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Hundreds of Google employees in Kirkland on Monday held a protest of the Trump administration’s executive order on immigration. Contributed photo/Andre Furtado
Kirkland Google employees protest Trump’s executive order on...
By Matt Phelps • January 31, 2017 1:30 am

Employees at the Google campus in Kirkland held a demonstration on Monday to protest President Donald Trump’s executive order banning…

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iHeart Strings concert fills the Juanita field house in Kirkland with music | Photos
iHeart Strings concert fills the Juanita field house...
By Matt Phelps • January 27, 2017 1:30 am

More than 300 kids participated in the Lake Washington School District’s annual iHeart Strings concert at the Juanita High School…

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Kirkland Fire, PSE evacutate five homes for gas leak on Finn Hill in Kirkland
Kirkland Fire, PSE evacutate five homes for gas...
By Matt Phelps • January 18, 2017 1:30 am

The Kirkland Fire Department and Puget Sound Energy (PSE) were forced to evacuate five houses on Finn Hill Wednesday afternoon…

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Juan Felipe Galeana Madrigal is wanted for a 2016 murder in Kirkland. Contributed photo/KPD
Kirkland Police file charges in homicide case, seek...
By Matt Phelps • January 11, 2017 1:30 am

Kirkland Police Department detectives are actively searching for a man for who they filed first degree murder charges against today.

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Bruce Wynn steps down as director of the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce
Bruce Wynn steps down as director of the...
By Matt Phelps • January 3, 2017 1:30 am

Following a busy holiday season with many local Greater Kirkland Chamber of Commerce events, Bruce Wynn’s resignation from his position…

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The Kirkland Police Department closed parts of Juanita Drive early Friday morning after a car drove off the road and struck a power pole. Matt Phelps/Kirkland Reporter
Driver in Juanita Drive accident could face vehicular...
By Matt Phelps • December 30, 2016 1:30 am

Two men in their late 20s or 30s were sent to the hospital after the vehicle they were traveling in…

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Legendary University of Washington football head coach and former Kirkland resident Don James with kids from the Kirkland Boys and Girls Club in a photo to promote the Don James Golf Classic charity event. Reporter file photo
Husky tradition is in Kirkland and my DNA...
By Matt Phelps • December 29, 2016 1:30 am

The University of Washington football team returns to the national stage tomorrow to face undefeated Alabama during the semifinals of…

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Kirkland Police Department - Reporter file photo
Homeless man arrested after causing $5,000 in damage...
By Matt Phelps • December 16, 2016 1:30 am

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

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Kirkland Police Department - Reporter file photo
Kirkland disturbance call results in the bust of...
By Matt Phelps • December 16, 2016 1:30 am

A domestic violence call on Dec. 14 has resulted in the arrest and possible federal indictment of a man suspected…

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Cross-country skiing was sometimes the only easy way to get around Kirkland during a previous winter storm. Reporter file photo
Snow, road conditions force many Kirkland-area schools to...
By Matt Phelps • December 9, 2016 1:30 am

The Kirkland area was blanketed with snow Thursday evening and into Friday morning, making the morning commute a challenge.

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The 2016 general election is Tuesday, Nov. 8 with many issues on the ballot other than President. King County Elections
Election day is here, many important issues on...
By Matt Phelps • November 8, 2016 6:30 am

The 2016 general election day is finally here.

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Regional editor Matt Phelps won third place from the WNPA for this picture in the Feature Photo category. Reporter file photo
Kirkland Reporter honored during WNPA awards gala
By Matt Phelps • October 17, 2016 1:12 pm

The Kirkland Reporter was honored with multiple journalism awards during the annual Washington Newspaper Publisher Association awards gala on Friday in Wenatchee, Wash. The journalism contest honors reporters and editor from across Washington state at weekly newspapers.

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A tree
Tree damages cars in Juanita thanks to high...
By Matt Phelps • October 14, 2016 7:02 pm

The first qualifiable damage from the fall windstrom in Kirkland occrued Friday afternoon as a tree fell on some cars in the Juanita Neighborhood.

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Kirkland police are seeking the identity of the man seen in the far left photo or the identity of the other people in these photos in connection with a Sept. 19 assault in downtown Kirkland. Contributed photos/KPD
Kirkland police seek public’s help to identify assault...
By Matt Phelps • October 6, 2016 5:24 am

The Kirkland Police Department is seeking the public’s help to find a man in connection with an assault that took place at 1:20 a.m. on Sept. 19 near the intersection of Lake Street and Kirkland Avenue in downtown Kirkland.

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Kirkland Police Department - Contributed art
Police arrest Kirkland man for illegal marijuana grow...
By Matt Phelps • September 26, 2016 12:44 pm

Police detectives arrested a Kirkland man after seizing 370 marijuana plants in a drug raid on his Kirkland home on Sept. 22.

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Kirkland City Hall - Reporter file photo
Kirkland City Council votes to reduce marijuana retail...
By Matt Phelps • September 7, 2016 10:30 am

Marijuana buffer reduction and bike lane parking enforcement were front and center at Tuesday night’s Kirkland City Council meeting.

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Kirkland resident Amy Hargrove - Reporter file photo
Cushman receives 23 years for murder of Kirkland...
By Matt Phelps • September 6, 2016 1:34 am

Former Kirkland resident Amy Hargrove predicted her own death.

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Sen. Patty Murray talks with Mary Munchak
Sen. Patty Murray visits EvergreenHealth in Kirkland to...
By Matt Phelps • August 10, 2016 1:52 pm

Zoe Melendez showed up to her first day of school with no hair, no fingernails and no toenails. She had just been laid off from her job in a career she had been a part of for more than 25 years and was battling breast cancer.

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Guy Palumbo - Contributed photo
New primary election results show Palumbo widening lead...
By Matt Phelps • August 8, 2016 12:57 pm

A new round of results from from the state-wide primary election were posted by King and Snohomish Counties on Saturday afternoon. Guy Palumbo (D) continued to widen his lead over Rep. Luis Moscoso (D) for the second spot in the general election running for the 1st District Senate seat.

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Guy Palumbo holds 350-vote lead on Rep. Luis Moscoso in primary race for 1st District Senate. Contributed photo
Palumbo widens lead on Moscoso in latest 1st...
By Matt Phelps • August 5, 2016 2:47 pm

A new round of results from from the state-wide primary election were posted by King and Snohomish Counties on Thursday afternoon. Guy Palumbo continued to widen his lead over Rep. Luis Moscoso for the second spot in the general election running for the 1st District Senate seat.

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