At the Auburn City Council meeting Dec. 15, the council authorized Mayor Nancy Backus to strike an agreement between the city ...

King County Executive Dow Constantine on Tuesday, Feb. 11 announced his proposal to “renew the King County Parks Levy, a strategy that would increase county parks’ capacity for maintenance and safety, ...

King County announces the opening of two new trails to improve access to recreation. They will connect a Redmond transit station to Marymoor Park. The scenic trails will support bike access. REDMOND, ...

King County filed a lawsuit Friday against Purdue Pharma, the company behind the painkiller OxyContin, which blames the company for fueling the opioid epidemic. The suit also alleges “the opioid ...

A ballot measure in the upcoming Aug. 5 primary election asks King County voters to approve Proposition No. 1, the replacement parks levy. The King County Parks, Recreation, Trails, and Open Space ...

Editor’s note: The following is a press release from King County. This Saturday, six new park rangers will begin patrolling King County parks and trails to enhance park safety and improve visitor ...

King County leaders announced a proposal Tuesday for a new parks levy that, if approved by voters, would total more than $1.5 billion of tax revenue over the next six years. The levy would fund parks, ...

Climate Lab is a Seattle Times initiative that explores the effects of climate change in the Pacific Northwest and beyond. The project is funded in part by The Bullitt Foundation, CO2 Foundation, Jim ...

Park rangers may be coming to a park near you. It's common to encounter park rangers in the backcountry, especially on the hundreds of miles of trails in the Cascades and Olympic Mountains. But ...