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Walk will help raise money for suicide prevention efforts

New: May 22, 2:45 p.m.

Kate McCullough never met her aunt.

Her mother’s twin sister, Jean Angelis Majeski, had suffered under the haze of mental illness and depression for years. Then, at age 26, she ended her life. Read more »

Sports

Scoreboard May 16

Baseball

Monday, May 7

KingCo 4A tournament

Ballad 9, Skyline 0 Read more »

Schools

Eastlake’s Relay for Life raises more than $124,000 to fight against cancer

New: May 21, 3:24 p.m.

The stadium at Eastlake High School looked a lot different than usual last weekend.

The turf was littered not by athletes in helmets and pads, but by tents, lots of tents. There, on May 19 a group of 650 people camped out as part of Eastlake’s annual Relay for Life event. By the time the last team members finished walking the track early on the morning of May 20, the group of mostly students had raised $124,959 for the American Cancer Society. That number will go up in the coming days as matching donations pour in.

Photo by Lillian Tucker Relay for Life participants devoted much of their Saturday and early Sunday morning to walking laps around the track at Eastlake High School May 19-20. Photo by Lillian Tucker

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Elections

John Urquhart to run for King County Sheriff

A longtime King County Sheriff’s Office deputy most recently known as the department’s spokesman announced April 24 that he will run for sheriff.

John Urquhart, who retired last year after 24 years in the agency and 36 years as a police officer, pledged in a press release to increase accountability, oversight and responsiveness in the agency. Read more »

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