News

King County implements 0.01% sales tax to raise money for housing the homeless
Officials plan to buy hotels, motels and nursing homes for conversion into permanent housing.

Mercer Island retrofits City Hall with LED lighting
Mercer Island has implemented efficiency improvements and other maintenance projects during the pandemic. During a recent inventory of every overhead… Continue reading
Social media site Parler returns after registering with Sammamish company
Dasté to speak at Rotary meeting on Jan. 26
State lawmakers propose bill to fast-track the governor’s reopening plan
MI Sister City Association to present ‘Impressionist Women Painters’ lecture
More sober kids: Island’s Healthy Youth Initiative now fully funded
Sports
WIAA Executive Board revises Season 1 sports in response to state guidelines
Practices scheduled to begin Feb. 1 for football, volleyball, soccer and 5 other sports
Life

Car review: 2021 Lexus RX 350L
By Larry Lark, contributor It’s always a good day when a Lexus lands in my driveway. The latest example was… Continue reading

Car review: 2021 Chevrolet Blazer
By Larry Lark, contributor When it comes to certain car models they seem to come, and go, and come again.… Continue reading
Opinion

Bracing for bigger changes in a COVID world | Brunell
Now that vaccines are available, we hope our lives will return to the way they were before the coronavirus pandemic Continue reading...
Northwest

Residents 65 and older eligible under new COVID-19 vaccination phase
Inslee announces the move to Phase 1b; Find your eligibility through Phase Finder

King County reports record numbers of drug overdose deaths
Preliminary toxicology testing shows most overdose victims used multiple types of drugs.
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