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4 lanes blocked on I-405 south in Bellevue due to a crash

Four lanes are blocked on I-405 south in Bellevue due to a collision.

20 minutes ago

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Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Sound Transit announces opening date for Link light rail’s Pinehurst Station

27 minutes ago

Jason Sutich

Student officer on first shift of his career helps rescue residents from burning Seattle apartment

Two Seattle Police Department officers ran into a burning apartment building on Cherry Hill Monday morning and rescued a 28-year-old man among several others.

1 hour ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

18-year-old Bainbridge Island pilot crashes plane into Cispus River

An 18-year-old Bainbridge Island pilot crashed into the Cispus River in Randle around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1.

3 hours ago

James Lynch

Prosecutors file attempted murder charge in downtown Seattle hammer attack

King County prosecutors have charged Bey Mateen Muhammed, 23, with attempted murder in a hammer attack in Seattle.

3 hours ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Driver arrested for DUI after hitting pedestrian in Puyallup

A driver was arrested for alleged DUI after reportedly hitting a pedestrian in Puyallup.

5 hours ago

Jason Sutich

Rising country star from Monroe set to debut at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry

Monroe native Antwane Tyler is headed to the Grand Ole Opry for his debut at the historic Nashville, Tennessee venue on Nov. 13.

5 hours ago

Frank Sumrall

Uber laying off nearly 100 Washington workers as part of company’s largest cuts since 2020

Uber is laying off 93 workers in Washington, the company confirmed in a memo to all staff Wednesday.

7 hours ago

MyNorthwest Staff

‘I stabbed a pedophile’: Portland man sentenced to 5 years after stabbing man he says sent him child sexual abuse material

A Portland man stabbed a 46-year-old man, Joshua Field, whom he met on a dating site last summer because Field had sent him child sexual abuse material.

7 hours ago

JOCELYN NOVECK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died.

9 hours ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Lakewood police chief fired two weeks after being placed on administrative leave

Two weeks after he was placed on administrative leave, Lakewood Police Chief Patrick Smith has been fired from his position.

9 hours ago

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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Qualtrics laying off 117 Seattle employees following $6.75B Press Ganey acquisition

Seattle-based software company Qualtrics is laying off 117 employees, according to a WARN filing on Wednesday.

11 hours ago

Nia Bliss, KIRO 7 News

North Seattle neighbors air out crime concerns, questions to Mayor Katie Wilson

Multiple community groups from across North Seattle were joined on stage with Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson for the North Precinct Advisory Council’s public safety meeting on Wednesday night.

11 hours ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Man sentenced to more than 25 years for shooting, killing teen outside Big 5 in Renton

A man who shot and killed a teenager outside the Big 5 Sporting Goods Store in Renton two summers ago has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison.

11 hours ago

James Lynch

Cold Case: Family pleads for answers in killing of North Seattle rapper ‘Lavish Rich’

Nearly three years after 31-year-old father and local rapper Cornel Callandret Jr. was gunned down in Seattle, his family and fans still wait for answers.

12 hours ago

Chris Sullivan

Region’s latest pedestrian bridge taking shape in Shoreline

Drivers keep asking me what is being built on the west side of I-5, just north of the 145th overpass. It looks like a bridge, and that's exactly what it is.

12 hours ago

2 people were killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting

Two people were killed, and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building.

23 hours ago

Frank Lenzi

More than 100 cats seized from Tacoma home in ‘rough condition’ after welfare check

At least 85 cats were seized from a Tacoma home this week after officers responding to a routine welfare check discovered the animals.

24 hours ago

Julia Dallas

18-year-old arrested in connection with deadly Chelan Hills Fire

An 18-year-old man from Kent was arrested in connection with the Chelan Hills Fire, KIRO 7 reported Wednesday.

1 day ago

Jason Sutich

Port Orchard woman arrested for suspected DUI after rolling SUV, fleeing scene, asking stranger for ride home

A 24-year-old woman from Port Orchard was arrested on suspicion of DUI Tuesday after driving her car into a ditch and rolling it over.

1 day ago

Jason Sutich

Tacoma loses 120 jobs as Georgia-Pacific shuts down manufacturing plant, citing housing slump

A bath tissue manufacturer, Georgia-Pacific, is departing from Tacoma as the company announced its shutting down its facility and laying off 120 employees.