The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.
Now that the city of Kirkland has completed the interim trail on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC), work is underway to add public artwork and create greater overall cohesion.
Juanita High School football team head coach Shaun Tarantola submitted his resignation letter on April 15 to the shock of his players, their parents and the community.
Property owners in the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) may see the amount they pay in property taxes increase under proposed legislation intended to shift funding for basic education costs away from local levies and back to state property taxes.
After two years of tinkering, former Microsoft employees Alvin Loh and Hui Dai at Kirkland-based Jobvention have created the equivalent of match.com for small and medium-sized businesses.
The station that provides the public with a window into the operation of King County government is now presenting that coverage in a High Definition format. King County TV is now available on Comcast Cable channel 322 and Wave Cable channel 722.
Rep. Joan McBride, D-Kirkland, a freshman legislator had her first bill, House Bill 1222, signed into law. It was fitting that McBride, the former mayor of Kirkland and 30 year local government veteran would champion a bill for local fire departments.
Lake Washington High School’s Chamber Orchestra traveled to Portland to compete in the Northwest Orchestra Festival at Mt. Hood Community College on March 7.
The Senate passed its capital budget with significant investments in projects for Eastside King County with a focus on recreation and community services. Sen. Andy Hill, who represents Kirkland from the 45th District, advocated for the investments and supported the bipartisan plan.
Eighteen Kirkland residents were named to the Eastern Washington University dean’s list for winter quarter. Undergraduate students who earn 12 quality hours and receive a GPA of 3.5 or better are placed on the quarterly list.
For the third consecutive year, Washington State has continued to see a decrease in fire-related fatalities, with a total of 45 fatalities reported in 2014.
More than thirty corporate partners support Lake Washington Schools Foundation’s 10th anniversary Legacy for Learning luncheon. The community is invited to attend the Foundation’s biggest fundraiser of the year, the annual Legacy for Learning Luncheon. The event will be held on April 29 at Juanita High School.
Lyon Terry, the 2015 Washington State Teacher of the Year, was honored April 17 by the Washington State Senate with a resolution sponsored by Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, D-Bothell.
Kysa Johnson, 18, of Kirkland recently completed a wilderness expedition traveling in the Baja with the National Outdoor Leadership School (NOLS). Johnson’s Semester in Baja took place over 77 days alongside 13 students and 10 instructors.
The following is a recap of how Kirkland legislators from the 48th District recently voted on several bills and resolutions (according to washingtonvotes.org) during the 2015 session.
The following is a recap of how Kirkland legislators from the 48th District recently voted on several bills and resolutions (according to washingtonvotes.org) during the 2015 session.
Peter Kirk Elementary School’s second graders participated in an interactive ecology lesson on April 17 on Park Lane.
Legislation aimed at raising awareness about sudden cardiac arrest in teen athletes was signed into law today by the governor.
The National Alliance on Mental Illness will hold its annual NAMI Walk June 6 at Marina Park in Kirkland.
Kirkland-based Young Women Empowered (Y-WE) hosts its fourth annual Career Day featuring keynote speeches by Dr. Gloria Burgess, award-winning author, poet and speaker and Cass Tang, PMP, President of All Project Solutions and Director of the Project Management Office at Tacoma Public Schools.