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Dancers act out a scene in the Nutcracker Musical

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Nutcracker Musical combines music, dance and theater

Bellevue Youth Theatre is doing something new to the world of theater, and it is using those new…

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Police apprehend prolific Eastside burglars

The Bellevue Police Department’s Special Enforcement Team, with the help of Renton police, tracked down and apprehended two…

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Naked man calls police to report naked burglar | Bellevue Police Blotter Dec. 7 -13

Bizarre ‘burglar’: The subject reported a burglary in progress at his apartment and told dispatchers that he had…

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Best Starts for Kids board adds Bellevue contingent

Several Bellevue figures were recently appointed to the advisory board to help implement Best Starts for Kids, King…

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Sammamish alumni creating scholarships for first-generation college students

Sammamish High School alumni are joining forces to establish a scholarship to help send first-generation college students to…

The planned location of Elementary 18 (shown in red). The entrances are planned on Main Street

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Wilburton residents concerned about Elementary 18 traffic

Plans for a new elementary school to serve Wilburton, the Spring District and Downtown Bellevue are being met…

Bellevue High School student and football player Tyson Penn

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Questions of racial bias raised in WIAA football investigation

A crowd of distressed Bellevue High School football players and their families filled the Bellevue School Board meeting…

King County Superior Court Judge Brian Gain swears in (from left) Vandana Slatter

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Council bids farewell to mayor, swears in new member

In a sentimental city council meeting Monday night, friends, family and even sometime-opponents of Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci…

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King County votes to give county employees parental leave

The King County Council voted this month to give 12 weeks of parental leave to certain county employees…

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WSDOT fixes billing glitch after frustrating week

Frustrated drivers using Washington State Department of Transportation’s “Good To Go!” toll system are being urged not to…

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Police, SWAT arrest man accused of financially exploiting elderly relatives

Detectives with the Bellevue Police Department’s Economic Crimes Unit, together with the Bellevue SWAT team, arrested a Lynnwood…

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Homeland (lack of) security | Bellevue Police Blotter Nov. 30-Dec. 6

An undercover Homeland Security vehicle was prowled and tactical body armor was stolen. There were miscellaneous equipment attached…

Residents at Pacific Regent

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Elderly actresses go wild for Super Bowl commercial contest

Local senior thespians went wild with a male stripper in an Eastside submission for Doritos’ 2016 Super Bowl…

One of several tweets Bellevue P.E. teacher Dan Desmond sent out following Bellevue’s overtime loss to Eastside Catholic.

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Bellevue High School teacher sparks controversy with tweets

A Bellevue High School physical education teacher is in hot water after sending a stream of tweets commenting…

Mary Baker stands with the many supplies she and other optometrists brought on their trip to El Salvador earlier this year. Members of the public can donate used eyeglasses off for reuse at Baker’s office in the Overlake neighborhood.

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Local eye doctor volunteers in El Salvador

Standing in a makeshift vision clinic in the town of Tamanique, El Salvador, Bellevue optometrist Mary Baker is…

Marmaduke

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Bark the halls

Marmaduke, left, poses with his human, Liala Cooney, and Santa Claus during a photo session at Crossroads Mall…

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More weekend traffic slowdowns on I-90, SR-520

Continued construction on the Interstate 90 and State Route 520 bridges across Lake Washington will slow traffic coming…

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Bellevue partners with Bloomberg for open data initiative

The City of Bellevue announced on Tuesday, Dec. 8 that it was selected to participate in the new…

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Bellevue police vehicle hits, injuries pedestrian lying in street

A Bellevue police cruiser struck and injured a pedestrian on 124th Avenue Southeast early in the morning on…

Aiden Duncan

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Update: High speed crash sends Bellevue teen to Harborview with life-threatening injuries

A Bellevue teenager has in hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a high speed crash, possibly involving alcohol, in…