Northwest
New Washington state laws taking effect in Jan. 2025
New restrictions on cosmetics tested on animals, tougher penalties for negligent drivers, requirements for hospitals to offer drugs…
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Officers make shoplifting, DUI arrests | Mercer Island police blotter
Selected reports Dec. 23-28.
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Chabad Mercer Island holds menorah lighting
On the fifth night of Chanukah — Dec. 29 — more than 100 people attended the annual Chabad…
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City hosts free light strand recycling program with Recology
Residents with broken lights from their holiday decorations can drop them off from Jan. 3-12 during the city-hosted…
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Education leaders to meet with legislators for school funding crisis town hall
On Jan. 8, education leaders and PTAs from Mercer Island, Renton, Bellevue, Issaquah and Lake Washington will discuss…
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Section of MI’s north end without power
Due to multiple downed trees and power lines, the city of Mercer Island reported at 10 a.m. this…
Letters to the Editor
Disappointed in article on SAT access | Letter to the editor
By Maggie Tai Tucker, President, Mercer Island School Board.
Sports
Junior college sports landscape could see some serious changes
Court ruling in Tennessee could affect NCAA eligibility for Washington athletes.
Northwest
The mountain is out and it tells cold deadly tales
Data shows that since 2007, Mount Rainier has become the second most dangerous National Park in the winter.
Life
La Conner, WA, offers way more than a tulip festival | Meanderings by Mindy Stern
Travel column by local writer Mindy Stern.
Northwest
Invasive ‘murder hornets’ found in WA have been eradicated
The hunt for invasive “murder hornets” is over in Washington and the rest of the U.S. after three…
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Island Park student council collects tons of toys for families
Island Park Elementary School’s student council collected 250-plus toys, smashing its goal of 100, from the Island Park…
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Tensions rise over SAT access and budget priorities in Mercer Island
Mercer Island School Board meeting highlights.