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Isabella Adney (left) and Sophie DeRie play a game where they pretend to be specific objects during a class at Studio East in Kirkland.

Life

Kirkland’s Studio East to move into new Totem Lake space May 1

Keeping up with the Eastside community's growing demand for more arts programs, Studio East has found a new…

Bob Gassen in his studio

Business

Local photographer part of family through good times and bad

When Bob Gassen came around the corner holding up a camera, his children used to run from him.…

News

Bothell woman carjacked at gunpoint in Kingsgate Library parking lot

Police caught one of the men who carjacked a 38-year-old Bothell woman at gunpoint in the Kingsgate Library…

Conner Schierman (center) is escorted to the courtroom at the King County Courthouse Wednesday. The Bellevue native is accused of four counts of aggravated first-degree murder of four Kirkland family members.

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Trial begins on mass killing of 2 women, 2 boys

Accused of killing a Kirkland family and setting their home on fire more than three years ago, Bellevue…

Opinion

Learning from intolerance

Over the weekend, I went to a relative’s home to visit family and discovered that intolerance is alive…

Sanaa Joy Carey

Life

Community meets Muslim neighbors at IMAN Center in Kirkland

People have often looked at Kristen Jawad’s Muslim head covering – or hijab – and asked her where…

News

Laundry room fire at Merrill Gardens contained by staff; no injuries

Officials are investigating the exact cause of a fire that started inside a staff laundry room dryer at…

Heathman Hotel General Manager Les Utley (right) recently took the lead on adopting Heritage Park after city budget cuts eliminated garbage cans and portable restrooms in several neighborhood parks. Utley is pictured with his management team and city leaders at the park.

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Kirkland budget cuts start to show: Public garbage cans removed, restrooms closed

After a year of budget talk, number crunching has become more tangible for many residents in the City…

Mark Twain Elementary Cub Scouts visited the Kirkland Reporter office on Thursday. (From left) Alex Fox

Life

Mark Twain Elementary Cub Scouts visit Kirkland Reporter

Mark Twain Elementary Cub Scouts, Pack 595, visited the Kirkland Reporter newspaper on Thursday to learn about community…

Olga Milkin and her sons Justin

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Man accused of killing Kirkland family faces trial; victim’s family speaks on death penalty

Difficulty has followed Leonid Milkin since his wife, two children, and sister-in-law were stabbed to death and then…

Nearly 50 people plunge into the 45 degree water of Lake Washington at Marina Park New Year's Day.

Life

Kirklanders take the plunge New Year’s Day

After the City of Kirkland axed funding for its annual Polar Plunge event, nearly 50 people still showed…

Kirkland Wednesday Market Director Jodi Bardinelli died Wednesday of terminal liver cancer. The community will host a benefit dinner for her daughters on Jan. 11.

Life

Kirkland Wednesday Market director Jodi Bardinelli dies; community rallies to help daughters

Single mom Jodi Bardinelli made raising three girls look easy. If her daughters needed clothes or a new…

Six-year-old Chloe Ayabe

Life

Bake-athon cooks up nearly 4,000 cookies for local food banks

Growing up in a rural community in France, Annabelle Ridge learned the importance of helping others. During the…

Police are searching for an armed suspect

News

Undisguised robber flees Chase Bank in Kingsgate after holding up teller with knife

Police are searching for an armed suspect who in plain view robbed the Chase Bank in the Kingsgate…

Juanita author Richelle Mead recently launched her latest young adult book in her series

Life

Vampire buzz takes bite in Kirkland

Amidst a vampire buzz in popular culture, local author Richelle Mead has taken the furor by storm. The…

Hundreds plunge into Lake Washington's freezing water on New Year's Day at Marina Park.

News

Kirkland’s annual polar plunge canceled due to lack of funding

The City of Kirkland has canceled the 2010 New Year's Day Polar Bear Plunge, due to budget reductions…

Opinion

Share gift of holiday giving

Giving feels good. I learned this particularly well growing up in a family that didn’t celebrate holidays –…

Opinion

Chuck Morgan memorial section

Last month, we covered Charles “Chuck” Morgan’s celebration of life when he passed away Oct. 30 at 98…

News

Verizon-Frontier TV deal awaits approval from city of Kirkland

Kirkland is the final city needed to approve a TV franchise transfer from Verizon to Frontier Communications for…

Kirkland Police

News

Update| Body found on public path near Lake Washington shore identified

The King County Medical Examiner’s Office has identified the body found on a public walking path Dec. 8…