Mercer Island

Communities Traffic: Westbound I-90 on Mercer Island to see weekend closures, delays

By Kiersten Throndsen Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT

WSDOT warns drivers to expect delays westbound I-90 in Mercer Island this weekend as crews service the lights inside the Lid.

Communities Impending cuts threaten housing assistance for local families

By Kiersten Throndsen Published: Feb 28, 2013 at 4:15 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:43 PM PDT

King County housing officials say looming federal budget cuts are keeping them from issuing Section 8 housing vouchers to hundreds of families in need.

Communities Yet another chilly spring on tap for the Northwest?

By Scott Sistek Published: Feb 28, 2013 at 7:40 AM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM PDT

It seems like a broken record:

Did you hear? It was a chilly spring in 2008.(Coldest start to June on record)

Did you hear? It was a chilly spring in 2010. (2nd-longest wait for first 75 degree day of year)

Did you hear? It was a chilly spring in 2011. (Coldest April on record, 2nd wettest March-April)

Did you hear? It was a chilly spring in 2012. (3rd wettest March on record)

If long range forecasts are to be believed, tune in next year when I add a line for 2013.

Communities Mercer Islanders give lawmakers earful over I-90 tolls (Video)

By Keith Eldridge Published: Feb 26, 2013 at 6:17 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT

Senate and House lawmakers from Mercer Island are leading the charge to see if there can be no charge for island residents to use I-90, or at least a reduced toll.

Communities Traffic: Today is last day to submit comments on I-90 tolling study

By Kiersten Throndsen Published: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT

Friday, Feb. 22 is the last day to submit comments to WSDOT on its I-90 tolling study.

Communities Mercer Island teen arrested, accused of threatening students

By KOMO Staff Published: Mar 27, 2013 at 9:21 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT

A 15-year-old Mercer Island boy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly threatening fellow students at Mercer Island High School.

Communities Tolling opponents hope to qualify initiative to ban tolls on I-90 (Video)

By Michelle Esteban Published: Feb 20, 2013 at 6:34 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT

Those who oppose tolling on I-90 are pushing to get an initiative on the November ballot that would ban tolls on all interstates.

Communities Are you a fighter? Share your health story on KOMONews.com

By Rose Egge Published: Feb 20, 2013 at 12:33 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:44 PM PDT

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Communities Mercer Island residents upset over I-90 tolling plan (Video)

By KOMO Staff Published: Jan 29, 2013 at 8:40 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:25 PM PDT

Driving east or west around Puget Sound may soon make your bank account go south.

Communities Police arrest burglars suspected of hitting 100 homes

By Michael Harthorne Published: Jan 29, 2013 at 12:48 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:30 PM PDT

A team of local law enforcement officers arrested two Puyallup residents Sunday on Mercer Island in connection with more than 100 burglaries stretching from King County to Thurston County.

Communities Iraq vet with PTSD worries medical pot use will get him evicted

By KOMO Web Staff Published: Jan 8, 2013 at 1:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 6:29 PM PDT

MERCER ISLAND, Wash. -- A Mercer Island man is going public about his medical marijuana use, even though doing so could get him evicted from his apartment.

Communities County numbers released from first-ever statewide holiday DUI campaign

By Kiersten Throndsen Published: Jan 4, 2013 at 1:00 AM PDT Last Updated: May 14, 2013 at 6:28 PM PDT

The holidays are over and the results are in for King County's recent DUI enforcement effort.