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Downtown Bellevue flower shop co-owner pleads guilty to stealing sales tax
Defendent sentenced to 240 hours of community service and fined $97,858 by the state.
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One of five juvenile detention center escapees apprehended
Five inmates escaped from Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie in a Ford Fusion on Jan. 26.
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Prominent infrastructure company gets new Bellevue office
HNTB’s new office has been leased in the Symetra Center building.
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U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene urges Postmaster General to reconsider closing Eastside mail facility
Workers at the East DDC in Redmond are concerned about how the closure would impact mail service.
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King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office testifies on behalf of catalytic converter theft bill, suggests additional measures
KCPAO representative emphasized the importance of addressing the demand for the stolen car parts.
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King County Executive announces million in in affordable housing funding for construction and preservation
Several Eastside organizations and projects are slated to receive funding.
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American Rescue Plan Act funding approved for broadband investments in WA schools
U.S. Sen. Patty Murray pushed for the funding, which will benefit several King County school districts.
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Non-profit sponsors study on how the pandemic impacted arts and culture in Puget Sound
The study helped identify challenges faced by residents and cultural organizations in Washington
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WA lawmakers propose making companies responsible for recycling improvements
SB 5697 would compel industries to report data, invest in infrastructure, meet standards.
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City of Bellevue officials are working to get Somerset Neighborhood residents displaced by landslide back into their homes
The investigation into what caused the broken water main might take weeks, if not months.
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Broken water main causes Bellevue home to slide off of its foundation and collapse
The flooding and debris prompted an evacuation of homes in the area.
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Unions: 2021 hosted a record number of workplace safety complaints vs. hospitals
Healthcare workers’ unions are supporting legislation that would implement safer staffing standards.
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Trash piles up in King County neighborhoods after agency postpones service for weeks
Collection company initially cited weather as the reason, but now a strike interferes.
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King County Council approves new leadership, committee structure and assignments
The leadership positions and committee assignments will last through 2022.
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Suspect, 21, arrested and charged under suspicion of more than a dozen home burglaries
Police believe the man was a prolific home invader in the Eastside.
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King County’s 4Culture to offer federal relief funds to ‘cultural producers’ impacted by the pandemic
Applications open until Feb. 2.
Business
Kirkland-based company sues to challenge ‘tribal gaming monopoly’ in Washington
Company called the state’s policy an “erroneous application of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act.”
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Seattle man arrested after allegedly committing a dozen King County robberies
The 28-year-old is believed to have conducted robberies in Seattle, Bellevue and Federal Way.
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Widespread burnout among healthcare workers prompts change at hospitals
Healthcare workers unions are supporting HB 1868 and companion bill SB 5715.
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Postal workers concerned about USPS consolidation, impact on region’s mail delivery
Cities affected would be Mercer Island, Bellevue, Issaquah, North Bend, Snoqualmie, Snoqualmie Pass, Carnation, Duvall, Fall City, Mill…