The retail marijuana store in Kirkland had an attempted break-in on Monday, as someone used a sledgehammer to try and gain access to one of the city’s newest and most controversial businesses.
Cambridge International Examinations announced April 13 that three students from Juanita High School are recipients of the prestigious Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards.
A suspected car thief led Kirkland police officers on a short chase Friday in Kirkland. Police attempted to stop the reported stolen vehicle around noon in the 14300 block of Juanita-Woodinville Way.
Kirkland Police detectives, North Sound Metro SWAT and Bellevue SWAT teams served several search warrants simultaneously at 6 a.m. this morning at an apartment complex in Bellevue in connection with Eastside identity thefts.
The Puget Sound Adventist Academy is offering a drunk and distracted driving education program and simulator to its students. The Arrive Alive Tour from UNITE will visit the Puget Sound Adventist Academy in Kirkland from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 10.
Ivar’s and Kidd Valley restaurants are calling on all kindergarten through eighth graders to nominate their favorite teacher for a chance to take home the 2015 Teacher of the Year honors. The Kid Valley in Kirkland is participating the in contest.
The 1st District Democrats will hold their monthly meeting on April 13 at the International Union of Operating Engineers Hall located at 18701 120th Avenue NE in Bothell. All three legislators from the 1st District represent the north Kirkland area and are Democrats, including Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, Rep. Derek Stanford and Rep. Luis Moscoso.
The Kirkland City Council held a public hearing on April 7 to consider its support of King County Proposition 1 that, if approved by voters, would provide funding through a property tax levy for a new, upgraded regional emergency radio network that is used for dispatching and communicating with police, fire and other first responders.
Due to the discovery of blue-green algae in Lake Washington at Waverly Beach Park in Kirkland, humans and animals should not go in the water.
The House of Representatives approved a two-year operating budget that invests an additional $3.2 billion in K-12 education and makes significant investments in early learning, higher education, and the safety net. The House proposal takes a significant step forward in solving the state’s budget challenges after several years of cuts.
Gov. Jay Inslee today proclaimed the cities of Bellevue, Edmonds, Kirkland, Mercer Island and Seattle “Northwest Solar Communities,” acknowledging their various initiatives that have increased residential solar installations by nearly 200 percent since 2013.
For commuters who use Lake Washington Boulevard Northeast, the southern section will be detoured for a month this summer as the city replaces old culverts used by Cochran Springs.
Two years before the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Kirkland resident and cycling Olympian Jennie Reed was determined to walk away with a medal as part of the U.S. Women’s Cycling Team, despite it being her first time competing in a newly-created Olympic event.
Tracey Dunlap likes figuring out how to make things work.
Drivers who plan to use the State Route 520 floating bridge to cross Lake Washington may encounter delays early Thursday morning.
The Kirkland City Council approved a resolution during the April 7 regular meeting amending the employment contract for City Manager Kurt Triplett with an increase in retirement contribution and contract extension through 2020.
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.
Come this summer, you may notice unusual-looking police patrol vehicles on the Cross Kirkland Corridor. New to the Kirkland Police Department’s fleet are two 100 percent electric Utility Terrain Vehicles (UTVs) equipped with sirens, lights and speakers.
Home prices in Kirkland for February were up 6.8 percent but there was a 20.9 percent drop in home sales year-over-year, according to the Redfin Real-Time Home Price Tracker.
The Kiwanis Club of Kirkland put in its 41st Easter Egg Hunt on Sunday and filled Peter Kirk Park with local residents young and old. The Kiwanis put out 27,000 chocolate eggs for local youngsters.