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Apple, Microsoft, Nokia unveil and release new tablets Tuesday

It's tablet release day for some of the biggest manufacturers on the scene.
13 years ago

Warren Moon says coach Don James believed in him

While he knew that legendary University of Washington football coach Don James was struggling with cancer, former Husky and NFL player Warren Moon says it was still a shock to hear that his college coach had passed.
13 years ago

Big-wig Seahawks make 10-year-old’s birthday

As we were doing our Seahawks pre-game show on Thursday, General Manager John Schnieder was talking about all the great Seahawk fans at the game. He mentioned that they gave a football to a 10-year-old girl who was down there celebrating her birthday.
13 years ago

Northwest tree science

Trees are abundant in the Pacific Northwest, and as the leaves are turning, we're treated to a beautiful display of red and gold. Why do they change color?
13 years ago

Violent sex-offender registers after fleeing Canada, but police can’t do any more

A violent, high-risk sex offender that escaped from Canada has registered as a sex offender in King County but other than keeping an eye on him, police say there's not much they can do.
13 years ago

Former Speaker of the House Tom Foley dies

Former Speaker of the House and Spokane native, Tom Foley, has died at the age of 84.
13 years ago

Dori: What it costs to get rid of bad teachers

After the Sunnyside School District in Eastern Washington determined that two of their teachers were using inappropriate educational materials and encouraging vulgar, offensive discussions in class, the district had to pay the teachers $150,000 to secure their resignation.
13 years ago

Chipotle employee injured in hot sauce attack

An employee at a Seattle Chipotle was injured when a patron hit him in the face with a glass hot sauce bottle.
13 years ago

Q&A: What you need to know about Washington’s legal marijuana industry

Washington state has approved rules for its new legal marijuana industry, but what does that mean?
13 years ago

Port Angeles teacher plans to fight $125 citation issued for visiting Olympic National Park during shutdown

A $125 citation issued to a Port Angeles teacher for taking a group of international students into Olympic National Park during the government shutdown will stand even after two Olympic Peninsula law authorities contacted the U.S. attorney's office asking it be dismissed.
13 years ago

How tough is too tough for a youth coach?

A school board's decision to keep a high school boy's basketball coach accused of verbally abusing, shoving players, and using the F-bomb, has people arguing over whether this is a case of a coach taking things too far or a case of kids who need to toughen up.
13 years ago

Plan to release Steven Powell from prison rescinded

Steven Powell, the notorious voyeur and father of Josh Powell, was scheduled to be released from prison on Nov. 4, but the Department of Corrections has rescinded his release plan.
13 years ago

Amanda Knox story inspires feature film ‘The Face of an Angel’

Her story made it to Lifetime TV while her appeals trial was underway in Italy, and now Amanda Knox's story is on its way to the big screen.
13 years ago

Report: Guinness OKs another 12th Man noise-record attempt if Seahawks approve

Guinness World Records will reportedly allow Seahawks fans to take another run at a noise record when the team takes on the New Orleans Saints Dec. 2.
13 years ago

Dori Monson to take on Gov. Jay Inslee one-on-one in basketball

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has agreed to take on KIRO Radio host Dori Monson in a game of basketball.
13 years ago

’56 Up’ premieres tonight

"56 Up" is the latest in a series of documentaries that started with a group of 7-year-olds and has checked in on them every seven years since.
13 years ago

Local captain: I was on a ship hit by pirates

"I was on a ship that got hit pirates in the Dominican Republic," said Captain Kelly Sweeney. "The only thing that saved us was that we had two armed guards on board, and they got in a shoot out with them in repelled them."
13 years ago

Amber Alert canceled for missing 2-year-old boy in Seattle

An Amber Alert has been canceled after Seattle Police located a father believed to have taken his 2-year-old son after a no-contact order.
13 years ago

Happy 78th Birthday, KIRO Radio

It was sometime early on Tuesday, October 15, 1935 that the "K-I-R-O" call letters were first uttered in Seattle by a now-forgotten, tuxedo-clad announcer.
13 years ago

Building your dream garage

Time to have your own (wo)man cave and don't have the space in your home? Jason Matthews from Griot Garage gives Pete some recommendations about building your own space in your garage.
13 years ago

Ken Griffey Jr. talks about his son’s choice to play football over baseball

A TMZ reported asked Ken Griffey Jr. if he was upset his son chose football over baseball. He gives a pretty good answer.
13 years ago

Shooter sentenced to 23 years in Seattle stray bullet killing

A 21-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to shooting an innocent man caught in the line of fire, was sentenced to 23 years in prison, a King County Superior Court ruled Friday.
13 years ago

Mother of Lynnwood man held in N. Korea allowed to visit

The mother of a Lynnwood man detained in North Korea for the past 11 months is being allowed to visit him, his family said Thursday.
13 years ago

A much different Seattle for first presidential visit

When the first president to visit the Pacific Northwest made his way here more than 130 years ago, travel was a bit more involved. It was also slower and dustier, too.
13 years ago