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Energize Eastside independent study delayed

Bellevue residents opposed to Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside project asked city councilmembers Monday to put the brakes…

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Jury awards estate of 2012 Munchbar victim $3.7M | Brewhaha Bellevue found 75 percent at fault for shooting death

The estate of a 30-year-old Renton man gunned down inside the now-defunct Munchbar nightclub in Bellevue on Christmas…

University of Washington Medicine’s Dr. Thomas Grabowski

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Bellevue foundation donates $6 million to UW for Alzheimer’s research, medicine| Tom Ellison lost three family members to disease

The Bellevue-based Ellison Foundation has made the largest donation for Alzheimer’s disease research and treatment development in the…

Expedia announced Thursday

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Expedia moving out of Bellevue | Online travel company to buy 40-acre Amgen campus in Seattle

Expedia announced Thursday it will relocate its headquarters from downtown Bellevue to the 40-acre Amgen campus in Seattle,…

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Council ready to adopt ordinance to keep multiple rentals out of single-family neighborhoods | Legislation makes exception for family-style tenants

Almost two years after Spiritwood residents first advocated removing dormitory-style rentals in single-family neighborhoods like theirs, the city…

Bellevue Police have identified 30-year-old Bellevue resident Song Wang as a suspect in the March 31 homicide inside an Avalon Meydenbauer apartment.

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Update: Police identify suspect in homicide at Bellevue apartment

Bellevue Police late Saturday identified 30-year-old resident Song Wang as a suspect in the death of a woman…

A 38-year-old homeless man pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of another transient man at a Bellevue Burger King last August.

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Burger King stabber gets 21 1/2 years for murdering fellow transient

A 38-year-old homeless man who stabbed another transient to death inside a Bellevue Burger King last summer was…

A Bellevue native is working to spare the historic Philbrook House downtown from demolition for a new office building. The Philbrook House was built in the 1890s and is the oldest structure in Old Bellevue.

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Bellevue native spearheading Philbrook House preservation effort

Slated for demolition, Old Bellevue's historic Philbrook House may be granted a reprieve if Nils Dickmann can gather…

The city will seek votes on design proposals for entry signs to Bellevue's Northtowne neighborhood during an open house Wednesday

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Residents to vote on Northtowne signage Wednesday | Online voting opens Monday

Bellevue city officials will present options for entry signage into the Northtowne community and discuss neighborhood elements included…

Bellevue Police Lt. John Manning resigned from the department last week prior to the conclusion of an internal investigation into allegations he defamed another officer.

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Report details allegations against former lieutenant | Manning resigned before action taken

The Bellevue Police Department released late last week its 518-page investigative report into allegations a former lieutenant lied…

This graphic shows four redevelopment options for the transit-oriented development area around the future East Main Street light rail station

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Options coming for transit-oriented development at East Main station

The public will be asked to weigh in on four redevelopment alternatives being considered by the city of…

Convicted murderer Junne Kyoo Koh

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Feds: Man stole identity of brother he murdered to return to United States | Korean national facing federal weapons charges

A South Korean man alleged to have illegally entered the United States by assuming the identity of the…

Aleksandr Polak

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Man who stabbed ex-wife 72 times pleads guilty to 2013 murder

A man accused of stabbing his ex-wife 72 times in her Bellevue condo two years ago pleaded guilty…

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Founder Institute brings early-stage startup program to Eastside | Director warns not all will graduate

Founder Institute Seattle director Maria Dykstra says the early-stage startup accelerator is focusing on drawing in Eastside entrepreneurs…

Mark Risen has been tapped to lead the Bellevue Fire Department permanently

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City manager makes interim fire chief’s job permanent

Mark Risen has been tapped by City Manager Brad Miyake to continue serving as Bellevue fire chief permanently,…

Kemper Freeman announced Monday a W Hotel will be part of the $1.2-billion Bellevue Collection expansion

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Freeman: Lincoln Square expansion includes W Hotel

Kemper Freeman used Lincoln Square's new studio showcase room Monday to announce a W Hotel will be a…

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Former Bellevue developer gets 4 1/2 years for tax evasion

A former Bellevue-based developer and lender convicted of two counts of tax evasion in December for hiding his…

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Affordable senior housing community coming to Crossroads Mall | SHAG constructing 6-story, 185-unit apartment building

The Senior Housing Assistance Group plans to construct an affordable rental apartment community on the northeast corner of…

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce will host its 26th annual Eastside Business Awards 5:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday

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Chamber hosting Eastside Business Awards March 26

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce will host its 26th annual Eastside Business Awards 5:30-7:30 p.m. March 26 at…

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Police to meet with Enatai residents over crime concerns

Bellevue Police will address concerns from Enatai residents about a series of burglaries that occurred in the area…