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520 Toll Rates to Rise in July
The toll hike of 2.5 percent is the first of planned, small annual increases through 2016, outlined in the plan approved by the Legislature last year.

The toll hike of 2.5 percent is the first of planned, small annual increases through 2016, outlined in the plan approved by the Legislature last year.

Want to help plan where Bellevue's students will go to school? The district hopes to get two parents from each school as part of the committee to plan future school boundaries. Applications due April 6.
All job seekers are invited to the Diversity Employment Workshop, which will be 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. Tuesday (March 27, 2012) at the Crossroads Community Center.
The Bellevue Police Foundation raises money for tools such as night vision scopes, police dogs, iPads, and policing software. The group has raised more than $147,500 in equipment and training.
Kate is one of the adoptable pets at the Seattle Humane Society featured this week on Bellevue Patch. Check this column soon to meet another featured adoptable pet.
King County Councilman Reagan Dunn, whose county district includes Bellevue and Enumclaw, said that the proclamation is in honor of his mother, the late Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn.
Domonique Gillette, a senior at Interlake High School, is a mentor and leader who will represent Bellevue at the Boys and Girls Clubs statewide competition this week.
The last day for Girl Scout Cookie sales is Sunday. Here are some useful links to help you find your nearest cookie fix. And if your scouts are selling cookies on Mercer Island, please leave us details in the comments section below!
The two-car crash was reported to be blocking Northeast Eighth Street near the intersection of 120th Avenue Northeast for at least an hour after the Washington State Patrol trooper was struck on the way to a call.
Scarlett is one of the adoptable pets at the Seattle Humane Society featured this week on Bellevue Patch. Check this column soon to meet another featured adoptable pet.
Sammy is one of the adoptable pets at the Seattle Humane Society featured this week on Bellevue Patch. Check this column soon to meet another featured adoptable pet.
Snow fell on the region Saturday morning, and it may make a return Sunday, meteorologists say.
The Pumphouse on Northeast Eighth Street was your favorite place to spend St. Patrick's Day in our Readers' Choice poll.
More than 40 artists were chosen to be part of the show "BAM Biennial 2012: High Fiber Diet." The show will be on view from Oct. 25, 2012 to Feb. 24, 2013.
The King County Medical Examiner identified the Bellevue woman who died after being struck by a King County Metro Bus on Thursday night as Nancy J. Biladeau.
While the flu season seems to have arrived later than usual in Washington, it's not too late to get a flu shot, the Washington Department of Health reported.
Scammers say they're from Microsoft tech support, get remote access to home computers, BBB warns
The King County Board of Ethics, which oversees the administration of two county transparency programs, seeks applicants. The position could be a good fit for people with an interest in law or ethics.
Bellevue is one of two cities in the state that retained a AAA bond rating, according to a city press release.
A woman told Bellevue police that a man robbed her at gunpoint Friday night. Police have released a sketch.