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Madison Miller / staff photo                                Tillicum Middle School eighth-grade Girl Scouts are working to save endangered animals through an art contest. From left: Lola Rosenwald, Gwen Cable and Emma Rose Mulholland Salazar.

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Local Girls Scouts help endangered animals through art contest

To earn their silver Girl Scout award, three Tillicum students created an art contest to raise awareness about…

photos by Madison Miller / staff photo                                Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart will be presenting it’s all-female production of “Les Miserables” April 26-28.

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All-female cast take on “Les Miserables” at Forest Ridge

Forest Ridge School of the Sacred Heart in Bellevue to perform “Les Miserables” April 26-28.

Stephanie Quiroz/staff photo                                Samaya Ngudup, 6, of Bothell helped plant three rose bushes at the city of Bellevue’s Arbor Day-Earth Day celebration on April 20.

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Bellevue celebrates Arbor Day – Earth Day

The day consisted of volunteer projects, interactive eco-stations, and a ceremonial Arbor Day Tree planting.

Architectural rendering of a modular congregate shelter. Modular housing is a type of dwelling where the components are manufactured in one location, then assembled at another location. Courtesy of kingcounty.gov.

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Modular housing in King County moves ahead

Small, portable housing units are being explored by the county to address homelessness.

Bellevue restaurants reopen after assumed norovirus outbreak

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Bellevue restaurants reopen after assumed norovirus outbreak

The Bellevue restaurants reported at least 31 cases and have since disinfected each location.

Overlake to expand with new urgent and primary care clinics

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Overlake to expand with new urgent and primary care clinics

Overlake will open its sixth urgent care clinic and 11th primary care clinic on the Eastside.

Gov. Jay Inslee shakes hands with Dinah Griffey after signing Senate Bill 5649 on April 19. The law revises the statute of limitations for sex crimes. Photo by Emma Epperly, WNPA Olympia News Bureau

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Hits and misses from Legislature’s 2019 session

New laws target vaccines, sex crimes and daylight savings; losers include sex ed and dwarf tossing bills.

Gov. Jay Inslee speaks to protesting nurses on April 24 at the State Capitol Building in Olympia. Inslee indicated he would sign the bill for meal and rest breaks into law if it passes both chambers. Photo by Emma Epperly, WNPA Olympia News Bureau

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Lawmakers approve ‘nursing bill’ for mandatory meal and rest breaks

Nurses show up in Olympia to support bill, protest Sen. Walsh’s remarks.

Scott Barden stands next to the pit that will house the newest, and possibly final, section of the Cedar Hills Regional Landfill near Maple Valley. The pit is 120 feet deep, and around another 180 feet will be built on top of it over the next decade. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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King County’s landfill is going to get bigger

A ninth cell will be built, extending its life by another decade.

An aircraft is pictured at King County International Airport, also known as Boeing Field. Photo courtesy of kingcounty.gov

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King County wants to end deportation flights for ICE

Legal challenge expected from federal government.

Bellevue resident assaulted by multiple suspects in Crossroads area

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Bellevue resident assaulted by multiple suspects in Crossroads area

Too early to say if violence was gang related, police say.

April 2019 special election preliminary results

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April 2019 special election preliminary results

LWSD levy passing; Fall City fire merger and hospital bond coming up short.

Ride-share driver suspected of sexually assaulting Bellevue passenger

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Ride-share driver suspected of sexually assaulting Bellevue passenger

Man is also suspect for SeaTac incident.

Men’s shelter construction leads to search for secondary location in Bellevue

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Men’s shelter construction leads to search for secondary location in Bellevue

Congregations for the Homeless is looking for a shelter location during the summer months.

Filing week for 2019 elections starts May 13

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Filing week for 2019 elections starts May 13

Registration to run for office begins next month.

Madison Miller / staff photo                                BC staff and faculty rally for higher education funding in a posed photo on April 16.

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Bellevue College rallies for higher education funding

Staff and faculty rally in support of funding for higher education.

Police chief: Increased Crossroads violent acts may be gang related

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Police chief: Increased Crossroads violent acts may be gang related

Officers pledge higher presence in neighborhood.

Couple caught being intimate in dressing room later arrested for dancing in street | Police Blotter

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Couple caught being intimate in dressing room later arrested for dancing in street | Police Blotter

Police blotter for April 8-14.

Scott Barden stands at the bottom of the massive pit of the landfill’s newly-built eighth section. Work on the new section has been underway for around two years. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Committee proposes amendments to address King County trash dilemma

King County Council to vote on plan.

Senior focused Bridge class begins May 1

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Senior focused Bridge class begins May 1

Bellevue’s Bill Flora is aiming to build his own community of senior Bridge players this May.