1+ hour, 39+ min ago   (468+ words) Published 8:30 am Tuesday, September 8, 2026 As Mercer Island High School (MIHS) students headed back to campus this fall, another familiar school-year tradition was already getting underway: auditions, casting, choreography, music rehearsals, set construction and all the behind-the-scenes work that goes into…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (872+ words) Published 7:53 am Monday, September 7, 2026 With the weather cooling off and the leaves starting to change, it means only one thing: the 2026-2027 Seattle Seahawks season is about to begin. Venturing out to Lumen Field is not only about football, but an…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (476+ words) Published 8:30 am Monday, September 7, 2026 This week marks the 25th anniversary of that tragic Tuesday that took our national breath away while robbing nearly 3,000 innocent souls of their lives. Twenty-five years is a big chunk of history. I don’t know what it…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (734+ words) Published 11:00 am Wednesday, September 2, 2026 Brier Dudley, “The Free Press Initiative” The to-do list never ends for Gabriel Cruden, who is reviving his hometown newspaper in Colville, a historic lumber town in Washington’s northeast corner. Among his first tasks as publisher…...

5+ day, 20+ hour ago   (211+ words) Published 1:30 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 A Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC) rezoning request is now in Mercer Island City Council’s realm. At council’s Sept. 1 regular meeting, members unanimously voted, 7-0, to amend the planning commission’s recommendation by rejecting both amended city code…...

5+ day, 21+ hour ago   (151+ words) Published 12:25 pm Wednesday, September 2, 2026 King County Assessor John Wilson violated four ethics codes, according to the King County Office of the Ombuds. The Ombuds Office also found Wilson violated the King County Information Technology (KCIT) Acceptable Use Policy, after investigators…...

6+ day, 19+ hour ago   (480+ words) Published 3:01 pm Tuesday, September 1, 2026 A 22-year-old Federal Way man faces a second-degree manslaughter charge for allegedly causing the death of his 4-month-old baby by his criminally negligent actions. Elijah Jamal Pendleton Brown is scheduled to be arraigned at 9 a.m. Sept. 9 in…...

6+ day, 21+ hour ago   (508+ words) Published 11:50 am Tuesday, September 1, 2026 Seattle-based First Assistant U.S. Attorney Neil Floyd criticized court and jail officials in King and Kitsap counties for releasing a 44-year-old Mexican citizen and not turning him over to immigration after his arrests in the two counties....

1+ week, 21+ hour ago   (597+ words) Published 12:30 pm Monday, August 31, 2026 This Tuesday, Sept. 1, the Mercer Island City Council will vote on a proposal to rezone four parcels owned by the Stroum Jewish Community Center (SJCC) from residential (R-8.4 and R-9.6) to commercial office (C-O). The SJCC is requesting…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (442+ words) Published 6:00 pm Sunday, August 30, 2026 In cities around the world, homes bordering celebrated parks have long held a particular distinction. They offer something difficult to replicate: nature at the doorstep, open views that endure and the energy of the city close…...