Madison Miller/ staff photo                                YTN students and residents rehearse for their upcoming radio show performance of “Gunsmoke.”

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Live, intergenerational radio comes to Mercer Island

Youth Theatre Northwest has partnered with Silver Kite Community Arts and Aegis Living Mercer Island to create an…

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King County Council could place roads levy lift on 2020 ballot

Levy could increase taxes for a median home by about $224 a year.

Posteroanterior and Lateral Chest Radiographs, January 19, 2020 (Illness Day 4).No thoracic abnormalities were noted (Snohomish Health District)

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How is the 2019 novel Coronavirus impacting the Eastside?

Low risk, misinformation, racial profiling and North Bend quarantine.

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Paradiso Festival is on the rocks following lawsuit

Paradiso Festival, one of the most popular annual EDM events in Washington state, may be in trouble after…

Norman Rockwell exhibit at Covenant Living

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Norman Rockwell exhibit at Covenant Living

Greg Asimakoupoulos displays magazine covers.

Photo by Leona Vaughn / WNPA News Service                                Washington residents at a Senate Law and Justice Committee hearing on a proposed ban on high capacity gun magazines this week. Many wore orange in support of gun safety.

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Lawmakers move to ban high-capacity magazines

Supporters say fewer bullets would increase safety. Opponents say it would infringe on their rights.

Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs

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Recredentialed: Hundreds of WA doctors are stuck working survival jobs

Unable to find residency positions, many are driving Ubers, working warehouses or unemployed.

A stump left over from a previous timber cut on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, in Gold Bar, Wash. (Olivia Vanni / The Herald)

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Lawmakers back timber industry to help reduce WA’s carbon emissions

8 million acres of private forests offset 12% of state’s carbon emissions, says forestry group.

Mercer Island City Hall. File photo

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City’s financial crisis a major topic going into the new year

Mercer Island council planning session included budgeting, fiscal planning discussion.

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Pot shops group up in unincorporated King County

A report found the retailers are not distributing around the county.

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Philanthropy award recognized entire Mercer Island community

MIYFS annaul breakfast Feb. 12.

MercerFest to celebrate 60 years of Mercer Island

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MercerFest to celebrate 60 years of Mercer Island

Help needed for citizen-run event.

Sarah Abdullah is a pharmacist who left Iraq as a refugee. She joined the Welcome Back Center at Highline College and is now only two tests away from gaining Washington state certification to practice her trade. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo

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Recredentialed: Barriers face Washington’s immigrant, refugee professionals

Even with degrees from abroad, it can be difficult for many to get certified in the state.