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🌱 What will replace Wild Waves after its final 2026 season?
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In today's newsletter:
- What will replace Wild Waves after its final 2026 season?
- How a family dispute led to a fatal Federal Way stabbing
- What does Federal Way’s Jacob Castro exit mean for the Sounders?
Today's riddle: What did one tuna say to the other after getting caught stealing files from work? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Periods of rain, with a high of 52 and low of 47 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy with a shower or two, temps: high: 58, low: 44.
- Saturday: Times of sun and clouds, with a high of 55 and low of 46 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. End Of An Era As Wild Waves Announces Permanent Closure (newstalkkit.com) — Federal Way’s Wild Waves Theme and Water Park will open for one final season in 2026 before permanently closing on November 1, ending nearly five decades as a regional attraction. Rising post-COVID costs and financial losses drove the decision, and the landowner says early-stage redevelopment plans for the site are already underway. 
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2. Federal Way murder suspect arrested in Texas (federalwaymirror.com) — Federal Way residents are learning that a local man accused in a May fatal stabbing at a Federal Way apartment complex has been arrested in the Dallas area and faces extradition to Washington. Court documents outline a family dispute involving the victim’s daughter and the suspect’s son that allegedly escalated into a deadly confrontation in a parking lot.
3. Here are some player options as Sounders head into free agency (bellinghamherald.com) — A familiar local name is on the move: the Sounders have released goalkeeper Jacob Castro, who hails from Federal Way, as they reshape their roster for MLS free agency. The club is negotiating to re-sign key contributors like Paul Rothrock and Stefan Frei while eyeing potential additions at goalkeeper, attack, and defense ahead of next season’s CONCACAF Champions Cup run.
4. FBI offers $25,000 reward for fugitive wanted in Washington murders (news3lv.com) — Federal Way residents are being urged to share any information that could help locate a suspect wanted in a 2023 shooting at Stars Bar and Grill that killed two women and injured a third. The FBI has now put up a $25,000 reward and warns the man may be armed and dangerous, with ties across several states and Mexico.
5. One dead, one injured in I-90 crash (ritzvillejournal.com) — Two Federal Way residents were involved in a deadly rollover crash on I-90 near Ritzville, where a 51-year-old passenger from Federal Way died at the scene and the 38-year-old driver was hospitalized. State Patrol investigators say both men wore seatbelts and believe driver fatigue, not alcohol or drugs, caused the westbound van to leave the roadway and overturn.
📸 Around Federal Way
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Federal Way
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- FWPS Early Release
Federal Way Young Life , 1829 S 308th St , Federal Way - Holly Jolly Storytime
Federal Way 320th Library , 848 South 320th Street , Federal Way
10:15 am - Community Coffee Hour with REACH Renton
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
11:00 am - Fiber Arts Meetup
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
11:00 am - Talk Time: English Conversation Practice
Renton Library , 100 Mill Avenue South , Renton
1:00 pm - Early Release Day Games & Crafts
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
3:00 pm - No Expectation Art for Adults
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
3:30 pm - Intro to Soldering
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
3:30 pm
Friday December 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Young Toddler Story Time
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
10:00 am - English Language Learning Classes
Federal Way 320th Library , 848 South 320th Street , Federal Way
10:30 am - Family Story Time
Federal Way Library , 34200 1st Way South , Federal Way
11:00 am - Drop-In Digital Literacy
Federal Way 320th Library , 848 South 320th Street , Federal Way
12:00 pm
Thursday December 11
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Found just now in marine hills.
Very malnourished, no collar. Is this possibly anybody’s baby? ): (Nextdoor Marine Hills) - Free odds and ends!
Christmas decor, flameless candles, candle holders, dog groomer clippers Christmas mug and a 6ft~pre lit artificial Christmas tree (not pictured) I’m… (Nextdoor Twin Lakes 2)
- Life Care Centers of America posted a job opening for Activities Assistant in Federal Way. Apply here.
- Fred Meyer Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Grocery Clerk in Federal Way. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Federal Way here.
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