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.
The third in our series of Q and A sessions with the candidates for Sammamish City Council.
Given the likely purchase of the existing library as a recreation/teen center, what do you think the city’s plans should be for a bigger, more comprehensive, recreational facility in the town center? Given that, depending on its size, a pool could run the cost anywhere between $20 and $45 million, do you think a pool is an important part of any future plans?
The third in our series of Q and A sessions with the candidates for Issaquah City Council.
Do you think putting a gas station in the Issaquah Highlands compromises the sustainable, ecologically friendly, vision of the development and the city? Given that almost all high level discussions on the future of transportation recognize greatly reduced oil consumption in favor of other modes of transport, do you think this is an investment worthy of the city’s support?
Drivers should plan ahead for delays on state Route 900 this weekend as crews replace a culvert south of Talus Drive.
If the public meeting held at Beaver Lake Lodge last week was any indication, whether or not to put synthetic turf and lights on the playing fields at Beaver Lake Park will be one of the most intensely debated issues in the city since it was founded 10 years ago.
Like clockwork, almost, the Issaquah Salmon Hatchery turns into a hive of activity in early September, as the chinook run brings the famous fish to Issaquah Creek.
Six people were injured, including one critically, in a hail of gunfire early Saturday morning outside a Main Avenue bar where two men were arguing, according to the Renton Police Department.
The Issaquah Salmon Days kicks off a weekend early, with a number of unique sporting events for families, groups and individuals in the city on Saturday, Sept. 26.
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They are here when we need them, rushing to fires and emergency situations around the region.
For the members of the Eastside Fire and Rescue, occasionally, answering the call of duty takes them away from home.
Good news for most – but some councilors say decision was rushed, point to traffic, future rec center, as problems with the library plan
Seemingly forever, elementary school children have rushed through lunch so they can maximize their time at recess.
At a recent meeting of the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) Board of Directors, King County Councilmember Kathy Lambert, a Redmond resident and former teacher, suggested a possible switch to “recess before lunch” in the district.
The City of Issaquah, stricken by reduced sales and property tax revenue, announced today that it has been forced to lay off 10 city employees.
After many months of dialogue between waterfront homeowners, city staff and council members, the process to draft a Shoreline Master Program (SMP) for the City of Sammamish is drawing to a close.
With Issaquah’s Salmon Days Event just weeks away, organizers are hosting a party to welcome all those who have signed up as volunteers, and to encourage those who haven’t to do so.
Labor Day was once Issaquah’s big community celebration.
It was a good old-fashioned American barbeque – and it’s something returning exchange students who spent a year abroad missed a lot.
Emily Lawrence and Andrew Walker were just two local students who traveled across the globe as part of the Rotary organization’s student exchange program.
Bellevue Police Wednesday helped bust a major marijuana-growing operation near the Tiger Mountain Summit, netting at least one dump-truck load of pot plants.
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