Motorists using N.E. 124th Street can expect delays and temporary lane closures from now until late September.
Between Wednesday, June 25, and Tuesday, July 1, the Kirkland Police Department reported 279 traffic violations, 33 alarm calls, 29 noise complaints, 24 assaults (12 domestic violence), 22 car accidents, 19 thefts and 16 vehicle prowls. At least 51 people were arrested.
A 36-year-old Kirkland man who went missing on the Snoqualmie River last week is presumed drowned.
Ralph Arnett, an IT worker from Kirkland, thought his odds were pretty good when he picked up the phone on the afternoon of June 27 to call the Washington State Lottery’s customer service line. He’d just learned that a winning raffle ticket worth a million dollars had been sold in Kirkland — at the same Shell station where his was purchased.
A 43-year-old Kirkland man who was hit by a pick-up truck while riding his bicycle was in stable condition at Harborview Medical Center after the accident in Redmond around 8:30 a.m. July 2.
Officers from the Kirkland Police Department and the King County Sheriff’s Office arrested 24 people for underage drinking at a party in the city’s Lakeview neighborhood near Yarrow Bay early Sunday morning, June 22. An additional arrest was made for furnishing liquor to minors. The arrests were made under a “Party Patrol” initiative by law enforcement agencies across the state to curb teenage drinking during graduation season.
Local man hogs road for Childrens’ benefit
Reid Ewing and Jerry Walters, climate change experts and co-authors of “Growing Cooler: The Evidence on Urban Development and Climate Change,” will host a discussion and community workshop at 4 p.m. on July 10 in the City Council chambers at City Hall.
Community members, political leaders and the general public joined together at Bellevue City Hall on June 28 to review the latest progress of the SR 520 Bridge Replacement and HOV Project. The open house gave the public a chance to assess the current stages of the four key components associated with the project, including the proposed toll on the existing bridge, the pontoon construction, the design of the eastside corridor and the proposed alternative plans for the westside corridor.
The public will get an early look at plans to involve the community in developing the Eastside rail corridor at an informational open house at 7 p.m. July 9 at City Hall.
The Kirkland City Council last week appointed Kirkland residents Erik Mott, Gregory Sparhawk and James Truhan to the City’s Design Review Board (DRB).
Note to new Kirkland residents: The maximum penalty for getting caught possessing fireworks in the city is 90 days in jail, a $1,000 fine, or both.
Kirkland Police Department
It took Kirkland firefighters almost an hour to rescue a painter who fell at least 30 feet down a well and seriously injured himself while working at the new Juanita Bay Pump Station on June 27.
After a crowd in the hundreds and a political rally-esque atmosphere nearly overwhelmed City Hall last month, city staff made sure the venue could accommodate a large, raucous crowd at another Parkplace hearing last week.
If current plans hold, Google’s growth at its new Sixth Street South offices will make it Kirkland’s second largest employer.
Only a few years ago, Kirklanders could keep up with local news in a copy of the Kirkland Courier, the King County Journal, a Seattle daily or through any number of evening news stations.
James O’Neal isn’t one to act sheepish about his looks.
It’s got a 3.2 liter engine, can do zero to 60 in less than six seconds and reaches speeds of 150 mph. But, for Dr. Bonnie Dunbar, the cherry-red Porsche she’ll ride through Kirkland on July 4 might seem a little slow.
