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.

What it’s like on the Oso mudslide debris field

He was supposed to take Wednesday off to rest, but Chief of Snohomish County Fire District 21 Travis Hots spent the day out on the debris field learning more about what his search team is up against.
13 years ago

Is your house at risk for landslide?

The state Department of Ecology has stability maps that shed light on the stability of coastal slopes around Western Washington.
13 years ago

8 injured in multiple I-5 crashes near Kent

Traffic backed up for ten miles after a multiple car collision at SR 516 Tuesday afternoon.
13 years ago

UW seismologist: Earthquake not smoking gun for mudslide

Search officials say they learned of an earthquake just days before the Oso mudslide.
13 years ago

President Obama asks Americans to keep mudslide victims in prayers

President Obama took time during a speech in the Netherlands to offer condolences to the people of Snohomish County for lives lost in that massive mudslide Saturday.
13 years ago

Stillaguamish River trickling through mudslide

Water that built up behind a massive mudslide near Oso began trickling downstream, reducing the threat of potential flash flooding.
13 years ago

Flooding possible after mudslide; residents evacuated

The National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for the North Fork Stillaguamish River after a mudslide blocked it Saturday morning.
13 years ago

NTSB examines helicopter; family of crash victim thanks community

The NTSB spent time at the site of Tuesday's deadly helicopter crash on Thursday trying to determine what exactly happened.
13 years ago

Rules for helipads in Seattle

Following a deadly helicopter crash in Seattle Tuesday morning, the city says it'll re-examine its policy on landing pads.
13 years ago

University of Washington cherry trees in half bloom

If you've been waiting to check out the University of Washington cherry blossoms, your time is now.
13 years ago

Steven Powell to complete prison sentence on Sunday

Steven Powell is scheduled to be released from prison on Sunday, March 23 after serving 30 months for 14 counts of voyeurism.
13 years ago

Two off-duty Seattle firefighters investigated for attacking homeless man

Two people being investigated for assault after a fight in Pioneer Square Saturday night were reportedly off-duty Seattle firefighters.
13 years ago

When you can renovate your lawn

Warmer, sunny breaks in the weather might have you itching to get outside to rebuild your lawn and the expert says it's not too early.
13 years ago

New cracks discovered on Seattle’s viaduct, another closure scheduled

The Washington State Department of Transportation reported on Monday engineers found new cracks on the Alaskan Way Viaduct in an inspection on March 1.
13 years ago

Videos: Area flooding following wet Northwest storm

A series of storms to roll across western Washington has left hillsides soggy and area rivers swollen. Check out videos of local rivers overflowing their banks.
13 years ago

Body found at Woodinville recycling center

A worker at a recycling center in Woodinville discovered a partially decomposed body Thursday afternoon.
13 years ago

Gay vice principal suing Eastside Catholic, archdiocese

A vice principal dismissed from Eastside Catholic School after he married his partner in a legal same-sex ceremony, is reportedly suing the school and Archdiocese of Seattle for discrimination.
13 years ago

Asteroid passes Earth, humans survive unscathed

In cased you missed it, an asteroid passed by Earth at about 1 p.m. No damage or injuries were reported.
13 years ago

US 2 at Stevens Pass reopens after massive avalanche

A massive avalanche closed US 2 at Stevens Pass on Wednesday for about seven hours.
13 years ago

Jason and Molly Mesnick: Obvious Andi is next ‘Bachelorette’

And then there was Andi, Andi Dorfman with an I. Molly Mesnick, tells Jason, The Bachelor season 13, "Girlfriend was so trained before going on that show last night."
13 years ago

Widow of Greenwood victim recounts night of murder

The wife of a 54-year-old man shot and killed in Seattle's Greenwood neighborhood Sunday night says her husband was out for his daily walk.
13 years ago

Bellevue police officer investigated for drinking, driving city truck

A Bellevue police officer under watch since he was kicked out of a Seahawks game two years ago is being investigated for driving a bomb squad truck to a pub and then another officer's house after drinking beers.
13 years ago

Are Amber Alerts being overused?

An Amber Alert issued by Mill Creek police on Thursday afternoon for two children and their mentally ill mother has Dori wondering if the system is being overused.
13 years ago

Possible human skull discovered in crab pot

Police in Westport say a fisherman found what is believed to be part of a human skull in a crab pot.
13 years ago