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Redmond High School swim teams use the Redmond Pool at Hartman Park. Redmond City Council recently approved limited repairs for the 45-year-old facility. Work is scheduled to begin mid to late March.

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Redmond Pool at Hartman Park to receive $100,000 in repairs

The Redmond City Council approved the public works and parks and recreation departments’ staff recommendation for limited repairs…

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Welker sentenced to 8 and a half years in 2014 stabbing

After pleading guilty to a first-degree attempted assault with a deadly weapon enhancement charge last month, Christine Welker…

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Redmond, Eastside youth experts advise parents on how to talk to kids and teens about threats

With five threats in about a week on the Eastside — four of which occurred at schools —…

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Redmond police, King County sheriff investigate four threats of public violence

In the past week and a half, Eastside law enforcement agencies have investigated five separate cases of reported…

Redmond Police Department.

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RPD adds Nextdoor social network to connect with the community

From email newsletters to social media, the Redmond Police Department (RPD) uses a number of methods as part…

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Redmond residents help a family in need

Things have not been easy for Stuart Miller and Kelly Scott lately.

Cara Neil died in July 2014 after being stabbed multiple times.

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Haggart pleads guilty to 2nd-degree murder in 2014 stabbing that killed 17-year-old Neil

On Jan. 27, Daniel Haggart of Redmond pleaded guilty to second-degree murder with a deadly weapon enhancement in…

Shane Coakley (center) addresses the crowd at Redmond City Hall during a demonstration against racism. Behind

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Redmond community and others speak out against racism

Just because racism is not openly discussed in a community, does not mean it is nonexistent in that…

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Taking baby steps toward a more inclusive community | OPINION

On Jan. 21, the Reporter received a press release from the Redmond Police Department (RPD) seeking help from…

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Businesses affected by Frontier Communications outage still in limbo over compensation

It has been more than a year since construction crews accidentally cut a cable during a downtown project…

A standing-room-only crowd was on hand Wednesday night in the Redmond City Hall council chambers for a hearing on proposed regulations for retail marijuana stores in the City of Redmond.

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Meeting attendees weed through retail marijuana store issues

Redmond residents, business owners and other interested parties filled the Redmond City Council Chambers Wednesday evening to share…

Shane Coakley pauses in thought while discussing the suspect who left behind a Ku Klux Klan-type robe and rope at his mother's Redmond consignment store

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UPDATE | Redmond store owner and son ‘horrified’ after receiving KKK-type items

On Wednesday evening, Shane Coakley and his mother Leona Coakley-Spring were working in her consignment store, From Rags…

Emerald Heights chaplain John Waltner

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Emerald Heights chaplain starts Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s support groups

John Waltner has been the chaplain at Emerald Heights in Redmond for more than nine years.

People watch a Redmond Association of Spokenword (RASP) performance. A kick-off party and reading will take place Jan. 29 at the VALA Art Center in Redmond Town Center

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RASP to blend its written, spoken art with the visual arts

From hosting readings and open mic nights to offering various writing workshops for all ages, the Redmond Association…

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Education Hill residents flock to Facebook to discuss neighborhood, city issues

Throughout last year’s Redmond mayoral race, residents on Education Hill discussed the candidates and other local issues a…

Redmond Fire Chief Tommy Smith

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Soccer teammates save player’s life after sudden cardiac arrest at Arena Sports

Jason Kingsbury has been playing soccer all of his life — from the time he was a kid,…

Cars drive by one of the islands located in the center lane along 166th Avenue Northeast. Concerns were recently raised regarding whether emergency vehicles are able to maneuver onto and from side streets when responding to calls.

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City says Education Hill islands don’t affect emergency responses

From the planning stage to following its completion, the rechannelization of 166th Avenue Northeast has been a point…

Bellevue Mayor John Stokes removes a railroad spike from the old BNSF rail line at the Kirkland and Bellevue boundary on Jan. 8.

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Redmond, Kirkland ‘blazing the trail’ for ERC expansion

On Jan. 8, King County Executive Dow Constantine removed the first railroad spike from the county’s portion of…

People of all backgrounds gathered along Central Way in Kirkland for an inter-faith peace vigil in support of Syrian refugees.

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Redmond organizations help people access services to overcome obstacles in their new country

Moving to a new country is not easy. There is a new culture to become accustomed to, new…

The old Nokomis building was torn down Friday afternoon.

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Nokomis building razed to make way for proposed five-story residential structure

Construction crews tore down the old Nokomis building at 16210 N.E. 80th St. in downtown Redmond on Jan.…