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Issaquah residents honored for their service at awards banquet

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Issaquah residents honored for their service at awards banquet

16 residents received awards for their work in the community during 2017.

Newcastle, Renton push back against logging near Cougar Mountain

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Newcastle, Renton push back against logging near Cougar Mountain

A proposal to log 28 acres near the DeLeo Wall has led to cities, community pushing to save…

Fall City business creates craft kits for families

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Fall City business creates craft kits for families

Jeb Haber makes craft kits cut from lasers for customers to assemble on their own.

Photo by Ben Kerckx/Pixabay

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King County task force to explore solutions to ‘recycling crisis’

With tighter regulations affecting the flow of recyclables in the U.S., officials look for new avenues for the…

Eastside state legislators talk carbon fees, housing and cars at UW Bothell

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Eastside state legislators talk carbon fees, housing and cars at UW Bothell

Eastside lawmakers met on April 26 for a debrief with constituent businesses.

Issaquah Cannabis Company netted the most Eastside revenue

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Issaquah Cannabis Company netted the most Eastside revenue

Issaquah Cannabis Company pulled down $8.9 million over one year.

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Issaquah health care provider offers nursing assistant scholarships

Renton Technical College instructors will teach onsite at Providence Marianwood and followingthe program, the CNAs will sign a…

Sammamish city manager delivers annual state of the city address

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Sammamish city manager delivers annual state of the city address

Challenges with growth, taxes and infrastructure among topics Lyman Howard discussed.

Activists begin collecting signatures for November carbon fee initiative

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Activists begin collecting signatures for November carbon fee initiative

A carbon fee could be on November’s ballot if supporters of I-1631 gather enough signatures.

Republic Services to temporarily dispose of Sammamish’s non-marketable mixed paper

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Republic Services to temporarily dispose of Sammamish’s non-marketable mixed paper

Poor recycling habit means paper from Sammamish can’t be sent to China for reuse.

Members of Save Cougar Mountain are concerned that the steep slopes of the Bergsma property could be a landslide hazard. Nicole Jennings/staff photo

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Fate of Cougar Mountain development still unknown

The city of Issaquah is still reviewing a land-use application for 57 houses on Cougar Mountain.

Startup 425 aims to help small businesses on the Eastside

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Startup 425 aims to help small businesses on the Eastside

The program is a partnership between the cities of Bellevue, Issaquah, Kirkland, Redmond, Renton and the Port of…

Front Street traffic study heads to Issaquah city council

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Front Street traffic study heads to Issaquah city council

A new traffic study examines traffic congestion on Issaquah’s Front Street.

Development is booming in Issaquah

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Development is booming in Issaquah

The Reporter reviewed the City of Issaquah’s list of ongoing projects as new commercial and residential projects have…

As PSE moves away from coal, one community scrambles to build a new economy

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As PSE moves away from coal, one community scrambles to build a new economy

Lewis County has long relied on the energy needs of consumers throughout the region. That’s all about to…

Activists fear that Atlantic salmon that escape from fish farms can spread disease to native fish such as these pink salmon.

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Conservationists: Why you should care about fish pens

Open water fish pens have long been criticized by conservation activists as facilities that spread disease and can…

Narcan, the Eastside and how to curb the overdose epidemic

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Narcan, the Eastside and how to curb the overdose epidemic

Emergency medical technicians in Redmond have been carrying the opioid overdose-reversing drug Naloxone since the spring of 2016,…

Rallies, condemnation follow federal announcement of DACA rollback

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Rallies, condemnation follow federal announcement of DACA rollback

The King County Council responded Sept. 5 to U.S. Attorney General Jeff Sessions’ announcement that the DACA program…