Report: Defective parts on thousands of Boeing planes need repairs
The Federal Aviation Administration is expected to announce mandatory inspections and the potential mandatory replacement of defective parts on nearly 1,400 Boeing 737s on Monday.11 years ago
Seattle City Council rejects 12-week paid parental leave
Seattle city employees will have to settle for four weeks of parental leave rather than a proposed 12 weeks.11 years ago
The last straw: Orcas Island residents bypass Internet providers
Residents of Orcas Island were growing increasingly frustrated with slow Internet connection speeds and outages that would sometimes last a for days.11 years ago
Controversy over McKinley/Denali is similar to Mount Rainier’s own story
The name of Alaska's Mount McKinley is returning to its original title, Denali. The battle for the name is strikingly similar to that of Mount Rainier.11 years ago
Check out ‘the biggest snake ever known to exist’
Seattle's Burke Museum puts the largest snake ever to have slithered the earth on display.11 years ago
Missing Orting woman’s body found in woods
The body of a missing Orting woman last seen June 6 in Spanaway has been found in the woods near Kapowsin.11 years ago
Amidst skyrocketing rents, some Seattle landlords are keeping it real
As rents rise in Seattle, there are still real estate unicorns refusing to gouge their tenants, and keeping their rents affordable despite their neighbors.11 years ago
University District needle, meth pipe distributor defends drugs as legitimate choice
Everyone has an image of the kind of people who use needle exchange programs: People who are sick. Who've hit bottom. Who are perhaps ashamed of how desperate they've become.12 years ago
Seattle’s chief of police demotes 4 top cops
Seattle's chief of police has demoted all four of her assistant chiefs to make way for new leadership in the department.12 years ago
State senator proposes oil pipeline across Washington
It you don't like the idea of running oil through our state on trains, what would you think about building a pipeline instead?12 years ago
Downtown Seattle Westin Hotel evacuated for fire
At least two floors of Seattle's Westin Hotel on Fifth Avenue were evacuated Wednesday afternoon for a fire on the 11th floor.12 years ago
Woman’s body discovered in vacant Bellevue apartment building
Police say maintenance workers discovered a woman's body in an empty apartment of a vacant building, Saturday in Bellevue.12 years ago
Seattle getting its first marijuana vending machine
The first marijuana vending machine is coming to Seattle. The ZaZZZ, as it's called, isn't your average chips and candy dispenser.12 years ago
Seattle Kitchen’s guide to Super Bowl Feast Mode
For the first Seahawks Super Bowl win, it might have been acceptable to throw together some chips and dip and call it a meal, but now the team is taking it to the next level and the 12s are going to have to step up and get into Feast Mode.12 years ago
SDOT, Seattle police employing new tactics to avoid port backups
City of Seattle and Port of Seattle officials say they'll try new tactics to reduce the traffic backups that have caused two days of slowdowns and safety hazards as cargo trucks try to reach a port terminal.12 years ago
520 bridge contractor fined $170,500 for safety violations
Kiewit-General has been fined $170,500 for willful and serious safety violations uncovered after a crane accident at their site in Aberdeen.12 years ago
Reporter Tim Haeck leaving KIRO Radio after 36 years
Award-winning KIRO Radio reporter Tim Haeck has announced he will be retiring after 36 years reporting the news in Seattle.12 years ago
Alaskan Way Viaduct sinks 1 inch in a few weeks; WSDOT says ‘it’s still safe’
Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct is sinking, dropping as much as one inch in just a few weeks.12 years ago
1 dead, 2 injured in Belltown shooting
A man is dead and a man brandishing a stolen gun near a Belltown shooting has been arrested.12 years ago
Seattle City Council replaces Columbus Day
The Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday on a resolution replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day in the city.12 years ago
Bracelet created by UW students alerts drinkers of their intoxicated state
A bracelet created by University of Washington students can monitor how drunk you are, and then tells you - and your friends - when it's time for you to be cut off.12 years ago
Man faces 20 years to life for starting back burns he says were meant to save neighbors’ property from wildfire
The Okanogan County sheriff's office says two Twisp men were arrested for investigation of arson for setting unauthorized back burns at a wildfire.12 years ago
High winds cause Washington wildfire to double in size
It was a rough night for the more than 200 firefighters attempting to contain a wildfire burning north of Ellensburg.12 years ago
