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This map shows how the Totem Lake neighborhood could be dissolved in a controversial plan the City of Kirkland is considering as it decides how to draw the annexation neighborhood boundaries.

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City of Kirkland puzzles over splitting annexation area neighborhoods

From Houghton to Rose Hill to Bridal Trails, neighborhoods have a big impact on identity and resources in…

Juanita High School students sell fireworks last year to offset the costs of school events

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Fireworks go out with a vote, ban begins 2011 in Kirkland annexation area

Annexation-area skies were bright with colorful explosions, loud with laughter and thick with the smell of igniting gunpowder…

The Washington State Liquor Control Board is preparing to open another liquor store in Kirkland at 11220 N.E. 124th Street.

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New liquor store to open in Totem Lake, for now: Two initiatives could privatize liquor sales

This September the Washington State Liquor Control Board will open a new liquor store in the City of…

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Man hides in closet from police during card game | Kirkland Police Blotter

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

Fire investigators think a morning fire in the 13100 block of 113th Place N.E. began in the sun room of this Totem Lake duplex.

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Fire destroys attic, back half of Kirkland duplex in Totem Lake neighborhood

A fire early Friday morning in the Totem Lake neighborhood destroyed the back half and attic of a…

Kirkland resident Jayvone Jerome Blake is wanted for a murder in Everett.

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Kirkland resident Jayvone Jerome Blake arrested for Everett murder

Everett police arrested Jayvone Jerome Blake, 24, of Kirkland, in connection with a shooting death last week. Everett…

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Kirkland sex offender sentenced to 15 years for child porn

Kirkland resident Robert Francis Pierce, 41, has been sentenced to 15 years in prison by U.S. District Judge…

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City authorizes use of eminent domain for N.E. 85th Street project

The Kirkland City Council will allow the city to acquire specific land for the $14 million N.E. 85th…

Fireworks light up the skies over Kirkland.

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Explosive Fourth for Kirkland confirmed

Some of the July 4 festivities that Kirklanders have come to enjoy each year, including the fireworks display,…

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Dog shot in backyard; family takes action to alert Kirkland neighborhood

When Belinda Blackshear came home Thursday to let her two dogs in from the side yard, her six-year-old…

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Kirkland police officer fired for spying on “mentally unstable” wife sues to get badge back

A former Kirkland police officer who was fired in 2008 for allegedly using law enforcement databases to spy…

Lake Washington High School Principal Brad Malloy will become the new principal at Eastlake High School on July 1.

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Musical principals: Malloy to Eastlake High School, Thomas to Lake Washington and Ballard-Jones to BEST

early Wednesday on the Eastlake High School Web site that Lake Washington High School Principal Brad Malloy will…

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Man patrons prostitute for oral sex, turns her in to police | Kirkland Police Blotter

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

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Kirkland Planning Commission to receive public comment on Parkplace project

Kirkland's Planning Commission meetings don't normally have many citizens in attendance. Kirkland attorney Ken Davidson and the group…

Actor Jamie Kennedy entertained Kirkland residents at Laughs Comedy Spot earlier this month.

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Actor Jamie Kennedy shows versatility, characters in Kirkland

Standup comedian Jamie Kennedy has made a career out of surprising people. From his hit candid camera type…

Former Interim King County Executive Kurt Triplett was selected as the finalist for the City of Kirkland's City Manager position.

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New Kirkland City Manager Kurt Triplett to take office June 28; salary and contract terms set

The Kirkland City Council approved an employment agreement and officially appointed Kurt Triplett as Kirkland’s new City Manager.…

This Kirkland house in the Market neighborhood is at the heart of an ownership dispute. First Citizens and Trust bank

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Woman arrested, says squatting in Kirkland a political statement

The Kirkland Police Department investigation of a complaint about the ownership of a house in the 400 block…

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Man found asleep in Kirkland tanning bed arrested for cyberstalking | Kirkland Police Blotter

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

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Kirkland man charged with rape after being beaten, put in coma by victim’s husband

Kirkland resident Steven McCanless, who spent time in a hospital bed in a coma last month, was formally…

This Kirkland house in the Market neighborhood is at the heart of an ownership dispute. First Citizens and Trust bank

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Family attempts to ‘legally steal’ $3.2 million Kirkland home, says realtor

A 7,680-square-foot home for sale at 435 Eighth Ave. West in Kirkland's Market neighborhood is at the center…