KOMO4 News aired the following story Saturday evening at 5:00 PM:

Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oLrIyT7RpnA

Federal prosecutors are seeking an eight-year sentence for Rhonda Breard, the Kirkland financial planner who stole more than $12 million  according to The Seattle Times. According to the report, Breard stole the money from 42 clients she advised while licensed through ING Financial Partners.
Rhonda Breard (bree-ARD’) is being sentenced Wednesday afternoon at U.S. District Court [...]

Here are just a few images of downtown Kirkland over the past few weeks. The watercolor painting of the brightly colored orange and yellow umbrellas of Olive You restaurant will be on display soon at Parklane Gallery.

Here are a few photos of scenes around Kirkland over the past few weeks…

This video shows a local raccoon crossing the street in front of the Ford dealership on 124th Avenue in Totem Lake. There is a fear that he might have some sort of malady, or perhaps even rabies, however, the Kirkland Police have determined that the animal does not need to be removed at this time.
Raccoons [...]

For those of us in Kirkland who switched from Comcast (now Xfinity) to Verizon FiOS, with the hope of faster internet service, Thursday was the day that Frontier Communications re-branded the signal sent to your TV. In place of the familiar Verizon logo, you will find a Frontier Communications logo. So far little else has changed… [...]

Once each quarter the Kiwanis Club of Kirkland honors a local citizen for the Everyday Hero Award. As is customary, an unsung hero in our community is chosen to receive the award. This year, Detective Brad Porter of the Kirkland Police Department was honored at the Kiwanis Club’s June 23rd meeting. The following paragraphs excerpted [...]

Celebrates by Dedicating Marsh Hall
St. John’s Episcopal Church in downtown Kirkland celebrated its 50th anniversary as a parish within the Archdiocese of Olympia on May 23.  In celebration of this event, the church formally named its Great Hall the “Katherine Marsh Hall.”  Mrs. Marsh, one of the original founders of St. John’s, was the wife of Louis [...]

Conner Schierman, who killed four members of a Kirkland family, including two small children, was sentenced to death Thursday…
Most of the jurors packed the ninth-floor courtroom along with Schierman’s family and relatives of victims Olga Milkin, 28; her sons, Justin, 5, and Andrew, 3; and Milkin’s sister, Lyubov Botvina, 24.
Schierman, 28, is the first person [...]

The driver of the car which hit and killed a pedestrian on I-405 early Sunday morning has turned himself in to authorities, reports KING5.com.
A man has turned himself in in connection with a fatal hit-and-run accident that occurred early Sunday on I-405 in Kirkland.
The 30-year-old Bellevue man turned himself in at the Snohomish County [...]

UPDATED
A man died early Sunday morning as he tried crossing the I-405 north of NE 124th Street just after 2 a.m. He was hit in the southbound lanes by a car which left the scene. According to reports, the Washington State Patrol is searching for a red 2009 Kia Spectra that struck and killed a pedestrian [...]

A King County jury this afternoon recommended sentencing Conner Schierman to death for killing a Kirkland woman, her two young sons and sister. Here, he enters the courtroom to hear sentencing Wednesday.
A King County jury on Wednesday afternoon recommended Conner Schierman be sentenced to death for killing a Kirkland woman, her two young sons and [...]

Convicted quadruple murderer, Conner Schierman speaks to his jury and pleads for his life, “I’m asking for your mercy… if not for me, for those who love me.” The Seattle Times is covering the story.
Convicted killer Conner Schierman took the witness stand Monday morning to plead for leniency from the King County jury that will [...]