The vacancy left on the King County Council for District No. 1 by Attorney General-elect Bob Ferguson is getting many applicants for the position. Shifting through those applications are members of the Citizen Advisory Committee, including Mercer Island resident Dave Freiboth, the executive secretary on the King County Labor Council.
Thirteen-year-old Islander Marcus Schiller, along with his parents, has launched Hattachables.com, an online store where he sells his own invention: hat accessories.
The state of Washington is spending $3.5 million to study the possibility of charging drivers by the mile, rather than by a gas tax.
Seniors Mason Azose and Christina Williamson, of Mercer Island High School, have been named as the Rotary Islanders of the month for December.
A new online survey launched this week invites Washington citizens to share their ideas about the state’s transportation priorities and how to pay for them.
Just in time for Christmas, three topiary deer cultivated in Oregon have taken up residence in downtown Mercer Island.
Children and adults alike welcomed the holiday season on Friday, Dec. 7 during the City’s annual Holiday Tree lighting ceremony and Firehouse Munch.
The theft of a WSDOT employee’s vehicle was interrupted in the 2200 block of 72nd Avenue S.E. on Tuesday morning, Dec. 4.
The Mercer Island Thrift Shop is looking for volunteer cashiers for several shifts.
The ability of same-sex couples to acquire a marriage license in Washington has resulted in King County breaking its one-day record for license issuance in the first three and a half hours after the King County Recorder’s Office began issuing licenses.
Bellevue College received approval today from the Washington State Board for Community and Technical Colleges to develop two new bachelor’s degree programs – in Nursing and Information Systems and Technology (IST). When the programs officially begin classes in fall 2013, the total number of four-year degrees offered at BC will be five.
The U.S. Attorney’s office on Wednesday, Dec. 5 released the following statement regarding I-502, which will legalize under state law the possession of up to one ounce of marijuana beginning Thursday:
The Eastside economy should see growth over the next year, according to a consumer shopping survey conducted by Pulse of America and the Reporter.
