak associated with Bothell pool</a></h3>
1111                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1112                                Caused by the highly contagious parasite Cryptosporidium, cryptosporidiosis (crypto) often causes watery diarrhea.                            </div>
1113                            <h4 class="date">
1114                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-30T16:26:00-07:00">September 30, 2026</time>
1115                            </h4>
1116                        </div>
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1118
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1120                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/wa-minimum-wage-will-rise-to-17-73-an-hour-in-2027/" class="post-thumbnail">
1121                                <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="File photo." style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg 1581w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006712_web1_wage.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                            </a>
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1123                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1124                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/wa-minimum-wage-will-rise-to-17-73-an-hour-in-2027/">WA minimum wage will rise to $17.73 an hour in 2027</a></h3>
1125                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1126                                Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Washington state&rsquo;s new minimum wage will be $17.73 an hour, an increase of 3.5&hellip;                            </div>
1127                            <h4 class="date">
1128                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-30T15:24:00-07:00">September 30, 2026</time>
1129                            </h4>
1130                        </div>
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1132
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1134                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/king-county-lifts-burn-ban-department-of-local-services/" class="post-thumbnail">
1135                                <img width="300" height="188" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006528_web1_News-Burn-Ban-Lift-allKC-26102_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Image courtesy King County" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006528_web1_News-Burn-Ban-Lift-allKC-26102_1.jpg 774w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006528_web1_News-Burn-Ban-Lift-allKC-26102_1.jpg?resize=300,188 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006528_web1_News-Burn-Ban-Lift-allKC-26102_1.jpg?resize=768,480 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006528_web1_News-Burn-Ban-Lift-allKC-26102_1.jpg?resize=622,389 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006528_web1_News-Burn-Ban-Lift-allKC-26102_1.jpg?resize=560,350 560w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                            </a>
1136                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1137                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1138                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/king-county-lifts-burn-ban-department-of-local-services/">King County lifts burn ban | Department of Local Services</a></h3>
1139                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1140                                Residents will be able to burn yard debris and to clear land starting Oct. 1.                            </div>
1141                            <h4 class="date">
1142                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-30T14:12:00-07:00">September 30, 2026</time>
1143                            </h4>
1144                        </div>
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1156	data-unit="web/kirklandreporter.com/med-rect-300x250-6/news">
1157</div>                        </div>
1158                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1159                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/u-s-marshals-service-arrests-kent-man-for-alabama-robbery/" class="post-thumbnail">
1160                                <img width="300" height="294" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Marshals arrest a Kent man Sept. 28 in Kent for an alleged home invasion robbery Sept. 3 in Alabama. COURTESY PHOTO, U.S. Marshals Service" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg 1127w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=300,294 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=768,754 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=1024,1005 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=622,610 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=357,350 357w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=24,24 24w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43006196_web1_marshalarrest-KEN-261009-new_1.jpg?resize=48,48 48w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100v
1160w, 300px" />                            </a>
1161                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1162                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1163                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/30/u-s-marshals-service-arrests-kent-man-for-alabama-robbery/">U.S. Marshals Service arrests Kent man for Alabama robbery</a></h3>
1164                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1165                                The U.S. Marshals Service arrested a 41-year-old Kent man who allegedly posed as a deputy U.S. Marshal during&hellip;                            </div>
1166                            <h4 class="date">
1167                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-30T13:20:00-07:00">September 30, 2026</time>
1168                            </h4>
1169                        </div>
1170                    </div>
1171
1172                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1173                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/28/two-males-killed-in-kent-drive-by-shooting-along-s-272nd-st-update/" class="post-thumbnail">
1174                                <img width="300" height="77" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="A Kent Police investigator walks from the crime scene along South 272nd Street near Interstate 5. STEVE HUNTER, Kent Reporter" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg 2048w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg?resize=300,77 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg?resize=768,197 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg?resize=1024,263 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg?resize=1536,394 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg?resize=622,159 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/43000518_web1_shootingat272nd-KEN-261002-cops_2.jpg?resize=630,161 630w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                            </a>
1175                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1176                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1177                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/28/two-males-killed-in-kent-drive-by-shooting-along-s-272nd-st-update/">Two males killed in Kent drive-by shooting along S. 272nd St. | Update</a></h3>
1178                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1179                                Two males were fatally shot in a drive-by shooting Monday morning, Sept. 28 in Kent along South 272nd&hellip;                            </div>
1180                            <h4 class="date">
1181                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-28T16:56:00-07:00">September 28, 2026</time>
1182                            </h4>
1183                        </div>
1184                    </div>
1185
1186                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1187                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/28/renton-city-council-looking-to-ban-ice-activity-on-city-property/" class="post-thumbnail">
1188                                <img width="300" height="225" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42997965_web1_ParkingReform-REN_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Renton City Hall. File photo" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42997965_web1_ParkingReform-REN_1.jpg 1280w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42997965_web1_ParkingReform-REN_1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42997965_web1_ParkingReform-REN_1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42997965_web1_ParkingReform-REN_1.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42997965_web1_ParkingReform-REN_1.jpg?resize=622,467 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42997965_web1_ParkingReform-REN_1.jpg?resize=467,350 467w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100v
1188w, 300px" />                            </a>
1189                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1190                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1191                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/28/renton-city-council-looking-to-ban-ice-activity-on-city-property/">Renton City Council looking to ban ICE activity on city property</a></h3>
1192                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1193                                The city of Renton is looking to ban the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) civil immigration activity&hellip;                            </div>
1194                            <h4 class="date">
1195                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-28T10:24:00-07:00">September 28, 2026</time>
1196                            </h4>
1197                        </div>
1198                    </div>
1199
1200                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1201                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/25/king-county-council-proclaims-9-25-dolly-parton-9-to-5-day/" class="post-thumbnail">
1202                                <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Tukwila Mayor Thomas McLeod, King County Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda, Page Ahead Executive Director Susan Dibble, King County Library System Executive Director Heidi Daniel and Tukwila City Councilmember Kate Kruller (with a Dolly Parton cutout) at the &#147;Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Day&#148; celebration at Tukwila Library on Sept. 25. Photo by Bailey Jo Josie/Sound Publishing." style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg 2048w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994822_web1_925DollyDay-allkc_4.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                            </a>
1203                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1204                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1205                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/25/king-county-council-proclaims-9-25-dolly-parton-9-to-5-day/">King County Council proclaims 9/25 &#8216;Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Day&#8217;</a></h3>
1206                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1207                                A coat of many colors owned by a woman of many causes, it has been one month since&hellip;                            </div>
1208                            <h4 class="date">
1209                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-25T17:00:00-07:00">September 25, 2026</time>
1210                            </h4>
1211                        </div>
1212                    </div>
1213
1214                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1215                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/25/doj-offers-police-grants-to-help-enforce-immigration-laws/" class="post-thumbnail">
1216                                <img width="240" height="300" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?w=240" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="U.S. Associate Attorney General Stanley E. Woodward, Jr. COURTESY PHOTO, DOJ" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg 1800w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=240,300 240w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=768,960 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=819,1024 819w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=1229,1536 1229w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=1638,2048 1638w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=622,778 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=280,350 280w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42994992_web1_DOJgrants-KEN-261002-one_1.jpg?resize=40,50 40w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 240px) 100v
1216w, 240px" />                            </a>
1217                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1218                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1219                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/25/doj-offers-police-grants-to-help-enforce-immigration-laws/">DOJ offers police grants to help enforce immigration laws</a></h3>
1220                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1221                                The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced a new grant program for local law enforcement agencies across the&hellip;                            </div>
1222                            <h4 class="date">
1223                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-25T16:05:00-07:00">September 25, 2026</time>
1224                            </h4>
1225                        </div>
1226                    </div>
1227
1228                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1229                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/24/proposed-bill-to-honor-covingtons-savino-crew-killed-in-iraq/" class="post-thumbnail">
1230                                <img width="300" height="225" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42992665_web1_savinohonors-KEN-261002-honor_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Air Force Capt. Ariana Savino. COURTESY PHOTO, GoFundMe" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42992665_web1_savinohonors-KEN-261002-honor_1.jpg 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42992665_web1_savinohonors-KEN-261002-honor_1.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42992665_web1_savinohonors-KEN-261002-honor_1.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42992665_web1_savinohonors-KEN-261002-honor_1.jpg?resize=622,467 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42992665_web1_savinohonors-KEN-261002-honor_1.jpg?resize=467,350 467w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                            </a>
1231                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1232                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1233                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/24/proposed-bill-to-honor-covingtons-savino-crew-killed-in-iraq/">Proposed bill to honor Covington&#8217;s Savino; crew killed in Iraq</a></h3>
1234                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1235                                U.S. Air Force Capt. Ariana Savino, of Covington, and the five other crew members who died in a&hellip;                            </div>
1236                            <h4 class="date">
1237                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-24T17:55:00-07:00">September 24, 2026</time>
1238                            </h4>
1239                        </div>
1240                    </div>
1241
1242                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1243                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/24/southbound-i-405-closures-with-renton-detour-sept-25-28/" class="post-thumbnail">
1244                                <img width="201" height="300" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg?w=201" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Southbound I-405 between exits 10 and 6 will be closed all weekend long, from late Sept. 25 to early Sept. 28. Image courtesy of Washington State Department of Transportation." style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg 1371w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg?resize=201,300 201w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg?resize=768,1147 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg?resize=686,1024 686w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg?resize=1028,1536 1028w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg?resize=622,929 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42991371_web1_web-i405closure-allkc_1.jpg?resize=234,350 234w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 201px) 100v
1244w, 201px" />                            </a>
1245                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1246                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1247                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/24/southbound-i-405-closures-with-renton-detour-sept-25-28/">Southbound I-405 closures with Renton detour| Sept. 25-28</a></h3>
1248                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1249                                Sorthbound I-405 will be closed 11:30 p.m. Friday night through 4 a.m. Monday morning from Exit 10 to&hellip;                            </div>
1250                            <h4 class="date">
1251                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-24T13:31:00-07:00">September 24, 2026</time>
1252                            </h4>
1253                        </div>
1254                    </div>
1255
1256                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1257                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/23/washington-is-fighting-to-limit-its-duty-to-protect-vulnerable-adults/" class="post-thumbnail">
1258                                <img width="300" height="200" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Haley Ness examines paperwork from her time as an Adult Protective Services investigator in Pierce County. She took on complex and high profile investigations into abuse, neglect, and exploitation of vulnerable adults. (Scott Brauer/InvestigateWest)" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg 2048w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg?resize=300,200 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg?resize=768,512 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg?resize=1024,683 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg?resize=1536,1024 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg?resize=622,415 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42986989_web1_investigatewest-vulnerable_1.jpg?resize=525,350 525w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px" />                            </a>
1259                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
1260                            <h4 class="category" style="padding:0;">News</h4>
1261                            <h3 class="post-title"><a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/23/washington-is-fighting-to-limit-its-duty-to-protect-vulnerable-adults/">Washington is fighting to limit its duty to protect vulnerable adults</a></h3>
1262                            <div class="post-excerpt">
1263                                At the same time, Adult Protective Services workers say they&rsquo;re under growing pressure to close investigations quickly.                            </div>
1264                            <h4 class="date">
1265                                <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-23T17:00:00-07:00">September 23, 2026</time>
1266                            </h4>
1267                        </div>
1268                    </div>
1269
1270                                                                            <div class="archive-article-container">
1271                                                    <a href="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/2026/09/23/proposed-segale-gravel-mine-opponents-to-meet-with-county-officials/" class="post-thumbnail">
1272                                <img width="300" height="199" src="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42989255_web1_News-Mine-Meeting-ECH-260939_1.jpg?w=300" class="attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image" alt="Opponents of the Segale Properties mine want to keep the area natural for recreation and protect nearby bodies of water. Photo by Zachary Pratt / pnwadventurequest" style="width: 350px;aspect-ratio: 16 / 9;object-fit:contain;" decoding="async" loading="lazy" srcset="https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42989255_web1_News-Mine-Meeting-ECH-260939_1.jpg 1536w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42989255_web1_News-Mine-Meeting-ECH-260939_1.jpg?resize=300,199 300w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42989255_web1_News-Mine-Meeting-ECH-260939_1.jpg?resize=768,509 768w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42989255_web1_News-Mine-Meeting-ECH-260939_1.jpg?resize=1024,679 1024w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42989255_web1_News-Mine-Meeting-ECH-260939_1.jpg?resize=622,412 622w, https://www.kirklandreporter.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/14/2026/09/42989255_web1_News-Mine-Meeting-ECH-260939_1.jpg?resize=528,350 528w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 300px) 100v
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1273                                                <div class="post" style="flex:1.5;">
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1277                                Defend Cumberland hopes South King County residents will meet with the Department of Local Services on Oct. 13&hellip;                            </div>
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1291                                The Auburn Police Department has started a trial program using two drones as first responders, getting to an&hellip;                            </div>
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1319                                The initial closing of fishing for salmon lasted only two days before Washington Department of Fish Wildlife official&hellip;                            </div>
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1333                                Charging documents detail the attack                            </div>
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