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Raising the bar (chart) on performance
The City of Bellevue has long been committed to transparency and accountability, presenting annual performance data and resident survey results on its website. Now the city is raising the bar,…
Hot, dry summer will mean greater fire risk
With this summer looking to be one of the driest and hottest here in recent memory, the possibility of a dangerous fire starting in greenbelts or yards will be much higher. Bellevue Fire has…
City wins awards for tech solutions
The city has won four national awards from the Public Technology Institute for a variety of innovative applications that make life easier for staff and residents. Last year the Information Technology…
Council Roundup: Weighing in on Sound Transit Phase 3
The East Link light rail project -- part of the Sound Transit 2 plan -- will begin construction in Bellevue in 2016. But on Monday, the City Council heard a briefing about even longer-range…
Task force arrests Eastside heroin dealers
RENTON -- After an investigation lasting several months, the Eastside Narcotics Task Force served a search warrant on an apartment in the Renton Highlands. They arrested a man and woman…
Domestic-violence suspect wanted
Bellevue Police are looking for a man suspected of unlawful imprisonment, unlawful possession of a firearm and attempting to elude, all in connection to an incident involving his ex-girlfriend.
There…
Officer-involved shooting in Bellevue
On Friday, June 6, at approximately 6:22 p.m., Bellevue Police responded to a reported domestic disturbance in the 1200 block of 151st Avenue Southeast. Officers arrived at 6:33 p.m., and a short…
Nightly closures of 120th Ave and NE 4th
Starting Monday, night, June 8, through Thursday, June 11, the intersection of 120th Avenue Northeast and newly constructed Northeast Fourth Street will be closed nightly from 9 p.m. to 5 a.m., to…
Wig-wearing amateur bathroom photographer arrested
On January 18, at approximately 1:00 p.m., Bellevue Police responded to a call at Bellevue College where a suspect was being detained by security. A female was in a restroom with her two friends when…
Council Roundup: 'Scoping' for Energize Eastside
Also, Wilburton traffic, Council rules
The City Council on Monday worked on a draft "scoping letter" that
will be submitted as part of a process to produce an environmental
impact statement (EIS) for…