Bellevue Reporter, June 05, 2015

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Police round up robbers who allegedly struck weed growing op in Bellevue

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Championship jubilation

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Bellevue High football put on three year probation District reports illegal coaching and recruiting violations BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

Bellevue High School’s football team has been sanctioned after an investigation revealed the program and some of its coaches violated Washington Interscholastic Activi-

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ties Association rules. An investigation carried out by a third party found the football program had conducted out-of-season coaching and illegal recruiting, which are against both district policies and the WIAA articles, accord-

ing to a Bellevue School District news release issued late Wednesday. The school’s football program will be on probation for three years, and two unidentified coaches also will be suspended from games as part of the sanctions. All of the coaches will undergo mandatory training this spring and continuing through the program’s probationary

period. Bellevue High School’s other sports programs are being evaluated to ensure compliance with district policies and WIAA articles. “Right now, our focus remains on our students and minimizing the impact of the report on students SEE FOOTBALL, 5

Drone store flies into downtown

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Fire officials are warning residents in the Puget Sound region about increased fire danger expected this summer due to uncommonly high temperatures and less-than-average precipitation. That danger is expected to increase severely when illegal fireworks start flying for the Fourth of July. The region has already experienced more brush fires this season than it did last year, said Bellevue Fire Lt. Rich Burke, with one occurring last week along Interstate 5 and another near Fire Station No. 6. The state suffered one of the worst fire seasons in history last year, the record-breaking Carlton Complex Fire burning an area nearly five times as large as Seattle. Long-range weather forecasts call for high temperatures over the next three months, SEE SUMMER, 8

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The recently released DJI Phantom 3 can send live HD video feed to iPhones or Androids, and can fly several miles high.

Business quickly runs out of initial supply BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER

Despite continued discussion over unmanned aircraft use and regulation, Bellevue residents could

be seeing more drones in the skies with the arrival of a new store in Downtown Bellevue. Drones Plus, the largest dronespecialized retailer in the U.S., recently opened its first Washington location on Bellevue Way on May 14. “One of the reasons we chose this location is because the Seattle area

is actually one of the most dronefriendly locations in the country,” said Drones Plus manager Chris Wilson. “The response we’ve gotten from the community has been great.” The drones sold at Drones Plus cost anywhere between $29 SEE DRONE, 7

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