A fire on Market Street in downtown Kirkland damaged four apartment units early Friday morning and forced emergency personnel to close the main thoroughfare.
Too many times during the last year have we read the words “DUI, vehicular homicide” in the pages of the Kirkland Reporter. It would be too much if it was written just once. Writing those words means that someone innocent, just going about their normal day-to-day life, paid the price for someone else’s carelessness and selfishness. And each time it could have been any Kirkland resident.
A fire destroyed a home and two vehicles Monday night on North Rose Hill in Kirkland. Kirkland Redmond and Bothell firefighters were able to gain control of the blaze but the home and vehicles were completely destroyed.
The host team of the Junior Softball World Series from Kirkland made a statement during the first day of play Sunday with a 5-3 victory against the team from Canada.
A 42-year-old Kirkland woman was formally charged with vehicular homicide and three counts of vehicular assault on Friday. Kelly Hudson remains in the King County Jail after bail was set at $500,000 on Thursday in King County Superior Court.
A 42-year-old Kirkland woman made her first appearance in King County court Thursday morning after being arrested on suspicion of vehicular homicide and assault. Bail was set for $500,000 for Kelly Hudson, 42, following a car crash that occurred Tuesday night. Hudson is suspected of driving while under the influence of alcohol, crossing the center line on Kirkland’s Juanita Drive and killing Joyce Parsons, 81, of Kirkland and injuring three other people.
The Junior Softball World Series (JSWS) is one of the biggest sporting events of the year in Kirkland. Nine fast-pitch teams from all over the world will play at Everest Park Sunday through Saturday. But one team will be attempting to defend their home turf.
One woman died and four others were hospitalized Tuesday night after a suspected drunk driver crossed the center line near N.E. 120th Street on Juanita Drive in Kirkland and struck a car head on.
The third time was the charm for Jennie Reed.
The former Kirkland resident won a silver medal at the London Olympics Saturday, as a part of the United States women’s cycling team. Reed and the U.S. cyclists finished behind Great Britain, which beat its own world record, during the team persuit cycling event.
Most Kirkland residents have voiced their pleasure with the changes made to Juanita Beach Park. The park became a point of contention last summer when redevelopment was not completed on time. The city eventually fired DMSL, Inc. of Arlington, the project’s original construction company, as it’s financial troubles, and weather-related issues delayed the project’s completion.
Waste Management and Teamsters Local 117, the union for the company’s truck drivers, reached an unexpected agreement late Wednesday evening. The tentative agreement will put garbage haulers back on Kirkland streets Thursday. The unexpected move comes just one day after Waste Management announced that it would hire replacement drivers.
Kirkland police reported that a 54-year-old man drowned in Lake Washington Wednesday evening near Denny Park at the base of Finn Hill.
Police officers cannot be everywhere. One of the biggest weapons that law enforcement has in the community is an active citizenry. That is the main reason behind the 29th annual National Night Out events that will take place on Aug. 7 in Kirkland and around the country.
A Kirkland couple were both arrested following a domestic despite that left the man in the hospital with a stab wound early Saturday morning.
Downtown Kirkland will be invaded Saturday and Sunday by hot rods, vintage cars, custom cars, trucks and motorcycles, as the Kirkland Classic Car Show celebrates its 10th anniversary.
Between July 17-23, the Kirkland Police Department reported 520 traffic violations (five DUIs), 33 alarm calls, 21 car accidents, 21 noise complaints,
The N.E. 85th Street interchange with I-405 is one of the most busy thoroughfares in the City of Kirkland. Nabila Lacey and her kids have avoided it during the past year.
Between July 11-16, the Kirkland Police Department reported 371 traffic violations (three DUIs), 26 alarm calls, 11 car accidents, 30 noise complaints, 17 thefts, four car prowls, 14 domestic violence calls,
A Kirkland man has been charged with attempted rape of a child after being caught in a sting trying to have sexual contact with his girlfriend’s daughter.
The Kirkland City Council will hold public hearings on two proposed ballot measures, one for parks and one for roads, that could raise property tax revenue a combined $5.3 million.
