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Puget Sound Energy’s map of the route the Phantom Lake-Lake Hills transmission line will take. The proposed route is in purple, and existing transmission lines are in red. Courtesy Image.

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TIMBER! City approves easements for transmission line

Project has seen opposition from residents concerned about trees along the proposed route.

Sound Transit’s East Link light rail construction more than half finished

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Sound Transit’s East Link light rail construction more than half finished

Sound Transit and Bellevue staff presented the city council with an update on the East Link project.

Executive Constantine’s proposal will expand King County’s 200 parks, 175 miles of regional trails, and 28,000 acres of open space. Photo Courtesy of King County.

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Executive Dow Constantine announces plan to renew King County Parks Levy

The proposal for the August ballot would generate an estimated $738 million over the next six years.

Kailan Manandic/Staff photo                                 From left: Ed Barry, Tolling Division director for WSDOT; Kim Henry, I-405/SR 167 Project director for WSDOT; Amy Carlson, BDA board member; Paul Cornish, Bus Rapid Transit director for Sound Transit; and Bernard van de Kamp, East Corridor development director for Sound Transit, discuss various questions around transit projects along the I-405 corridor.

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Transit officials talk current, future projects at BDA event

The Bellevue Downtown Association’s breakfast series featured WSDOT and Sound Transit officials.

Microsoft has expanded their AccountGuard service to 12 new European Countries. Yellow: European countries already protected. Blue: European countries now protected. (Source: Wikimedia Commons)

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Microsoft warns of hacking ahead of elections

Launching defense services in Europe.

Chief Hagen and Firefighter Williams accept nearly $2,000 in donations made at the till. $6,000 was raised in total at Nordstrom. Photo courtesy of Bellevue Fire Department.

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For Bellevue firefighters, cancer fundraising hits close to home

Responders are fourth on team fundraising chart.

Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate change

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Fires, floods, destruction: Washington copes with worsening climate change

From rising sea levels and crop failures to dying forests and fish, Washington state is struggling

Samantha Pak/staff photo                                Maryam Griffin (left) of the University of Washington Bothell interviews art curator Alma Salem during her visit to the school on Feb. 7.

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The soul of history | Windows and Mirrors

Syrian arts curator and cultural advisor shares how art can tell the story of history.

From left: Washington DECA executive leader Lori Hairston, Bellevue deputy mayor Lynne Robinson, Interlake High School student Olivia Sun, and Bellevue School District superintendent Ivan Duran.

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City partners with local organizations to target teen distracted driving

Tune In/Not Out (TINO) campaign is an outreach effort to reduce distracted driving

27 BSD school buses will have paddle cameras; violators receive $419 fine. Photo courtesy of Bellevue School District.

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BSD bus paddle cameras record 107 violations in first month

BSD surprised by high violation number; hopes number will decrease in following months.

Primrose School of West Bellevue saw a second location in Washington open in 2018. Madison Miller/staff photo.

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Parents are feeling the pinch of child care costs

A King County report charts ways the county could reduce child care costs and boost access.

The trash situation at a Redmond apartment complex remained overflowing in the afternoon on Tuesday, Feb. 19, after a series of snowstorms hit the region in February. Corey Morris/staff photo

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Garbage service resumes on Eastside, after weeks without collection

Snow disrupted service on the Eastside.

Former two-term state Senator Joe Fain has a new job – president and CEO of the Bellevue Chamber of Commerce. REPORTER FILE PHOTO

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Bellevue Chamber of Commerce selects Joe Fain as new president and CEO

The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce announced Friday that it had selected former 47th Legislative District State Sen. Joe…

President’s emergency declaration sparks immediate legal backlash

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President’s emergency declaration sparks immediate legal backlash

Attorney General Bob Ferguson said his team will sue the White House if federal funds originally intended for…

Whats wrong with happily ever after? | Windows and Mirrors

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Whats wrong with happily ever after? | Windows and Mirrors

The world is filled with the negative; romance novels can be a way from taking a break from…

Despite interest rate approach, real estate ticking onward

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Despite interest rate approach, real estate ticking onward

A real estate snap shot from John L. Scott Real Estate.

New agreements approved to provide better services to unincorporated King County

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New agreements approved to provide better services to unincorporated King County

Local Services now has four service partnership agreements with other county departments.

Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue withdraws recreation facility proposal

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Boys and Girls Club of Bellevue withdraws recreation facility proposal

The proposal for an indoor recreation center has been withdrawn after communtiy opposition.

A plow removes snow from the Reporter’s parking lot in Factoria on Monday, Feb. 11. Ashley Hiruko/Staff photo

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One of the ‘snowiest’ months on record for King County

Citizens fled to stores to stock up on needed supplies; City staff worked to keep roads clear.

OfferUp founder Nick Huzar makes customer safety a core pillar

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OfferUp founder Nick Huzar makes customer safety a core pillar

Bellevue-based CEO wanted a simpler solution to his own problems