A group of residents from Mercer Island’s Covenant Living at the Shores known as “Yarn Buddies” donated nearly two dozen ...

The WIAA (Washington Interscholastic Activities Association) has announced that girls flag football is officially a school sport beginning on Aug. 1 at all schools that offer the sport.

I vividly remember the very first Earth Day: April 22, 1970. I was a graduate student in journalism at Stanford University. Denis Hayes, also a Stanford student, organized the original celebration. As ...

One of Mercer Island’s most beloved playgrounds is due for a complete makeover – and citizens can help decide its future.

The Washington state Senate on Monday, April 14, approved legislation to require a new state permit to buy guns. The debate ...

The individual traveled through Sea-Tac Airport and stayed overnight at a nearby hotel, on April 6 and 7, while infectious, ...

Other top seniors leading the way to victory are midfielders (or middies) Ryder Davis and Robbie Curry, defenseman Sebastian ...

When the 14-year-old Islander Middle School eighth-grader learned from two of her classmates that she notched an honorable mention award in the third annual New York Times Tiny Memoir Contest, she was ...

The new approach permanently increases the state’s primary business and occupation tax rates from 0.484% of gross proceeds to ...

Northwood Elementary School student Mikhail Zulaev won two gold medals at the Youth Judo Championship on March 29-30 in Salt ...

The following students were inducted into the Mercer Island High School National Honor Society on April 7 at the school’s ...

The Mercer Island City Council adopted the following proclamations at its April 15 meeting: * April as Autism Acceptance Month on Mercer Island. * April as Sexual Assault Awareness & Prevention Month ...