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Washington State Senator Ed Murray to enter Seattle race for mayor

Another challenger has entered the race for Seattle mayor. Washington State Senator Ed Murray announced his plans to run for mayor on Wednesday.
14 years ago

WSDOT considering I-5 shoulder driving to ease congestion

With budgets and space constrained, WSDOT says it's considering allowing shoulder driving on some congested parts of I-5.
14 years ago

Seattle mayor says start date for seawall project only tentative

Some waterfront businesses have been angry about plans to start construction of Seattle's central seawall in September, when tourists are still around.
14 years ago

Mudslide halts Sounder train service to Everett

Northline Sounder service to Mukilteo and Everett is now canceled through Thursday morning, thanks to a slide just before noon on Tuesday.
14 years ago

New law will require carbon monoxide detectors

A new law requiring carbon monoxide detectors that takes effect Jan 1 aims to help keep people from getting poisoned.
14 years ago

Elderly man killed after walking into traffic

An elderly man is dead after walking into traffic Monday night on SR-99 in South Seattle.
14 years ago

Construction on Charlie and Braden Powell memorial complete

A memorial remembering the Charlie and Braden Powell is now standing at Woodbine Cemetery in Puyallup.
14 years ago

FAA expected to approve Paine Field commercial flights Monday

The FAA is expected to give the go ahead Monday to commercial flights at Paine Field in Snohomish County.
14 years ago

Man shot multiple times in vehicle in south Seattle

Police say a 40-year-old man was taken to a hospital with life threatening injuries from multiple gunshot wounds on Sunday.
14 years ago

New Seattle arena images unveiled

Chris Hansen's design team has released new architectural images for the arena he's proposing in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood.
14 years ago

Wildlife officials to shoot sick coyote seen in Seattle park

Wildlife officials are searching for a coyote that appears to be sick in Seattle's Volunteer Park.
14 years ago

Seattle hit and run driver turns herself in

A 37-year old woman will be in court Friday morning after she finally turned herself in for allegedly ramming her car into a couple of teens.
14 years ago

School speed zone cameras catch near 6,000 speeders

Seattle city officials were surprised by the number of speeders caught by new automated cameras installed in four area school zones.
14 years ago

Police looking for woman accused of running down two teenagers with car

Seattle police are looking for a 37-year-old woman, who's accused of plowing her car into two teenage girls after an argument about her pit bull.
14 years ago

Teen charged with murder of man in convenience store parking lot

A 16-year-old gang member was arrested Tuesday night in Tacoma in the fatal shooting of a man on Nov. 18 in a convenience store parking lot.
14 years ago

Two teens hurt in hit and run outside West Seattle school

Police say a 30-year-old woman intentionally struck two teenage girls with her car after an altercation Wednesday morning outside Chief Sealth International High School in West Seattle.
14 years ago

Rain returning to Western Washington

After drying out for a few of days, Washington is in for more rain.
14 years ago

Seattle City Councilmember Tim Burgess is running for mayor

It's only been three weeks since the last election, but the 2013 race for Seattle Mayor is underway.
14 years ago

Rats, garbage are latest problems for Nickelsville

Residents of the flooded Seattle homeless camp known as Nickelsville are dealing with a new problem, rats.
14 years ago

Cologne bottle sparks bomb scare in downtown Seattle

A suspicious item that caused a bomb scare Monday evening in downtown Seattle turned out to be a men's cologne bottle in the shape of a hand grenade.
14 years ago

Alleged drunk driver hits two people at Covington Walmart

Two people were hit in the parking lot at the Covington Walmart Thursday night as they were walking into the store.
14 years ago

RDTV: Helping the homeless

This holiday season Ron and Don are asking for your help.
14 years ago

Thanksgiving travelers should be ready for wet roads

Drivers will have to deal with scattered showers in the lowlands and snow in the mountain passes on one of the busiest travel days of the year.
14 years ago

Washington ski areas set to open thanks to heavy snow

There's a silver (or white) lining to all the heavy rain in the lowlands: enough snow in the mountains to let a number of local ski areas to open for the season.
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