Arnold intends to seek election to Position 1, saying he has broad early support.
The Washington State Department of Transportation has postponed planned weekend closures lanes on I-405 as part of the Bellevue to Lynnwood Express Toll Lanes Project. Tree removal in Totem Lake starts next week
McBride said that after 16 years on the Kirkland City Council, four as mayor, she will not seek reelection in November.
The federal government wants to bring fast, powerful—and free—Internet connections to communities across the nation. Kirkland already offers free Wi-Fi downtown and will upgrade it this spring.
Kirkland's Planning Director Eric Shields clarifies the city's proposal and says more time will be allowed for public comment.
The Democratic state representative says his three bills would reduce the burden on city and county governments struggling with budget issues.
Kirkland residents and businesses that experience local flooding can fill sandbags for free to get ready for the next heavy rains.
Lawmakers from both sides of the aisle are working on bills that would allow the federal government to regulate and tax pot in states that have allowed legalization.
The city council will be asked Tuesday to accept the purchase of 5.9 acres of a forest that connects to 16 acres already in public ownership, along a stream that flows into Juanita Creek. The city bought the parcel in a foreclosure sale for just $4,700.
I-517, Tim Eyman's so-called initiative on initiatives, also recently received verification.
House Bill 1108 would remove the spousal exemption from third-degree rape in Washington state.
A meeting last week at Chateau Ste. Michelle winery involved those against removing the tracks from the Eastside Rail Corridor, as Kirkland is planning on its 5.7-mile stretch.
Registration is open for Kirkland’s Community Emergency Response Training (CERT) class, an eight-week course that teaches residents how to support neighborhoods by preparing for and responding to disasters.
Over the past two years, production of the 737 in Renton has risen more than 20 percent.
Kirkland citizens are invited to apply to both adult and youth vacancies on city advisory boards by Feb. 14.
Blind since the age of 8, Democrat Cyrus Habib says he wants every person in Washington to have the same opportunities he had regardless of their circumstances.
Kirkland has named veteran regional administrator Pam Bissonnette as interim director and moved current director Ray Steiger to a new deputy director position as the city takes on a host of major projects.
Rod Dembowski, Will Hall and Cindy Ryu are slated to meet with King County councilmembers at special meeting of the Committee of the Whole.
Kirkland residents are invited to a discussion about a proposed ordinance that would prohibit landlords from refusing to rent to those using Section 8 rental vouchers.
The agency has sent a list of 28 questions to about 10,000 households to gauge how driver behavior might change with the introduction of tolls on I-90.
The informational meeting will take place on Jan. 31 at the current Kirkland Municipal Court.
The Kirkland resident was sworn in Monday, becoming the first Iranian-American state legislator in the nation.
The council has 60 days to appoint someone to the seat.
Bob Ferguson will become Washington’s Attorney General on Wednesday.
Gregoire joined outgoing Attorney General Rob McKenna, Secretary of State Sam Reed and Auditor Brian Sonntag to say farewell before a joint legislative session Tuesday morning.
The two-minute video highlights Kirkland as an adventure-focused waterfront destination.
The public is invited to an open house Friday evening in Kenmore to meet their representatives before they head off for their 2013 sessions.
Join Blitz and the Sea Gals Friday afternoon for a barbecue and Seahawks send-off party at Renton City Hall.
How would you vote on labeling genetically engineered food?
A State Emergency Management campaign booklet will help you and your family plan monthly preparedness activities.
Residents are asked to place the tree on the curb on their regularly scheduled service day. Tree collection service will be available Jan. 2-18.
Here’s a sampling of new laws, rules and other government changes that kick in with the new year.
Dow Constantine and the Sound Cities Association, which includes Kirkland, are asking the state legislature to help "solve our statewide transportation crisis."
The newly elected Congresswoman represents Washington's 1st District, which stretches from Redmond to the Canadian border.
Drivers are being advised to use the center lane cautiously.
The Kirkland City Council will take testimony Jan. 2 on a proposed ordinance allowing older multifamily residential complexes to grandfather in more liberal density limits than currently allowed.
The Kirkland Democrat takes on roles on the Appropriations, Finance, Local Government and Rules committees.
Kirkland's Bob Style says the cap of 48 units per acre at the Lake Street site is inconsistent with previously adopted densities of 12 units per acre for most of the area.
The Kirkland City Council also approved a rezone request for the "Howard Properties" on Juanita Drive at Holmes Point Drive, eliminating a requriement a housing developer include ground floor retail use.
The former railway line extends from Snohomish to Renton and includes a spur into downtown Redmond. The city of Kirkland previously purchased 5.75 miles of the line for its Cross Kirkland Corridor.