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1082w, 300px" /> </a> 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’s Office has identified the two young men killed during a drive-by shooting Sept.… </div> 1088 <h4 class="date"> 1089 <time class="timeago" datetime="2026-09-30T19:21:00-07:00">September 30, 2026</time> 1090 </h4> 1091 </div> 1092 </div> 1093 1094 <div class="mobile-ad-contain between-article-ad-container"> 1095 <!-- med-rect-300x250-3 --> 1096<div 1097 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-3" 1098 data-unit="web/kirklandreporter.com/med-rect-300x250-3/news"> 1099</div> 1100 <!-- med-rect-300x250-4 --> 1101<div 1102 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-4" 1103 data-unit="web/kirklandreporter.com/med-rect-300x250-4/news"> 1104</div> </div> 1105 <div class="archive-article-container"> 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
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1126 Effective Jan. 1, 2027, Washington state’s new minimum wage will be $17.73 an hour, an increase of 3.5… </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> 1131 </div> 1132 1133 <div class="archive-article-container"> 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> 1145 </div> 1146 1147 <div class="mobile-ad-contain between-article-ad-container"> 1148 <!-- med-rect-300x250-5 --> 1149<div 1150 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-5" 1151 data-unit="web/kirklandreporter.com/med-rect-300x250-5/news"> 1152</div> 1153 <!-- med-rect-300x250-6 --> 1154<div 1155 class="opscoad-med-rect-300x250-6" 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… </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… </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… </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 “Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Day” 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 ‘Dolly Parton 9 to 5 Day’</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… </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
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