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Recruits stand in front of a controlled burn behind the North Rose Hill fire station on Monday

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Controlled burn at North Rose Hill fire station part of training academy

Should Kirklanders have spotted smoke in the skies this afternoon, there's no reason for concern: the Kirkland Fire…

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‘Suicidal’ man attacks fellow patient at Fairfax Hospital | Kirkland police blotter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up…

Salvon Ahmed

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Busy summer culminates in Army All-American bowl invite for Juanita senior

Practices for fall sports began this week on Wednesday, but one Juanita High School football player has already…

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City works to keep dust down on Cross Kirkland Corridor

For citizens who might have spotted city trucks on the locally beloved biking path last week, there's nothing…

Players from 'Friendship' and 'Don't Call It A Comeback' compete in the final Coed Upper division league game of the season on Tuesday

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City league beach volleyball championships set for next week

Dust off your flip flops and slather on the sunblock: Kirkland's city beach volleyball championships are slated to…

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Woman shoplifts wine from gas station on Monday morning | Kirkland police blotter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up…

Madison Gray stands with Washington State Trooper Travis Joyce

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Local teen graduates from Youth Law Enforcement camp

There are few 15-year-olds who would willingly sit in a classroom and learn during the summer. Madison Gray,…

Cars fill Kirkland’s Kingsgate Park & Ride on a weekday afternoon earlier this summer. The Kingsgate lot is the busiest King County Metro lot on the Eastside

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King County searching for solutions to park-and-ride overcrowding

Many park and rides in King County have begun to overcrowd, forcing county officials to look for solutions…

A seaplane sits moored at the guest pier in front of the Woodmark Hotel at Carillon Point

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Seaplane company agrees to halt flights on Kirkland waterfront

Things have settled down between the city of Kirkland and a tourism company illegally operating float planes on…

Bothell High School’s Da’vicious Wilson

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Local football players attend Northwest 9 camp in Kirkland

A handful of local football players participated in a camp for elite high school quarterbacks last week at…

Juanita’s Dean Sise watches the ball during seven-on-seven drills at Northwest University last week. Sise was one of several local skill players to attend the camp. JOHN WILLIAM HOWARD/Kirkland Reporter

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Local football players participate in Northwest 9 camp

A handful of local football players participated in a camp for elite high school quarterbacks last week at…

Players from Maunabo

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World Series by the numbers: Puerto Rico wins final over Canada

A team from Maunabo, Puerto Rico won the Junior Softball World Series on Saturday, August 6, at Everest…

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Drunk woman assaults 70-year-old mother-in-law | Kirkland Police Blotter

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up…

Kirkland’s Kaia Bradford bunts against Puerto Rico pitcher Karmary Gonzalez in the first inning on Thursday at Everest Park. Kirkland scored first

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Puerto Rico rally tops Kirkland at World Series

Doomed by errors, the World Series run came to an end for the Kirkland Junior League softball team…

John Chadwick stands in front of the main field at Everest Park in Kirkland

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World Series: How the Junior Softball showcase came to Kirkland

Nearly two decades old, the Junior Softball World Series appears comfortably settled at Kirkland's Everest Park.

Rose Hill Hideout was one of three Kirkland businesses hit with citations from the state for selling alcohol to minors on July 14. JOHN WILLIAM HOWARD/Kirkland Reporter

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Three Kirkland businesses cited for selling alcohol to minors

Three Kirkland businesses were recently cited for providing alcohol to minors during compliance checks by the Washington Liquor…

Alyce Ruttkay holds a birthday card in her room at Brookdale Senior Living on Monday

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Kirkland resident Alyce Ruttkay turns 100

Turning to a small table to her left, Alyce Ruttkay reaches into a pocket and withdraws a card…

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Kirkland man arrested on child pornography charges

A 55-year-old man was arrested following an investigation into the possession and distribution of child pornography on Tuesday…

Sasha Mitchell greets teammates after scoring a run early in Tuesday’s game against a team from Poland

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World Series: Kirkland beats USA Central, qualifies for knockout round

The Junior Softball World Series might have found a rising offensive star in Kirkland's Sasha Mitchell.

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World Series: USA Southeast rallies past Kirkland

With three games of pool play in the books, the Kirkland Junior League softball team still has a…