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County project to prevent sewer line damage BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
King County is working to stop erosion along a portion of Coal Creek that is creating the potential
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for sewage to be discharged into the water that runs into Lake Washington. Heavy precipitation has caused the erosion of loose soil in the creek bank, diverting its flow toward a
sewer pipe and manhole that King County worries will be exposed this winter. If the pipe is damaged, sewage would flow from Coal Creek — through the Newport Shores neighborhood — into Lake
Police make beav leave Bellevue Police escorted a wandering beaver from the Chick-fil-A parking lot and back to a pond used by beavers about seven blocks away from the restaurant Tuesday. It is unclear whether the beaver was drawn to the restaurant for waffle fries or was simply lost.
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Large animal found roaming Chick-fil-A BY BRANDON MACZ BELLEVUE REPORTER
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A stray beaver needed an escort from the Chick-
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fil-A parking lot Tuesday night, after police report the 45-pound aquatic rodent wandered seven blocks from its habitat. Bellevue Police Officer Seth Tyler said two officers responded to Chick-fil-A on 116th Avenue Northeast,
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Investigation report questions Bellevue High football staff actions Coaches did not intervene, added to harassment of student complainant BY ALLISON DEANGELIS BELLEVUE REPORTER
where the beaver was wandering around the restaurant’s landscaping. Police Lt. Andrew Popochock snared the beaver and put in the back of a patrol car. “The officer actually knew
An official investigative report obtained by the Reporter states several Bellevue High School football coaches and volunteers were found to have witnessed — and in some cases participated in — the harassment, intimidation and bullying of an unidentified student athlete. The investigation was conducted over several weeks by attorney Shawn Ann Flood, in response to an incident where trainer Tracy Ford is alleged to have verbally threatened and cursed at a student Butch Goncharoff before challenging him to fight. Ford and his employee Marc-Avery Airhart have since been removed from their positions as strength and conditioning trainers for the program and are not allowed on district property. However, these charges were not addressed in the district’s self-reported WIAA off-season training and recruiting violations and subsequent probation and game suspensions for Head Coach Butch Goncharoff. Assistant coaches Matt Coombs, Connor Mawhinney, and Jeff Razore were also identified in the report as witnesses to and/or possible participants in the alleged harassment of a BHS student. In the investigation documents, the student alleges that Mawhinney and Coombs were present while Ford cursed at students and challenged the student to fight on Deceber 9, 2014. The student’s father alleg-
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Saints soccer player Arden Chew knows what it means to sacrifice for the win
Washington. “October was the worst month for it,” said Cindy Clark, King County water quality planner and
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