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Haunted Halloween happenings in Kirkland

Trick-or-treaters can curb their sweet tooth with fun this weekend by participating in fun runs, dances and a…

City of Kirkland

News

Kirkland City officials hope for Potala resolution, extend moratorium

The Kirkland Council delayed the development of the proposed Potala Village project for the fourth time during its…

Kirkland Post Office

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Kirkland police respond to suspicious package at Post Office; scuba equipment to blame

Kirkland Fire and Police responded to a report of a suspicious package at the Kirkland Post Office Monday…

Tully's

Business

Bridle Trails Tully’s to close in Kirkland Sunday as company files for bankruptcy protection

Tully’s Coffee announced Wednesday it will close its Kirkland Bridle Trails Shopping Center coffee shop this Sunday, along…

Opinion

Let us know how we are doing | Editor’s Note

You’ve got two choices: put your garbage out or don’t.

After an unexpected temporary closure in May

Business

Heathman Hotel in Kirkland to re-open Aug. 3 with new changes

After an unexpected temporary closure in May, the Heathman Hotel will re-open its doors on Aug. 3.

Waste Management recycling and yard waste truck drivers in King and Snohomish counties went on strike Wednesday morning following failed contract negotiations.

News

Waste Management drivers’ strike disrupts service to 20,000 Kirkland residents

Waste Management, Inc. (WMI) has notified the City of Kirkland that the Teamsters’ Local 117, whose membership includes…

Scarlett Paxton

News

Former JBLM soldier pleads not guilty in slaying of Kirkland woman

A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of slaying a Kirkland woman to death in November of 2011…

Lake Washington School District

News

Juanita High School baseball coach’s resignation prompts LWSD to end investigation

The resignation of Juanita High School baseball head coach Sherman Leach has prompted the Lake Washington School District…

The City of Kirkland released a draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS)on Thursday

News

Controversial Potala project poses no significant impact to neighborhood, study says

The proposed Potala Village project has drawn much opposition for potential surrounding neighborhood impacts.

Aja Williams

News

Kirkland girl makes bracelets to raise money for cancer research

Nine-year-old Aja Williams had a different agenda than simply watching TV or hanging out with her friends on…

Rep. Roger Goodman

News

Rep. Roger Goodman receives highest Municipal League rank; other candidates also rated

In Kirkland’s 45th and 48th Legislative districts, Rep. Roger Goodman, D-Kirkland, was the only candidate to receive the…

Scarlett Paxton

News

JBLM soldier accused of murdering Kirkland woman to return to King County

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier will soon return to King County to face charges of murdering a Kirkland…

Garth Stein

Life

Local authors launch new Books on the Bus program in Kirkland

Riding the bus can be a solitary experience. Some plug in their earphones, look out the window, or…

Jill Lane and her attorney

News

Bellevue squatter found guilty of trespassing in Kirkland luxury home

A Kirkland jury found a Bellevue woman accused of squatting at a luxury home in Kirkland guilty of…

News

YouTube video, incident leads to division in Kirkland American Little League community

An incident at a Kirkland American Little League (KALL) game, resulting in a petition to remove the head…

Kirkland resident John Eineigl invented what he calls a rail-bike that he rides along the old Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railway

News

Cross Kirkland commute? Man constructs rail-bike to incite others to think about how to use the corridor

Many residents have used the railroad corridor that runs north to south through the center of Kirkland for…

Kirkland resident Jacob Bond is challenging incumbent Rep. Roger Goodman

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Kirkland’s Jacob Bond aims to fix partisan gridlock with 45th District bid

Political newcomer Jacob Bond is not afraid to call himself an underdog.

Kirkland police and a Bellevue Police Bomb Squad set up a perimeter along 105th Avenue Northeast near a home that a SWAT team surrounded all day on Monday. Police believe a convicted felon who was involved in a domestic dispute there Sunday night was still inside.

News

SWAT team surrounds Kirkland home in response to altercation with convicted felon | Update

A Kirkland SWAT team has responded to a Kirkland home where a possible armed convicted felon is inside.

Marc Patrick O'Leary

News

Serial rapist serving life sentence gets 40 more years for raping Kirkland woman

A serial rapist who raped, burglarized, kidnapped and assaulted a Kirkland woman in 2008 was sentenced to 40…