University of Washington, Bothell hosts UWB 3 groundbreaking celebration May 25

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An artist's rendering of the UW-Bothell Science and Academic Building to be known as UWB 3
This Friday, the University of Washington, Bothell community is holding a public ceremony celebrating the groundbreaking for construction on the UW-Bothell Science and Academic Building to be known as UWB 3.

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updated 11:08 AM May 23, 2012 0

Candidates file for District 1, District 32 positions

The following people have filed valid declarations of candidacy for positions covering Bothell, Kenmore and surrounding areas for the Aug. 7 primary, according to Secretary of State Sam Reed.

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11:29 AM May 23, 2012 0

Kenmore friends prepare for cross-country cycling trek to raise funds for leukemia research

Austin Edge and Heidi Goheen first met as Kenmore Junior High students, and now in their early 20s, both friends are preparing for the cycling journey of a lifetime.

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5:18 PM May 21, 2012 0

Honoring local first responders on National Thank You Day

Kelly Clark of Bothell, left, organizer of National Thank You Day to Honor First Responders, leads the way in handing out thank-you cards last Saturday to Bothell firefighters (pictured) and others.

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4:30 PM May 21, 2012 1

Are people driving safely on State Route 522 through Kenmore and Bothell?

As Jay’s Cafe owner Misty Qureshi glanced out the window of her business at the two smashed vehicles — one sitting on all four tires and the other lying on its side — she feels that driving has become a bit chaotic on Northeast Bothell Way, or State Route 522, in Kenmore. “I think the accident happened because of this median in the middle,” she said on May 7, “because people try getting out — any hole, they just see it, which is wrong. They’re not supposed to violate that, but they do it anyway.”

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updated 12:06 PM May 21, 2012 2

DelBene sets up office in Bothell while running for First District seat

Suzan DelBene is a businesswoman, an entrepreneur — and a runner. She’s helped start up companies, managed small businesses, worked in large businesses like Microsoft and was director of the Washington State Department of Revenue. And the 50-year-old has also run a couple of marathons over the years.

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updated 3:01 PM May 18, 2012 1

Sen. Murray, Northshore women wave the Title IX flag

Thanks to Title IX, Yonni Mills finally stepped off the sidelines and onto the volleyball and basketball courts for Shorecrest High. The current Bothell High athletic director, who graduated from Shorecrest in 1975 and later placed at nationals as part of Washington State University’s volleyball squad, had always watched her younger brothers play organized ball — and now, it was her chance.

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updated 3:01 PM May 18, 2012 0

A big hug for a Bothell state fastpitch berth | Slideshow

Bothell High shortstop Sammy Morris first snagged a line drive for one out and then threw to first to double up a runner on the go. On the next play, she scooped up a groundball and tossed the runner out to end the game and send the Cougars to the 4A state tournament.

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updated 9:36 AM May 18, 2012 0  

Kenmore liquor-store license rights are up for auction again

Devinder Sahota and his associates won't fill their proverbial Liquor Barn Enterprises bottle with the state-run Kenmore store after all.

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11:11 AM May 17, 2012 0

Bothell High students get the message in DUI drill | Slideshow

Nik Gray didn't like seeing his friends, Abby Leonard and Austen Dahl, involved in a "deadly" two-car accident — even if it was a DUI drill at Bothell High. Thursday morning, while the senior class watched and some upcoming graduates participated, Bothell Fire and EMS staged the event, which featured two wrecked cars, "injured and deceased" students and a host of emergency vehicles and a helicopter to drive home the message that drinking and driving don't mix.

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updated 8:02 PM May 15, 2012 0  

Cell-phone photos help Bothell investigator locate hit-and-run truck driver | Update

Aided by witnesses' cell-phone photos, a Bothell Police Department investigator tracked down a loaded tractor-trailer driver who struck a utility pole on State Route 522 in Bothell and drove away from the scene last Thursday morning.

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updated 2:06 PM May 15, 2012 0