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Bellevue greenlights funding for $200 M pedestrian, bike bridge over I-405
2+ day, 2+ hour ago (739+ words) May 21, 2026, 9: 56 AM The Grand Connection Crossing in Bellevue is moving forward after a unanimous vote from the city council to fund the more than $200 million pedestrian and bicycle corridor. The council pushed through the vote to create a tax increment…...
Richard Sherman and Cam Chancellor's Legion Sports Bar shuts down in Bellevue
3+ week, 1+ day ago (473+ words) Legion Sports Bar, an establishment anchored and operated by Seattle Seahawks legends from the "Legion of Boom" era, is officially closing its doors after three years. The bar, created by former Seahawks Cam Chancellor and Richard Sherman, opened in Bellevue's…...
WA closes campgrounds, cuts recreation services amid $8 M budget shortfall
1+ mon, 17+ hour ago (444+ words) Apr 22, 2026, 6: 44 PM Washington's Department of Natural Resources (DNR) announced Wednesday it will shut down four campgrounds for the entire 2026 season and shorten access at several more. DNR said the cutbacks come after more than $8 million in budget cuts to the…...
Washington sheriff standards law partially blocked by judge
3+ week, 2+ day ago (466+ words) BY KIRO NEWSRADIO STAFF KIRO Newsradio -- Here for what's next "Today, the constitution won, and the right of the people to elect their own representatives without supervision from Olympia was upheld," Attorney Mark Lamb told "The Jason Rantz Show" on…...
Epic Games lays off 1, 000 employees, including 82 in Bellevue
1+ mon, 4+ week ago (343+ words) Mar 25, 2026, 7: 56 AM Epic Games, the video game company behind Fortnite and other titles, announced Tuesday that it is laying off 1, 000 employees, affecting 82 employees in Bellevue. The 82 employees, who worked at the company's Lincoln Square office in Bellevue, will be laid…...
Years-long Bellevue theft investigation leads to arrests of 2 robbery suspects
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (368+ words) Apr 14, 2026, 9: 07 AM During a long-term theft investigation by the department, detectives observed the suspects, Ion Miclescu and Simona Paun, use a white Honda Accord to target community members at a senior living center. "The suspects then continued this activity at…...
Bellevue approves plan to transform shopping center into 900-unit complex
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (599+ words) Redeveloping a shopping center in downtown Bellevue into new housing and shops is one step closer after a master development plan was approved for Wallace Properties. The plan would renovate a 4. 2-acre shopping center built in the 1970s and 1980s and transform…...
'String of bad luck': Bellevue school loses prom venue after Columbia Tower Club closure
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) Apr 8, 2026, 9: 58 AM Students at Bellevue's International School are searching for a new venue for its prom after Seattle's Columbia Tower Club recently announced it is closing on April 30. The school educates students in grades 6-12, with the senior class consisting of…...
Washington State Patrol issues missing indigenous person alert
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (295+ words) Apr 11, 2026, 12: 11 PM The Washington State Patrol issued a Missing Indigenous Person Alert for Kamri Fryberg-King, 17, who was last seen around 10: 00 pm Friday night, on Pascoe Ave. near Chehalis. The Washington State Patrol is asking the public to keep an eye…...
Uber more than doubles Puget Sound presence with new Bellevue tower lease
1+ mon, 1+ week ago (406+ words) Apr 10, 2026, 2: 48 PM Uber continues to expand in the Puget Sound region after it signed a lease for the Four106 Tower in Bellevue. With this lease signing, the ride-hailing company more than doubles Uber's local footprint across Bellevue and Seattle. According to…...