For the first three quarters, Friday night’s 4A Kingco boys’ basketball matchup between the visiting Garfield Bulldogs and the Redmond Mustangs at Reiger Gymnasium was like any other heated league rivalry.
The two schools’ student sections were trading derisive cheers and chants back and forth throughout, while the young athletes on the court were playing with the purpose and intensity of the playoffs.
And in the blink of an eye, everything went downhill.
Bagged goods: A employee at a business in the 17200 block of Redmond Way reported that a man entered the store with nothing and then was seen a short time later exiting the store with a bag full of items slung over his shoulder. The suspect was described to officers.
Katherine Grace Bond will be at SoulFood Books and Cafe, 15748 Redmond Way, from 1-3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 8, reading her book “The Legend of the Valentines.”
Attorney General Rob McKenna joined 50 Attorneys General in sending a letter Wednesday urging Congress to restore federal funding for crime and drug enforcement efforts.
Several Redmond High School students excelled at the Washington state Regional Drama Competition held last month at Redmond High.
Pride and prejudice often get in the way of well-meaning, seemingly rational parents. Who among us hasn’t been present at a PTA or boosters meeting where “suggestions” turned into harsh criticisms of others’ ideas or parenting styles?
Redmond Mayor John Marchione said the city will work hard to ensure public safety if Tent City 4 returns to Redmond.
At 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, St. Jude Catholic Church, 10526 166th Ave. NE in Redmond, will hold a neighborhood forum regarding the possible return of Tent City 4 this spring.
Kids love to munch on cereal. And knowing that breakfast is the most important meal of the day, sixth graders at Laura Ingalls Wilder Elementary School conducted a Breakfast Buddies drive and collected 365 boxes of cereal for clients of Redmond-based Friends of Youth.
The Redmond Historical Society will meet from 10:30 a.m.-noon Saturday, Feb. 14 at The Old Redmond Schoolhouse Community Center, 16600 NE 80th Street. Jerry Hammersberg, the first walking postal carrier in Redmond, will describe “how the Post Office used to be.”
Eastside volunteers braved the cold weather and counted 158 homeless people in Redmond, Kirkland and Bellevue early last Friday morning.
For the second Saturday evening in a row, an armed robbery occurred at Tienda Mi Mazatlan, 16720 Redmond Way, Suite D.
At a Redmond elementary school named for naturalist and artist John James Audubon, Thursday’s visit from children’s author and illustrator Brenda Z. Guiberson was a special treat.
St. Jude Catholic Church, 10526 166th Ave. NE in Redmond, will hold a neighborhood forum at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12 to discuss the possible return of Tent City 4 this spring.
King County Executive Ron Sims has been nominated to become the Deputy Secretary at the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD).
Union Hill Water Association honored for engineering project
The recession can’t stop romance. People continue to fall in love and make plans for the future.
But how are tough times affecting Redmond’s purveyors of wedding products and are they forgoing frills to save money?
Redmond Police are looking for two men who robbed a small downtown grocery store at gunpoint last Saturday night.
Cindy Courtmanch of Marymoor Press was named the Chamber Champion of the Year by the Greater Redmond Chamber of Commerce at its annual awards luncheon today at Matt’s Rotisserie and Oyster Bar.
The city’s oldest park is now a national historical landmark.
When your student graduates from a public high school or is promoted to the next grade level, can you rest assured that he or she is truly prepared for higher education or a job?
