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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.

Man charged with sixth DUI in Tacoma after crashing car at park

A man arrested for DUI in Tacoma should be familiar with the process. On Sunday after a hit-and-run collision at Oakland Memorial Park in Tacoma he was charged for the sixth time with driving under the influence.
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Renton murder suspect captured in Oregon motel

Police stormed into a motel room in this seaside town Tuesday evening and captured a Washington state man suspected of killing his grandparents, ending a multistate search and a tense daylong standoff at the motel.
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North Seattle shooting suspect in custody

A woman suspected of critically wounding a 65-year-old man in a Seattle parks department building was arrested at her home Friday, hours after allegedly fleeing the scene of the shooting.
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House falls off truck on I-5 near Marysville

Falling houses sounds like something from "The Wizard of Oz," but such an incident caused significant traffic backups on I-5 Tuesday.
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Man spends night in crashed vehicle in Seattle ravine

Firefighters rescued a man who spent the night in his car down a ravine in North Seattle.
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Body of man found near crashed van in Redmond

Authorities say it appears that a man whose body was found near a crashed van in a rural area northeast of Redmond died at least a week ago.
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Body discovered in car in Redmond; may have been there for weeks

A body has been found in a car near an embankment in Redmond, and could have been there for weeks if not longer.
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Vandals target Girl Scout cookies in hit

Boxes and boxes of Girl Scout cookies were ruined when vandals hit a Monroe family's garage on Sunday.
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Seattle police looking for ‘Tan Man Bandit’

Seattle police are comparing a Capitol Hill bank robber to an Oompa Loompa after several witnesses report the suspect's skin was orange.
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Suspected shooter in Las Vegas Strip crash that killed Maple Valley woman arrested

Police say a felon sought in a shooting and crash that killed three people, including a Maple Valley woman, on the Las Vegas Strip is in custody in the Los Angeles area.
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FAA head says Boeing 787 fix needs extensive testing before flights can resume

The head of the Federal Aviation Administration says he expects a recommendation from his staff next week on whether to accept Boeing's plan to fix its troubled 787 Dreamliners. But it'll take extensive testing before passenger service can resume.
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Embattled Pacific mayor fires another clerk, comes under fire again

The embattled mayor of the troubled city of Pacific is at it again, firing another city clerk just six months after hiring her following the termination of her predecessor.
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Man shot by Seattle police near Carkeek Park dies; was registered sex offender

A registered sex offender shot multiple times by Seattle police in northwest Seattle Tuesday night has died.
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Washington-based Sea Shepherd denies claims they’re ‘modern-day pirates’

A federal appeals court panel says a group of anti-whaling protesters based out of Friday Harbor are "modern-day pirates" and ordered them to halt their aggressive and high-profile attacks of Japanese whalers.
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Seattle police search for hit and run driver that ran over man twice

Seattle police say a driver hit a man who was waiting at a bus stop twice before taking off from the scene.
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How sequester cuts might hit Washington’s smaller airports

Federal spending cuts that are set to kick in if the sequestration takes effect March 1 could put a crimp in air travel at some smaller airports.
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Lawmaker wants to keep Tacoma Narrows tolls right where they’re at

A day after a state commission recommended raising the toll on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge by 25 cents, a state lawmaker has announced a bill to keep the toll right where it is.
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Police looking for robbers that held up grocery store by shotgun

Police are looking for three robbers who held up a Seattle grocery with a shotgun and hit one of the employees to get into the safe.
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Highway 99 closure this weekend

Highway 99 will close in both directions this weekend south of the West Seattle Bridge.
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Winter storm blowing into Puget Sound area

A storm blowing into the Northwest is expected to bring winds up to 40 mph along with a great deal of snow in the mountains, and the potential for some snow showers in the lowlands.
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Seattle security camera network raises concerns about privacy

There was a lot of passionate testimony to the Seattle City Council about a wireless camera network being installed around the city.
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Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon resigns

Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon resigned Thursday at the end of his "state of the county" speech, saying his family has suffered enough from the political controversy surrounding his office.
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Bare breasted baristas busted in Everett

Talk about scalding hot coffee: Everett police have arrested three baristas for putting on strip shows at their coffee stand.
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U.S. Olympic Committee gauging interest of hosting games in Seattle in 2024

The U.S. Olympic Committee is looking for cities interested in bidding for the 2024 Summer Games. Seattle was one of 35 cities that received letters Tuesday to gauge interest in a potential bid to bring the Summer Olympics back to the U.S. for the first time since 1996.
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