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The Sound Transit double-decker buses replace the articulated buses on Everett to Bellevue routes along I-405. The 14.5-foot tall buses seat more people for an equal footprint and similar fuel economy. Kailan Manandic/staff photo

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Double-deckers descend on the Eastside

The new 14.5-foot tall buses will run from Everett to Bellevue, with stops in Bothell and Kirkland.

Jim Pitts stands on walkway overlooking filtration chambers at the King County South Filtration Plant in Renton. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?

King County treatment plant joins effort to counteract effects of carbon dioxide.

Courtesy photo                                Three Bellevue School District robotics teams after a competition in late March. From left: International School robotics team, Sammamish High School robotics team, and Interlake High School robotics team.

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SHS Robototes compete in robotics district championship

The Robototes secured a spot in the world championships in Houston.

Bad hiding spot: Officer locate suspect behind dumpster | Police Blotter

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Bad hiding spot: Officer locate suspect behind dumpster | Police Blotter

Police blotter for April 1-7.

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Bellevue prepares for community outreach to updated human service report

Bellevue has begun work on the 2019-2020 Human Services Needs Update.

The Mountains to Sound Greenway was recently was designated as a National Heritage area. Photo courtesy of Mountains to Sound Greenway

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Local gem becomes national treasure

The Mountains to Sound Greenway was recently designated as a National Heritage Area.

Panel luncheon audience members predict survey results in regard to what Eastsiders consider to make up the American Dream. From left: James Whitfield, Dr. Amy Morrison, Anne Morisseau and Anne-Marie Diouf. Madison Miller / staff photo

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Leadership Eastside hosts panel discussing the American Dream

The panel consisted of Dr. Amy Morrison, president of Lake Washington Institute of Technology, Anne Morisseau, Planning Commissioner…

KBCS: 46 years of promoting unrepresented voices

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KBCS: 46 years of promoting unrepresented voices

Two-way platform has allowed station team to bond with listeners.

Eastside Race and Equity Summit returns for second annual event

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Eastside Race and Equity Summit returns for second annual event

More than 100 people gathered on March 29 for the second annual Race and Equity Summit.

Advocates hold a rent control rally in Olympia on Feb. 27, the day before Oregon passed legislation capping rent increases and prohibiting no-cause evictions. Photo courtesy of Amy Tower/Tenants Union of Washington State

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Would rent control work in Washington?

Oregon’s new law could lay the blueprint for other states

Photo by Kayse Angel

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What’s next for the I-405 master plan?

New express toll lanes from Renton to Bellevue are coming soon.

Puget Sound Energy’s Energize Eastside project will replace two-pole towers with taller, single poles and four-pole towers with two poles. Photos courtesy of Puget Sound Energy

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Fight over Energize Eastside continues

Community groups remain opposed to PSE’s planned system upgrade.

Raven Patina, a junior, adds a piece to Amaya Storseth’s memorial. Madison Miller/staff photo

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Memorial honors late Sammamish High School student

Mother dedicates life to change laws around bullying.

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King County presents upcoming parks levy to Bellevue city council

The county is working on bringing a renewed six-year levy to voters for parks and trails funding.

Superior Court judge Veronica Alicea-Galván presides over the courtroom on March 19. Ashley Hiruko/staff photo

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Dissecting the future of impactful pretrial decision making

Data on inmates not being cohesively collected is needed for decision making, advocates say.

Photo courtesy of Marlene Hutchinson.                                Marlene Hutchinson will bring her popular Learn to Play Guitar in a Day workshop to North Bellevue Community Center on April 6.

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Learn to ‘play guitar in a day’ at upcoming workshop

Hutchinson set to bring her popular “Learn to Play Guitar in a Day” workshop to Bellevue.

48th District town hall focuses on education, housing and gun control

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48th District town hall focuses on education, housing and gun control

Constituents also worried about proposed sexual educational curriculum, election reforms.

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King County approves bargaining agreement with 60 unions

Employees will receive wage increases and $500 bonus.

Police investigating Goldsmith park death

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Police investigating Goldsmith park death

Gunshots heard early Wednesday morning.

Woman caught injecting her thigh with drugs in front of library | Police Blotter

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Woman caught injecting her thigh with drugs in front of library | Police Blotter

Police blotter for March 25-30.