After spending eight years working out of a double-wide trailer at a temporary location, firefighters at Station 72 will have a new place to call home.
The room rumbled on Tuesday night at the Westin Hotel in Seattle as a crowd of democratic supporters cheered for Gov. Christine Gregoire in unison, “Four more years. Four more years.”
What is happening at the King County Elections Office in Renton today began in 2004, in the wake of a highly controversial governor’s election that sparked hundreds of reforms in how the county runs elections.
As voters across state and nation streamed to polling places, Gov. Christine Gregoire made a brief stop in her hometown of Auburn on Tuesday morning to whip up a roomful volunteers at local Democratic headquarters on Auburn Way South.
As predicted, voter turnout is strong and things are running smoothly at the polls, according to King County.
“No new property taxes” was the refrain of the night on Monday as the Issaquah City Council voted unanimously to turn down a 1 percent property tax increase recommended in the 2009 proposed budget.
Issaquah Police on Thursday arrested two men on suspicion of robbery, wrapping up a nearly month-long investigation.
A dead crow found Oct. 16 at City Hall Northwest has tested positive for West Nile Virus, health officials announced Thursday.
It’s the third crow found this year in King County to test positive for the virus, though the only one in Issaquah. The others were found in Kirkland and Redmond.
The Rotary Club of Sammamish this month honored four students.
Road rage, burglary report, vehicle prowls, theft cases, domestic violence, assault arrest
Issaquah School Board members and Superintendent Steve Rassmussen listened attentively to a half dozen speakers representing maintenance workers who are currently undergoing contract negotiations with the district. Dozens more turned out in support at a board meeting last week.
Things are looking pretty bleak for education finance, state officials said last week.
The Issaquah School Board selected Chad Magendanz as its newest member Tuesday night, ending a 42-day vacancy that put candidates through rounds of grueling questions and weeks of stress.
City Council members abandoned the chambers Monday morning, and took a hike. They donned sturdy shoes and sunglasses for a 36-acre tour of Central Park Pad 5, where they puzzled over what should be done with the land.
Issaquah School District’s Boundary Review Committee has passed its final recommendation to the superintendent.
Issaquah School Board members have narrowed the choices in their search for a replacement board member to two.
King County Prosecutors have filed charges against an Issaquah man in connection with an Oct. 16 attempted robbery at the AM/PM convenience store in the 1400 block of Northwest Sammamish Road.
A suspicious package found left outside the King County District Court’s Issaquah Courthouse was found to be empty.
