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City in support of school district bond measures

Juanita High School has many facilities that other schools do not have, including a pool, a large field…

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Kirkland Police Blotter Dec. 22 to Jan. 5

Between Dec. 22 to Jan. 5, the Kirkland Police Department reported 682 traffic violations (six DUIs), 28 traffic…

Local legislators talked education and 520 tolls during a forum attended by more than 60 people at Kirkland City Hall Thursday.

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Eastside legislators talk 520 tolls, education and budget cuts

Education, budget cuts and tolls on the 520 bridge were front and center during a forum of more…

Joan McBride was elected as the City of Kirkland's new mayor at tonight's council meeting. The council held a brief break during the meeting wherein McBride and the new council members doled out hugs and thanked audience members.

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Joan McBride new Kirkland mayor; Penny Sweet deputy mayor

The first Kirkland City Council meeting of 2010 brought new members, a new mayor and a new deputy…

Santa gears up and gets ready to head to Kirkland. He reminds boys and girls

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Santa speaks from Nova Scotia; on his way to Kirkland

8 p.m. This is the transmission from Santa via a phone call we received two minutes ago from…

Santa Claus takes off his big red suit and puts on some shorts and sandals to get ready for the weather in Tahiti (and a quick game of golf if he has time).

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Santa speaks from over the Atlantic Ocean; on his way to Kirkland

6 p.m. This is the transmission from Santa via a phone call we received two minutes ago from…

Santa Claus and his reindeer crew take off over the Atlantic Ocean after a quick stop in Poland (at Blitzen's request).

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Santa speaks from London en route to Kirkland

4 p.m. This is the transmission from Santa via a phone call we received five minutes ago from…

Two of Santa's elves - Tinsel and Drummer Boy - reload Santa's sleigh with toys at a toy factory in Australia. The toys will go to some boys and girls in Iceland.

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Santa speaks from Moscow en route to Kirkland

2 p.m. This is the transmission from Santa via a phone call we received three minutes ago from…

Kirkland resident Joey Ladson talks on the phone in the front yard of his house

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Kirkland police car crashes into house, leaves uninhabitable

Joey Ladson will not be having his family over for Christmas this year and he doesn’t know where…

This map shows what the city of Kirkland could look like if annexation is passed by the city council.

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Kirkland annexation a go: Effective date set June, 2011

The Kirkland City Council voted to approve the annexation of the Finn Hill, Kingsgate and North Juanita neighborhoods…

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Kirkland school ranked 29th in nation

Kirkland’s International Community School was ranked 29th best in the nation by U.S. News and World Report last…

This map shows what the city of Kirkland could look like if annexation is passed by the city council.

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Kirkland City Council set to vote on annexation

The issue of annexation did not come to an end with the certification of the general election results…

Kirkland firefighters work to put out remaining hot spots in a home in the 13000 block of Holmes Point Drive N.E. No one was hurt in the fire that destroyed the house

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Roof collapses on three firefighters during Holmes Point house fire; two taken to hospital

A roof collapsed on three firefighters from the Northshore Fire district Wednesday afternoon, as they fought a fire…

This map shows what could be the new City of Kirkland with the annexation area in yellow.

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Kirkland Council to vote on annexation after measure fails

The issue of annexation did not come to an end with the certification of the general election results…

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Mom involved in Little League dispute sentenced

The Kirkland mom, Jodi Scheffler, who was arrested for allegedly assaulting a 12-year-old boy following a Kirkland Little…

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Juanita girls rally for big comeback in opener

The Juanita girls basketball team rallied for a big fourth-quarter comeback Tuesday to beat 4A Redmond 58-56 during…

Tom and Hilda Woods were killed in an accident caused by a drunk driver Nov. 29. Tom Woods is the son of former Kirkland Mayor Bill Woods.

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Update| Former Kirkland Mayor’s son, daughter-in-law killed by drunk driver

The son and daughter-in-law of former Kirkland Mayor Bill Woods were killed when the car they were in…

Rebels’ basketball head coach Jeff Patrick comes with a reputation as one of the state’s best basketball minds after guiding Issaquah to four state tournaments and one appearance in the 2006 finals in 16 years.

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New Rebels’ head boys basketball coach Patrick has long track record of winning

Jeff Patrick knows what it takes to build a champion. The second year Juanita High School boys basketball…

New Lake Washington boys basketball head coach Barry Johnson grew up on Rose Hill and takes his role with the Kangs personally.

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New Kangs coach Barry Johnson has deep ties to Rose Hill, Kirkland

It is an understatement to say that Barry Johnson has a personal interest in the Kang boys basketball…

Debbie Lamont

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Model business shows heart and longevity in downtown Kirkland

There aren’t too many businesses that provide a service free of charge. But Bombaii Cutters salon owner Debbie…