In burgeoning Eastside cities such as Redmond, Bellevue, Kirkland and Sammamish, there are better ways to get to work, school or the grocery store than driving alone.
As construction continues to install a roundabout at East Lake Sammamish Parkway and Southeast 43rd Way, all lanes of the intersection are currently down to one lane in each direction while the contractor completes road grade improvements.
A one-on-one mentoring program for students with language barriers or other academic obstacles is going into its fifth year in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) with full funding and increased presence in every corner of the district.
Representatives from Swedish Medical Center and elected officials — including Governor Christine Gregoire — will be visiting Issaquah over the next few weeks to introduce the community to the city’s first full-service hospital.
While Endeavor Elementary School fifth-grader Alicia Seidel might have a hard time winning the Best of the 80s Costume Contest of the 2009 Bellevue Arthritis Walk, the strides she’s made illustrate how far arthritis treatments have come over the past 30 years.
Sammamish Citizen Corps Council (SCCC), Eastside Fire and Rescue (EFR) and the City of Sammamish invite the community to learn more about being prepared for disasters.
The people of Issaquah always knew it — but now it’s “ohfishal.”
The Issaquah Salmon Days Festival is one of the best in the world.
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Three Eastside Fire & Rescue engines extinguished flames from a single vehicle fire Wednesday on a rural Tiger Mountain road after the vehicle reportedly overheated and burst into flames.
Approval of plans at a Sept. 16 Planning Commission for a new fire station serving the Northwest area of Issaquah…
The King County Sheriff’s Office is asking that parents and students in the Maple Hills area east of Renton be…
Dr. Roger Stark, a retired heart surgeon and former Republican candidate for the state Legislature, presented his argument for less regulation of the health insurance market as a solution to the nation’s health care problems, at the monthly meeting of the Issaquah Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday.
Two years ago, facing the reality that their school was about to be turned into a construction site, students at Issaquah High School realized they might need to change the way they go about their everyday school lives.
The Sammamish Chamber of Commerce’s annual fundraiser, the BRAVO! Dinner and Auction, is not new to the Plateau.
For the last four years, the BRAVO! event has been a hit with Sammamish residents and has ensured the Chamber is able to keep contributing to community events like the SAMMI Awards, Fourth on the Plateau, and the weekly Farmers Market, May though September.
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In August of this year, Lewis County Sheriff’s Office Deputy Mike Gallagher was killed when he collided with an elk on Highway 12, responding to all call for backup at the scene of a domestic disturbance.
The governor’s speech was full of praise and admiration for the voluntary service work and fundraising undertaken by those gathered before her.
The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) has announced that due to a series of repairs this weekend, traffic cameras on Interstate 5, from Spokane Street to the King/Pierce county line, will be down.
The City of Sammamish Employees Committee have agreed to take a pay cut, as the city struggles to deal with reduced revenue as a result of the downturn in economic activity.
The City of Issaquah Parks and Recreation Department will investigate a number of options for Timberlake Park, following the decision to ban pets from the park after numerous complaints during the summer that unrestrained dogs were causing a nuisance there.