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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.

Kent gas station rolled back the price of gas to $3.82 for 2 hours

The event is a response to the state having the highest average gas prices in the country for the first time in history.
3 years ago

Kirkland construction company guilty of ‘6 willful safety violations’

"The owner admitted he knows the requirements. He has 20 years of experience in trenching and excavating," Craig Blackwood said.
3 years ago

Snohomish County eyeing ordinance that bans cashless businesses

The average cash transaction is $22, while the average credit card transaction is $112, according to MoneyTransfers.
3 years ago

BB gun found at Capital High in Olympia, 2nd incident in 2 weeks

Olympia Lt. Paul Lower told KIRO Newsradio five students were questioned after a staff member saw something going on in one of the boys' bathrooms.
3 years ago

Seahawks star D.K. Metcalf creates new coffee blend with Volcanica

Metcalf's connection to coffee began when ESPN Announcer Joe Tessitore mistakenly called Metcalf's first name as "Decaf" during a game.
3 years ago

Analysis: UW one of 30 most dangerous campuses in US

Offenses involving forced sex accounted for 60.4% of the total violent crime analyzed between 2019 and 2021.
3 years ago

Ex-coach Joe Kennedy to KTTH: Plan was to stay in Bremerton all year

Bremerton High School "just referred to this as an eight-year distraction," Joe Kennedy said to KTTH. "The First Amendment means something to me."
3 years ago

Victims of Wallingford fire identified as family of arson suspect

Ragusa, 48, died from smoke inhalation and his death was ruled a suicide, the medical examiner reported.
3 years ago

Olympia school enters lockdown after student brings gun to first day of class

Olympia Police said they got a call from administrators after they were tipped off that a student arrived on campus with a concealed handgun.
3 years ago

Consent decree between SPD, City of Seattle to ‘partially’ end

A federal judge ruled two outstanding issues -- officer accountability and police crowd control tactics -- will still need federal oversight.
3 years ago

Stine: Violent Labor Day weekend leaves Seattle eyeing most homicides in a single year

Homicides in Seattle increased by 7% in the first half of 2023 year-over-year, and now the city is in danger of surpassing 1994's record of 69 murders.
3 years ago

Ex-Proud Boys leader from Auburn sentenced to 18 years in prison

In the 31 months since Jan. 6, 2021, more than 1,106 individuals have been arrested in nearly all 50 states for crimes related to the breach of the Capitol.
3 years ago

WA Supreme Court: Unions can no longer block release of state workers’ contact info

The Washington State Supreme Court concluded Thursday unions can no longer block a request for a state employee's contact information.
3 years ago

State record set: 21-pound mahi-mahi fish caught off Westport

The 21 pound, 48-inch-long mahi mahi was caught 42 miles off the Washington coast by angler Wade La Fontaine Aug. 25.
3 years ago

Court scraps Tacoma City Council-backed renter’s measure for Nov. ballot

Measure 2 was placed on the November ballot as an alternative to a citizen’s initiative -- also known as the Tenant Bill of Rights.
3 years ago

Tacoma auto repair shop catches fire; part of building could collapse

Fire crews are battling the flames from the outside of the building. People within that area of Tacoma are advised to close all windows and doors.
3 years ago

‘Betrayed colleagues’: Kent woman sentenced after embezzling $2.5M from firm

At the sentencing hearing in the embezzlement case, one of the district judges noted the woman's theft was driven by a drug addiction.
3 years ago

Birch Bay Waterslides shuts down for season after man suffers injury

Birch Bay Waterslides in Blaine will be closed for the rest of the season after a person was injured Friday, the water park announced.
3 years ago

Ed Sheeran breaks Taylor Swift’s 1-month-old Lumen Field crowd record

Ed Sheeran, promoting his new album "Autumn Variations," performed his new album in front of 77,286 adoring fans -- the most ever at Lumen Field.
3 years ago

Jake Skorheim once walked away from becoming a PI. Here’s why.

"'If you want to make that money back, I know a private eye and he is always looking for help,'" Jake Skorheim said.
3 years ago

22 WA counties sue DSHS over refusal to provide behavioral health services

The DSHS is facing a lawsuit over the department’s decision to stop providing treatment for people in need when exiting the criminal legal system.
3 years ago

John Curley sets, survives his own ‘death date,’ reflects on Dori Monson’s life

Eleven years ago, on June 19, 2012, John Curley proclaimed on his radio show that he would be dead in 10 years.
3 years ago

Seattle’s Little League team 1 win away from US Championship appearance

Northeast Seattle defeated Nolensville, Tennessee 6-2 Monday after dominating Maine in a mercy rule-shortened game last week.
3 years ago

Cliff Mass: ‘Ascribing climate change to every weather event is very dangerous’

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee continues to claim fighting climate change can simultaneously provide a boost to the economy.
3 years ago