Tukwila

Similar actions have been taken by cities in the region to limit or ban immigration enforcement activities, including Tukwila and SeaTac.

The vote Tuesday comes as cities have already passed measures to ban or limit immigration enforcement activities on local government property.

King County leaders are urging the public to pay attention to warnings, evacuation orders and to mind barricades and road closure signs.

An evacuation order from King County covered homes and businesses east of the Green River in parts of Tukwila, Renton and Kent.

Washington officials are working to distribute around $32 million in state funding this year to aid asylum-seekers, as hundreds of migrants live in tents in the Seattle area.

The asylum-seekers, mainly from Angola, Congo and Venezuela, have set up an encampment in a Seattle suburb near an empty motel.

A Seattle City Council meeting on Tuesday grew contentious when asylum seekers marched there to plead for help with housing. Local activists joined them and demanded that the money come from funding the city has already allocated for police surveillance.

An initiative to increase the minimum hourly wage in Tukwila, Washington, by more than $3 has qualified for the November ballot. The initiative process will move to the Tukwila City Council, which can pass the initiative into law or send it to the ballot.

The holiday season often means observing annual traditions among family, friends and community. For many, it’s a time to reconnect with and reflect on their faith. KNKX’s Mayowa Aina sent this audio postcard from Church by the Side of the Road in Tukwila, where the congregation is preparing for the annual Christmas musical.

There are now hard numbers to back up what Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said in a televised address earlier this week: Seattle and King County are struggling…