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Ben Yazici

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Sammamish City Manager Ben Yazici’s final send-off | Slideshow

City staff, friends, family throw private retirement party in Sammamish City Hall for Ben Yazici, who retired as…

Barbara de Michele was inducted into the Issaquah Hall of Fame in 2012. That year

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City opens nominations process for Issaquah Hall of Fame

The award recognizes “exemplary individuals with records of inspiration, leadership and service,” according to an announcement from the…

The city of Issaquah lowered its United States flag to recognize the death of Staff Sgt. Matthew McClintock in Afghanistan.

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Issaquah city flag lowered for death of Des Moines soldier in Afghanistan

Staff Sgt. Matthew McClintock was killed in the Helmand Province of Afghanistan on Jan. 5.

Eva Abram

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Understanding the legacy of racism | Eva Abram to present lecture at Depot Museum

“[There was a] hierarchy of races that was set up in the 1700s, with Caucasians at the top…

Issaquah School District

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Next year’s kindergarten students invited to ‘ride the big yellow bus,’ learn about safety

Online registration for the bus rides can be accomplished on the Issaquah School District's website.

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GIbson Ek High School lottery to be held Thursday night

Gibson Ek High will hold its lottery to accept incoming freshman 4 p.m. Thursday in the Issaquah High…

Washington State Patrol

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Sammamish woman airlifted to Harborview with ‘non-life threatening injuries’ after 3-car fatal crash in Enumclaw

The Enumclaw driver lost control of his grey 1994 Mercury Sable and hit an oncoming Sammamish driver in…

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King County Council approves $1 million to expand Cougar/Squak corridor

The money will be used to purchase additional land adjacent to the 730-acre public park.

This is the 12th year in a row Duke University has been one of the top producers of Fulbright scholars

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Duke University student from Sammamish earns Fulbright scholarship

Anand Krishna Raghuraman is a 2015 Duke graduate. Raghuraman will study in Turkey as an English teaching assistant…

Parcel 9 in Issaquah's Talus community shortly after crews worked to contain the November landslide. The movement caused the road to buckle at the location of the stop sign in the photo above.

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Community meeting on Talus land movement and package thefts tonight

Issaquah police and city staff will present tips and updates at City Hall South.

State Rep. Chad Magendanz is running for the 5th District senatorship in November.

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Fifth District Republicans to hold town hall Saturday

Fifth District state Representatives Chad Magendanz and Jay Rodne will hold a town hall meeting 2 p.m. Saturday,…

Issaquah City Hall

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Issaquah Council will increase nonprofit grant fund by $50,000 for 2017/2018

The total nonprofit grant fund is now the equivalent of $10 from each Issaquah resident, plus $30,500 for…

Issaquah Senior Center

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Issaquah revisits city-run senior services

The Issaquah City Council terminated the city's contract with Issaquah Valley Seniors Feb. 1, but the nonprofit holds…

The estimated $9 million rehabilitation project on 212th Way Southeast.

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Annual maintenance to close 212th Way Southeast (commonly called ‘Snake Hill Road’) Feb. 20-21

City crews will seal cracks and clear ditches, shoulders and drainage structures on 212th Way Southeast from East…

The property

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Sammamish City Council seeks solution to Mars Hill vacancy

“We’ve got a decent level of interest,” City Manager Lyman Howard said.

Gretchen Dowling

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For the Animals: Issaquah resident raises big money for new Seattle Humane shelter

Seattle Humane will break ground on a new facility Feb. 27. Though still in the design phase, the…

William “Reed” Probus is 5 feet 9 inches with brown hair and blue eyes.

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Missing man, 27, found dead in Beaver Lake in Sammamish | UPDATE

Update: The King County Medical Examiner's Office determined William "Reed" Probus, 27, drowned Feb. 14. The manner of…

A photo showing some of the items recovered during a 2011 task force raid.

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Eastside Narcotics Task Force disbanding | Marijuana legalization, lack of funding posed problems

After 25 years of work combatting drug-related crimes, the Eastside Narcotics Task Force will be disbanding in June.

Eastside Fire and Rescue firefighters demonstrate climbing stairs in full gear on a stair machine in front of the Sammamish Safeway Feb. 13. They will be fundraising in Issaquah Feb. 20 before heading to the “Climb for the Cure” competition March 6.

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Eastside Fire and Rescue firefighters to take on ‘Climb for the Cure’ competition in Seattle March 6

EF&R to fundraise for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society in Issaquah Feb. 20

Jennifer Sutton on election night in November.

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Jennifer Sutton to resign from Issaquah City Council three months from entering office

Sutton will take a diplomatic position with the U.S. Foreign Service.