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Are you voting for or against the MISD bond? | Online poll

Ballots for the April 17 special election, featuring the MISD school bond, were mailed to voters last week.

Members of the Mercer Island City Council

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New 24/7 I-90 eastbound HOV lane at 80th Ave opens

Transit officials dedicated the new ramp and the completion of a major phase of improvement of I-90

(Top) Alberto Gonzales

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Mercer Island High School DECA students prepare for international competition

Several members of the Mercer Island High School DECA team will head to Salt Lake City in late…

Nile

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Cat known for retrieving mail is missing

Nile, the cat featured in the Reporter for retrieving mail, went missing this week in the 4000 block…

'Sentinels' at each end of the bridge will be awash in light at night.

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New 520 bridge to include glowing lights, benches for pedestrians

The state Department of Transportation is giving the green light to the new 520 bridge – literally. Four…

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Is the Affordable Care Act constitutional? | Online poll

This week the United States Supreme Court is hearing arguments for and against President Obama’s Affordable Care Act,…

New Mercer Island High School principal

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School district hires new MIHS principal

Educator Vicki Puckett, a former principal of Woodinville High School, will become the newest principal of Mercer Island…

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Woman encounters burglars, drives after them | Mercer Island Police Blotter

A 49-year-old woman returned home as burglars were leaving her house, carrying her son's laptop, at 11:09 a.m.…

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Higher tolls coming on 520 bridge

As the dust finally begins to settle on the State Route 520 bridge, another change is coming.

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Event to support Adaptive Sports

Students from MIHS, Sammamish High School, and Newport High School have partnered with Seattle Adaptive Sports to hold…

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Wright receives ‘Friend of Music’ award

Most people know Jennifer Wright as the Mercer Island School District’s director of learning and technology services. Some…

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Schools to add temp classrooms this fall

Three $100,000 ‘portable’ classrooms to be added at three schools to address overcrowding.

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Should Washington’s DUI penalties be tougher? | Online poll

The Washington Legislature recently considered a bill that doubled the punishment for DUI related homicides from 4.5 years…