Several people are displaced and a family’s dog is missing after an early morning fire tore through a Mercer Island home on Wednesday, July 1. Firefighters responded to a residence in the 8200 block of 82nd Street, near Lakeridge Elementary School, just after 1 a.m., according to Eastside Fire & Rescue. Dispatchers received more than…
You don’t need a billionaire’s budget to buy into Washington’s richest communities—but you’ll still need very, very deep pockets. Puget Press looked at the least expensive active home listings in six of Washington’s wealthiest communities by median household income. The results range from a modest lakeside cabin with big redevelopment potential to multi-million-dollar homes that,…
Tributes are pouring in for a Mercer Island teenager who died after suffering a catastrophic injury during a lacrosse recruiting showcase. Eliot Abramson, a sophomore midfielder and longtime lacrosse player, was injured June 1 while participating in a recruiting event at Islander Stadium, his family confirmed. According to his family, he was struck in the…
For a place sitting directly in the middle of the Seattle metro area, Mercer Island somehow still feels like its own quiet little universe — one surrounded by water, trees, top-ranked schools, and decades of fascination from outsiders trying to figure it out. Everybody in Western Washington knows Mercer Island exists. But ask people what…
UPDATE: Danielle Wolfe has been found safe. No other details were given. ORIGINAL: Police are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old girl from Mercer Island who has not been seen in several days. Danielle Wolfe was reported missing on Monday, March 30, according to the Mercer Island Police Department. Additional details,…
When it comes to sending your kids to the best schools in Washington, a handful of districts consistently rise above the rest—and Niche’s 2026 rankings prove it. These Washington school districts earned the highest marks in Niche’s annual “Best School Districts in America” report, which looks at far more than just test scores. The rankings…
