The Federal Way Mirror took home a total of 13 awards, including six first place, during the 2019 Washington Newspaper Publishers Association Awards Dinner in Olympia on Oct. 11.

It’s an honor to work as journalists in this community, and the Mirror looks forward to many more years of news coverage for Federal Way.

The awards and rankings are as follows:

Breaking News Story

2nd place, Olivia Sullivan: “Families displaced after fire”

Business News Story

1st place, Olivia Sullivan: “Thrift shop driven out of town”

Government Story

1st place, Haley Donwerth and Carrie Rodriguez: “Seattle mayor slams Federal Way”

2nd place, Haley Donwerth: “Amendment process draws concerns”

Social Issue Story

1st place, Olivia Sullivan: “Navigation for at-risk youth”

Comprehensive coverage, single-writer

2nd place, Haley Donwerth: “Homeless shelter decision”

Comprehensive coverage, multiple writers

1st place, Haley Donwerth, Carrie Rodriguez and Olivia Sullivan: “Humanizing Homelessness”

General Feature Story, short

3rd place, Haley Donwerth: “Positive messages”

News of the Weird

1st place, Olivia Sullivan: “Singing classy gorilla”

3rd place, Olivia Sullivan: “Toddler pulled out own hair”

Sports News Story

1st place, Olivia Sullivan: “Houston, we have a champion”

2nd place, Olivia Sullivan: “Eagles honor Allen Harris”

Video

2nd place, Olivia Sullivan: “Fire Ops 101 in Richland”