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Kirkland Police collect 91 firearms in the region’s first gun buy-back program in nearly a decade

Police gave over $11,000 in gift cards to gunowners in exchange for their weapons.

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King County Local Dive: Prostitution coercion, hate crime, book ban

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Bellevue resident charged with hate crime after vandalizing church

The defendent allegedly smashed glass and spray painted dozens of pointed remarks around the church.

King County Prosecuting Attorney Dan Satterburg (File Photo)

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King County Prosecuting Attorney vows to protect reproductive freedom

Dan Satterberg joins over 80 prosecutors from around the country in their pledge.

Judged by XII: A King County Local Dive podcast. The hands shown here belong to Auburn Police Officer Jeffrey Nelson, who has been charged with homicide in the 2019 death of Jesse Sarey.

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JUDGED BY XII: Examining Auburn police officer’s grim tattoos

Episode 5 in special podcast series that explores Jeffrey Nelson’s role in the death of Jesse Sarey.

Erika Mascorro, the City of Kirkland’s first Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager (Courtesy of City of Kirkland)

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City of Kirkland announces first Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Manager

Erika Mascorro will support the city’s diversity, equity and inclusion goals.

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Former Bellevue teacher sentenced in federal court over child pornography

Department of Justice says the man had 1,764 images of child sexual abuse in his possession.

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Bellevue man charged in 2019 assault that left a man dead on a Redmond roadway

After a two-year investigation, Bradley Hibbard was arrested for murder in the second degree.

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King County Local Dive: Nazi logos earn big settlement; school shooter thwarted; teacher faces rape charge

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At Dash Point on June 16, 2022. Henry Stewart-Wood/Sound Publishing

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All that the tides reveal: Puget Sound’s hidden intertidal world

Exploring King County beaches during the lowest tide in the last 13 years.

Threats allegedly made by a Juanita High School student (Screenshot from Tweet made by @garywalton73)

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Juanita High School student charged with felonies after threatening peers on social media

“You’ll end up like this kids in Uvalde,” local student threatened classmates.

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Auditor’s report finds racial disparities in King County Sheriff’s Office performance

BIPOC individuals are arrested and subjected to police use of force disproportionately, report finds

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Juanita High School senior arrested after social media gun threats

Kirkland Police and school district staff worked collaboratively during the investigation.

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Misconduct in the sheriff’s office; ACLU gets involved in book ban | King County Local Dive

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Snoqualmie River Flooding Forecast (Courtesy of US Geological Survey)

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Snoqualmie Valley farmers are concerned about unusual June floods

Spokesperson says infrastructure, soil and crop sales are all in danger for the low-lying farms.

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Report examines King County Sheriff’s Office misconduct investigations

Ninety-one employees had multiple allegations of misconduct made against them in 2021.

Electric trucks being assembled in Renton (Screenshot from King County video)

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King County to use electric heavy duty trucks to transport garbage with lower emissions

Among the first Class 8 battery-electric trucks in America operated by a waste management agency.

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The shared value of trees: Kirkland city official defends tree code as developers move to appeal

Director of Planning and Building, Adam Weinstein, believes new ordinance will not hinder growth.

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Housing First: Special podcast series on King County’s Health Through Housing program

Special podcast series.

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Monkeypox comes to town, bad timing on police recruitment banner, protesters slam Kirkland hotel | King County Local Dive

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