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Travelers stuck for hours after freezing weather stops train miles short of Portland

It was a weekend trip to Portland cut short for travelers, after their Amtrak train was literally stopped in its tracks midway due to extreme winter weather.
3 years ago

Car abandoned in middle of I-5 causes 5 car crash near Shoreline

Troopers said the first driver was traveling southbound on I-5 at the Metro Busbarn when they hit the left side concrete jersey barrier.
3 years ago

Seattle experiences coldest temps in 33 years as freeze lingers overhead

Saturday morning remained at a steady 16 degrees until 9 a.m. when it increased to 21 degrees around lunch.
3 years ago

Mt. Baker closes ski area after ‘extremely cold temperatures’

Mt. Baker is temporarily closing the ski area after “extremely cold temperatures,” announced the mountain on Saturday.
3 years ago

SPD captain claims Chief Diaz has ‘history of misogyny’ in newly-filed lawsuit

This comes after a 2023 lawsuit by SPD Detective Bouldin, which alleges years of racial and gender discrimination against the 43-year veteran of the force.
3 years ago

‘He was a man of honor’ Family of rideshare driver react to suspected killer’s arrest

Edmonds Police say they have arrested a 21-year-old man in connection to the random murder of 31-year-old Abdikadir Gedi Sharrif, a rideshare driver shot and killed off Edmonds Way and 236th Street Southwest on Jan. 3rd.
3 years ago

35 dogs, cats and other animals found in ‘hazardous’ Tacoma home

Pierce County Animal Control rescued 35 animals from an unsafe, overcrowded home in Tacoma this week.
3 years ago

‘Everyone was eerily calm,’ recalls passenger aboard ill-fated Alaska Airlines flight

Terror in the skies: A Vancouver, Washington, woman shares the harrowing moments after an airplane blowout over Portland.
3 years ago

‘Kia Boy’ suspected of stealing 13 cars in two months faces slew of felony charges

The King County Prosecutor’s Office filed felony charges on Monday against an 18-year-old self-proclaimed “Kia Boy”
3 years ago

Community rallies around beloved Tacoma bagel shop after co-owner killed in New Orleans

The owner of a beloved Tacoma bagel shop was shot and killed in New Orleans late last week.
3 years ago

Paraplegic, Washington local living in Japan recalls ‘disconcerting’ New Year’s Day quake

A WSU Alum living and working in Japan is thankful that the 7.6 magnitude earthquake that rocked the country did not put him in danger.
3 years ago

Space Needle lights up purple in support of Huskies’ championship game

The Space Needle was lit up purple on Sunday night in support of the Washington Huskies’ championship game against the Michigan Wolverines.
3 years ago

‘My soul is this place’: The inspiring story behind Puyallup’s educator of the year

Angela Arteaga spends her days with some of the Puyallup School District’s littlest learners.
3 years ago

Muslim community mourns rideshare driver and ‘relentless volunteer’ who was gunned down in Edmonds

The Muslim community is mourning the loss of a rideshare driver, who was murdered in Edmonds this week.
3 years ago

‘You don’t touch people’: Customer accuses Kirkland store owner of discrimination, assault

A woman told KIRO 7 News that a Kirkland store owner had allegedly discriminated against and assaulted her while she was shopping inside his store.
3 years ago

Microscopic metal flake could pull back the curtain on DB Cooper’s true identity

 The famed and mysterious disappearance of D.B. Cooper has puzzled investigators for over half a century.
3 years ago

WA AG Ferguson calls for increase to penalty for price-fixing, collusion

Along with Sen. Yasmin Trudeau (D-Tacoma) and Rep. Darya Farivar (D-Lake City), Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson is proposing legislation to increase the maximum penalty for antitrust violations like price-fixing and collusion.
3 years ago

Puyallup couple raising funds after Japan earthquakes forced relatives to ‘start over with nothing’

The impact of the devasting earthquakes in Japan can be felt across the globe, including here in the Puget Sound. Trey and Rie Manning of Puyallup said Rie’s parents live in Japan and their home of 50 years on the Noto Peninsula was heavily damaged by the earthquakes.
3 years ago

Video shows base jumpers’ daring dive off Seattle skyscraper

SEATTLE — Police are investigating a daring — and illegal — base jump off a building near Downtown Seattle. A video shows two men jumping off a high-rise building in the First Hill neighborhood in the area of Eighth Avenue and Columbia Street. The men jumped from what could be a balcony or rooftop plaza, […]
3 years ago

Person pinned against Seattle’s Queen Anne Beerhall when car backs into building

Shortly after, the victim was put onto a gurney and then loaded into an ambulance. The extent of their injuries is not yet known.
3 years ago

‘It’s just so exciting’: Generations of Husky fans celebrate as UW advances to national championship

Generations of Husky fans are celebrating after the University of Washington Huskies defeated Texas and advanced to the national championship game.
3 years ago

Nearly 100 firefighters respond to massive 3-alarm blaze at First Hill apartment building

A massive 3-alarm fire that burned a vacant four-story apartment building in Seattle’s First Hill neighborhood spread to a second building, displacing its residents and causing evacuations in others.
3 years ago

Everett police investigating deaths of two people in their 40s

Just before noon Friday, the Major Crimes Unit with the Everett Police Department responded to a shooting in the 2500 block of Euclid Avenue.
3 years ago

Lynnwood police arrest woman accused of costing Ulta nearly half a million in robberies across PNW

Investigators said the 26-year-old woman allegedly cost the company about half a million dollars in damages and stolen merchandise.
3 years ago