Kirkland offers a rare Eastside combination: a downtown where you can walk to dinner, parks that meet the edge of Lake Washington and enough major employers nearby to make the commute optional for some lucky residents. It is polished, convenient and often beautiful. It is also expensive, crowded in the wrong places and occasionally so…
Authorities in King County are asking for the public’s help in locating a Kirkland teenager who has been missing for more than a week. RoseLynn Fire Bear was last seen on Wednesday, July 1, according to the Kirkland Police Department. She may be in need of medical attention, police added. Additional details like a clothing…
A former Seattle-area real estate broker who prosecutors said used investor money to fund a lavish lifestyle — including a customized pink Tesla and an 8.5-carat diamond ring — is heading to federal prison. Tamara King, 56, formerly of Bellevue and Kirkland and now living in Ohio, was sentenced in Seattle federal court Friday to…
Kirkland police arrested two people after executing search warrants at three businesses tied to a human trafficking and prostitution investigation. The investigation began after police received multiple complaints from community members about suspicious activity at a local business, according to the Kirkland Police Department. Detectives later developed probable cause to believe the business was being…
A Redmond mom claims BECU fired her while she was on disability leave after her son’s death. In a lawsuit filed in Seattle federal court last month, Claudia Purcell alleges the credit union discriminated against her disability, failed to provide accommodations, and retaliated against her after she raised concerns about her treatment. Purcell, who worked…
Police in Kirkland are searching for 11-year-old Linus “Venus” Isaac, last seen riding his bike near Kirkland Heights apartments.
One person is dead and four others are seriously injured after a car slammed into a Grocery Outlet store in Kirkland. Emergency crews responded to the Bridle Trails Shopping Center on 32nd Avenue NE just before 2 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, after reports of a vehicle crashing through the store’s front doors, Kirkland Police said….
