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MyNorthwest Lead Editor

Frank Sumrall

Frank Sumrall is the lead editor for MyNorthwest originally from the North Bay in California. After working as an online reporter for The Press Democrat and earning his journalism degree at San Francisco State University, he worked at NorthBay biz Magazine for three years as associate editor before joining Bonneville International and making the move up north. He loves hanging out with his 15 year old cat, Hobbes, and consuming sports on a daily basis.

WSU faculty call for president to step down amid school’s financial crisis

Professors at Washington State University (WSU) are calling for the school's president to step down amid the school's declining reputation and rising debt.
2 years ago

Spotty lowland snow looming for Snohomish County tonight

There is a better than 70% chance of snow or a snow-rain mix through Tuesday night before it turns into just a steady downpour for the rest of the week.
2 years ago

Richard Sherman waived right to appear in court Monday after DUI arrest

The retired Seattle Seahawks star was arrested for suspicion of DUI at approximately 4 a.m. Saturday, the Washington State Patrol confirmed.
2 years ago

Police bust chop shop in Kent, recover stolen cars, weapons, drugs

Law enforcement recovered 14 stolen vehicles, several trailers, ATVs, stolen engines and car parts alongside weapons, meth and suspected fentanyl.
3 years ago

Students pushing for schools to bar Starbucks from campuses

Cornell University was the first to successfully remove Starbucks from its premises, announcing it would not renew its agreement once it expires in 2025.
3 years ago

At least 1 hurt in Kent shooting, helicopter dispatched to help search

Kent Police stayed on scene for more than three hours interviewing neighbors, patrolling the complex, and continuing their investigation.
3 years ago

Highway 7 shut down for multiple hours after fatal crash, now reopened

When the car tried to pass the log truck, it collided with another vehicle traveling southbound. On person died at the scene while another was injured.
3 years ago

Suspect firing gun at neighbor arrested after SWAT standoff in Arlington

The standoff was located on the block 115th Avenue Northeast, east of downtown Arlington. The roads in the surrounding area are now open.
3 years ago

3.4 magnitude earthquake strikes King County east of Carnation

The earthquake near Carnation and its aftershocks were felt additionally in Bothell, Cottage Lake, Gold Bar, Issaquah and North Bend. 
3 years ago

Suspect arrested after shooting trooper during traffic stop in Kent

The trooper was taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to WSP.
3 years ago

Suits: Navalny was ‘Putin’s pet parakeet,’ kept alive until he didn’t need to be

Alexei Navalny was a "legitimate opponent" to Putin's reign, according to Bryan Suits, which made the timing of his death all the more peculiar.
3 years ago

Video: 12, 13-year-old boys arrested for carjacking with gun

Officers first attempted to stop the suspects near North 82nd Street, but they sped away, hopping on State Route 99 in the stolen car.
3 years ago

Man suspected to be responsible for girlfriend’s death turns himself in three months later

Nickolas Greinke was the 16-year-old girl's boyfriend and is suspected of abandoning the crashed truck with his dead or dying girlfriend inside.
3 years ago

Parts of Western Washington see slush and snow, most schools delayed or closed

According to KIRO 7, we will have some wet snow mixing in with rain at times, but for the most part, we’ll see just wet roads into Thursday morning.
3 years ago

Gee Scott: 8 dos and don’ts of Valentines Day

Seattle's Morning News called upon its relationship consultant, with a Ph.D. in romance, KIRO Newsradio host Gee Scott to advise the younger couples.
3 years ago

Flight attendants rally for better worker’s rights amid a multi-country ‘day of action’

One Alaska Airlines flight attendant told KIRO 7 it’s normal to have an over 10-hour workday, but only get paid for five because of pay guidelines.
3 years ago

Two carjacking suspects arrested after evading police with multiple stolen cars

The man driving the recently stolen Ford Explorer eventually abandoned the car and carjacked a blue SUV minutes later.  
3 years ago

Pearl Jam to embark on global 2024 tour for new album “Dark Matter”

"Dark Matter" will be released in full April 19, the same day Taylor Swift is dropping her 11th studio album, "The Tortured Poets Department."
3 years ago

First case of bubonic plague since 2015 hits Oregon, pet cat confirmed as source

Deschutes County health officials were able to confirm the cat as the source because the feline was also showing symptoms of the disease.
3 years ago

Cliff Mass on state’s depleted snowpack: ‘We understand … it’s not climate change’

UW atmospheric science professor Cliff Mass cited the region's El Niño winter conditions as the most significant reason for the depleted snowpack. 
3 years ago

Jeff Bezos sells $2 billion in Amazon shares with ‘world’s richest man’ title in reach

According to Bloomberg, Amazon disclosed that Bezos plans to sell as many as 50 million shares of Amazon over the next 12 months.
3 years ago

Gunfire from weekend shooting wounds 10-year-old in Lakewood

The gunfire erupted in a Lakewood parking lot near South Tacoma Way and 80th Street.
3 years ago

McMorris Rodgers won’t seek re-election after 20 years representing Eastern Wash.

After representing Washington's 5th District in the U.S. House for 20 years, Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced she is not running for re-election.
3 years ago

David Loewe, ex-Seattle Humane CEO, suspected in murder-suicide involving his wife

The man who allegedly committed the murder-suicide was a former CEO of Seattle Humane, a not-for-profit humane society for animal adoptions.
3 years ago