The 2011 Miss Washington has been crowned, and it’s Brittney Henry.

The ceremony was Saturday night in at Lindbergh Senior High School in Renton. Henry’s talent was the fiddle, and her platform was “promoting higher education for low-income families.” She’ll represent the state in January at the Miss America 2012 pageant in Las Vegas. First runner-up was Miss Tahoma, Nicole Erhardt.

A tipster tells us that Henry is an Edgewood resident, after graduating from California State University, Sacramento in December 2009. The tipster also says Henry is a 2005 Puyallup High School graduate.

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Free help with 2010 federal taxes is available in Auburn through United Way for  low income households and seniors.

IRS-certificated, multilingual volunteers from United Way of King County will be available at Auburn City Hall, 25 West Main St., on the second floor. Agents are available Tuesday – Thursday from 6-9 p.m. No appointment is necessary and agents will be available through April 15.

The service is for households making less than $50,000. Citizenship is not necessary and electronic filling will be utilized for faster refunds.

Those interested should  bring all applicable tax forms and a bank account number (checking …

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Valley Regional Fire Authority will have an open house for a renovated fire station in Auburn Saturday.

The event, including displays, demonstrations and refreshments, will take place from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. at remodeled Station 32 at 1951 R St. S.E., Auburn.

Children can try on firefighter gear, build their own firetrucks, tour through a fire engine and medical aid car, and meet “Sparky” the fire dog and “Pluggie” the fire hydrant robot.

Adults can try out a thermal-imaging camera, obtain a blood pressure or blood sugar check, tour the station and obtain home safety information.

A rededication …

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The City of Auburn is hosting its 4th annual Disaster Fair Saturday, according to  the following press release:

The City of Auburn Emergency Management Office is promoting National Disaster Preparedness month by hosting Auburn’s 4th Annual Disaster Fair on Saturday, Sept. 25 from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. at the Les Gove Community Campus in Auburn. The fair is sponsored by the City of Auburn and the White River Valley Citizen Corps Council.

This event is a fun-filled afternoon of adventure and education for the whole family, featuring disaster preparedness information, ideas, demonstrations, and supplies. There will be activities for

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Striking garbage haulers said they will return to work at midnight tonight in King County without a settlement with Waste Management.

The garbage workers’ union and Waste Management agreed to resume bargaining Monday morning, meeting with a federal mediator.

“We are glad the Teamsters have announced that they will return to work tomorrow, but feel that this unfortunate situation could have been avoided entirely had the union simply responded to our earlier request to meet,” said Jackie Lang of Waste Management. “We look forward to our drivers returning to work tomorrow to provide Friday collection services as scheduled.”

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Our news partner KIRO-TV reports that Waste Management has announced that there will be no garbage collection today in its service areas in King and Snohomish counties because the the garbage haulers’ strike.

“If your garbage and yard waste collection was scheduled for today, we will collect up to twice the regular amount of garbage and yard waste next Thursday, April 29,” Waste Management said in a statement this morning.

The company said recyclables will be picked up on the next scheduled collection day.

Waste Management picks up garbage in Federal Way, Auburn, Algona, Pacific and much …

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Beverly Bowman of Federal Way asked her sister for a dollar Sunday. When Tammy Taylor’s son handed her one, Bowman surprised her sister with much more. Bowman shared the winnings of her $2.9 million Lotto. “I always knew I would win someday. And I always knew I would split it with Tammy.”

Read the complete press release from the Washington’s Lottery office:

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Here’s the consumer alert Niki Horace, Vice President of Marketing and Public Relations for the Better Business Bureau, posted regarding Couch’s Appliance and Furnishings’ sudden closure in Fife.

Many customers report that they had paid for appliances that have not been delivered.

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BUSINESS FAILS TO CLOSE OUT TRANSACTIONS BEFORE CLOSING ITS DOORS

Couch’s Appliance and Furnishings Shuts Down, Without Notifying Its Customers



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