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.
Two city-owned buildings will be demolished to convert the property into a staging point for the planned renovations at City Hall, which is located just north of the property.
As the city of Kirkland continues to look for potential sites for the Aquatics Recreation Community (ARC) Center, it is also seeking out possible partnerships to help pay for it.
Bellevue-based Continental Properties has purchased the Antique Mall property in downtown Kirkland, which has sat dormant for six years since the mall owner closed its doors.
The state House has included $75 million in its transportation budget for a project to build freeway access ramps at Northeast 132nd Street in the Totem Lake neighborhood of Kirkland. The House bill will have to be reconciled with the Senate version, however, which does not include the allocation.
EvergreenHealth Monroe announced on April 14 that EvergreenHealth’s emergency physicians group in Kirkland will lead and staff the community hospital’s emergency department. The two hospitals signed an agreement that will bring board-certified emergency providers to Monroe’s ED staff beginning in July, led by Dr. Kevin Hanson.
The retail marijuana store in Kirkland had an attempted break-in on Monday, as someone used a sledgehammer to try and gain access to one of the city’s newest and most controversial businesses.
Cambridge International Examinations announced April 13 that three students from Juanita High School are recipients of the prestigious Cambridge Outstanding Learner Awards.
A suspected car thief led Kirkland police officers on a short chase Friday in Kirkland. Police attempted to stop the reported stolen vehicle around noon in the 14300 block of Juanita-Woodinville Way.
Kirkland Police detectives, North Sound Metro SWAT and Bellevue SWAT teams served several search warrants simultaneously at 6 a.m. this morning at an apartment complex in Bellevue in connection with Eastside identity thefts.
The Puget Sound Adventist Academy is offering a drunk and distracted driving education program and simulator to its students. The Arrive Alive Tour from UNITE will visit the Puget Sound Adventist Academy in Kirkland from 8:15 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on April 10.
Ivar’s and Kidd Valley restaurants are calling on all kindergarten through eighth graders to nominate their favorite teacher for a chance to take home the 2015 Teacher of the Year honors. The Kid Valley in Kirkland is participating the in contest.
The 1st District Democrats will hold their monthly meeting on April 13 at the International Union of Operating Engineers Hall located at 18701 120th Avenue NE in Bothell. All three legislators from the 1st District represent the north Kirkland area and are Democrats, including Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe, Rep. Derek Stanford and Rep. Luis Moscoso.
The Kirkland City Council held a public hearing on April 7 to consider its support of King County Proposition 1 that, if approved by voters, would provide funding through a property tax levy for a new, upgraded regional emergency radio network that is used for dispatching and communicating with police, fire and other first responders.
Due to the discovery of blue-green algae in Lake Washington at Waverly Beach Park in Kirkland, humans and animals should not go in the water.
The House of Representatives approved a two-year operating budget that invests an additional $3.2 billion in K-12 education and makes significant investments in early learning, higher education, and the safety net. The House proposal takes a significant step forward in solving the state’s budget challenges after several years of cuts.
Gov. Jay Inslee today proclaimed the cities of Bellevue, Edmonds, Kirkland, Mercer Island and Seattle “Northwest Solar Communities,” acknowledging their various initiatives that have increased residential solar installations by nearly 200 percent since 2013.
For commuters who use Lake Washington Boulevard Northeast, the southern section will be detoured for a month this summer as the city replaces old culverts used by Cochran Springs.
Two years before the 2012 London Summer Olympics, Kirkland resident and cycling Olympian Jennie Reed was determined to walk away with a medal as part of the U.S. Women’s Cycling Team, despite it being her first time competing in a newly-created Olympic event.
Tracey Dunlap likes figuring out how to make things work.