Local Storytelling Festival Goes International in Scope

by Greg Wright Storytelling has become a worldwide phenomenon. The Puget Sound’s newest annual festival, hosted at PowellsWood Garden on the upper edge of the Redondo greenbelt, is expanding this year... [Read more]

Two Federal Way Schools Put Into Lockdown after Stabbing Thursday

The King County Sheriff’s Office on Thursday (Feb. 7) responded to a report of a stabbing in Camelot Park, located just outside of the City of Federal Way, and put Thomas Jefferson High and Camelot Elementary... [Read more]

Des Moines Police Seeking 16-Year Old Nathan K. Duncan, Last Seen Dec. 30

The Des Moines Police Department is seeking a missing 16-year old boy named Nathan K. Duncan (pictured above), last seen Dec. 30, 2012 at the Safeway store at 288th and Military Road. Nathan was seen... [Read more]

State Patrol Seeking Witnesses to Fiery I-5 Semi-truck Fatality Collision

Washington State Patrol detectives are looking for witnesses to the fiery I-5 fatality collision that happened early Sunday morning near Federal Way (read our previous coverage here). Early Sunday morning,... [Read more]

Fuel Tanker Truck Crash Kills Driver in Fiery Federal Way Accident

South King Fire & Rescue units, along with a ladder truck from Valley Regional Fire Authority, responded to a tanker truck crash that took the life of a 68-year old driver at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday... [Read more]

South King Fire’s Hazardous Materials Team Responds to Fed. Way Apartment

A 911 call came into to South King Fire & Rescue Saturday (Oct. 13) at 5:35 p.m. for the fire department to respond and investigate a possible chemical hazard and odor at a Federal Way apartment complex. Fire... [Read more]

Two Federal Way Teens Killed After Fall Near North Bend

Two Federal Way teenagers were killed Sunday night (Sept. 16) after falling during a hike near Otter Falls outside of North Bend, according to the King County Sheriff’s Office. Sgt. Cindi West told... [Read more]

Regional Storytelling Festival Draws National Attention

by Greg Wright Earlier this summer, Monte Powell’s garden in Federal Way played host to a new regional storytelling festival… the PowellsWood Storytelling Festival. Curated by Des Moines resident... [Read more]

Injured South King Firefighter’s Crew Recognized for Life-saving Efforts

Lt. John Riley and Firefighter Rob Pysher were recognized at a July 24 South King Fire and Rescue Commissioner’s meeting for their efforts in saving the life of their fellow Engine 66 crew member, Wynn Loiland…

New Storytelling Festival “Nourishes the Community’s Lifeblood” – VIDEO

by Greg Wright Over 340 guests showed up at PowellsWood Garden on Dash Point Road July 14 to sample some seventeen total hours of storytelling from ten different storytellers, and everyone seemed delighted... [Read more]

Ariana Kukors, Who Trained at Mt. Rainier Pool, Will Swim in Olympics

Federal Way native Ariana Kukors, who has trained at Des Moines’ Mt. Rainer Pool, will be in the 2012 Summer Olympics, opening Friday, July 27 in London, and continuing through Sunday, August 12. Kukors... [Read more]

Meet the Architect of the PowellsWood Storytelling Festival, Coming July 13-14

by Greg Wright “Pleasures were simpler then,” wrote Indiana novelist Booth Tarkington about the waning days of the 19th century. “But that has never meant less pleasure. Life was slower; but that... [Read more]

Motor Home Motors Into Federal Way Home, Injures Driver

A test drive of a Motor Home took a took a turn for the worse Friday afternoon when a reported mechanical failure led to the driver losing control and crashing into a Federal Way house in the 500 block of Marine Hills…

Regional Storytelling Festival Debuts at PowellsWood in July

For thousands of years, the role of the storyteller has been to educate, entertain, and enchant listeners, young and old. Storytelling celebrates the wisdom and diversity of human experience, often using... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue Firefighters Undergoing ‘MAYDAY’ Rescue Training

“MAYDAY….MAYDAY…MAYDAY…Firefighter Down, Low on Air!”  This is a reality our firefighters could face at any time. Every firefighter must work with a partner, and their partner can share air... [Read more]

Suspect In 1991 Federal Way Murder May Be Descendant Of Mayflower Settler

On Wednesday (Jan. 11), the King County Sheriff’s Office released new information regarding the possible identity of a suspect wanted in the 1991 Federal Way murder of a then 16-year old girl named... [Read more]

SCORE – Our Reporter ‘Does Time’ Inside South King County’s New Jail

[EDITOR'S NOTE: Ralph Nichols was one of the first persons to "do time" in SCORE – South King County’s new correctional facility, located in Des Moines, for miscreants charged with or serving time... [Read more]

VIDEO: Piece Of World Trade Center Arrives At South King Fire & Rescue

On Tuesday (Aug. 30), South King Fire & Rescue Lieutenant Scott Mahlen and Firefighter Sven Schievink brought a piece of the World Trade Center, destroyed nearly 10 years ago on 9/11, to Station 64... [Read more]

Lack Of Smoke Alarms May Have Led To Death Of Man In Federal Way Fire

South King Fire & Rescue is reporting that just after 6 a.m. on Sunday (June 12), firefighters responded to a fire in Federal Way, only to discover after putting it out that a 61-year old man had passed... [Read more]

South King Fire & Rescue, Police Investigating Arson Fires In Federal Way

South King Fire & Rescue, along with the Federal Way Police Department, is currently investigating a recent rash of arson fires in the Federal Way area. In all three cases, no one has been injured,... [Read more]