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Sammamish council free to award solid waste contract | City staff to recommend Republic Services

The Sammamish city staff are expected to recommend Republic Services as the city’s next trash and recycling service…

The Sammamish Police Department is located at Sammamish City Hall off of 228th Avenue Southeast.

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‘Tis the season to steal packages, candy canes, Christmas lights | Sammamish police blotter Dec. 6-11

Reports were taken from King County Sheriff's Office incident logs

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Longtime Sammamish councilor Whitten ends 12-year career

Recognized for her years of service, advocacy work and dedication, the City Council and community members alike shared…

Deputy Mayor Kathy Huckabay

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Sammamish mayor signs off

Tom Vance's last Sammamish City Council meeting was Dec. 1. Looking back, he said he's likely most proud…

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Officially Sammamish | Klahanie annexation brings city’s population to more than 60,000

An adjusted 2015-2016 biennium budget of $220.5 million reflects the additional 2-square-mile area in the city’s revenue and…

Eastlake High School seniors Jerry Lau and Connor McNeal display their solution to EvergreenHealth’s need for a pain management education tool. McNeal holds a tablet that runs the program he and his team created for nurses to use.

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Eastlake High School students tackle real-world issues in ‘start-ups’ course

More than 30 Eastlake High School students were tasked to find solutions to real-world issues the EvergreenHealth Clinic…

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Pullman man sentenced to more than 20 years for murder of father, Sammamish business owner

On Dec. 16, a jury found Erik C. Luden guilty of second-degree murder for the May 30 slaying…

Jeff Clark has been the fire chief for the Chandler Fire

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Eastside Fire taps out-of-state candidate for new fire chief

"I'm excited to get started," said Jeff Clark of the Chandler Fire, Health & Medical Department in Chandler,…

An image showing which elements correspond to what direction in Vaastu.

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Eastside builder focuses on Vaastu homes for Indian buyers

Founder of Auspicious Homes, Mike Stewart's mission to build Vaastu-inspired homes throughout the Eastside took shape while he…

This is the second of four new ferries commissioned to replace aging vessels in the Washington State Ferries’ fleet. Named Samish

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State considers ‘Sammamish’ for next ferry name

The commission is seeking public input on the eligible names at its next meeting Jan. 12 and 13,…

Infants from Evergreen Academy Preschool in Issaquah standby as their peers sing classic holiday carols to residents at Spiritwood at Pine Lake

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Preschoolers serenade elderly with holiday classics | Slideshow

For the fourth year in a row, Evergreen Academy Preschool students visited the nearby retirement community, Spiritwood at…

A before (left) and after (right) shot of the mid section of Zaccuse creek. Sammamish resident Gary Mahn took the more recent photo on his property after last week’s rain.

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Zaccuse Creek fares through heavy winter rains, washout

Louis Thompson Hill Road safe after November washout into creek, city says

The Sammamish Police Department is located at Sammamish City Hall off of 228th Avenue Southeast.

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Thief punches way into home, takes jewelry | Sammamish Police blotter Nov. 24-Dec. 5

Reports were taken from King County Sheriff's Office incident logs

Rey Daoed (right) from Pine Lake Middle School and Ivory Randle (left) of Skyline High School pose with former Seahawk Sidney Rice Nov. 29.

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Eastside students participate in Legion of Youth program, attend Seattle Seahawks game | Slideshow

Twenty-four students with Athletes for Kids, a local nonprofit, had the opportunity to attend the Nov. 29 Seattle…

Detective Amy Jarboe of the Woodinville Police Department stands with the collection of Toys for Tots donations in the Sammamish Police Department Friday.

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Toys for Tots donations ready to ‘make a lot of kids happy’

Everything from hula hoops, to board games, sports equipment and Star Wars toys were packed into a U-Haul…

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Sammamish Toys for Tots deadline extended to Tuesday morning

The Sammamish Police Department asks people to bring new, unwrapped gifts to its front office, located just inside…

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Teen Center accepting food donations for Hope Festival

These donations will go toward the February 2016 one-day event that serves more than 1,000 low-income families and…

The neighborhood barricade on 42nd Street.

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42nd Street barricade in Sammamish fails for Redmond aid unit | City says the gate has worked every time since

A barricade on 42nd Street in Sammamish failed to open for the Redmond Fire Department Nov. 25, when…

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Sammamish man awaits charges for possession of narcotics

Kevin J. Gilmore reportedly told officers he was doing drugs on the 3100 block of 213th Place Southeast…

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Solid waste contract on hold due to litigation

Waste Management takes legal action against city of Sammamish for rejecting its solid waste bid