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Contractors examine the aftermath of a  fire that destroyed a garage in Bellevue's Somerset neighborhood when fire trucks couldn't get up steep streets in the snow.

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Predicted snow will test Bellevue’s weather plans

With forecasts calling for snow in the Puget Sound area today, the scene of hundreds of cars slowly…

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Transportation Commission OKs SR-520 toll rates; issue will go back to Legislature

The state’s Transportation Commission made a unanimous, but non-binding, decision Wednesday night to set peak toll rates for…

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Bellevue wants Sound Transit to delay final East Link destination through south Bellevue

Bellevue will ask Sound Transit to hold off on its final decision on the location of light-rail through…

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Bellevue attorney gets two months in jail for connection to state’s largest mortgage fraud

A former Bellevue attorney was sentenced to two months in prison Tuesday for his connection to the state's…

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Memorial tournament to honor Microsoft employee who died

Jin Chen defied classification. A gifted employee at Microsoft and an accomplished athlete in several sports. A gregarious…

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Bellevue man sentenced to a year in prison for fraudulent honey imports

A 70-year-old Bellevue man was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle to a year in prison Monday…

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Three sentenced for selling illegal documents out of Bellevue licensing office

Two employees of the state Department of Licensing and a Kirkland man were sentenced Friday for their organization…

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One of Bellevue’s original jewelers to close in January

The sign marked Old Bellevue, painted in a light blue with brown swirls, book ends a portion of…

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Gregoire’s budget whacks schools, social services

Gov. Chris Gregoire on Wednesday announced her plan for the 2011-13 budget that bridges a $4.6 billion gap…

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Eastside state legislators vote on special budget package; prepare for even tougher cuts in next session

Casting his first vote in the Legislature, new State Sen. Steve Litzow (R-Mercer Island) was one of the…

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Climbing facility coming to Crossroads Bellevue Shopping Center

A hub for mountain climbers on the Eastside is coming to Crossroads Bellevue Shopping Center. Chief Executive Officer…

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Tolls on SR-520 bridge could impact congestion on I-90

Not only will users of the State Route 520 floating bridge pay tolls next year, drivers on Interstate…

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Council awards East Link engineering contract for its preferred alternative

Even the naming of a consultant to perform conceptual engineering reports can’t escape the contentious debate that surrounds…

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Bellevue council approves 2011-12 budget

The City Council Monday finished off the season-long, painstaking 2011-12 budget "reset" that will help navigate Bellevue through…

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Bellevue grad’s business makes your bed disappear

Getting rid of an old mattress is a painful and time-consuming process, but for Matt Althauser, it was…

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Bellevue closing in on final budget decision

The Bellevue City Council is only a step or two away from finalizing a difficult 2011-12 operating budget…

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Debate between south Bellevue light-rail alignments dominates public hearing

A public hearing over Sound Transit's East Link Supplemental Draft Environmental Impact Statement quickly morphed into a familiar…

Lauren Barkley

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More snow expected to fall this evening

More than an inch of snow has already dropped on Bellevue, and the rest of the Seattle metro…

Fans snap photos of Kim Kardashian during a visit to Nordstrom at Bellevue Square on Friday. Other celebrity visitors over the weekend included singer Miley Cyrus and Olympic gold medalist Apollo Ohno.

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Stars take over Bellevue Square

Big lines wound all around Bellevue Square this week. It all began Wednesday, when hundreds camped out in…

A breakdancer from the group Massive Monkees entertains a crowd waiting in a parking garage at Bellevue Square for a chance to get free tickets to a Miley Cyrus concert sponsored by Microsoft. The concert is part of Microsoft's opening of a retail store at the Square.

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Fans camp out at Bellevue Square for Microsoft store opening, Miley Cyrus tickets

Seattle area schools may be missing hundreds of students Thursday morning. Teens and tweens from all around the…