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King County primary ballots hit the mail: Key races for the 2022 midterm elections

With King County’s ballots for the midterm primaries already in the mail, MyNorthwest brings you a primer on the close races in this year’s election cycle.
4 years ago

Semi rolls over on SR 518, blocks traffic in Tukwila

semi has rolled over after a collision and is currently blocking both the eastbound exit route to Interstate 405 on State Route 518
4 years ago

NYPD pension fund sues Amazon over ‘artificially inflated’ stock prices

The DEA Annuity Fund contends it purchased nearly $3 million in shares of Amazon stock "at artificially inflated prices."
4 years ago

Tacoma police chief addresses crime surge with new strategic plan

Police Chief Moore presented the Tacoma Crime Reduction Plan at the session less than a week after the deadly shooting of a 14-year-old girl.
4 years ago

Rep. Berg says that confrontation with canvasser was ‘racially motivated’

Democratic State Rep. April Berg says she has no doubt a confrontation between a white man and one of her black campaign workers was racially motivated.
4 years ago

Three kayakers rescued from Snoqualmie river

Three kayakers enjoying the Snoqualmie River on a sunny afternoon found themselves needing rescue
4 years ago

Rep. Jayapal threatened at her home, perpetrator could face hate crime charges

A Seattle man could face hate crimes charges after he was arrested outside of Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s (D-Wash.) home.
4 years ago

With new monkeypox cases virologist says people should ‘keep it on their radar’

With monkeypox cases reaching nearly 700 people infected across the U.S., public health officials are taking key steps in educating the public on this new disease.
4 years ago

Tulalip Tribes sue e-cigarette company, Juul, for illegally targeting youth

The tribes' 316-page complaint alleges that JLI "adopted the cigarette industry's playbook" to hook a new generation of young tribal members on nicotine.
4 years ago

Aspiring Pierce County official who shot at suspected thief faces no charges

Josh Harris will not face criminal charges for shooting at a suspected thief at a homeless encampment in May over a stolen property dispute.
4 years ago

Former HUD Secretary Dr. Ben Carson talks state of the nation with Jason Rantz

Carson is spearheading the Little Patriots Program after launching a conservative think tank called the American Cornerstone Institute.
4 years ago

Iconic Elephant Car Wash sign becomes official Seattle landmark

Members at the Landmarks Preservation Board in Seattle on Wednesday agreed to give the iconic Elephant Car Wash sign landmark status, the city announced.
4 years ago

Both directions of Seattle’s Ballard Bridge were blocked by collision

Both directions of traffic on Seattle’s Ballard Bridge are closed following a crash Friday morning.
4 years ago

Pacific Science Center reopens its doors after 2 years

The Pacific Science Center is reopening its doors after more than two years of being closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. 
4 years ago

Boeing could be forced to cancel 737 MAX 10, according to CEO

Boeing has a December deadline to win approval for the 737 MAX 10 -- the largest member of its best-selling single-aisle airplane family.
4 years ago

A codified Roe first requires the constitutional right to privacy, former AG explains

Rob McKenna went on Seattle's Morning News to speak with Dave Ross and Colleen O'Brien to talk about the Roe decision from a legal standpoint.
4 years ago

Seattle’s 2021 summer heat dome echoes in King County’s extreme weather plan

King County councilmembers used the meeting to discuss ways of developing a plan to shelter the county's most vulnerable residents in extreme heat.
4 years ago

G&U’s top stories: Deadly shooting in Tacoma, Amazon offers Grubhub delivery with Prime

KIRO Newsradio’s Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin bring you their top stories on the day of Thursday, July 7.
4 years ago

Tsunami waves could hit Seattle in minutes, study finds

The new study showed tsunami waves would reach the shoreline in fewer than three minutes in many places on the eastern side of the Seattle Fault.
4 years ago

King County housing prices fall 3 percent as supply increases, economist says

King, Snohomish, and Pierce Counties added a combined 9,213 new listings of single-family homes in June. Last month’s total was the highest volume of new real estate listings since May of 2019
4 years ago

Dedo’s daily crime corner: 50 vehicles stolen in Pierce County, and delivery driver arrested for burglary

Seattle police arrest a man for threatening people in South Seattle, a new report about 50 stolen vehicles in Pierce County over the July Fourth weekend, UPS driver and failed burglar arrested, and a suspect identified in shooting at a salvage yard in Lynnwood.
4 years ago

Man sentenced to 45 years in killing of WSP Justin Schaffer

A judge has sentenced a man to 45 years in prison for hitting and killing a state trooper with his car as he was placing spike strips on I-5.
4 years ago

WA AG orders $500,000 in restitution from UW sorority over rent payment scheme

A UW sorority is accused of taking "advantage of students" by kicking them out during the pandemic but still charging them for housing.
4 years ago

Two bodies recovered after trench collapse in Shoreline

The bodies of two men killed in Monday's trench collapse have been recovered this morning around 4:10 a.m.
4 years ago