Kent School District Employee Arrested for Voyeurism
On October 26, officials with the Kent School district notified KCSO that a student at Northwood Middle School had found notes of a non-sexual...
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Enjoy the Fourth!
Of course, we all know (or should know!) about the grand fireworks display Seattle puts on over Lake Union at Gas Works Park, but...
Under Construction: Moving Dirt!
Desperately needing a newspaper facelift, Fairwood Community News will be undergoing changes over the next few weeks to make our site more engaging and...
Fairwood Virtual Town Hall Meeting Set for Tonight
King County Council Member Reagan Dunn will host the first of two virtual Town Halls with Fairwood area residents tonight, September 21, from 7-9...
Second Body Found at Fatal Fairwood Greens Fire
Sergeant Cindi West
King County Sheriff's Office
Fire Investigators were called to the house in the 16500 block of 146 Ave SE in Renton last Friday...
Fairwood Library Hosts Master Gardeners Weekly Plant Clinics
Has your garden gone rogue and wonder where to begin? Plagued by mushrooms and moss? Is it possible to have a green lawn and a reasonable...
FUMC Annual Chicken Barbecue This Saturday
Fairwood United Methodist Church will again fire up their huge, open pit barbecue to serve their ever-popular chicken dinner this Saturday, September 7, from...
Fairwood Area Neighborhoods Receive Grants
King County Community Service Area grants for District 9 were announced on Feb. 9 by Metropolitan King County Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn. Neighborhoods...
Renton to Host Annual Day of Service this Saturday
The City of Renton will host their ninth annual Day of Service on Saturday, September 8, from 9 to 11:30 a.m., where volunteers engage...
Kentridge Players Goes Virtual with The Laramie Project October 15-17
Even during the country's COVID crisis, the show will go on for the Kentridge Players. The Laramie Project moves to a virtual setting, with...
Maple Valley Crash Kills One, Critically Injures Another
Last night at 8:40pm, a fatality crash occurred at SE 251st and Maple Valley-Black Diamond RD SE (SR 169).
The investigation is ongoing, but King...
Kentridge Players’ ‘Into the Woods’ Opens May 1
Kentridge Players' Spring Musical is 'Into the Woods,' opening this Wednesday, May 1, and will run through Saturday, May 11. Performances are at Kentridge...
Fatal Windstorm Accident in Fairwood Neighborhood
Sergeant Jason Houck
King County Sheriff's Office
FCN Note: As best as we can tell, this accident occurred near Fairwood's Candlewood Ridge Park on 179th. Our...
Renton, Maple Valley Hosting Spring Recycling Events May 5, 12
Renton and Maple Valley will be hosting back-to-back recycling events this Saturday and next Saturday. Renton's event is today, May 5, and Maple Valley's...
KSD Schedules Four Mid-April Community Conversations
After last week's Kent School District (KSD) board meeting, the district has scheduled four one-hour "community conversation" sessions at the four district high schools. ...
Maple Valley MS Production of ‘Cinderella’ Opens March 22
Maple Valley Middle School is preparing for its production of 'Cinderella,' with performances on March 22, 23, 29, and 30 at Maple View Middle...
Renton River Days Begins!
Renton's top event of the season begins today! This annual multi-day family festival and celebration of community pride is a time to gather with family,...
Musical Production of ‘The Little Mermaid’ Runs Through Aug. 11
This summer's production by At the Ridge Theatre is the stage production of Disney's 'The Little Mermaid,' sure to be a hit with the...
Fairwood Neighbors Show Peaceful Support of Black Lives Matter
While we've been taking a bit of a hiatus from covering news in the Fairwood area, we couldn't miss the opportunity to document our...
Bloodworks Donation Pop-Up Runs Nov. 3-5
Fairwood Golf & Country Club and Bloodworks Northwest will again partner in an effort to support local hospitals and patients with a Fairwood blood drive...
Tahoma SD Performances of Tarzan End May 12
Just a few minutes east of Fairwood, students in grades K-12 are in their final week of performances of 'Tarzan the Musical,' which opened...
Fairwood ‘Cocoa and Caroling’ and Food Drive Event Set for December 8
Carolers are invited to spread Christmas cheer to the neighborhood on Friday, December 8 at 6:30 pm, sponsored by the Fairwood Elementary PTSA.
All will...
‘Funhouse MacBeth’ Opens at Kentwood High
High School Drama choices are plenty this spring, including the opening of Kentwood Drama's rendition of 'Funhouse Macbeth." Performances run Thursday-Friday from May 2-11...
KSD Announces Administration Staff Reductions, Reorganization
The Kent School District (KSD) announced 45 central administration center positions were eliminated for the 2018-19 school year. The positions eliminated encompass a range...
Tahoma School District’s Second-Attempt Levy Election Closes Today
In a second attempt to pass its Educational Programs and Operations levy, Tahoma School District's election closes today.
As of yesterday, the District reported that...
Long-standing Neighbor Peggy Joyce Nesland Passes
Peggy Joyce Nesland was born in Chester, Illinois, on Valentine’s Day 1936. She attended Southern Illinois University before working as a telephone switchboard operator...
Boy Scout Troup #455 to Hold Annual Pancake Breakfast March 3
The community is invited to the Boy Scout Troop #455 annual Pancake Breakfast. The event will be held on Saturday, March 3, from 7:30am-11am...
Fairwood Lions Club’s Annual Christmas Tree Sales Benefit Community
If you haven't picked up your Christmas tree yet, don't forget to shop at the annual Fairwood Lions Club's tree lot at the CVAC...
KR’s ‘Peter and the Starcatcher’ Fall Musical Plays Through November 18
Kentridge Players are in their second week of performances of the madcap musical "Peter and the Starcatcher.” The show is directed by Jennifer Grajewski...
Lights Out for Fairwood, Renton Neighborhoods
Neighbors in the Fairwood and Renton neighborhoods found themselves without power for about six hours on Saturday. The outage began around 2 p.m.
PSE alerts...
Fourth of July Fireworks House Fire Leaves Family Homeless
Heading into Fourth of July, a stray firework resulted in a house fire that has potentially destroyed a home.
Around 11:30 last night, emergency calls...
Packed KSD Board Meeting Filled with Heated Comments from Students, Parents, Staff, Community
After announcing their intent to lay off 127 teachers and support staff the day before, the Kent School District board members and Superintendent Calvin...
Relocation of Asphalt Plant to Maple Valley Highway Meeting Today
Community members are holding a meeting today at 3:30 pm at the Maple Valley Library to discuss the relocation of Lakeside Industries' Asphalt Plant...
State’s Release of Funds May Remove Kent School District’s RIF Plan
In a press release late Friday, the Kent School District (KSD) announced that the planned reduction in force (RIF) may be cancelled because of...
Albertsons Scheduled to Close September 9, Hard Questions, Limited Answers
After reopening its doors for business just a year ago, Albertsons announced the closure of the store on September 9.
We wanted to confirm the...
Cascade Area Martial Arts Owner Arrested for Child Rape, More Information Sought
Renton Police Department
Renton, Washington – On October 11, Renton police arrested a man suspected of having sexual contact with an underage female student at...
Kent School District Announces Second Wave of Layoffs
The Kent School District (KSD) announced a second wave of layoffs, totaling 127 full time staff and nine administrative positions, in a news release...
Armed Kentwood Students Arrested, School Locked Down
This morning, the City of Covington posted an alert on their official social media page regarding an arrest on the Kentwood High School Campus....
Sheriff’s Fairwood Storefront Office Safe, for Now
Front-of-mind concerns to Fairwood area neighbors was the news that the King County biennial budget would eliminate King County Sheriff's storefront office, located in...
Free Face Masks at Northwood Today
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn and Fire District 40 are partnering this Thursday, August 20 to give out thousands of both disposable and reusable...