Plans to adapt to a growing student population were put on hold by the Lake Washington School District (LWSD) after voters tuned down a $234 million bond measure proposition in the Feb. 9 special election.
The State House voted 52-46 on Friday to start tolling on the State Route 520 floating bridge as early as this August to pay for its replacement.
Prosecutors filed charges Tuesday against two local men for the targeted robbery of several Hispanic businesses on the Eastside and in Snohomish County, including two in Redmond, over the past three months.
Kirkland police arrested two robbery suspects Feb. 12 for allegedly robbing several Eastside and Snomomish County Hispanic businesses, including two from Redmond, over the past three months.
Local World Cup and two-time Olympic downhill skier Scott Macartney returned home to Kirkland Jan. 26 after an injury knocked him out of competitive racing for the second straight year.
With the start of every new year comes the enactment of new laws and new regulations.
Studying at Seattle University, Katey Enslein would love to become a teacher someday. But the unending confusion over state education funding has given the sophomore second thoughts about pursuing the career in her home state, second thoughts that she brought directly to state representatives at a unique meeting with constituents Dec. 17 at Kirkland City Hall.
