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Holiday festivities curtailed this year
Toy drive goes online too
Bellevue will celebrate the holiday season differently this year due to COVID-19. For the first time in 24 years, the Bellevue Magic Season activities will not be held,…
Mask distribution winds up July 20
With face coverings now mandated by the state for all public places, the City of Bellevue is working with the Bellevue Chamber to provide 40,000 free masks to residents through July 20.
Glow sticks and noise makers for safe 4th
The challenges of 2020 have meant finding creative ways to celebrate special occasions such as birthdays and graduations. As we approach Independence Day with public fireworks displays being canceled…
Virtual open house for new fire station
As part of a virtual design open house for Fire Station 10, residents can take a seven-minute video tour of the proposed station's design and provide feedback in a survey. The station will be built…
Open house for new fire station
New facility will reduce critical response times
The city is building a new fire station to better serve residents in the Northwest Bellevue, BelRed and downtown areas. Residents can learn…
Fire stations open doors Saturday
Stovetop fire displays, CPR instruction and more
In support of National Fire Prevention Week, the Bellevue Fire Department will host its annual open house on Saturday, Oct. 12, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. All…
Fire strikes Newcastle home twice in one day
NEWCASTLE – The Bellevue Fire Department Wednesday responded to two fires at the same residence on the 7900 block of 129th Place Southeast in Newcastle.
The first fire was reported…
Brush fire in Newcastle expected to burn for days
NEWCASTLE – The Bellevue Fire Department, in coordination with the City of Newcastle and the state departments of Natural Resources and Ecology, is monitoring a brush fire in the May Creek…
4.6 earthquake shakes Washington
Did the 4.6 earthquake that struck near Monroe around 3 a.m. Friday wake you? Some Bellevue residents reported experiencing serious shaking while others said they didn't feel the temblor at all. No…
Preparedness training pays dividends
When Vasundhara Jain decided to enroll in emergency response training last year, she figured the skills she learned would come in handy. She had no idea.
On the evening of Jan. 9, when Jain briefly…