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Bonnie and Clyde… and John | Police apprehend group of lovers/mail thieves, save Issaquah resident’s life at same time

Bellevue Police on the trail of a trio of romantically involved suspected mail thieves ended up saving the…

Allison DeAngelis

Opinion

Police work is tough business | Bellevue Police Academy Dispatch

Being a cop is tough, and I’m not just saying that because my editor, Carrie Rodriguez, tried to…

“Regrets, I’ve had a few” | Bellevue Police Blotter March 14-20

“Regrets, I’ve had a few” | Bellevue Police Blotter March 14-20

March 14

Governor’s cuts led to Eastside drug task force’s demise

Governor’s cuts led to Eastside drug task force’s demise

Despite the growing problem of drug addiction regionally and statewide and differing funding recommendations, Gov. Jay Inslee and…

Kyle Groussman

News

Practice makes perfect in Parkour

A line of young boys hurdle towards a stationary ramp one by one, sometimes gracefully clearing the top…

The piece of headlight uncovered at the scene of Wednesday's hit-and-run accident.

Cyclist seriously injured in Bellevue hit-and-run

Police are searching for the driver of a car who hit a North Bend woman on a bicycle…

Ejaz Yusaf (center) and Ahmed Azmy (right) spoke to residents about their lives on March 16.

Fear, stigma affect Muslim Bellevue residents

A few weeks ago, Afshan Ejaz's son came home from school, troubled by something a classmate had said.…

The scene of an illegal residential marijuana growing operation uncovered in Bellevue on March 21.

Bellevue residential fire leads to discovery of illegal marijuana grow operation

A 22 year-old Bellevue resident was arrested on Monday after firefighters responding to an electrical fire uncovered an…

A man throws yellow powder at a woman during Holi in Bellevue's Crossroads Park on March 19.

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Collision of colors | Bellevue residents celebrate Holi

Thousands of Bellevue residents filled Crossroads Park on March 19 to celebrate Holi, the Indian festival of color…

Drunk woman barricades herself in car to avoid DUI arrest | Bellevue Police Blotter March 7-13

Drunk woman barricades herself in car to avoid DUI arrest | Bellevue Police Blotter March 7-13

March 7

Convicted murderer Junne Kyoo Koh

Bellevue man who killed brother, assumed identity to buy guns and illegally re-enter country, sentenced to prison

A former Bellevue resident who was deported from the United States, but returned using the identity of the…

Photo courtesy of Silas Chu

Bellevue High School student club fundraises money for Flint

Members of a new Bellevue High School social justice and activism club banded together last week to collect…

Photo courtesy of the Bellevue Schools Foundation

Bellevue School District receives $250K state grant, to work with Seattle Public Schools

The Bellevue School District and partner Seattle Public Schools won a $256,000 state grant this week that will…

Bellevue Police safely resolve three separate stand-offs with barricaded suspects

Bellevue Police safely resolve three separate stand-offs with barricaded suspects

The Bellevue Police Department dealt with three separate stand-offs in a week, resolving all peacefully and without major…

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Lincoln Square expansion marks milestone | Final beam placed on development

Construction crews placed the final steel beam onto the new Lincoln Square expansion Friday morning, marking a milestone…

Photo courtesy of Overlake Medical Center

Scorpion venom could help Bellevue doctors fight cancer

A new clinical trial at Overlake Medical Center is testing whether scorpions hold the key to more effectively…

There goes the neighhhh-borhood | Bellevue Police Blotter Feb. 29 – March 6

Feb. 29

Pharmacy robber apprehended

The man who allegedly robbed a Bellevue pharmacy at gunpoint along with two others in King County on…

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Man rescued after losing consciousness in Lake Washington

A young man who went into cardiac arrest while swimming in Lake Washington was rescued by a firefighter…

Photo courtesy of the Bellevue School District

Bellevue School District targets students’ emotional, social well-being to curb angst

The Bellevue School District is currently wrapping up a pilot program in which middle school students are not…