Candidates file for state, federal offices

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Candidates file for state, federal offices

A Mercer Island City Council member and Bellevue school board member are running to fill the shoes of…

Mercer Island moms share wisdom through new book

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Mercer Island moms share wisdom through new book

Three Wise Moms serves as a guide to life.

Mercer Island Center for the Arts kicks off community listening events

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Mercer Island Center for the Arts kicks off community listening events

First visioning session is set for June 11.

Shifting SIFF

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Shifting SIFF

How the Seattle International Film Festival went from being yet another festival dominated by male directors to a…

Mercer Islanders raise money, awareness for ovarian cancer

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Mercer Islanders raise money, awareness for ovarian cancer

Rivkin Center funds cutting-edge research, screening, education.

This petroleum refinery in Anacortes is run by Shell, one of the defendants in the suit brought by King County. Photo by Walter Siegmund/Wikipedia Commons

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Can King County win its lawsuit against Big Oil?

Legal experts think past lawsuits against the tobacco industry increase the odds of a favorable outcome.

Mercer Island City Council considers transportation improvements

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Mercer Island City Council considers transportation improvements

Questions on light rail mitigation, Town Center remain.

Seattle head tax worries Eastside business organizations

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Seattle head tax worries Eastside business organizations

Seattle has passed a head tax to help fund homelessness services.

Low numbers of Lake Sammamish kokanee raise fears of extinction

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Low numbers of Lake Sammamish kokanee raise fears of extinction

Only 19 kokanee salmon returned to spawn this year.

Eastside environmentalists turn up the heat on climate change

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Eastside environmentalists turn up the heat on climate change

Residents are concerned about King County not meeting its greenhouse gas emissions targets.

Governor and Secretary of State to fund statewide prepaid ballot postage

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Governor and Secretary of State to fund statewide prepaid ballot postage

King County, however, won’t get any of that money.

Foster care homes needed as more children affected by opioid crisis

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Foster care homes needed as more children affected by opioid crisis

May is national Foster Care Awareness Month.

Construction kicks off in Bellevue for $250M Overlake expansion

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Construction kicks off in Bellevue for $250M Overlake expansion

Overlake Medical Center in Bellevue is starting the largest expansion in its 58-year history.