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Bellevue School District Feb. 8 special election results

BSD proposed two renewal levies on the Feb. 8 ballot.

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City of Bellevue takes legal action to demolish home made unsafe by landslide

The family who owns the home has not given permisson to destroy “unstable” the home

HNTB’s new lobby. Photo courtesy of HNTB

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Transit engineering firm HNTB signs new lease to support business expansion

HNTB has grown by 60 employees in the past two years.

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WIAA launches bias reporting form in response to discriminatory incidents

Inappropriate behavior seen, heard or witnessed at any WIAA member school event can be reported.

Aerial photo of the Spring District that sits on the old Safeway Distribution Center site in the Bel-Red Corridor. Courtesy photo.

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Bellevue’s Spring District achieves LEED award for neighborhood development

LEED looks at performance standards that create more sustainable and well-connected neighborhoods.

Military police posting Civilian Exclusion Order No. 1, requiring evacuation of Japanese living on Bainbridge Island, Washington. (Courtesy of The Library of Congress)

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Bellevue schools introduce course that will explore history of local Japanese internment

Third-grade unit will use historical sources to examine the perspective of Japanese families.

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Snoqualmie Indian Tribe and Eastside Fire & Rescue to receive grant-funded emergency aid vehicle

The vehicle will be designed for safe emergency response during viral pandemics.

Menchie’s location in Federal Way. (Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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Investigation: Menchie’s locations failed to pay workers, stole tips

Multiple King County locations involved, including Federal Way, Bellevue and two Renton shops.

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Attorney General files lawsuit against COVID testing company

Center for COVID Control operated testing sites in King County.

A gun rights advocate warns a crowd of the potential need for forceful resistance in the future at gathering outside House of Representatives chamber in this 2020 file photo. (WNPA News Service)

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State Democrats push new round of open-carry gun restrictions

They want to keep guns away from ballot counting and out of places where city councils and school…

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Woman arrested after allegedly pulling gun on gas station employee who asked her to wear a mask

The 33-year-old Spanaway woman has not been charged yet.

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After a record-breaking 2020, gun violence continues to increase in King County

King County Prosecuting Attorney believes pandemic gun violence is part of a national trend.

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Downtown Bellevue flower shop co-owner pleads guilty to stealing sales tax

Defendent sentenced to 240 hours of community service and fined $97,858 by the state.

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One of five juvenile detention center escapees apprehended

Five inmates escaped from Echo Glen Children’s Center in Snoqualmie in a Ford Fusion on Jan. 26.

Seattle East DDC facility front (Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)
Seattle East DDC facility front (Photo by Cameron Sheppard/Sound Publishing)

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U.S. Rep. Suzan DelBene urges Postmaster General to reconsider closing Eastside mail facility

Workers at the East DDC in Redmond are concerned about how the closure would impact mail service.

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King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office testifies on behalf of catalytic converter theft bill, suggests additional measures

KCPAO representative emphasized the importance of addressing the demand for the stolen car parts.

Jim Curtis at the Tahoma National Cemetery. Photo Conor Wilson/Valley Record

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Local veterans face challenges with health care

As Jim Curtis walks the ground of the Tahoma National Cemetery, visiting the gravesite of an old Marine…

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King County Executive announces million in in affordable housing funding for construction and preservation

Several Eastside organizations and projects are slated to receive funding.

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray, D-WA, who pushed for broadband funding in Washington schools. (Screenshot from murray.senate.gov)

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American Rescue Plan Act funding approved for broadband investments in WA schools

U.S. Sen. Patty Murray pushed for the funding, which will benefit several King County school districts.

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State offers free at-home COVID-19 tests

You can order the tests through the state’s new online portal.