Mercer Island News

Rebecca Olson, left, Darragh Kennan and Hana Lass in Seattle Shakespeare Company's production of "As You Like It" directed by George Mount.

Vancouver-Clark Parks & Recreation Director Pete Mayer said Thursday that he will resign to take a job in Snohomish County.

An 18-year-old Mountlake Terrace teenager holding a copy of a doctor's medical marijuana prescription was arrested May 28 on suspicion of illegal drug possession as police responded to a series of 911 calls pinpointed to his car.

Department of Youth and Family Services Director Cynthia Goodwin is calling for nominations for the Flash Family Inspirational Award .

This past Monday we remembered members of our military who paid the ultimate price protecting our freedoms.

"About as Independent of a woman as you could get at the age of 17" - Chip Wall describing Stanley Ann Dunham, Pres.

I finally got to Stopsky's Deli on Mercer Island yesterday, and despite all the good things I heard, I gotta say I was disappointed.

Wave after wave of car prowls . Several homes ransacked in nearly every neighborhood.

A 14-year-old girl's evening jog ended with a phone call to 911 and a run for home at 7:21 p.m. on Saturday, May 19, as a middle-aged man in a white, two-door Honda drove toward her multiple times and stopped in front of her, in the 6400 block of East Mercer Way.

Mercer Island High School Girls Tennis wins State with a total of 19 points. A Hanford placed second with 16, and Seattle Prep and Holy Names tied for 3rd with 11 points.

With the summer camp season right around the corner, the Mercer Island Parks & Recreation Department has appointed Chris del Pilar as the new Summer Day Camp Director, according to a city press release.

A small federal program is punching holes through the unsafe barricade of freeways, busy roads, and rushed drivers that surround the nation's schools.

Memorial Day weekend abounds with things to do in Seattle with the 41st Annual Northwest Folklife Festival , kicking off events on Friday and filling the weekend with a whirlwind of fun that will last until Monday.

When it rains in Seattle, recess at Van Asselt School used to be a problem. Until last week the students ended up in a lecture hall with little to do.

May 23: Words Into Music, Dance and Fun at the Mercer Island Library 10 am to 10:45 am For families with children of all ages.

Opponents of a plan to allow Sound Transit use of the center two lanes on the Interstate 90 Bridge in order to extend light rail from Seattle to Bellevue promise to take their case back to Washington state's highest court.

Two more Mercer Island Town Center retail businesses are closing their doors in May.

Boy Scout Troop 457, one of four troops on Mercer Island, proudly announces four new Eagle Scouts in its ranks: Max Foster, Anders Hornor, Ian Munro, and Nelson Tate, all MIHS seniors this year.

The district is Washington's first majority-minority congressional district, and is currently held by Democratic Rep.

On June 13, the extraordinary accomplishments of the 54 clubs around greater King County will be celebrated when Rotary International District 5030 will be honored as recipients of the 2012 Seattle-King County First Citizen Award, at the Sheraton Seattle Hotel.