The King County Council approved an emergency one-year moratorium on March 3 that immediately blocks acceptance of permits ...

Washington credit union BECU expects to open a new Neighborhood Financial Center on Mercer Island in the late fall or winter ...

The Mercer Island High School (MIHS) senior cried happy tears after the Islanders’ co-ed Unified hoops team placed second in Division II at the Unified Champion Schools state tournament on Feb. 28 at ...

The King County Council approved a moratorium on detention centers in unincorporated King County as an effort to limit immigration enforcement in the county.

The ergathon featured 40-plus participants across six teams, they rowed 120 kilometers on the stationary ergs, the fastest team was Oar-Riginal Gangstas (67 minutes and 42 seconds) and the top ...

Kelly Goto, a Mercer Island author, received the 2026 Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association (PNBA) award for her book, “Seattle Samurai: A Cartoonist’s Perspective of the Japanese American ...

Community-based and Tribal organizations throughout King County and Washington state are being awarded $2.5 million of Climate Commitment Act funds to “promote the health of communities ...

Fraud: A resident in the 8400 block of Southeast 37th Street reported that they were a victim of identity theft involving 2023 IRS tax forms. There was no financial loss and unknown suspect ...

Legislation allowing luxury electric vehicle makers Rivian and Lucid to join rival Tesla in selling directly to Washington ...

For nearly nine hours on Feb. 24, numerous north end Mercer Island properties were affected by a sewer lakeline blockage and ...

Mercer Island community member Pauline Lo visited West Mercer Elementary fifth-graders in Julie Langley’s class on Feb. 23 to ...

When it comes to family traditions, watching the Olympic Games on television is one of our favorites. It’s a tradition that ...