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Heartwarming moment strangers present a 20-year-old Texas fast food worker who walks SIX MILES to and from work every day with a car

Andy Mitchell saw Justin Korva, 20, walking to work in a fast-food uniform
Korva was walking in 95 degree heat, so Mitchell gave the young man a lift
Korva told him he was walking the three miles to work because he was saving for a car of his own
Mitchell rallied his community and raised enough money to buy Korva a car
There was enough money left over for a year of insurance, two years of oil changes and a $500 gas card
Mitchell said he was inspired by Korva’s work ethic and determination
Video shows the moment Korva is surprised with the car by his new friends

PUBLISHED: 09:50 EDT, 28 June 2017 | UPDATED: 11:32 EDT, 28 June 2017

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The emotional moment a group of Texas strangers presented a 20-year-old fast food worker who walked six miles for work every day with a car has been captured on camera.

Justin Korva began crying when he was given the vehicle days after telling Andy Mitchell of Rockwall he was walking so he could save for a car of his own.

Mitchell had rallied his community to raise money and after just 48 hours the efforts yielded enough cash to buy the car.

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Justin Korva (left) and Andy Mitchell (right). Mitchell rallied his community in Rockwall, Texas to buy Korva a car after hearing Lorva walks 3 miles to work everyday in an effort to save for one himself

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Mictchell (right) explains to Korva (left) he was so impressed with his story that he wanted to make his dream of owning a car come true. The men hug before Korva checks out his new car

The temperatures were around 95-degrees when Mitchell saw Korva walking along side the road in his Taco Casa uniform on June 21.

During the drive to Korva’s job at Taco Casa, Korva told Mitchell he was determined to save up money and someday, he hoped, he would be able to afford a car.

Walking three miles to work, and three miles back home in the Texas heat was the way to get to his dream.

After dropping off Korva at work, Mitchell posted about the man’s determination on Facebook.

‘To all the people that say they want to work but can’t find a job or don’t have a vehicle all I can say is you don’t want it bad enough,’ Mitchell wrote.

June 28, 2017 0

Homelessness spotlight in Seattle

Local media spotlight homelessness with #SeaHomeless project

The day-long conversation involves several local media outlets

By Kirsten O’Brien, SeattlePI

Photo: GRANT HINDSLEY, SEATTLEPI.COM

SeattlePI.com is joining several other Seattle media outlets in a conversation about individuals experiencing homelessness and the unique struggles they face Wednesday, June 28, 2017. You can follow the conversation on social media through the #SeaHomeless hashtag or visit Crosscut for a full list of stories from participating outlets.

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For the second year in a row, Seattle media outlets are banding together to tell the stories of those who are often seen but rarely heard through the #SeaHomeless project.

As Seattle grows at a breakneck pace but continues to struggle housing some of its most vulnerable citizens, today is dedicated to the more than 11,000 people in King County grappling with finding safe, permanent and affordable housing.

The project is spearheaded by Crosscut, where you can find a list of all stories in the project. You can also follow the conversation on Twitter through the #SeaHomeless hashtag. You can see a full list of participating organizations and learn more about the project here.

SeattlePI.com’s contribution this year, written by city affairs reporter Daniel DeMay with photographs by Genna Martin, explores the experience of an entire family experiencing homelessness, as well as the unique challenges faced by children who grow up in poverty. You can read it here.

You can find our coverage from last year’s #SeaHomeless project below:

Find all of SeattlePI.com’s homeless coverage here.

June 28, 2017 0

Facebook gets bigger

Facebook hits 2 billion-user mark, doubling in size since 2012

By David Ingram | SAN FRANCISCO

Facebook Inc said on Tuesday that 2 billion people are regularly using its flagship service, marching past another milestone in its growth from a college curiosity in the United States to the world’s largest social media network.

Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg disclosed the number to his followers in a Facebook post. “It’s an honor to be on this journey with you,” he wrote. (bit.ly/2sefWFL)

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The user base is bigger than the population of any single country, and of six of the seven continents. It represents more than a quarter of the world’s 7.5 billion people.

Facebook defines a monthly active user as a registered Facebook user who logged in and visited Facebook through its website or a mobile device, or used its Messenger app, in the past 30 days. It does not include people who use the Instagram or WhatsApp networks but not Facebook.

The company said in May that duplicate accounts, according to an estimate from last year, may have represented some 6 percent of its worldwide user base.

The social network’s user population dwarfs that of similar companies. Twitter Inc reported in April monthly active users of 328 million, while Snap Inc’s Snapchat had 166 million daily users at the end of the first quarter.

WeChat, a unit of Tencent Holdings Ltd and a widely used service in China, said in May that it had 938 million monthly active users in the first quarter.

Facebook had 1.94 billion people using its service monthly as of March 31, an increase of 17 percent from a year earlier. It reached 1 billion in October 2012.

The company, which Zuckerberg started in 2004 in his college dorm room, uses its huge size advantage to lure advertisers, offering them highly targeted marketing capabilities based on its data about users.

June 27, 2017 0

Seattle Housing Torrid Pace Continues

It looks like like Seattle continues to make history according to the market index updates from local sources See full story and link below

Hopeful home buyers in the Seattle area are up against the toughest purchasing prospects in the country as the market again posted leading price gains while diminished inventory has made the competition fierce.

Multiple reports Tuesday morning showcase just what buyers are up against as they look to purchase something — anything — that comes up for sale in Seattle. The Seattle Times cited the monthly Case-Shiller home price index, which showed a 12.3-percent year-over-year increase for single family home prices in the metro area in March. It’s the fastest growth in more than three years and easily outdistances increases in Portland (9.2 percent), Dallas (8.6 percent), Denver (8.4 percent) and Boston (7.7 percent).

Seattle also more than doubles the national average for price gains, which are at 5.8 percent.

Seattle-based real estate company Redfin released its Demand Index on Tuesday, and it shows what buyers are certainly learning the hard way as prime selling season approaches — there just aren’t enough houses available for interested parties.

Seattle is the most inventory-constrained metro, as measured by months of supply, but it also has the third smallest amount of inventory, following Oakland and San Francisco, Redfin said. Seattle posted the largest year-over-year decrease in inventory, down 35 percent from last April. In the same period, the number of Redfin customers making offers climbed by 36.9 percent, an indication that the market is more competitive for buyers this year than it was last year.

“There’s no indication that this market is going to see a drastic increase in supply or a drop in demand, so waiting isn’t an option for a serious buyer,” said Redfin Seattle agent Kyle Moss in the company’s blog post. “People intent on purchasing this season should be discerning and focus on the one or two criteria that are most important to them, like commute time and/or schools. From there, carve out a list of homes that meet your qualifications and work alongside an agent who has experience winning offers in competitive situations to build and execute a competitive strategy that fits your budget.”

June 27, 2017 2

Seattle sets new record and its not a housing market record this time

I dont need to tell you how warm it was this weekend. But it seems as we all were baking in the sun a new a weather record was being set according to recent reports

Now that’s a scorcher: Seattle ties all-time warmest June day on record

by KOMO Staff

Sunday, June 25th 2017

Seattleites flock to Alki Beach on a record-warm June day (KOMO Photo)

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SEATTLE — Seattle has sizzled like (almost) no other June day in the past 72 years since records have been kept at Sea-Tac Airport.

Just after 4 p.m., the temperature reached 96 degrees, tying the all-time hottest June day on record there. The only other times it’s been this warm in June was on June 30, 1995 and June 9, 1955.

It also shattered the daily record high of 88 degrees, set in 2006.

Seattle averages a 95 degree or warmer day about every other year.

But Seattle was not alone, Olympia also tied its hottest June date on record with a reading of 98 degrees, last done on June 18, 1982. Everett hit 87, Arlington hit 90, Renton hit 95, Gig Harbor hit 94,and Vancouver (WA) hit 101!

But much cooler air was on the way as the ridge of high pressure and its ensuing thermal trough have moved east of the Cascades and ocean breezes were making their way into the Western Washington interior. The temperature dropped from 75 to 64 in just 20 minutes at the Coast Guard base in Port Angeles. The coast was socked in with fog and in the mid 60s.

Expect rapid cooling later this evening with low clouds moving in overnight. Monday will feature a solid dose of clouds in the morning and highs “only” in the low 70s.

June 26, 2017 0