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Lt. Gov. Cyrus Hibib addresses a crowd at the East King County Chambers of Commerce Legislative Coalition breakfast on Thursday. Raechel Dawson/staff photo

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Fully funding education, passing capital budget top focus this legislative session

Eastside legislators met to discuss issues at annual breakfast

Judge overturns lawsuit settlement, gives Providence Heights new lease on life

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Judge overturns lawsuit settlement, gives Providence Heights new lease on life

Demolition of the campus in Issaquah was set to begin on Saturday.

Viewers in the gallery applaud as Gov. Jay Inslee makes his annual state-of-the state address before a joint legislative session Tuesday in Olympia. (Elaine Thompson / Associated Press)

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Inslee: ‘It’s our state’s destiny … to fight climate change’

In his State-of-the-State address, the governor made the case for an ambitious carbon tax.

Eastside Birders participate in the 2017 Karismatic Kestrels Birdathon. Locals spotted and recorder 109 bird species throughout Eastern Washington during a single day in May. Mick Thompson, Eastside Audubon

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Eastside Audubon provides an active community for birders

The organization will host its next Juanita Bay Park tour on Sunday.

Issaquah City Council elects new council president, deputy president

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Issaquah City Council elects new council president, deputy president

Councilmember Tola Marts was unanimously elected the 2018 Issaquah City Council president at the Jan. 2 meeting, the…

Eastside Muslim Safety Forum brings awareness to cultural understanding, crime prevention

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Eastside Muslim Safety Forum brings awareness to cultural understanding, crime prevention

Police officers around the Eastside gather with community in Bellevue

Despite new majority, state Democrats won’t scramble for a capital gains tax

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Despite new majority, state Democrats won’t scramble for a capital gains tax

Democrats point to short session that makes push for tax to fund public education less likely.

Mary Lou Pauly, pictured here at a candidate forum in June 2017, is Issaquah’s new mayor as of this week. Nicole Jennings/staff photo

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Meet Mary Lou Pauly, new mayor of Issaquah

A Q+A with Issaquah’s new mayor

Egging epidemic hits Sammamish homes, cars over holidays | Sammamish Police Blotter

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Egging epidemic hits Sammamish homes, cars over holidays | Sammamish Police Blotter

The blotter consists of officers’ accounts of crimes and other incidents in the city of Sammamish. Persons arrested…

Candy artist opens new store in Issaquah

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Candy artist opens new store in Issaquah

Store offers candy art workshops in 2018

Members of Preserve Providence Heights gathered for a candlelit vigil on Dec. 21. Photo courtesy of Preserve Providence Heights

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Providence Heights demolition delayed to Jan. 6

Battle to save historic campus has been raging over a year

Food and Clothing Bank’s Lunch for the Break feeds needy kids over holidays

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Food and Clothing Bank’s Lunch for the Break feeds needy kids over holidays

Program collected 600 boxes of groceries for children

Photo courtesy of Tim Regan

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Make your 2018 resolutions stick with these goalsetting tips

Local physical therapist outlines secrets to success.

Redmond Police Department Chief Kristi Wilson, left, addresses the crowd — which features five other Eastside police chiefs in the foreground — during an Eastside Muslim Safety Forum at the Muslim Association of Puget Sound in Redmond last January. File photo

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Issaquah and Sammamish police chiefs, others to discuss Muslim safety

6 local police chiefs will join Muslim leaders Jan. 3.

Issaquah Community Services helps family flee domestic violence

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Issaquah Community Services helps family flee domestic violence

Nonprofit struggling to raise funds needed to sustain organization year-round.

Providence Heights, Reichert protests, other top 2017 news in Issaquah, Sammamish

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Providence Heights, Reichert protests, other top 2017 news in Issaquah, Sammamish

The biggest headlines of 2017

President of Issaquah engineering firm encourages females to seek out STEM fields

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President of Issaquah engineering firm encourages females to seek out STEM fields

Female CEO recalls growing up in Iran, working with transit.

String of opened mailboxes | Sammamish Police Blotter

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String of opened mailboxes | Sammamish Police Blotter

The blotter consists of officers’ accounts of crimes and other incidents in the city of Sammamish. Persons arrested…

Issaquah Community Services helps woman escape domestic violence

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Issaquah Community Services helps woman escape domestic violence

Single mother Cassie was homeless and in fear for the safety of herself and her young children when…

Dazzling lights spark Christmas spirit in Issaquah and Sammamish

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Dazzling lights spark Christmas spirit in Issaquah and Sammamish

Take a drive around local streets for pops of color