To some, the words “Black Friday” sound ominous, like a disaster movie on the Sci-Fi Channel.
After six weeks of intensive deliberation, the Metropolitan King County Council yesterday closed an unprecedented $93 million shortfall with unanimous adoption of a 2009 King County Budget that successfully protects the public’s highest priorities of public safety, health and quality of life.
Kids love things that go “snap, crackle and pop” — the louder, the better.
Thanks to a passionate group of Lake Washington School District (LWSD) families, local Rotarians and families from the Seattle Mariners, all junior and senior high schools in the LWSD are equipped with AEDs (automated external defibrillators).
Kingsgate is among six potential sites for a new regional municipal jail, a multi-city planning group announced Nov. 20.
Other possible locations include one in Bellevue, three spots in Seattle, one in Shoreline.
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It will cost about at least $4.5 billion to build a new 520 bridge complete with an interchange for the Montlake/University of Washington area, state officials said Thursday. However, the total could rise another $500 million to $2 billion if other options are picked.
Redmond-based Denali Advanced Integration and HP presented $3,000 to the Todd Stabelfeldt Foundation at the Nov. 15 University of Washington-UCLA football game at Husky Stadium.
This year, the RedmondLights Winter Festival will be held on Sunday, Dec. 7 at various locations around the city.
No excuse for driving: Police arrested a man in the 9500 block of Avondale Road for driving with a suspended license, driving under the influence and failing to use an ignition interlock device after he was pulled over for a traffic violation.
What would have happened to seventh grader Levi Pocza if Redmond Junior High didn’t have an AED (automated external defibrillator) and an athletic coach who was trained to use it?
City staff welcomed residents and business people to a community meeting about the future of downtown Redmond on Monday night.
Reunion at Redmond Ridge, the only rental community for adults 55 or older in the Redmond Ridge neighborhood, has completed the final phase of building.
Between Nov. 24 and Dec. 24, Redmond-based Friends of Youth will launch its annual holiday gift giving program – Giving Tree.
The Redmond Police Department will be watching you Nov. 20 — on the corner of Redmond Way and SR 520.
On Tuesday — a day devoted to America’s veterans — staff and volunteers at Redmond’s Cascade Vista Convalescent Center put their appreciation into action, assembling 24 “care” packages for service men and women currently far from home.
It’s a good thing State Representative Ross Hunter (D-Medina) likes talking taxes and finance, because he’s going to be spending a lot of time on these issues in the coming months.
Theft: A man who lives in the 5300 block of 156th Avenue Northeast reported that his bicycle and the bicycle belonging to his roommate were stolen from outside his home.
Quick thinking, teamwork and the right equipment contributed to a good outcome when a young teen went into cardiac arrest at Redmond Junior High School (RJH) last week.
KCTS 9, PEMCO Insurance and the School Employees Credit Union of Washington recently announced the winners of the 17th annual Golden Apple Awards for individuals and programs that make a positive difference in Washington state education for grades pre-K through 12.
