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Leonid Milkin stands in front of his partially rebuilt Kirkland home on Slater Avenue. The house was burned down three years ago by Conner Schierman

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Volunteers pour in to help rebuild Milkin house; funds still needed

The focus of the Milkin house rebuild has shifted some, but Steven Pyeatt, who is heading the volunteer…

Kirkland Police Department

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Drunk driver crashes into house and flees on foot: Police blotter Feb. 3-9

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

Lake Washington senior Ryan Guisness takes on three defenders as he drives to the basket for two of his game high 20 points Friday night.

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Basketball: Lake Washington boys beat Inglemoor for Crown title

For most of the seniors on the Lake Washington boys basketball team the past four years have been…

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Eastside Trail Advocates push for commuter trail idea for old BNSF rail line

The group Eastside Trail Advocates (ETA) held their first informational meeting Wednesday in Kirkland to express their ideas…

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Lake Washington School District’s levies passing, bond measure failing to reach 60 percent

The Lake Washington School District looks to be going two-for-three in ballot measures proposed in a special February…

Kirkland Police Department

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Boy assaults parents; bank account fraud: Police Blotter for Jan. 27 – Feb. 2

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

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Council seeks solid code of ethics, conduct

The Kirkland City Council is making every effort to move forward from the ethics scandals that plagued it…

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Contreras brothers open Parkplace Pub in Kirkland

Santos Contreras has served the Kirkland community in many capacities, including a decade on the Kirkland City Council.…

John Schuoler

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Kirkland Police hope to crack cold case murder with public’s help

Cold Case is one of the most popular shows on TV. But for the Kirkland Police Department and…

Lake Washington girls basketball player Paulina Lindstedt works her way under the basket against Bothell Friday.

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Lake Washington girls blowout Bothell

The Lake Washington girls basketball team dissected Bothell Friday 53-29 in a game with very little drama. But…

Lake Washington wrestler Inrahin Khilfeh  defeated Redmond's Malcom Grazier 14-1 in an opening round match. Khilfeh went on to win the 189-pound weight class during the 4A KingCo tournament at Juanita High School.

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Kang wrestlers take second at 4A KingCo tournament

The Lake Washington High School wrestling team got a good start to the post season Saturday by finishing…

Diane DeWitt addresses Bob Murray during a forum at Kirkland City Hall on the search for a new city manager.

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Kirkland citizens voice concerns, criticism in city manager search

Bob Murray listened to what citizens want in a new city manager and even a little constructive criticism…

Kirkland police work an accident scene on Wednesday where a teenage girl and her toddler sister were hit by an SUV in a crosswalk. The two girls were transported to Harborview Medical Center.

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Teen and child hit in crosswalk, taken to Harborview

A teenage girl and her toddler sister were hit in a crosswalk Wednesday afternoon and taken to Harborview…

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‘Old generation’ spikes bills to legalize marijuana; ballot measure may let voters decide

A busy 60 day session of the state legislature included, for the first time in state history, two…

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Brass knuckles, racial slurs and domestic disputes: Police blotter for Jan. 13-20

Between Jan. 13-20, the Kirkland Police Department reported 481 traffic violations (eight DUI), 24 traffic accidents, 13 noise…

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Investigation into inappropriate e-mails sent during council meetings dropped

The Kirkland City Council unanimously voted to discontinue action against sitting Councilmember Bob Sternoff during the Jan. 19…

Leonid Milkin stands in front of his partially rebuilt Kirkland home on Slater Avenue. The house was burned down three years ago by Conner Schierman

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Man mobilizes Kirkland community to rebuild home that was site of killings

Every time Steven Pyeatt and his wife drive down Slater Avenue, they see the vacant brown structure that…

Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride addresses the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce during the first chamber luncheon of the year Friday at the Woodmark Hotel.

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Kirkland mayor addresses state of city during chamber luncheon

New Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride addressed the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce on the state of the city during…

Lake Washington senior Sean Frankenfield goes hard to the basket

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Lake Washington boys basketball team beats Inglemoor, move into first place

Last year at this time the Lake Washington boys basketball team was looking up at most of the…

Logan McCallum works on his strategy for beating Mercer Island's Cole Johnson in the 171 weight class during the Rebels loss to the Islanders last Wednesday.

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Rebels look ahead after loss to Mercer Island

By Matt Phelps and Megan Managan Reporter newspapers The Juanita High School wrestling team traveled to Mercer Island…