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Avalanche deaths spike as storms bring snow, risks

Skiers and snowboarders rejoiced when a series of storms dumped several feet of snow in the mountains across the West, after what had been a disappointing start for those seeking fresh powder in the backcountry.
13 years ago

Denver art museum making good on Super Bowl bet

Denver curators are making good on their promise to give up some art - at least for a while - after losing a Super Bowl bet with their counterparts in Seattle.
13 years ago
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Washington bus driver attacked in confrontation

A transit bus driver in Olympia, Wash., was beaten by a passenger after the driver told the passenger to leave the bus because the man was reportedly swearing and harassing other riders.
13 years ago
Seattle Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch (24) runs for a 15-yard touchdown in Seattle, Saturday...

Beast quake: Seahawks fans rock stadium again

The scientists believe the small earthquake during a Marshawn Lynch touchdown was likely greater than his infamous "beast quake" run three years ago.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle motorcycle officer injured in collision

Police say a motorcycle officer was injured in a collision with a car Monday morning in Seattle at an intersection south of downtown.
13 years ago

Gig Harbor man shoots, wounds stranger in his home

A Pierce County sheriff's spokesman says a Gig Harbor-area homeowner has shot and wounded a stranger who reportedly was trying to enter the man's house without permission.
13 years ago

Grocery workers to vote on pact next week

Ratification votes are scheduled next week on a tentative contract agreement that averted a strike by 21,000 grocery workers at four major grocery chains in the Puget Sound region.
13 years ago
U.S. auto safety regulators have decided not to open a formal investigation into the Oct. 2 fire th...

Feds won’t investigate Tesla electric car fire

U.S. auto safety regulators have decided not to open a formal investigation into the Oct. 2 fire that damaged a Tesla electric car near Seattle.
13 years ago

Officials: Student assaults Seattle principal

School officials at Nathan Hale High School in Seattle say a student returning from a three-day suspension assaulted the principal in the school cafeteria.
13 years ago

Near collision for Washington ferry in fog

The Coast Guard says a Washington state ferry nearly collided with a fishing boat in the fog Thursday morning near Clinton.
13 years ago
For decades, the Boeing 747 was the Queen of the Skies. But the glamorous double-decker jumbo jet t...

Boeing’s 747 is an icon, but future is in doubt

For decades, the Boeing 747 was the Queen of the Skies. But the glamorous double-decker jumbo jet that revolutionized air travel and shrunk the globe could be nearing the end of the line.
13 years ago
Ford CEO Alan Mulally repeated that there’s no change in the plan for him to stay as CEO thro...

Mulally says no change in plan to stay as Ford CEO

Ford CEO Alan Mulally repeated that there's no change in the plan for him to stay as CEO through the end of 2014.
13 years ago

IRS employees shown dancing in $1600 training video

In the latest black eye for the Internal Revenue Service, the agency provided Congress on Friday with another video featuring its employees, this one showing about a dozen of them line dancing on a stage.

13 years ago

Seattle police quickly recover abducted child

Seattle police say they managed to recover an abducted 2 1/2-year-old child in less than half an hour.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Woman wounded in south Seattle shootout

Police say two groups exchanged shots across a south Seattle street Sunday night just before midnight, wounding a woman in the leg.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Man wounded in Seattle drive-by shooting

Police say a man was shot and wounded early Monday in a drive-by shooting in north Seattle.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Boy, 7, accidentally shoots sister, 9, in Auburn

Police say a 7-year-old boy accidentally shot his 9-year-old sister in the leg Wednesday night at their home in Auburn.
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Man sleeping in car killed in Seattle

A man was shot multiple times and killed in a parked car about 1 a.m. Wednesday in south Seattle.
14 years ago
An early morning backup forms on northbound I-5 at SR 18. WSDOT is encouraging drivers to take alte...

Injury crash on I-5 at Federal Way spills glue

Transportation Department workers were spray-washing Interstate 5 lanes early Thursday at Federal Way hours after a truck spilled a glue resin in an injury crash.
14 years ago
Deputies arrived to find a dead man and wounded woman. She was airlifted to Harborview Medical Cent...

Man killed, woman wounded in Maple Valley shooting

A Maple Valley homeowner shot and killed a man and wounded a woman he said were breaking into his property.
14 years ago
Nirvana’s ‘Bleach’ remains Sub Pop’s biggest seller as the Seattle label ce...
Josh Kerns

Seattle’s Sub Pop Records still leading way 25 years later

It's been 25 years since Seattle's Sub Pop Records put out its first LP. And as the label celebrates a quarter century, it's still making a big mark on the music business.
14 years ago
The Boeing executives sought to allay flier fears about the 787 by repeatedly stressing their commi...

Boeing: Commercial 787 flights to restart in weeks

Boeing said Friday it sees commercial flights of its grounded 787 jets resuming "within weeks" even though it has not pinpointed the cause of battery overheating.
14 years ago
The suspect climbed about 40 feet up a tree next to the tracks in Magnolia neighborhood near the Ba...

Suspect up Seattle tree comes down after 3 hours

A man climbed down from a tree Friday morning after a three-hour standoff with Seattle police that blocked railroad tracks and halted trains.
14 years ago
NTSB Materials Engineer Matt Fox examines the casing from the battery involved in the JAL Boeing 78...

NTSB to update Boeing 787 probe as US officials defend handling of mishaps

The NTSB has scheduled a briefing to update progress in its probe of Boeing 787 battery problems, while government officials are defending their handling of the mishaps.
14 years ago