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    Articles by Ashley Hiruko
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    Citizen concern grows over incoming small cells, tower
    By Ashley Hiruko • July 27, 2019 1:30 am

    Most of the public comment speaks out against Ellis Pond location.

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    Flyers linked to neo-Nazi group pinned outside Kirkland, Kenmore churches
    Flyers linked to neo-Nazi group pinned outside Kirkland,...
    By Ashley Hiruko • July 16, 2019 1:30 am

    Police were advised of the flyers.

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    One male, female dead after car shooting at Luther Burbank Park
    One male, female dead after car shooting at...
    By Ashley Hiruko • July 13, 2019 3:34 pm

    Parking area will remain closed as investigation continues Saturday.

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    Locker room thefts on the rise, Eastside police take action
    Locker room thefts on the rise, Eastside police...
    By Ashley Hiruko • July 4, 2019 1:30 am

    Mercer Island gym not immune to thefts.

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    A photo taken from the meeting in Issaquah. Photo courtesy/Tracy Castro-Gill
    Opposition and supporters of Drag Queen Story Hour...
    By Ashley Hiruko • June 29, 2019 3:20 pm

    A lack of police at a recent county library board meeting led some to feel intimidated.

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    From Olympia to Bellingham: Tiny home villages offer a path toward permanent housing
    From Olympia to Bellingham: Tiny home villages offer...
    By Ashley Hiruko • June 29, 2019 1:30 am

    Beginning talks happening on Eastside village partnership.

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    After 35 years Mercer Island PD bids farewell to Cpl. Pritchard
    After 35 years Mercer Island PD bids farewell...
    By Ashley Hiruko • June 27, 2019 1:30 am

    He is one of city’s longest-serving employees.

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    The co-responder way: mental health professionals and officers team up
    The co-responder way: mental health professionals and officers...
    By Ashley Hiruko • May 30, 2019 1:30 am

    Local departments are making the push for permanent funding.

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    Measles confirmed at two Eastside Schools
    Measles confirmed at two Eastside Schools
    By Ashley Hiruko • May 20, 2019 8:50 am

    Parents urged to monitor children for signs.

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    Ashley Hiruko/illustration
    Susan’s quest for ‘justice’ and the civil legal...
    By Ashley Hiruko • May 17, 2019 5:30 pm

    Susan Chen’s story begins as a criminal matter.

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    Dissecting the future of impactful pretrial decision making
    Dissecting the future of impactful pretrial decision making
    By Ashley Hiruko • April 8, 2019 1:30 am

    Data on inmates not being cohesively collected is needed for decision making, advocates say.

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    Graphic courtesy of the Office of the Attorney General.
    AG suing opioid distributors for ‘ignoring red flags’
    By Ashley Hiruko • March 30, 2019 8:30 am

    Kirkland mother shares her son’s history with methadone.

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    Vivian, one of many cared for at a child care center of the Kiwassa Neighbourhood House in Vancouver, B.C., spends the day outside on a tricycle on March 21. The site was awarded prototype status by the government of British Columbia as part of an effort to ease skyrocketing child care costs in the province. Ashley Hiruko/staff photo
    Clues for fixing King County’s child care woes...
    By Ashley Hiruko • March 30, 2019 1:30 am

    B.C. struggles with many of the same problems as Washington state.

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