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Legislative session over, but budget battle just begun

The legislative session may have just ended, but the state’s struggles with the budget has only just begun,…

The N.E. 85th Street Corridor Improvements project is expected to be delayed by up to a year. The $14 million project will span from 114th Ave. N.E.

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$14 million N.E. 85th Street project delayed up to a year

The projected $14 million N.E. 85th Street Corridor Improvement project scheduled for completion in 2012 could face up…

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Body pulled from lake near Juanita Beach

Police find body of a 50-year-old man believed to be a missing boater.

Doreen Marchione is running for Kirkland City Council. She served as Redmond City Mayor from 1984-1991.

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Former Redmond Mayor to run for Kirkland City Council position No. 7

Kirkland resident and former Redmond Mayor, Doreen Marchione, has filed to run for Kirkland City Council position No.…

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District may hoist Juanita Pool out of budget mess; athletics could sink

The $5 million cut in state funding for the Lake Washington School District is hitting the Lake Washington…

Kirkland's Boy Scout Troop 570 helped to located a missing woman during a trip Saturday.

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Boy Scout trip turns to rescue mission

Kirkland Boy Scout Troop 570's annual trip to Blake Island was more than just a trip to take…

Six-year-old Grace Weaver of Kirkland holds up a red space giraffe during a performance of Good Night Moon at the Seattle Children's Theatre. The performance was part of Grace's wish to be in a fairy tale

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A fairy tale wish come true

Not many people get to see a red space giraffe, drink space-cow milk or meet their Fairy Godmother.

Kirkland resident Mitchie Brusco

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Youth to skateboard in reality TV show

Many mothers would have a few choice words for their son if they put a hole in their…

Kangs starting pitcher and 4A KingCo MVP

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Power surge for LWHS baseball, then short circuit

The Lake Washington High School baseball players saw every inch of the baseball as it hurled toward home…

Kylie Sparks lead the Juanita girls softball team this season.

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Sparks ignites district title win for Rebels

There may be more than one reason that one of the best fast-pitch softball pitchers in the state…

Dawn Motes of Dawn's Candy and Cake Supply shows students how to make a fondant cake during an in-store class Thursday. Motes recently merged her business with Party for Less and Sweet Caroline's to survive the economic downturn.

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Three’s company for Kirkland business owners

When Dawn Motes moved her business Dawn's Candy & Cake Supply from her home in Lynnwood to a…

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Police raid suspected Kirkland brothel, three other locations

Police raided an undisclosed Kirkland location in the 700 block of Eighth Avenue Thursday, which was just one…

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Smiley to run for Kirkland City Council

Kirkland Parks Board member John Smiley announced he will seek position No. 7 on the Kirkland City Council…

A mock DUI crash scene shows Lake Washington High School student Tori Jacobson as the victim of a deadly head-on car accident as the result of a drunk driver Friday at the school's football stadium. The reenactment

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Students show deadly effects of drunk driving

Lake Washington High School hosted the student body of Northstar Junior High School for a DUI reenactment assembly…

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Nokia to close Kirkland office

Mobile phone giant Nokia Corp., based out of Espoo, Finland, is planning to close its Kirkland offices in…

Shahin Shahidy tends the counter at her new resturant in the Juanita Village called Padria Mediterranean Cafe.

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Close to home at Padria Mediterranean Cafe

Shahin Shahidy opened Padria Mediterranean Cafe in November and she already has a new family. Many of the…

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Police blotter for May 5-12

Kirkland Police Blotter May 5-12 The weekly Kirkland Police blotter is represented on an interactive map below. Instead…

This photo from the Honolulu Star Bulletin shows Kirkland resident James Lull

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Kirkland man wanted by police plummets over cliff

Kirkland resident James W. Lull died after his car fell 300 feet over a cliff in Selah in…

Kirkland Stay-at-home mom Jodie Sarah Masiwchuk draws cartoons in her home office. The artist created Suburban Sarah

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Suburban Sarah draws on stay-at-home mom’s life

Not many artists aspire to have their creations recycled.

Wyomia Bonewits

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Kirkland Half Marathon brings out nearly 2,500 runners

Running a half marathon is not normally associated with family-oriented events. But then again, most running events aren't…