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Face coverings no longer required on transit and in transit facilities in Puget Sound region
The policy change is related to a federal judge’s decision to strike down mask mandates on airplanes.
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‘Invest in Our Planet’ Earth Day Fair set for April 22
Congregational Church on Mercer Island will hold an “Invest in Our Planet” Earth Day Fair from 4-7 p.m.…
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Public health agencies link Norovirus outbreak to oysters from British Columbia
As of early April, 103 norovirus illnesses have been reported from 13 states, 62 in Washington.
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Eight Islanders run in Boston Marathon
Eight Mercer Island residents finished the 126th running of the Boston Marathon, the world’s oldest marathon that began…
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Shores residents attend Easter service
Some 50 residents at Mercer Island’s Covenant Living at the Shores braved the early morning cold to attend…
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How a Ukrainian and Russian couple escaped a war zone
“We will never forget that sound. Boom. Boom,” said Valeriia Horodnycha, who has been staying in Mercer Island.
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Students for Ukraine raising funds to support refugees
MIHS students will soon hold All-Island Yard Sale.
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Northwest Yeshiva High School families will benefit from affordability initiative
Samis Foundation initiative applies to seven Seattle-area Jewish day schools.
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WA health officials recommend having overdose reversing drug on hand amid alarming increase in drug-related deaths
WSDOH reports a 66 percent increase in drug overdoses since 2019.
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New alert system aims to bring home missing Indigenous people
Gov. Jay Inslee signed a law creating the new system. Families of the missing and murdered say it’s…
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Russell Wilson’s $28 million Lake Washington home hits the market in Bellevue
The listing of the property comes after the former Seahawks quarterback was traded to Denver.