Mercer Island News

The Evergreen Middle School theater program's performance of "Annie Jr." will be May 31 and June 1 at the Redmond campus of Timberlake Church at 4505 238th Ave.

I've noticed that there have been a lot of home break-ins recently. What is the Mercer Island Police Department doing about this? We are continuing to proactively investigate these burglaries, attempting to identify and apprehend the people responsible, and trying to recover property that has been taken.

The Mercer Island School District has announced it has filled the new elementary associate principal position.

After a bruising defeat of the bond measure designed to bring Mercer Island schools into a place for 21st century learning, School Board member Adair Dingle said she is determined to stay on the board to ensure that the next such measure - greatly revised and reduced in scope from the original measure - will pass.

Northshore schools will likely change next year's school calendar to make the school day 10 minutes longer with a two-hour early release or late arrival once per week.

A federal judge has ordered accounting and auditing firm Moss Adams to pay $180,000 in legal fees for failing to comply with a subpoena related to former client Frederick Darren Berg.

A proposal by state Sen. Steve Litzow, R-Mercer Island, to transform the state's most persistently failing schools has been signed by Gov.

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A Mercedes-Benz crashed before 12:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 8, in the 5000 block of West Mercer Way while racing two other vehicles.

A special session of the Legislature began Monday with talk of an agreement that could clear a path for a plan to raise billions of dollars for transportation.

After the City Council agreed to a comprehensive work plan earlier this year with a $150,000 budget, the city began working on blocking the tolling proposal on several fronts.

Looking for a new job? Mercer Island Patch is here to help with a roundup of what's available in and around town.

Cascade Bicycle Club's annual Bike to Work Day is just a few days away, and organizers are gearing up for another big turnout.

Evening Magazine recently featured the "secret histories" of Luther Burbank Park , The Roanoke Inn , the city's old and new presidential connections and more.

Child Safety Day was Saturday at the Market Place at Factoria and features a lot of useful information for parents regarding child health and safety.

Roadwork could get in the way of your weekend travel plans. Drivers in Western Washington should consider the following closures before they get on the road.

Sure, corgi puppies are all well and good, but what about when you need a cute exotic animal? Then you check out what's happening over at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium, where their rare Sumatran tiger cub is growing and thriving.

Police from several agencies searched via K-9, air and water for two men late Thursday after a Medina police officer spotted two men fleeing from a Medina home where the homeowner had reported a burglary.

Washington state is considering putting tolls on the I-90 bridge that connects Seattle to the Eastside.

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