On May 14, King County Council agreed to raise the minimum wage to $20.29 per hour in all unincorporated areas of the county starting on Jan. 1, 2025. For reference, the minimum wage in incorporated King...

The Plymouth affordable housing project continues to be developed in Redmond following its rejection by the Kenmore City Council. The Redmond City Council’s decision to approve the Plymouth project comes...

In the past four school years, there have been 20 fire alarms at Inglemoor, with seven of them being from this school year. For students and teachers alike, fire alarms can often be extremely disruptive...

  Student protests have erupted across the nation in support of Palestine, demanding Israel’s immediate cessation to the war on Gaza, for universities to divest from Israel and for universities...

A second language is compulsory for Inglemoor high school graduation, and many colleges require applicants to have completed at least two years of study in a second language. However, Japanese, one of...

Northshore School District purchased a 104-acre property for 11.2 million dollars in 2015 called Wellington Hills Park as a potential site for future schools. The property was previously a golf course...

In 2021, Congress passed the FAFSA Simplification Act, which works with the Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2020 to simplify the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. With these changes, the form...

The $30 million construction project on 100th Avenue Northeast Corridor, located at the bottom of Simonds Road, is projected to end in early spring of 2025, according to the City of Kirkland. The corridor...

The Kenmore City Council voted 5-2 against the construction of a permanent supportive housing facility in downtown Kenmore on Jan. 22. City Council members cited safety concerns and the economic strength...

Big changes are underway at Seattle’s historic Elliott Bay waterfront aquarium. Projected to finish construction in summer of 2024, this landmark building will complete significant renovations that began...

Strong El Niño weather patterns resulted in an even warmer and rainier winter for the Pacific Northwest this year. The term “El Niño” refers to a combination of global weather trends, including warmer...

On Jan. 1, Washington’s minimum wage increased by 3.4% from $15.78 to $16.28, and an estimated 9.9 million workers received raises due to minimum wage increases in over 20 states. The majority of states...