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Articles by Raechel Dawson
A water main broke Friday evening at the corner of Third Street and Fifth Avenue in Kirkland.
Kirkland water main break floods downtown Kirkland on...
By Raechel Dawson • December 2, 2013 2:28 pm

Kirkland firefighters and public works officials responded to a water main break on Friday evening that caused thousands of gallons of water to spill from a water main around downtown Kirkland.

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Kirkland man sentenced to 10 years for trying to rape girlfriend’s daughter
Kirkland man sentenced to 10 years for trying...
By Raechel Dawson • November 26, 2013 6:28 pm

A Kirkland man caught trying to arrange the rape of his girlfriend’s daughter during a police sting last year was sentenced to 10 years in prison.

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Kirkland Police Department
Man arrested for hurting mom with decorative throw...
By Raechel Dawson • November 25, 2013 5:43 pm

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

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A newspaper photo of when Bill Bitz first opened the shop in 1964.
The Barber Shoppe in Kirkland to celebrate 50...
By Raechel Dawson • November 25, 2013 5:25 pm

The Barber Shoppe owner Brenda Gordon remembers a time when her father’s barber shop looked like a scene straight from “Mad Men,” the 1960s upperclass New York drama on AMC.

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Officials discussed carpool policies for express toll lanes on Interstate 405. Tolled lanes from Bellevue to Lynnwood are expected to be finished by 2015.
Kirkland Mayor recommends carpool policy for express toll...
By Raechel Dawson • November 25, 2013 1:55 pm

Acting on behalf of the Interstate 405 and State Route 167 Executive Advisory Group, Kirkland Mayor Joan McBride recently advised the Washington Transportation Commission to adopt a carpool policy for express toll lanes along Interstate 405 that would exempt carpools with three or more occupants from paying the toll during rush hour traffic.

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This photo was taken of the victims just hours before the head-on collision on Juanita Drive on Aug. 7
Kirkland woman sentenced to nearly 11 years for...
By Raechel Dawson • November 25, 2013 1:41 pm

Kelly Ann Hudson, 43, was sentenced to nearly 11 years on Friday for killing an 81-year-old Kirkland woman and injuring three others in a DUI collision that occurred in August 2012.

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Kirkland resident Tracy Borders creates dog collars - such as the one pictured - luggage tags and wallets out of recycled goods.
Kirkland woman creates dog collars, wallets and more...
By Raechel Dawson • November 20, 2013 3:43 pm

Kirkland resident Tracy Borders was inspired to turn trash into art while sailing around the islands of Croatia four years ago.

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Kirkland Police Department
Police arrest 3 men in assault at Juanita...
By Raechel Dawson • November 19, 2013 4:43 pm

The blotter feature is both a description of a small selection of police incidents and a statistical round-up of all calls to the Kirkland Police Department that are dispatched to on-duty police officers. The Kirkland Reporter police blotter is not intended to be representative of all police calls originating in Kirkland, which average about 1,000 per week.

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Former Kirkland nurse charged with drug tampering
Former Kirkland nurse charged with drug tampering
By Raechel Dawson • November 14, 2013 5:04 pm

A nurse, who once worked at a Kirkland plastic surgery clinic, was recently arrested and charged for tampering with painkillers and stimulants — an alleged act that caused a patient to seizure on the operating table in a “possessed” state.

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Many collisions have occurred along the 4-mile stretch of the Juanita Drive Corridor. City of Kirkland officials are currently studying ways to improve the corridor and are asking for residents' input.
Kirkland officials studying ways to make Juanita Drive...
By Raechel Dawson • November 8, 2013 6:29 pm

After several months of conducting the Juanita Drive Corridor study, city officials, neighborhood leaders and members of the Kirkland community are working to outline key project

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Kirkland Police Department
Man arrested for knocking bicyclist off bike with...
By Raechel Dawson • November 6, 2013 4:43 pm

Between Oct. 25-31, the Kirkland Police Department reported 379 traffic violations, seven DUIs, 14 school zone traffic violations, seven animal calls,

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Police arrested Blessing T. Gainey allegedly in connection with the home invasion robbery and assault that left one man with several cuts and stabs all over his body. Detectives are still searching for other suspect Vincent Vinny Sisounong.
Two men charged with attempted murder, burglary after...
By Raechel Dawson • November 4, 2013 3:35 pm

Two Kirkland men were charged last Thursday for attempted murder and burglary after they allegedly cut, stabbed and hacked an 18-year-old man at his Kirkland home in October.

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Kirkland Police Department
Man falsely reports he killed someone, gets arrested...
By Raechel Dawson • October 30, 2013 8:19 pm

Between Oct. 18-24, the Kirkland Police Department reported 379 traffic violations, nine DUIs, 10 school zone traffic violations, seven animal calls, 34 alarm calls,

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Loralee Leavitt helps her daughter Rebecca
Kirkland mom creates ‘Candy Experiments’ to combat Halloween...
By Raechel Dawson • October 30, 2013 5:29 pm

Six years ago, just after Halloween, a 4-year-old girl asked her mother what would happen if she put her Nerds candy in water.

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Sotiris Calagiu
DOL shuts down Kirkland Coast to Coast driving...
By Raechel Dawson • October 28, 2013 3:23 pm

Washington State Department of Licensing officials recently shut down a Totem Lake driving school after completing an investigation that alleges the owner violated several state laws.

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Police arrested Blessing T. Gainey allegedly in connection with the home invasion robbery and assault that left one man with several cuts and stabs all over his body. Detectives are still searching for other suspect Vincent Vinny Sisounong.
Police arrest suspects in stabbing, Kirkland home invasion...
By Raechel Dawson • October 25, 2013 3:16 pm

Police have arrested both suspects in the recent home invasion robbery that left a 19-year-old man with multiple cuts and stab wounds all over his body.

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Kirkland Police
Man heated over a hotdog throws wiener at...
By Raechel Dawson • October 24, 2013 6:13 pm

Between Oct. 11-17, the Kirkland Police Department reported 455 traffic violations, five DUIs, 28 school zone traffic violations, one animal call, 24 alarm calls,

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Luis A. Martinez
Alleged kidnapping victim escapes at Kirkland Safeway; police...
By Raechel Dawson • October 24, 2013 5:32 pm

Kirkland police surrounded the Evergreen Hill Safeway after hearing reports that a potentially armed man had assaulted a woman and was holding her against her will at the grocery store.

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Kirkland Police
Man assaults woman, police surround Kirkland Safeway |...
By Raechel Dawson • October 23, 2013 8:53 pm

Kirkland police surrounded the Evergreen Hill Safeway after hearing reports that a potentially armed man had assaulted a woman and was holding her against her will at the grocery store.

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Kirkland Police
Teen hit, injured by SUV in Kirkland crosswalk
By Raechel Dawson • October 22, 2013 4:16 pm

A 17-year-old boy sustained minor injuries when a vehicle struck him in a crosswalk on Oct. 17.

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