Juanita High School physical education teacher, Kristian Dahl, became lost at White Pass when he and his uncle went into the backcountry area and could not find their way out, reports KING5 News. After spending 20 hours lost in the wilderness, search and rescue teams located the men early Sunday morning. At some point the [...]

The City of Kirkland’s Urban Forester, Deb Powers, has responded to a few questions we asked her following the event on Saturday afternoon when a large tree was blown down on Park Lane, damaging four cars and closing the road for hours. Q: What type of tree was it that fell on Park Lane on [...]

UPDATED Strong winds blew a large Norway Maple tree onto four parked cars on Kirkland’s Park Lane at about 2:15 p.m. Saturday. No one was injured, however the tree caused damage to the cars and caused the police to closed Park Lane to traffic for over a couple of hours as Public Works used chain [...]

A comparison of Eastside cities is often useful when questioning public policy. Many readers have questioned Kirkland’s standing relative to our neighbors so we have put together the chart below comparing six cities on the Eastside. Here are a few questions and answers you may find interesting: Q: Which Eastside city has the largest population? [...]

The City of Kirkland Transportation Commission has released a draft of their Eastside Rail Corridor Interest Statement. The Statement contains 13 separate interests and the Commission is interested in knowing if the Interest Statement, as a whole, accurately reflects the goals and ideals of the community. You are invited to review the Draft Interest Statement and [...]

After more than a year of construction, including a few delays, the new Kirkland Transit Center, located on Third Street between Central Way and Kirkland Avenue, is about to open. Sound Transit’s contractor is expected to complete the project this month, with restored bus service to the new transit center beginning Saturday, Feb. 26. In [...]

The Seattle Times reports that 73 year old James Fogle, author of the book, “Drugstore Cowboy” pleaded guilty Wednesday morning to first-degree robbery of the Pharmaca Integrative on Redmond Way last May. Fogle confronted a female employee when she said the store was closing; he pulled up his shirt to display the BB gun tucked [...]

World Series Champion Jamie Moyer and wife, Karen, Attend Camp Mariposa, a Free Camp for Children Affected by Family Member’s Drug or Alcohol Abuse Founders of The Moyer Foundation visit children and help raise awareness for camp World Series Champion Jamie Moyer and his wife, Karen, visited with 20 kids at Camp Mariposa this weekend as [...]

Totem Lake Residents and Businesses Can Reap Rewards for Green Commuting Online incentive program now available Commuting to work just got a little greener for residents, employees and employers in Totem Lake.  Starting today, the City of Kirkland’s Totem Lake Green Trip, a new online commute incentive program that provides rewards and travel assistance to commuters [...]

State Representative Roger Goodman(D) has filed with the Federal Election Commission and is challenging incumbent Republican Congressman Dave Reichert for the 8th Congressional District in 2012. Reichert is the U.S. Representative for Washington’s 8th congressional district, serving since 2005. Goodman, a resident of Kirkland, currently represents Washington’s 45th Legislative District, a position he has held since 2006. According [...]

Additional changes to bus service on Feb. 26 when Kirkland Transit Center reopens Starting Saturday, Feb. 5, King County Metro Transit is updating its bus service. This includes several changes for buses serving Kirkland and the Eastside. The biggest change is on hold until Feb. 26, when the new Kirkland Transit Center reopens at Central [...]

For the third consecutive year, Evergreen Hospital Medical Center has been ranked among the nation’s top five percent of hospitals and named a Distinguished Hospital for Clinical Excellence™. The Clinical Excellence award was based on a study of mortality and complication rates by HealthGrades®, the nation’s leading independent healthcare ratings company. Nearly 5,000 hospitals were [...]

UPDATED Beginning at 7:00am on Tuesday, January 25, the City of Kirkland Public Works Department and Frank Coluccio Construction Company will repair a broken watermain on NE 85th Street between 122nd Avenue NE and 124th Avenue NE, in the Rose Hill Business District. The cause of the break/leak is unknown at this time and repair is [...]

A group of about 20 union carpenters from the Tacoma-based Pacific Northwest Regional Council of Carpenters picketed on the corner of Kirkland Avenue and Lake Street South Thursday morning. The protest was against Heiberg Inc, a contractor for new Bank of America branch which is under construction at that location. The reason for picketing? Protestors [...]

YES, a leading provider of substance abuse prevention and treatment in teens warns of this drug’s dangerous side effects. The New York Times reported yesterday (click here to read story) that Arizona shooting suspect, Jared Loughner, 22, was at one point a frequent user of the plant Salvia Divinorum, also known as diviner’s sage, which he [...]

Founding board member takes reigns of leadership program Leadership Eastside (LE) has selected James Whitfield of Kirkland to be the new chief executive for the Eastside’s premier leader development program, effective January 3, 2011.  Announcing the appointment, LE Board Chair Earl Bell said, “We are very excited to have someone with James’ experience in the [...]