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Attending New Year’s Eve at the Needle? Here are best ways to get around

As we quickly approach 2024, people are getting ready to ring in the new year at the Space Needle!
3 years ago

Boeing recommends airlines inspect 737 Max planes for critical loose or missing bolt

Boeing is strongly urging airlines to inspect every 737 Max aircraft for a critically important bolt that may be either loose or missing.
3 years ago

Lumen to pay $825,000 after illegally disconnecting customers during pandemic

According to Attorney General Bob Ferguson, Lumen -- formerly known as CenturyLink -- disconnected 1,099 customers in 2020 and 2021.
3 years ago

‘I don’t have regrets’: An exit interview with Seattle council firebrand Kshama Sawant

She reflected on that legacy in an in-depth interview, where we talked through some of her biggest victories and regrets over her time on the city council.
3 years ago

Plan to be out and about on New Year’s Eve? Ride Seattle-area public transit free

Free rides will be available on Community Transit, Everett Transit, King County Metro, Sound Transit Link light rail, Sounder trains and more.
3 years ago

New JN.1 COVID variant may be more contagious but less severe

Officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are warning that flu and COVID, combined with holiday gatherings, could lead to a spike in illnesses this winter.
3 years ago

Tacoma business owner describes burglary ‘like a scene out of a movie’

A Tacoma business was burglarized on Christmas, with thieves filling up two vehicles with about $50K worth the silver bars and coins.
3 years ago

Rainier Valley shooting near Safeway sparks major police response

A shooting in Seattle’s Rainier Valley early Thursday sparked a large police response.
3 years ago

Seattle police investigate fatal shooting in University District

Seattle police say they are investigating after someone was shot and killed in the U-District.
3 years ago

Renton police respond to fatal crash after driver smashes car in half with light pole

Investigators say the sedan hit the light pole at a high rate of speed and the driver died at the scene.
3 years ago

Congresswoman Jayapal speaks out on U.S. involvement in oversea war conflicts

As the conflict continues to rage, Congresswoman Jayapal said she’s concerned that humanitarian aid has been reduced to nearly nothing.
3 years ago

Seattle police welcome 62-year-old recruit into department

Jay Mackey is now officially joining the department at 62 years old.
3 years ago

International flight from London makes forced landing in Yakima

Police learned that an international flight from London was being diverted to the Yakima airport because of heavy weather on Wednesday night.
3 years ago

Sumner man didn’t think he’d ‘wake up in the morning with no eye’ after getting caught in crossfire

“I was heading home for the night and just got off the freeway and it wasn’t it was not even on my mind to wake up in the morning with no eye,” said Terry.
3 years ago

Man stabbed at Link Light Rail Station in Tukwila

A man was stabbed in his lower back at the Link Light Rail Station in Tukwila Tuesday afternoon.
3 years ago

Alaska Airlines flight attendants picketing at Sea-Tac ahead of strike vote

Travelers at Sea-Tac Airport will see a group of Alaska Airlines flight attendants demonstrating on Tuesday ahead of the busy next round of holiday trips.
3 years ago

New surveillance video shows teens’ violent escape, attack of staff member at Echo Glen

KIRO 7 has obtained both surveillance and body camera video through a public records request of the mass breakout at Echo Glen Children’s Center on May 28.
3 years ago

Woodinville’s Molbak’s to shut down after recent exclusion from Gardens District project

Molbak’s Garden + Home announced Monday its intention to close down operations after eleventh-hour negotiations with their developer/landlord to stay in their long-term home failed, according to a media release from the company.
3 years ago

Pair of orphaned black bear cubs named Timber and Thorn find new home at Portland Zoo

A pair of orphaned black bear cubs that were rescued in Alaska have found a new home at the Oregon Zoo in Portland.
3 years ago

Employee missing after fire ‘gutted’ historic Fairhaven building

Tragedy in the North Sound as an employee is missing after a historic building goes up in flames in Fairhaven.
3 years ago

Snohomish County food bank struck by thieves takes ‘significant hit’

A Snohomish County food bank is now scrambling to stock shelves for the holidays after someone came in and cleared them out. 
3 years ago

Self-proclaimed ‘Kia Boyz’ face numerous felonies after 6 alleged robberies in same day

Bellevue police have arrested two 18-year-old self-proclaimed “Kia Boyz” for a slew of robberies and car thefts.
3 years ago

Cancer patients continue to face blackmail threats weeks after Fred Hutch hack

The fallout continues from a massive data breach at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center almost a month ago. Hackers cracked into the health center’s servers and stole patient’s personal information. Now they’re blackmailing those patients for ransom.
3 years ago

Seattle first in nation for package thefts: How you can fight back against porch pirates

First off, try to be home for deliveries. If possible, have your deliveries sent to a brick-and-mortar store. Amazon offers lockers, or you can get a home locker.
3 years ago