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Local children’s behavioral treatment center fights to survive | State funding has fallen 15 percent since 2004

Thousands of children across Puget Sound travel through the doors of behavioral rehabilitation services center Ryther each year…

Bellevue resident and driver John Boone

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Bellevue resident, driver named metro ‘Operator of the Year’

The King County Department of Transportation recognized bus driver John Boone as Operator of the Year on Wednesday,…

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Committee recommends later high school start time | Board to vote in September

Officials from the Bellevue and Mercer Island School Districts have recommended to the Bellevue School District Board that…

The Bellevue City Council on Monday approved the $475

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Council approves $475K Newport Hills property purchase | Land to be used for future park

The Bellevue City Council made its deadline Monday to purchase a $475,000 parcel of land in the Newport…

Police report Justin M.G. Bacani

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UPDATE: Bail increases to $5M for Bellevue murder suspect | Justin Bacani facing life in prison under WA’s ‘Three Strikes’ law

Justin M.G. Bacani was ordered held on $2 million bail Tuesday in King County Court, where he faces…

This year's Bellevue Strawberry Festival has the berries

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Strawberry Festival bursting with new, past attractions

The Bellevue Strawberry Festival is adding new attractions — and bringing back some from its past — for…

Volcom is making Bellevue Skate Plaza its third stop on its Wild in the Parks tour

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Wild in the Parks rolls into Bellevue Saturday | $500 cash purse for Volcom amateur skateboard competition

Volcom is making Bellevue Skate Plaza its third stop on its Wild in the Parks tour, a free…

A Kent man is facing assault charges after he allegedly stabbed a fellow patient in the behavioral health wing of Overlake Medical Center on June 15

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Assault charges for mental health patient in alleged Overlake stabbing | Man allegedly stabbed another patient repeatedly with plexiglass, broke nurse’s nose

A 24-year-old Kent man undergoing mental health treatment at Overlake Medical Center last week is facing assault charges…

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300 words for $300,000

Votes needed | Islander's essay is finalist for contest for payment of college tuition

This design rendering shows how a 58-unit affordable housing complex will fit in behind St. Luke's Lutheran Church.

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Council adds St. Luke’s to comprehensive plan update

The Bellevue City Council on Monday approved the addition St. Luke's Lutheran Church's Bellevue Way Northeast property to…

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Lifespring receives $75K grant; the largest ever for nonprofit

LifeSpring announced Thursday it has received the largest single grant in the nonprofit's history, taking in $75,000 from…

A Republic Services garbage truck driver had to dump about 8

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Garbage truck forced to dump flaming load in Somerset

A Republic Services garbage truck was forced to dump 8,000 pounds of recycling along the 4300 block of…

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Resident panel to share tips on making Bellevue green

The city will host a group of Bellevue residents who have gone green during a neighborhood forum June…

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Parks board seeking applicants for vacancy

The city is seeking candidates to fill a vacancy on the Bellevue Parks and Community Services Board, the…

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County project to prevent sewer line damage

King County is working to stop erosion along a portion of Coal Creek that is creating the potential…

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Police: Suicidal woman stabs man during domestic dispute

A 30-year-old Bellevue man was sent to Harborview Medical Center when a woman he was in a domestic…

The University of Washington and Tsinghua University — a Chinese research university — announced Thursday a partnership to create the Global Innovation Exchange in Bellevue's Spring District.

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Global Innovation Exchange coming to Spring District | UW, Chinese university partner for research, problem-solving

The University of Washington has partnered with a Chinese research university to create a graduate institute in Bellevue's…

David Cillay

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Next steps, new faces for Bellevue College, WSU partnership talks | With non-binding MOU signed, WSU’s David Cillay takes charge of Cougar side

As parties from Bellevue College and Washington State University begin to hash out the nitty-gritty details of a…

Two plumbers were sent to Harborview Medical Center Thursday morning with significant burns after they struck a gas line

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Gas line explosion in Bellevue sends two to Harborview | Plumbers were working at commercial building

Two plumbers working on a commercial building on the 14300 block of Southeast Eastgate Way were rushed to…

Bill Wu displays his iPhone and Android app.

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Newport student learns stresses, challenges of succeeding in competitive tech industry

Newport High School junior Billy Wu had no experience in creating apps — or making pitches — before…