Newcastle News

Home appraisers say they're seeing more unfinished housing projects with broken windows, shattered concrete and smashed dry wall.

Nick D'Ambrosio, 3, of Newcastle, and his friend Laura Hermitage, 5, of Redmond, explore tidal life at Alki Beach.

"In a perfect world, all car drivers obey the laws and show respect for bicylists". Even in this perfect world, there will be times a driver will simply not seeing a bike right in front.

Junkyard wrote: "I hope nobody here is just now realizing that cops show up to court in uniform to try to influence jurys.

It was a day to celebrate and exhale a sigh of relief. Duvall Avenue, a major transportation corridor between Renton and Bellevue, reopened Thursday, a shiny new five-lane road with underground utilities and bike paths.

King County is advising the city of Kirkland to close Juanita Beach this weekend because of a high bacterial count, according to Dean Wilson, a senior water quality planner for the county.

Thinking about going for a swim? Here's a helpful Web site from the King County Water and Land Resources division that tells you the cleanliness and temperature of the water at local beaches.

Officials have identified the man arrested in connection with nearly 70 pounds of marijuana Saturday, June 20, as Kit Van Wong of Newcastle, Wash.

A month and a half of detective work by Sammamish Police paid off dramatically on Monday morning when a raid involving Special Weapons and Tactics teams and two separate locations netted about $25,000 in stolen goods, plus drug manufacturing equipment and a stolen shotgun.

In what has become one of the most spectacular fireworks shows on the Eastside, the city of Newcastle will hold its second annual a oeValley Medical Centera s 4th at the Lake.a More than 1,500 people celebrated on the banks of Lake Boren last year, and the city expects an even larger crowd in this year.

The city of Newcastle is hoping the third time is a charm! City officials have twice petitioned the Postal Service to give newcastle its own zip code and failed.

In fulfilling its commitment to provide the best possible playing conditions for its guests, The Golf Club at Newcastle is pleased to announce it has substantially completed rehabilitation of the public golf course, Coal Creek.

Beverly Hills has a famous one, but this King County town of 10,000 just wants one to call their own -- a zip code.

Sending coals to Newcastle is no easy task, it turns out. The Eastside suburb doesn't have its own ZIP code.

Part of creating a vibrant community is ensuring the workers - teachers, firefighters, retail clerks - can afford to live near jobs, and local governments already have tools to help make that happen, an affordable housing expert said.

Piney, peppery juniper berries give zing to a brew of spices we like to call Virgin Gin.

Construction crews will begin their work on Newcastlea s new Transit Center project Monday, May 18.

"so if they want your real name, I'm sure they can find it." How? They gonna fingerprint people who don't pay? Take DNA samples? Just say you don't have your driver's license with you because you aren't planning to drive -- just taking the train.

State Rep. Marcie Maxwell of Renton has praised the passage by the state Legislature of the most significant changes to Washington's basic education system in 30 years.

The city of Newcastle has won final state funding for the Coal Creek Parkway expansion project.