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din tai fung...
MyNorthwest Staff

Safeco lines up Din Tai Fung, Jack’s BBQ for 2018 Mariners season

Safeco Field has selected two popular Seattle restaurants to sell inside the Mariners stadium: Din Tai Fung and Jack's BBQ.
9 years ago
battery street tunnel...
MyNorthwest Staff

Community objects to fill-in plan for Seattle’s Battery Street Tunnel

Community members spoke against the decommissioning of Seattle's Battery Street Tunnel at a recent council committee meeting.
9 years ago
seattle speed limits, tech companies...
MyNorthwest Staff

With surge in tech companies, Seattle is ‘starting to reach capacity’

GeekWire's Todd Bishop explains more and more tech companies and coming to Seattle, but the city won't be able to handle it for long.
9 years ago
Kent School District...
MyNorthwest Staff

Paper shortage foreshadowed major layoffs in Kent School District

The Kent School District has to layoff more than 100 people after a $7 million deficit caused by a miscalculation.
9 years ago
marijuana misdemeanors, misdemeanor marijuana convictions...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Following in Seattle’s footsteps, Pierce County looks to throw out marijuana convictions

Seattle isn't alone in the idea that vacating old marijuana convictions is the right thing to do. Now, Pierce County wants to throw them out.
9 years ago
Tacoma shooting, Long Beach...
MyNorthwest Staff

No charges for Tacoma man who shot his mother, it ‘was an accident’

A Tacoma man shot and killed his mother, but he is not expected to face charges. The Pierce County prosecutor explains all evidence points to an accident.
9 years ago
Tumwater shooting...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Double homicide suspect shot by sergeant in Tumwater

The suspect in a double homicide that occurred in Buckley Wednesday, March 15, was shot by a Thurston County Sheriff's sergeant in Tumwater.
9 years ago
drug consumption sites, heroin needles...
MyNorthwest Staff

Drug consumption sites permanently banned in Snohomish County

After a temporary ban, a permanent ban on drug consumption sites in unincorporated Snohomish County received wide support from the public.
9 years ago
police pursuit...
MyNorthwest Staff

Miles-long police pursuit from Seattle under investigation

Did officers violate police pursuit policy by chasing a suspect from South Seattle to Kent on Tuesday? That depends on their justification.
9 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

KIRO 7 hosts town hall: An urgent conversation about guns

KIRO 7 is hosting a Town Hall on gun violence Wednesday night at Seattle University. KIRO Radio is simulcasting the broadcast at 7 p.m.
9 years ago
Captain Cook...
Feliks Banel

Without Captain Cook, we might all be speaking Spanish or Russian

It was more than 200 years ago when British explorer Captain James Cook arrived just off the coast of what’s now Oregon.
9 years ago
employee hours tax, head tax, seattle...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle council considers new business head tax and more

The Seattle council is considering the results of a task force dedicated to developing an employee hours tax, aka a head tax.
9 years ago
Speed limit, Scott Kubly, Jenny Durkan...
MyNorthwest Staff

Former SDOT Director Scott Kubly hired by bikeshare Limebike

Former SDOT Director Scott Kubly has gone to work for Limebike, a bikeshare company he helped usher into the City of Seattle.
9 years ago
Betsy DeVos...
MyNorthwest Staff

Sen. Murray has ‘no confidence’ in safety commission after meeting with DeVos

Senator Patty Murray was disappointed in her meeting with Betsy DeVos on Tuesday where they discussed her role as head of Trump's commission on school safety.
9 years ago
walkout...
Kim Shepard

Student walkout isn’t about leaving class

Thousands of students are expected to participate in a national walkout to protest gun violence at schools and they say they'll be making a difference
9 years ago
Police chase...
KIRO 7 News Staff

High speed police chase ends in arrest south of Seattle

A high speed police chase started in Tukwila and ended near Auburn Tuesday afternoon after rushing through neighborhoods and school bus zones.
9 years ago
walkout...
MyNorthwest Staff

Students across Puget Sound walk out to protest gun violence

Students across the Puget Sound walked out of school on Wednesday at 10 a.m. to honor the 17 people killed in the Parkland, Florida school shooting last month and to protest gun violence on campus.
9 years ago
March weather...
MyNorthwest Staff

March weather does a 180 after record heat, rain returns

What follows record-breaking March weather? Rain and cloud skies, according to the latest forecasts from the National Weather Service.
9 years ago
murder-suicide near Spanaway...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Two children, parents dead in Pierce County murder-suicide

The Pierce County Sheriff’s Department says two young children and their parents are dead in a murder-suicide in Pierce County.
9 years ago
walkout, gun control...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle council unanimously supports upcoming student walkout

Seattle's council passed a resolution supporting the upcoming student walkout and noting a range of gun control measures.
9 years ago
Seahawks players...
MyNorthwest Staff

Angry Renton driver tells Seahawks players to get off their knees

Still upset over the national anthem protests, a woman in Renton confronted two Seahawks players and told them to "get off their little knees."
9 years ago
bike racks, Seattle homeless plan, homeless camps, Mike O'Brien...
MyNorthwest Staff

Bike racks in Seattle used as camping deterrents removed after outcry

After public outcry, the City of Seattle removed several bike racks that some considered to be "hostile architecture" used to deter homeless camping.
9 years ago
Seattle sunshine solstice...
MyNorthwest Staff

Western Washington breaks March high temp records ahead of rain

After a record-breaking day for Western Washington warm temperatures, more rainy weather is on the way to the Puget Sound region.
9 years ago
fires...
KIRO 7 News Staff

String of fires in North Seattle may be connected

Investigators are trying to determine if a string of fires in North Seattle are connected. They were all set within a one-hour period.
9 years ago