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Bright yellow signs line Northeast 148th Avenue and Northeast 8th Street in Bellevue thanking the East Bellevue Community Council for saving the trees along those roads.   Puget Sound Energy has planned a connecting power transmission line along those roads

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CENSE thanks East Bellevue council with signs

The Coalition of Eastside Neighborhoods for Sensible Energy planted signs thanking East Bellevue Community Council for standing up…

Bellevue Mayor John Stokes removes a railroad spike from the old BNSF rail line at the Kirkland and Bellevue boundary on Jan. 8.

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King County takes first steps towards regional Eastside trail

King County took the first steps towards opening a trail on its section of the Eastside Rail Corridor…

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Good samaritan turns in $3,900 found at Starbucks | Bellevue Police Blotter

Java jackpot: The manager at Starbucks on Northeast 8th Street stated that an unknown customer turned in a…

International School teach Ryan Lafferty reacts to the announcement that he won Washington’s 2015–16 Milken Educator Award. Neither he nor the crowd had any idea that Lafferty had won.

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International School teacher wins “Oscars of teaching”

International School Ryan Lafferty was shocked to hear his name called Jan. 7 as the winner of an…

From left: King County Sheriff John Urquhart

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Sex trafficking website, organization shut down by law enforcement

Law enforcement officials announced today that an organization of self-identified sex soliciting “hobbyists” who called themselves “The League”…

A graphic presented to the Bellevue School Board shows the increase in both teacher absences and unfilled absences. Despite hiring 60 district substitutes this year

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District facing problem with unfilled teacher absences

Despite what the district calls its aggressive hiring and recruiting of substitute teachers, the Bellevue School District is…

Team members Subi Lumala

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Open Window students’ project to sprout in space | Experiment to test effects of microgravity on plant chosen, to be conducted by astronauts

Now that NASA has found evidence of water on Mars, astronauts will test the growth of a small…

John Stokes

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Council roundup: Stokes, Chelminiak sworn in as new city leaders

In majority votes, council members John Stokes and John Chelminiak were sworn in Monday night as mayor and…

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New Year’s Eve DUI arrests, number of special patrol officers down

Alcohol-related accidents and arrests were down this New Year’s Eve compared to past years, as were the number…

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Anti-405 toll group launches online salvo against WSDOT

A community group opposed to the newly instituted Express Toll Lanes on Interstate 405 claims they were vindicated…

A map showing the cities ranked on the Human Rights Campaign's Municipal Equality Index.

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Bellevue ranked among most LGBT inclusive cities in nation

Bellevue, Seattle and Olympia were recently ranked among the most LGBT inclusive cities in the country by the…

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State troopers to be out in force for New Year’s Eve DUI patrol | More than 1,200 impaired drivers arrested since Thanksgiving

If you choose to drive while impaired this holiday weekend, the Washington State Patrol is committed to making…

Newly-elected King County Commissioner Claudia Balducci addresses a gathered crowd at Bellevue Youth Theatre after being sworn into her new county position. Balducci recently left her position as Bellevue's mayor to take up the King County slot.

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Balducci sworn in to King County Council

King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci is sworn in at BYT on Dec. 29.

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Big changes coming to westbound SR 520 off-ramp to Lake Washington Boulevard

The following is a release from the Washington State Department of Transportation: Westbound State Route 520 drivers headed…

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The most read stories of 2015 | The stories our online readers flocked to this year

This year was a busy one for Bellevue, and hoards of citizens past and present visited the Bellevue…

A rogue beaver wandered over to Chick-fil-A in June and ended up receiving a police escort back to his habitat seven blocks away. Many citizens and critters made their way to the restaurant after it opened in March

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The year in review | People and events that made news in 2015

January Bellevue College begins partnership process Bellevue College and Washington State University began the continuing process of partnering…

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BC, WSU glean partnership ideas on trip | Representatives visit three Chicago schools on fact-finding trip

Representatives from Bellevue College and Washington State University recently traveled to Chicago to meet with local universities as…

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East Bellevue wins land-use suit over PSE

A contentious dispute between a community council and a utility company reached a head late last month when…

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Best of 2015 | Bellevue Police Blotter

Piggyback bandit pounces: Officers responded to The Lodge at Bellevue Square after the suspect, nicknamed the “Piggyback Bandit,”…

Flowers and stuffed animals were left at a makeshift memorial at the scene of the Nov. 12 crash that killed Lindsay Hill.

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Man who allegedly killed fiancé in Nov. hit-and-run accidentally released from prison early

The man accused of killing his fiancee in a hit and run accident last month is reportedly one…