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Motor vehicle stolen on Southeast 22nd Place | Mercer Island police blotter

Selected reports July 12-18.

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‘MICF exemplifies the very best of our community’

City council honors Mercer Island Community Fund.

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Mercer Island ambulance struck by intentionally-thrown debris on interstate

A person hurled concrete debris at a Mercer Island Fire Department ambulance while its crew was transporting a…

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The Mercer Island Chamber of Commerce and surrounding businesses in downtown Mercer Island.

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Islanders react to mask-free life as things return to normal

Business owners on Mercer Island are also excited to see customers return in greater numbers.

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County property purchased in Bellevue for Eastside supportive and affordable housing

The $186 million project is expected to be finished by 2023.

In his five-minute podcast, “Punching Out Parkinson’s: How People Use Boxing to Cope with Parkinson’s Disease,” Gabe Gottesman explores how his grandmother and others with Parkinson’s can combat the symptoms by staying active, and in this case, by boxing. Screenshot

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Islander creates winning podcast with a mission

Gabe Gottesman explores how his grandmother can fight Parkinson’s symptoms by staying active.

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Drug overdose data shows an alarming trend in recent years

King County data indicates massive increase in fentanyl deaths from 2008 to 2020.

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Eastside Fire and Rescue to share services with Woodinville Fire and Rescue

Eastside Fire and Rescue Board of Directors approved a ten-year agreement to share services.

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What is ranked-choice voting and why does it matter?

King County leaders discuss implementing a new system that aims to better reflect the will of voters

27-year-old Kelley Fox (Courtesy of Greenwich Biosciences)

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Cannabis-derived drug reduces symptoms for local woman suffering chronic seizures

Seizure control allowed her to communicate, make friends and have unprecedented independence.

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King County Elections mails ballots to voters for Aug. 3 primary

Ten Mercer Island candidates are involved in the upcoming election.

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Deceased deer found on Mercer Island; police investigate possible shooting

UPDATE: After speaking with a possible person of interest in the recent death of a deer on the…

Screenshot of video obtained by Redmond police shows Richard Sherman trying to break into the Redmond home of his in-laws.

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Former Seattle Seahawks player Richard Sherman charged with five misdemeanors in King County

Charges were filed following an incident at home of Sherman’s in-laws in Redmond.