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George Sun named semifinalist in Intel competition

George Sun, a senior at Interlake High School in Bellevue, has been named a semifinalist in the Intel…

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Andrew Gu wins international piano competition

Andrew Gu of Bellevue, a second grade student at Somerset Elementary School, has won the first prize for…

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City, PSE converting half of Bellevue’s streetlights to LEDs

he city plans to convert half of Bellevue's streetlights from incandescent bulbs to light-emitting diodes by 2016, the…

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Cultural Conversations group to screen, discuss ‘Girl Rising’

The Jan. 13 Cultural Conversations will feature a screening of the documentary highlighting the life-changing impact of education…

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Another shot at pot: Lawmakers prepare marijuana follow-up bills

Two years after Washington voters ended pot prohibition lawmakers are wading through a thicket of proposed reforms that…

Ja'Mari Jones was sentenced to 18 1/2 years in prison on Friday

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Munchbar shooter receives sentence for 2012 murder

The man responsible for the 2012 Christmas Eve shooting death of DeShawn Milliken at the former Munchbar nightclub…

When Nancy and Darren Gertz' Bellevue home was burglarized on Dec. 17

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Burglarized Bellevue family strikes back | Two arrested after the Gertzes track down belongings with cellphone

Darren and Nancy Gertz went from crime-victims to crime-stoppers last month when they tracked down the two men…

Portland Police arrested Bellevue resident Tae Bum Yoon

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Bellevue man arrested in connection to Portland hotel murder | Victim believed involved in sex trafficking

Portland Police detectives arrested a 24-year-old Bellevue man Wednesday in connection to the death of an alleged victim…

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Pets for adoption | Jan. 9

Rescue your next best friend today at one of these shelters.

A golden eagle is one of the new species seen in the Snoqualmie Valley during the annual bird count.

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Record number of bird species tallied during Christmas bird count

Members of the Eastside Audubon chapter counted a record 97 species of birds during their annual Christmas Bird…

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Prosecutor seeks extradition of former Bellevue teacher facing child molestation charges | French national accused of groping young girls

The King County Prosecutor's Office is seeking the arrest and extradition of a former French Immersion School of…

Former Starbucks Coffee president Howard Behar explains his opposition to Seattle's $15 minimum wage hike during the Washington Policy Center's Solutions Summit in Bellevue on Wednesday

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Former Starbucks chief bemoans Seattle’s $15 wage | WPC panel provides dismal outlook for small businesses

Howard Behar warned Solutions Summit attendees Wednesday that a forthcoming $15 minimum wage in Seattle will have negative…

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Group questions light rail impact to nature park | Petition to shorelines board seeks revocation of Sound Transit development permits

A group of Bellevue community leaders that includes a former mayor and the Kemper Development Company is asking…

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Bellevue Police accepting applications for spring Community Academy

The Community Academy is a 12-week program to acquaint Bellevue residents with the procedure and methodology of municipal…

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Police: Man with stolen firearm arrested for threatening store employees, customers

Bellevue Police arrested a 28-year-old Marysville man for allegedly threatening employees and customers at the Sturtevant's sporting goods…

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Former New York Gov. Pataki to speak in Bellevue | Retired Starbucks president, Forbes opinion editor, top lawmakers in Bellevue join for for 2015 Solutions Summit

Just one week before the start of the 2015 Legislative session, the Washington Policy Center, an independent non-profit…

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Gun rights group files federal lawsuit seeking injunction against Initiative 594

The Second Amendment Foundation, located in Bellevue, alleges certain pieces of the legislation, "are so vague that a…

Construction of the 57-unit affordable housing apartment building in downtown Bellevue by the Low Income Housing Institute is expected to be completed in March

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LIHI targets March for opening 57-unit affordable housing complex in Bellevue

The Low Income Housing Institute will begin taking applications later this month for preleasing its 57-unit affordable workforce…

Bellevue Police are requesting the public's help in locating a suspect with ties to a nationwide theft operation

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Police seeking location of ID theft suspect

Bellevue Police are requesting the public's help in locating a suspect with ties to a nationwide theft operation,…

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Boating classes offered

The Bellevue Sail & Power Squadron will offer a number of boating classes on the Eastside during winter…