Lake Washington Technical College (LWTC) President Dr. Sharon McGavick announced she will retire, effective Jan. 15, 2011.
McGavick, who has led the college since December 2007, informed the college’s Board of Trustees of her decision at its regular meeting on Sept. 13.
Sean Beecroft (Troop 612 in Redmond) carried out his Eagle Scout project on Sept. 11 with the help of about 50 volunteers from Redmond.
The police blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Redmond Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Redmond Reporter Police Blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Redmond, which gets more than 500 calls (emergency and non-emergency) per week.
The City of Redmond held a community visioning event to celebrate its acquisition of the Redmond section of the former Burlington Northern Santa Fe (BNSF) Corridor on Sept. 15.
Identity theft is the fastest growing crime in Redmond and nationwide, with the 2009 U.S. victim population estimated at 10.4 million, according to Lt. Doug Shepard of Redmond Police Department (RPD).
Many high school seniors from Redmond are among the approximately 16,000 semifinalists in the 56th annual National Merit Scholarship program announced today by the National Merit Scholarship Corporation.
The Redmond students are as follows:
Lake Washington School District (LWSD) seniors scored higher overall on the SAT last spring than in previous years.
Lake Washington School District (LWSD) seniors scored higher overall on the SAT last spring than in previous years. District students continue to score well above state and national averages.
Redmond police dog Vader captured a fleeing male from an in-progress residential burglary this afternoon in the Grass Lawn neighborhood at around 12:45 p.m.
The stolen moving truck from Overlake Christian Church in late July has been found and returned to the Redmond church, located at 9900 Willows Rd. NE.
Tuesday, there was a major breakthrough for 18-year-old Redmond resident Chanel Cogan, who was critically injured in a hiking accident on July 31. She said her first full words since the accident, telling her mom Mimi Cogan, “Goodnight,” “Love you” and “Bye.”
At least one nearby business owner is concerned about a large number of mature trees being removed on Northeast 90th Street near Willows Road, to install a sidewalk, but City of Redmond officials say the trees must go for safety reasons.
City of Redmond and unincorporated King County residents have just 18 days left to take advantage of an amnesty period for unlicensed pets before they face a no-tolerance fine.
Redmond, Mercer Island, and Bellevue police officers and King County sheriffs arrested a man who fled in his car moments after robbing Rite Aid Pharmacy on the 17200 block of Redmond Way in Redmond shortly before 1 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 12.
The Redmond Neighborhood Resource Council will present an educational workshop series for seniors and their adult children at the Redmond Senior Center, 8703 160th Ave. NE in downtown Redmond. Professionals will share their knowledge on nine topics over the course of three workshops.
Yesterday afternoon, at approximately 2:45 p.m., a dangerous burglary suspect was arrested in Redmond through the joint efforts of the Bellevue and Redmond Police Departments.
The City of Redmond is working on finalizing a contract with WAVE Aquatics to manage the operations and programs at the Redmond Pool at Hartman Park, which has been closed since mid-June for safety repairs.
The Redmond City Council is expected to vote in favor of the final contract, sometime later this month or early in October.
Redmond residents are invited to join the Bear Creek Citizen Advisory Committee (CAC) and city staff for the final Bear Creek Neighborhood Plan open house event, from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 22 on the first floor of Redmond City Hall, 15670 NE 85th St. It is a drop-in event with remarks around 5:30 p.m.
Redmond Assembly of God Church, 16601 NE 95th St., will host a “Walk Against Traffic” for the benefit of Sparrow’s Nest, a ministry focused on the prevention of child trafficking in Cambodia.
The event begins at 10:30 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 12 and the goal is 300 people raising $50 each.
Free Dance for Parkinson’s classes are sponsored by Spectrum Dance Theater, Seattle Theater Group and the Booth Gardner Parkinson’s Care Center at Evergreen Hospital Medical Center. The sessions run from 11 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Saturdays, Sept. 25-Nov.20 (eight weeks, no class on Nov. 6) in the Peter Kirk Center in downtown Kirkland.