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KIRO 7 News Staff

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Sawant proposes ‘socially responsible banking’ ordinance to help defund DAPL

Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant spoke at a rally outside the Seattle City Hall for the city to end its ties with Wells Fargo.
10 years ago

Local impact on abortion rights with Trump’s Supreme Court nomination

Abortion rights supporters are deeply worried that President Trump's nomination of Neil Gorsuch to the U.S. Supreme Court will lead to life-changing reversal.
10 years ago

Officer-involved shooting in Lynnwood closes SR 99 for hours

Lynnwood police said a shooting happened near the 19200 block of Highway 99 shortly before 10 a.m.
10 years ago

Kitsap County businessman missing after three bodies found at Seabeck home

John Careaga and his 2005 Ford F-150 pickup truck have been missing since Friday night when Kitsap County Sheriff's deputies responded to a 911 call that something violent was happening inside the Seabeck home.
10 years ago

City considering major changes to downtown Seattle streets to absorb more buses

City officials say that if nothing is done, extra gridlock could add an average of three and a half minutes to each bus trip.
10 years ago

New push to restrict law enforcement surveillance cameras on City Light poles

There's new pushback against law enforcement surveillance cameras in Seattle after the inauguration of President Donald Trump.
10 years ago

Pot shop offers $2K reward to catch repeat teen burglars

Fed up by repeated break-in attempts, a local pot shop owner is now offering a $2,000 reward to catch the suspected teen thieves.
10 years ago

Man killed by Sound Transit train in South Seattle

Link light rail service is not operating between Columbia City and Rainier Beach stations because of a pedestrian trapped on the train tracks.
10 years ago

Blind woman inspires others walking in Seattle women’s march

Among the thousands was a small woman walking arm in arm with a younger man. She was a blind woman and she also battles Parkinson’s disease.
10 years ago

Seattle cop killer Chris Monfort dies in prison

Christopher Monfort, the man who killed a Seattle police officer in 2009, has died in prison, according to KIRO 7.
10 years ago

King County rolls out first phase of food safety ratings program

Restaurants in King County will have food safety signs in their windows that clearly indicate how they scored in their latest safety inspections.
10 years ago

Man suspected in Bellevue arson had run-in at mosque last summer

An arson fire badly damaged the Islamic Center of the Eastside in Bellevue early Saturday morning, and one man was arrested.
10 years ago

Historic Green Lake ice is tempting but treacherous, say experts

Green Lake is covered in ice as temps drop. But experts say it still isn't strong enough to walk on. That hasn't stopped people from doing just that.
10 years ago

Expect traffic delays between Seattle and Bellevue this weekend

Road work on eastbound I-90 will limit lanes between Seattle and Bellevue over the weekend. That will likely cause traffic to slow on connecting highways.
10 years ago

White Center woman charged with hate crime after Facebook rant

A King County woman was charged with a hate crime after allegedly posting a video on Facebook that prosecutors say shows her tailing a Hispanic woman in her car.
10 years ago

Seattle City Light still doesn’t know why power failed

There was likely no sweeter sound than the power coming back on for more than 20,000 City Light customers in the dark for three hours in six Seattle neighborhoods Sunday.
10 years ago

Man goes on destructive rampage through Seattle in stolen truck

Seattle police and SWAT responded after a man stole a truck and went on a destructive rampage in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood.
10 years ago

Part of hospital in Puyallup closed, evacuated for investigation

Part of the Multicare Good Samaritan Hospital in Puyallup has been closed and evacuated. An investigation there involves a vehicle parked at the main entrance.
10 years ago

Winter Weather Advisory issued, with freezing rain and snow threat overnight

KIRO 7 Chief Meteorologist Morgan Palmer reports that as we transition to a warmer airmass around Western Washington, the threat of frozen precipitation -- snow, freezing rain and then just rain -- are likely.
10 years ago

Man threatens to ‘shoot somebody’ at Colman Dock

A man was taken into custody by Washington State Patrol troopers Friday evening after he made a threat on a ferry.
10 years ago

Mount Vernon officer wounded on the job speaks first sentence

Mount Vernon Police Officer Mike McClaughry, who was shot in the head during a call in December, said his first sentence Thursday.
10 years ago

Cascade Mall shooting suspect in court Thursday afternoon

Arcan Cetin, suspected Cascade Mall shooter, will have a competency evaluation before he is allowed to plead guilty or not guilty in court.
10 years ago

Metro Park-and-Ride begins issuing carpool permits

King County Metro Park-and-Ride users can now apply for a carpool permit if they share a car on the way to the lot regularly.
10 years ago

Burien’s first homicide of 2017 is third in same alley

Detectives, who took three men into custody, believe the shooting in Burien may have been gang-related.
10 years ago