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Kirkland Police Department
Dumpster diving behind hotel leads to a Bellevue...
By TJ Martinell • October 29, 2015 6:59 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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Janice Stone poses for a photo after the event with her gold medal.
Kirkland woman takes first in prestigious national regatta
By TJ Martinell • October 29, 2015 6:48 pm

Kirkland resident Janice Stone has earned her third gold medal at the Head of the Charles Regatta in Boston.

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Kirkland Police Department
Man killed by Kirkland police identified, tried to...
By TJ Martinell • October 27, 2015 6:30 pm

The name of the man shot by a Kirkland police officer has been released, along with more details concerning the initial cause for the police response.

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Kirkland Police Department
Man punches staff member of EvergreenHealth in the...
By TJ Martinell • October 22, 2015 7:34 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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Kirkland Police Department
Kirkland police documents shed new light on assault...
By TJ Martinell • October 22, 2015 7:29 pm

Newly released documents from the Kirkland Police Department from its investigation into an October 2014 assault in the Juanita High School boys locker room by several football players sheds new light on the incident.

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This artist’s rendering shows the vision laid out by MRM Capital for the building next to Parkplace in downtown. The city is considering MRM’s request to change the zoning from office to mixed-use.
Kirkland Planning Commission recommends zoning change for building...
By TJ Martinell • October 22, 2015 7:26 pm

The Kirkland Planning Commission has recommended the City Council approve MRM Capital’s zoning change request allowing them to redevelop the property just south of Parkplace to mixed use, residential and retail.

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A previous year's haunted maze on Morris' front lawn in the Juanita neighborhood as part of their annual Halloween celebration. The city has issued a cease an desist letter due to the maze's violation of several local ordinances.
Kirkland Halloween tradition saved by anonymous donor |...
By TJ Martinell • October 22, 2015 12:58 pm

A Kirkland family’s front lawn Halloween maze, that has haunted trick-or-treaters in the Juanita neighborhood for 15 years, may be permanently scared off by city ordinances.

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A officer with Department of Fish and Wildlife puts eye drops into the bear captured outside of the Fred Meyer along 120th Ave NE late Thursday night.
Bear previously spotted in Kirkland captured after climbing...
By TJ Martinell • October 16, 2015 3:10 pm

A bear previously reported in Kirkland was captured by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife after he was found late Thursday in a tree in the Totem Lake neighborhood.

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Dr. Autumn Witt
Kirkland’s Northwest University given opportunity to promote international...
By TJ Martinell • October 16, 2015 6:00 am

A recent trade mission by the state to Korea and Japan gave Kirkland-based Northwest University a chance to promote its international studies programs.

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Kirkland police officer shoots, kills carjacking suspect
Kirkland police officer shoots, kills carjacking suspect
By TJ Martinell • October 15, 2015 2:47 pm

A Kirkland police officer shot and killed a suspected carjacker today near the Kirkland Justice Center in the Totem Lake neighborhood.

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Kirkland Police Department
64-year-old man arrested for groping nurse | Kirkland...
By TJ Martinell • October 14, 2015 3:01 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 massage therapist pleads guilty to indecent liberties
Former Kirkland massage therapist pleads guilty to indecent...
By TJ Martinell • October 14, 2015 2:57 pm

A 31-year-old Kirkland massage therapist was found guilty of indecent liberties after being accused of sexually assaulting 26-year-old woman late last year.

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Kirkland named one of the best cities to start a business
Kirkland named one of the best cities to...
By TJ Martinell • October 14, 2015 2:52 pm

A consumer finance site has named Kirkland among the top 20 cities in the state to start a business and seventh for the number of businesses per residents.

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Kirkland resident Marek Skoczylas takes photos while in Puget Sound.
Nearly blind Kirkland photographer sees the sea in...
By TJ Martinell • October 14, 2015 2:41 pm

Kirkland resident Marek Skoczylas doesn’t just have fish stories from his time spent scuba diving in the Puget Sound – he’s got the photos to prove it.

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Lake Washington School District
LWSD being sued for alleged bullying incidents at...
By TJ Martinell • October 14, 2015 2:40 pm

The family of a former Kirkland elementary student is suing the Lake Washington School District, claiming it gave their their son the cold shoulder after he was allegedly subjected to repeated bullying, including one incident in which classmate created a false Instagram account in his name with pornographic images. The lawsuit, filed in September 2014, seeks reparations in “an amount to be proven at trial,” along with the cost of attorney fees.

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Local candidates
Local candidates question each other during Kirkland Chamber...
By TJ Martinell • October 14, 2015 2:38 pm

A forum hosted by the Kirkland Chamber of Commerce during its monthly luncheon offered candidates running for the Kirkland City Council and King County Council a chance to emphasize their stances concerning current problems facing the city and how they diverged from their opponents.

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King County Courts
Kirkland resident Robert Swift sentenced for possessing sawed-off...
By TJ Martinell • October 7, 2015 3:18 pm

Kirkland resident and former Seattle Sonics basketball player Robert Swift was found guilty of illegally possessing a sawed-off shotgun found during a police raid of a drug house in Kirkland.

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King County Courts
Judge goes beyond recommended sentence for driver in...
By TJ Martinell • October 7, 2015 2:54 pm

A Woodinville man was sentenced to two years in prison, six months longer than the recommended sentence, for leaving the scene of a single-vehicle accident in Kirkland last September that left a Kenmore man, Kyle Reel, dead.

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High school football team gives back with reading program for younger students
High school football team gives back with reading...
By TJ Martinell • October 7, 2015 2:50 pm

The Juanita High School Football team has kicked off the first year of a new reading program with elementary schools in the Lake Washington School District.

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City of Kirkland
Kirkland City Council approves $250,000 study for buses...
By TJ Martinell • October 7, 2015 2:48 pm

The Kirkland City Council has approved a $250,000 study of a possible Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) line on the Cross Kirkland Corridor (CKC), which the city believes would be the “most practical, effective and affordable outcome” of Sound Transit’s potential plans for transportation along the corridor.

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