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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Straight from the KIRO Newsradio newsdesk. Contributors include reporters Sam Campbell, Luke Duecy, Aaron Granillo, Heather Bosch, Matt Markovich, James Lynch, Katrina Guischard, Charlie Harger and more.

How far can you go on social media before it breaks the law?

One Monroe man recently found out there is a line between pranks and breaking the law via making threats, even on social media.
7 years ago

Two cases of mumps confirmed at Eastern Washington University

Eastern Washington University has confirmed two students have the mumps, the first recorded cases in the county this year.
7 years ago

Bellevue police search for suspect after Lake Hills home set on fire

Bellevue police are looking for a man who allegedly set a home on fire in the Lake Hills neighborhood in Bellevue early Thursday morning.
7 years ago

Auburn police officer shoots, kills knife-wielding man

One man is dead after an officer-involved shooting at an Auburn apartment complex early Monday morning.
7 years ago

Washington boasts 12 companies in latest Fortune 500 list

It's official: Washington state has 12 home-grown companies on the Fortune 500 list, led -- unsurprisingly -- by Amazon, Microsoft, and Costco.
7 years ago

Puyallup police find naked suspect in garage after high-speed chase

Police arrested a naked man at a Puyallup home on Monday who'd fled the hospital after crashing his car in a high-speed chase down Highway 167.
7 years ago

Roughly 15,000 people a week are flying out of new Paine Field in Everett

Two months in, approximately 10,000 to 15,000 people are flying out of Paine Field, the new commercial airport in Everett that features 24 flights daily.
7 years ago

WDFW: Take photo, then scare bears out of your backyard

If you see bears wandering into your backyard or onto your street, take a photo, and then scare them away, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
7 years ago

Gig Harbor PD search for woman trying to lure children with ‘ruse’

Gig Harbor police are asking for the public's help identifying a possible suspect in two child luring accounts. The incidents have not officially been reported to police, but are very similar accounts.
7 years ago

Cars crushed by demolished wall in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

The wall of a garage being demolished in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood came crashing down on several parked cars Monday afternoon.
7 years ago

Washington state tests its ability to respond to a plague

Officials with the Washington State Department of Health began a weeklong exercise Monday to test the state's ability to respond to a plague.
7 years ago

Gas prices surging in Washington state, relief a few weeks away

Gas prices have once again gone higher around Washington state. But experts predict that the hikes may start to level off soon.
7 years ago

Teen charged in murder of Puyallup store owner

A 16-year-old Federal Way High School student was charged on Friday for the murder of a 79-year-old store owner.
7 years ago

Kent man arrested for threatening Trump family, Ben Shapiro

A 27-year-old Kent man was arrested for making threats to high profile figures such as Ben Shapiro and members of President Trump's family.
7 years ago

Woman charged with rape of boy on lacrosse team in Puyallup

The wife of a Puyallup lacrosse coach has been charged with the rape of one of his players -- an 11 year-old-boy.
7 years ago

Man accused of death threats to Tacoma City Council over bowling alley

A man is accused of threatening to kill the entire Tacoma City Council if even "one splinter or brick" is removed from a bowling alley slated for demolition.
7 years ago

Potential explosives found while Tacoma PD investigate murder suspect’s home

Tacoma police blocked off an entire neighborhood block after finding possible explosive devices in a murder suspect's home.
7 years ago

Weather conditions and the tragic Seattle crane collapse

University of Washington weather expert Cliff Mass explains the windy conditions over Saturday afternoon, around the time of a crane collapse in Seattle.
7 years ago

Women-owned businesses up 38 percent in Seattle since 2007

An annual report points to a massive uptick in women-owned businesses both across the country, and in Washington state.
7 years ago

Everett/Edmonds high speed chase: 2 in custody, including homicide suspect

A high speed chase out of Everett ended in Edmonds with a heavy police presence. Two suspects were taken into custody, one on suspicion of a homicide.
7 years ago

Seattle Tunnel Partners face sanctions in Bertha lawsuit

Thurston County Judge Carol Murphy released a ruling Monday, saying that Seattle Tunnel Partners will face sanctions in a lawsuit regarding cost overruns in the SR 99 tunnel project.
7 years ago

Bellevue police investigating another rideshare rape case

Bellevue police are investigating a sexual assault case involving a rideshare driver. It is the second, unrelated rape-related case involving rideshares in the Seattle area.
7 years ago

Kitsap County considers banning retail sale of cats and dogs

Concerns about "puppy mills" and "kitten factories" have increased talks of a ban in Kitsap County on the retail sale of cats and dogs.
7 years ago

Report: Washington Rep. Matt Shea allegedly used app to discuss surveillance of liberals

Washington State Republican Representative Matt Shea reportedly was found to have taken part in an online discussion which planned surveillance and violence of liberals around Spokane.
7 years ago