Metro Transit to use Sunday schedule on Memorial Day
Metro Transit will operate a Sunday schedule on Memorial Day, Monday, May 27,
520 bridge navigation channel to remain open this weekend
The east navigation channel of the SR 520 floating bridge will remain open to boaters all weekend, from 9 a.m. Friday, May 24 to 6 a.m., Tuesday, May 28. The decision was made due to the significant boat traffic expected over the Memorial Day weekend.
An Evening for Adrianne and Adam and the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing
Issaquah's Adrianne Haslet-Davis, 32, who lost her foot and part of her leg in the Boston Marathon bombing, will be honored at a community event June 1 at Seattle Center, in the Center House on the big hardwood dance floor.
Sammamish council raises questions over Issaquah stormwater injection
Representatives from the city of Issaquah recently tried to assure their neighbors to the north there's no reason to worry about the potential injection of stormwater runoff into an aquifer that serves 54,000 Sammamish residents.
Issaquah City Council supports state transportation proposal
The Issaquah City Council has passed a resolution encouraging state lawmakers to approve a proposed 12-year, $9.5 billion package of transportation improvements.
Toll rates to increase on 520 bridge
Tolls on the 520 Bridge will go up by 2.5 percent beginning July 1.
Governor signs bill to fight theft of metal
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed a bill to reduce scrap metal theft. The bill, HB 1552, was championed by state Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland.
Maraldo to seek re-election
Issaquah School Board member, Marnie Maraldo, plans to run for re-election for the District 2 position in November. She is running unopposed.
Squak Mountain not completely out of the woods with logging concerns
As an independent appraiser works to set a value on logger Kurt Erickson’s 216-acres on Squak Mountain, Erickson has applied for another permit to harvest timber on his land.
Sammamish mom arrested for suspicion of DUI with 4-year-old son in car | Police blotter
A Sammamish woman was arrested May 16 after suspicion of driving under the influence. Her 4-year-old son was with her.
Survey says alcohol use, binge drinking high in Issaquah School District
Alcohol use and binge drinking among students in the Issaquah School District — especially high school seniors — is well above average according to the state’s most recent Healthy Youth Survey.
