Stephanie Klein

Former MyNorthwest Editor

Stephanie Klein

Former MyNorthwest editor. Stephanie began working on the KIRO Newsradio newsdesk fresh out of the University of Washington in 2002. After a short stint producing reality TV, she returned to help launch MyNorthwest in Feb. 2008. When she's not pouring over Google Analytics or a city budget, she loves being outside in her yard or on a patio with a novel and a hot cup of coffee. Check out her past stories below.

Injured student forgives Marysville school shooter

Nate Hatch, a student shot in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School cafeteria Friday, is forgiving the gunman, Jaylen Fryberg.
12 years ago

Student arrested for bringing Molotov cocktail to Seattle’s Center School

The Center School in Seattle has been evacuated after a student brought an incendiary device to school Monday morning.
12 years ago

Student critically injured in Marysville-Pilchuck H.S. shooting passes away

Gia Soriano, one of four students critically injured in a shooting at Marysville-Pichuck High School, passed away Sunday night as a result of her injuries.
12 years ago

Teacher tried to stop Marysville-Pilchuck school shooting

A newly hired teacher confronted a gunman and was being hailed as a hero on Saturday after a deadly shooting rampage in the cafeteria of a Washington state high school.
12 years ago

Weekend traffic closures on I-5, Mercer Street

All lanes in both directions of I-5 near Boeing Field will close Friday night into Saturday morning.
12 years ago

Auburn School District allows religious dagger; ‘our schools have gone insane’

The Auburn School District is permitting a boy at Gildo Rey Elementary to bring a dagger to school for religious reasons.
12 years ago

Worker falls 15-20 feet into SR 520 pontoon

A worker fell 15 to 20 feet inside a pontoon on the 520 bridge, according to the Bellevue Fire Department.
12 years ago

Logging truck loses its load on I-405 in Renton

All lanes of southbound I-405 at SR 167 have reopened after an earlier wood spill.
12 years ago

Deputies investigating body found in trash pile near White Center

King County detectives are investigating a probable homicide near White Center.
12 years ago

First heavy rain of season breaks record

More rain isn't going to help your commute home Wednesday afternoon. Meteorologist Johnny Berg at the National Weather Service in Seattle said the rain won't stop until next week.
12 years ago

Gun control center stage at KTTH Freedom Debate

In KTTH's third Freedom Series Debate, hosts Ben Shapiro and Michael Medved sat down with KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Ralph Fascitelli, President of Washington Ceasefire, to take on initiatives 594 and 591 and other gun rights issues.
12 years ago

Grant County Sheriff addresses unmarked patrol cars

A Grant County man who calls himself a "liberty activist" is making waves with law enforcement after videotaping himself pulling over an unmarked patrol.
12 years ago

Why punish the kids for out-of-control parents?

Two Seattle-area youth football teams for players 9 and 10 years old have been banned from the playoffs -- not for anything they've done wrong, but because of their parents.
12 years ago

Boeing breaks ground on new 777X wing facility

Boeing is celebrating the groundbreaking of its new 777X Composite Wing Center at the Everett facility.
12 years ago

Digging underway on Bertha repair pit

Crews have started digging a pit they'll use to access and repair Bertha, the big tunneling drill stuck under the Seattle waterfront.
12 years ago

Dori’s haikus for the ‘ramps to nowhere’

If you want to win a piece of SR 520's ramps to nowhere, the state is asking for your haiku submissions. Here are Dori's...
12 years ago

Would you rather have a signed ball from Baldwin or Harvin?

The free market is telling and in this case, it was telling John Curley more people are interested in Percy Harvin than Doug Baldwin.
12 years ago

Earthquake felt near Chelan Sunday night

A 2.2 magnitude earthquake was felt just outside of Chelan Sunday night.
12 years ago

Boil-water advisory issued for Pierce County community

People who live in the Lake of the Woods Community Club in northwestern Pierce County are urged to boil their drinking water after E. coli was detected in the water system.
12 years ago

How to keep the rats from coming up through your toilet

Portland isn't the only city with toilet rats. Seattleites occasionally find rodents in the bowls as well.
12 years ago

Teen hit by school bus in front of Federal Way High School

A student was hit by a school bus in front of Federal Way High School Thursday morning.
12 years ago

Dori: Hoquiam School District needs to get tough on football player charged with rape

The father of a Hoquiam High School football player charged with rape has reportedly pulled his son off the team.
12 years ago

Amber Alert canceled; missing Vancouver boy found safe

Police issued an Amber Alert for a missing 9-year-old Vancouver, Wash. boy late Tuesday.
12 years ago

John Curley on why pit bulls can be compared to guns

The Enumclaw City Council has voted unanimously to uphold a 25-year ban on pit bulls, but promised to consider allowing the breed in the future.
12 years ago