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Humane society finds homes for 6,191 dogs, cats, critters

The Bellevue-based Seattle Humane Society found adoptions for 6,191 dogs, cats and critters in 2014 and returned 162…

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House Republicans want education budget separate from General Fund spending plan

As the Washington State Legislature begins its 2015 session the hottest issue is expected to be how to…

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Conservation district awards three grants to Bellevue projects

The King Conservation District awarded a total of $1,090,595 in grants to 30 local governments and nonprofit organizations…

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School bands to feature swing music at event

The 2nd Annual Bellevue High School Swing Dance will be held from 7-10 p.m. Saturday Jan. 31, in…

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.

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Previously unheard recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. to air on KBCS

A previously unknown recording of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., discovered last December by Pacifica Radio Network, will…

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DOT announces major funding for East Link project

The U.S. Department of Transportation announced Friday its approval of a $1.33 billion loan to Sound Transit for…

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Bellevue man under investigation for online drug dealing

Homeland Security’s investigation into the latest iteration of the underground website Silk Road has cast a spotlight on…

Newport Hills Community Club member Robin Bentley stands in front of a mid-century home designed by Northwest architect Paul Hayden Kirk. The club wants the city to buy the home and property at auction for a park

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Council entertains auction purchase in Newport Hills | Residents ask for Kirk house to be used for park, public space

While Newport Hills residents wait for the development they want to occur in their neighborhood, their community club…

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Group seeks state funds for park, including Bellevue’s Inspiration Playground

The Washington Wildlife and Recreation Coalition, a group of 280 businesses and nonprofits, has urged the Legislature to…

Rep. Joan McBride

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House Democrats elect Rep. McBride to leadership position

The House Democratic Caucus has elected newly minted state Rep. Joan McBride to the position of assistant whip.

Rep. Tana Senn

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Senn elected to House Appropriations Committee

Rep. Tana Senn, D-Mercer Island, has been elected to serve on several influential committees including Appropriations and the…

Rep. Cyrus Habib

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Legislative YouTube’ testimony bill introduced by Habib

Options for legislative committee testimony away from Olympia would expand under legislation proposed today by Secretary of State…

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Gala to benefit Newport High orchestra program

Knights in Vienna, , a fundraising gala to benefit the award-winning Newport High School orchestra, will be held…

Margarite Stern traveled with her husband from Cuba to Alabama in 1958 to attend their son’s graduation from Auburn University. The short visit came back to haunt the couple a few years later when they were told that their resident visas had expired. It took intervention from Gabe Stern and the US government to help get his parents off the island in 1961.

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Fleeing Cuba | Bellevue man recalls parents’ narrow escape in 1962

President Obama’s decision to restore full diplomatic relations with Cuba hit close to home for a Bellevue man…

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Amanda Gonzalez named to dean’s list

Amanda Gonzalez of Bellevue has been named to the dean's list at Furman University.

Students at Bellevue College could soon be Washington State University students as well if talks of a potential merger between the two schools advances.

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WSU, Bellevue College exploring partnership

Presidents Elson S. Floyd and David L. Rule are discussing the potential union of the two schools and…

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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…