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Mercer Island police arrest Mercer Island High School student for threats

Police arrest 15-year-old boy for making threats at school.

This new high-tech charging truck from AAA will assist electric vehicle motorists with ‘range anxiety’ by recharging batteries with fast level-3 charging on local highways. AAA Washington’s truck is the first PTO driven level-3 roadside charging unit in the nation

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New AAA truck offers roadside charging

The Seattle/Bellevue area is one of the first regions in the nation to have a mobile electric vehicle…

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‘Low stress’ grooming at Bark Avenue

Tess Mousny-Jones has joined the staff at Bark Avenue, a grooming salon and dog day care, to provide…

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VOICE registration opens today

Registration for students to take part in Mercer Island’s annual VOICE and SVP programs begins on Wednesday, March…

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Author Susan Cain is Parent Edge speaker, April 10 | School news

Mercer Island Parent Edge presents a new event on April 10 with speaker Susan Cain, a New York…

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Mercer Islanders graduate from WSU in fall 2012

Ten students from Mercer Island graduated from Washington State University in the fall of 2012.

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Mercer Island Fine Arts Advisory Committee fund to honor Jesse Jaramillo

Many Islanders remember and have learned from Jesse Jaramillo, a teacher at Island Park Elementary who died last…

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Studded tires must be removed by Sunday, March 31

Spring has (apparently) arrived. As temperatures rise across the region, the Washington State Department of Transportation reminds drivers…

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Are you concerned with an unmanned air traffic tower in Renton? | Online poll

Due to federal budget cuts, the Federal Aviation Administration is forced to make cuts to many air traffic…

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Minimum wage law exemption to help state’s unemployed youth fails

Washington has the sixth highest teen unemployment rate in the nation at around 28 percent. The national average…

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Con artists offer service, steal from woman | Mercer Island Police Blotter

$14,550 in jewelry and $90 in cash were stolen from a 90-year-old woman’s South end residence on Monday,…

Island Books is hosting Patty Lazarus

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Island Books to host author of ‘March Into My Heart’ this weekend

Island Books is hosting Islander Patty Lazarus at a book signing on Sunday, March 24. "March Into My…

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Liquor board moves to define new exemption for private retailers

The Washington State Liquor Control board is considering new rules that could allow for small liquor retailers to…