Burn bans in effect for unincorporated areas of King, Pierce counties Jul 1, 2019, 4:32 PM | Updated: Jul 2, 2019, 10:52 am A wildfire buring near Omak, Washington in August 2015.

KING COUNTY, Wash. — The King County Council narrowly voted to ban fireworks in unincorporated areas. The ban, which passed with a 5-4 vote on Tuesday, prohibits the retail sale and use of ...

People who make the least amount of money in unincorporated King County will soon get a pay bump. On Tuesday, the King County Council voted to raise the minimum wage from $16.28 to $20.29, close ...

Minimum wage workers at big businesses in unincorporated areas of King County would see their pay rise by more than $3 an hour under a new proposal from several members of the Metropolitan King ...

(Screenshot) The King County Council passed an ordinance that will raise the hourly minimum wage in unincorporated areas to $20.29. The May 14 public comment on the issue was a long one ...

That take-away comes from a new map of temperature data throughout King County collected during a scorching day last July. The map, which was publicized by the county Wednesday, shows how the ...