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Life-sized Noah’s Ark replica plans to sail into Seattle

The ark aims to be as close to the original, if you don't count the movie theater, actors and virtual reality. This mega-vessel plans to sail to Seattle soon.
11 years ago

List of Tacoma schools with lead in water grows to 11

As crews in Tacoma start digging up pipes at some homes Thursday, the number of Tacoma schools with lead contamination in water has grown to 11 schools.
11 years ago

Armed robbers steal alcohol, cigarettes from Bellevue Walgreens

Police are looking for three suspects who held up a Walgreens in Bellevue early Wednesday.
11 years ago

Six Tacoma schools now reporting lead in drinking water

Students at Horace Mann and Jennie Reed elementary schools are drinking bottled water after "unacceptable" levels of leads were found in the water.
11 years ago

Water Taxi preparing for 200 percent more riders during viaduct closure

The two-week closure of the Alaskan Way Viaduct starting Friday will have major traffic ripple effects including thousands of people using the King County Water Taxi.
11 years ago

Donald Trump expected to campaign in Washington state

Donald Trump is expected to be campaigning in Washington state in early May ahead of the state’s primary.
11 years ago

Train derails at Port of Tacoma

A empty tanker train has derailed at the Port of Tacoma, with 18 cars off the tracks. Twitter user ‏@gbo2086 posted photos of the train at Lincoln and Taylor Way in Tacoma at about 9:30 a.m. .@bflingerKIRO7 took this picture of rail car on side #Tacoma. I counted 14 rail cars. May be more. @KIRO7Seattle […]
11 years ago

Seattle Public Utilities: Customers should run water before drinking it

Seattle Public Utilities are telling its customers to run their water for two minutes before using it if they haven't run water in a while. The precaution comes after lead was discovered in water in Tacoma.
11 years ago

More metered parking? Seattle transportation director is considering it

Seattle Department of Transportation Director Scott Kubly recently asked his staff to put together a list together of the top five places without metered parking.
11 years ago

Detectives search for missing Edmonds teen

Snohomish County detectives are asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing Edmonds teen in the Mukilteo area.
11 years ago

Bellevue football parents oppose investigation: ‘It’s about being black in Bellevue’

Parents supporting the Bellevue High School football team amid an investigation made their voices heard Tuesday night, some claiming the investigation was racist.
11 years ago

Plans to build enormous methanol refinery in Tacoma canceled

Plans to build the world's largest methanol refinery in Tacoma have been canceled but not because of public opposition.
11 years ago

Neighbors: Squatters kept breaking into house before South Seattle fire

Smoke was seen for miles from a house engulfed in flames on South Donovan Street in South Seattle on Tuesday afternoon.
11 years ago

Sheriff’s Office: ‘The public should absolutely be worried’

Detectives with the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office said two brother, John and Tony Reed, murdered Patrick Shunn and Monique Patenaude, reported missing out of Arlington earlier this month.
11 years ago

Missing Arlington couple’s vehicles found in Oso woods

SUVs belonging to an Arlington couple who was reported missing on Monday were found in Snohomish County.
11 years ago

No tsunami threat for Washington state after powerful Japan quake

A powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Japan, barely 24 hours after a deadly quake hit the same region.
11 years ago

12-year-old says friend saved him during Maple Valley car crash

Middle school-aged children have been struck by a vehicle in Maple Valley. Serious injuries have been reported.
11 years ago

Woman shot by bounty hunter in King County

A woman is in critical condition after she was shot by a bail bondsman near Graham.
11 years ago

Family of man found murdered in Everett swamp begs for help finding killer

Everett police are looking for a killer of a 54-year-old man whose body was found in a swamp just off I-5.
11 years ago

Iron Maiden visited Boeing’s Paine Field yesterday before Tacoma concert

Iron Maiden’s so-called Ed Force One landed in the Puget Sound region. The rock stars’ Boeing 747 landed at Boeing Paine Field in Everett a few hours ahead of their concert at the Tacoma Dome on Monday night. It flew in from Vancouver. #EdForceOne departs Vancouver 1300 arrives Paine Field (PAE) 1350 'Coming Home' to […]
11 years ago

Major truck traffic expected for downtown Seattle convention center expansion

The $1.4 billion expansion to the Washington State Convention Center will bring tens of thousands of truck trips in and around downtown Seattle, close to Capitol Hill and onto I-5.
11 years ago

Study says new Lakewood Chick-fil-A won’t cause traffic jams

A developer for the fast-food chain says crowds of customers at a future Chick-fil-A restaurant in the South Sound won't cause traffic problems.
11 years ago

Residents square off with developer on plan to turn seminary building into hotel, spa

Kenmore residents squared off recently at city hall with a developer who wants to turn part of a state park into a hotel and spa.
11 years ago