KIRO 7 Seattle

KIRO 7 News Staff

KIRO-TV is a television station in Seattle, Washington, United States, affiliated with CBS and Telemundo.

Tacoma woman shot in hip says she’ll limp to next council meeting to advocate for neighborhood

As the bars were closing early Saturday morning, the Tacoma Police Department said two people were shot one block over on S. 7th Street and Pacific Avenue.
3 years ago

Seattle City Light voices concerns as Sourdough fire threatens infrastructure, 5% contained

Wildland firefighters continue to fight the flames being emitted from the Sourdough fire near Ross Lake. The fire broke out on July 29.
3 years ago

‘We need to stand together’: Friends and family gather to honor man killed in SODO

Friends and family of Amere Geda gathered Friday evening in SODO to remember and honor the husband and father of two.
3 years ago

Skagit County pastor sentenced after continuing to run elaborate drug ring from jail

A Skagit County pastor accused of leading an elaborate drug ring has been sentenced to four-and-a-half years in prison.
3 years ago

Auburn will pay $5.9 million to family of man killed by police in 2019

The city of Auburn has reached a five point nine million dollar settlement with the Strickland family after 26-year-old Enosa Strickland was shot and killed by police in May of 2019.
3 years ago

Fate of Apple Cup still up in air as WSU deals with fallout from UW’s Pac-12 exit

The tension is still evident at the Washington State University Athletic Department after the University of Washington announced last week that it would be going to the Big 10.
3 years ago

Plans for Spanaway tiny home village move forward despite political controversy

 Plans for a Spanaway tiny home village will still move forward even as the political controversy around it continued on Wednesday with the County Executive throwing in his voice.
3 years ago

Neighbors rally to stop company from cutting down Douglas Fir in Seattle

A new showdown is looming Tuesday night around the potential removal of a large tree in Seattle. A huge Douglas Fir on Northeast 90th in Maple Leaf could be cut down as soon as Thursday.
3 years ago

Starter home sales in Seattle drop 36%, largest of any US metro area

 A new analysis by Seattle-based Redfin is confirming what many have already suspected, it’s getting tougher for many Americans to purchase a starter home.
3 years ago

Seattle City Light voices concerns as Sourdough fire threatens infrastructure

Wildland firefighters continue to fight the flames being emitted from the Sourdough fire near Ross Lake. The fire broke out on July 29 near the Ross Lake Recreation Area.
3 years ago

Mother of missing Oakley Carlson sentenced to 43 months in prison

Jordan Bowers is the mother of 5-year-old Oakly Carlson who has been missing since 2021. She recently pled guilty to identity theft and fraud. On Monday, a judge sentenced her to 43 months in prison.
3 years ago

‘This by far has been the worst thing we’ve seen’: 8 cars destroyed at Lake City small business

Eight used cars were destroyed by fire Monday morning in a secured Lake City lot. The Northeast 137th Street property is owned by local business SNS Auto.
3 years ago

Two children die on the same day of acute drug intoxication in Kent

Two children have died from acute drug intoxication in Kent, according to the King County Medical Examiner’s Office.
3 years ago

Hundreds gather at Green Lake to honor victims of atomic bombings 78 years later

Hundreds made their way to Green Lake Park to honor the lives lost in the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki 78 years ago.
3 years ago

Environmental and anti-violence groups protest Seafair’s star attraction

Local environmental and anti-violence groups came together with signs and chants. They told us they’re not anti-Seafair, they’re anti-Blue Angels.
3 years ago

Man on Bellevue street shot by passenger in moving car

A man walking down a Bellevue street was hit by a bullet fired from a passing car early Friday.
3 years ago

Stanwood deck collapse puts 8 in hospital

Eight people were taken to the hospital Friday evening following a deck collapse at a youth camp near Stanwood.
3 years ago

8-foot alligator among reptiles killed in Lake Stevens house fire

A Lake Stevens house fire early Friday morning has killed an eight-foot alligator along with other reptiles.
3 years ago

2 men dead, 9 mobile homes destroyed in Lakewood fire

Seven mobile homes caught fire as crews with West Pierce Fire & Rescue worked a large brush fire in Lakewood Friday afternoon.
3 years ago

Homeowners face $32,000 lawsuit from Pierce County over homeless camps on their properties

Pierce County is suing Golden Oak homeowners for $32,000 as they struggle to clean up homeless encampments on the shaded parts of their property.
3 years ago

North Seattle collision leaves man in wheelchair trapped under car

Wednesday evening a 37-year-old man in a wheelchair was trapped under a car after being hit on Aurora Avenue.
3 years ago

‘I want to see a more humane response’: 43% of Seattle homeless sweeps given no notice, no help

Dozens of protestors rallied Tuesday afternoon at the steps of Seattle City Hall. The newfound coalition, ‘Services Not Sweeps’ is calling on the Mayor’s Office to ban encampment sweeps in extreme weather
3 years ago

Over $200k in damage after 9 cars catch fire in Lynnwood apartment parking lot

Nine cars caught on fire Wednesday morning in the parking lot of a Lynnwood apartment complex, according to South Snohomish Fire and Rescue.
3 years ago

‘I’m completely out of sorts’: Seattle hair salon owner in shock after bullets tore through business

A shooting in Seattle’s Central District injured one man and damaged a nearby business. Those bullets shot out two windows of a hair salon. That salon’s owner told us, Tuesday afternoon, she was exhausted after she spent hours sweeping up glass, and the bullets that made the mess.
3 years ago