Wednesday, Aug. 29 is the first day of school in the Mercer Island School District.
Local fitness club Club Emerald's triathlon team completed its 13th competitive season in 2012 and brought home multiple overall and age-group medals in 70 races in the US and Canada.
On the eve of Hispanic Heritage Month in September, the Small Business Administration is providing more access and opportunity to hispanic-owned small businesses.
Members of the Rolling Stones and Led Zeppelin likely sat at the Harvey family's green vinyl bar before it ended up at Seattle-based salvage supplier Second Use Building Materials.
Police arrested more than 20 defendants Tuesday alleging they trafficked and distributed thousands of oxycodone pills.
Who has the best pizza in town? How about the best burger? Here are your picks for Readers' Choice Awards on Mercer Island.
Mercer Island Fire Department units quickly extinguished a 'brush fire' that burned outdoor shrubs and part of a fence Tuesday afternoon at SE 42nd Street and Island Crest Way.
Mercer Island Parks and Recreation officials say minor repairs and salmon habitat restoration work will create minimal inconvenience for the public.
The federal Office of National Drug Control Policy provided a second round of funding to support the Mercer Island Communities That Care Coalition's current efforts to fight local underage substance use.
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Local sporting goods retailer Mountains Plus Outdoor Gear was ranked the Inc. 500|5000 list for the second year in a row with three-year sales growth of 237 percent.
The physician's group says that medical insurers should pay for the procedure.
Some motorists are fighting the fines in a new toll court – but don’t expect much leniency.
Patch is giving away dozens of tickets to the Puyallup Fair. Just sign up for a free email newsletter below for a chance to win.
They're expected to dock at Kirkland's Carillon Point between 5 and 6 p.m. tonight, Aug. 27.
The following information from Aug. 3-13 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
The Mercer Island High School Water Polo team help their annual 'Lake Swim' practice across Lake Washington and back on Sunday morning in preparation for the 2012 season.
The following homes are holding open houses this Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 25-26.
The first astronaut to walk on the moon died today at age 82.
Three-mile backups are expected as crews re-stripe the freeway's northbound lanes in Kirkland, beginning Friday night.
Former Olympians will take part in an open swim in Lake Washington from Mercerwood Shore Club and Luther Burbank Park for the fourth-annual Swim Across America – Seattle on Saturday, September 8.
How to make the most of the end of the season, even when the weather is unseasonal.
Mercer Island High School Football open the season at 7 p.m. on Aug. 31 with a non-conference home game against the 4A Redmond Mustangs.
How are you feeling about your personal finances these days?
Former Mercer Island Driving Instructor Mark Douglas Satterlund was sentenced to a 10-year prison term for sexually molesting a Bellevue boy and a Mercer Island teenager.
Mercer Island student's composite average score on the standardized college entrance exam remains well above the state average, but declined from last year.
Microsoft unveiled a new logo today for the first time in 25 years. The new logo is on display at the Bellevue Square Microsoft store.
The Disney Pixar-produced film will begin at 8 p.m. and concessions will be sold to support the cost of presenting it.
The Mercer Island Parks Department's last "Funtastic Friday" of the summer is scheduled for this Friday, Aug. 24.
With the new school year upon us, help get your kids’ brains working again with this fun, free daily email newsletter.
The new school year is an opportunity for U.S. Attorney Jenny A. Durkan to highlight cyber safety.
What’s the status in Washington state?
Jobs and education were gubernatorial candidate Jay Inslee's main themes in an address to Mercer Island Rotary at it's Aug. 21 luncheon.
The Washington State Department of Transportation seeks volunteers to count cyclists and pedestrians.
Officials reported a modest 40 percent turnout in King County
Here are tips for buying the right shoe and learning how a shoe should fit.
The following information from Aug. 13-19 was supplied by the Mercer Island Police Department. Where arrests or charges are mentioned, it does not indicate a conviction.
Mercerwood Shore Club's dominated the 2012 Midlakes water polo tournament on Sunday, Aug. 19 a month after the club's swimmers seized their fourth-straight Midlakes swim title.
Local youth soccer players who helped lift the state youth cup for their age division earlier this year continue their winning ways by winning the Big Foot tournament, Aug. 15-19.
The first annual report of King County Equity and Social Justice shows that King County is increasingly diverse, with a non-white population that has grown from 13 percent in 1980 to 35 percent in the 2010 census.