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KIRO 7 News Staff

Rescue swimmers from Renton fire headed to help Harvey victims

Renton firefighters trained to dive for people in distress will be part of a FEMA response team sent to aid hurricane response in Houston.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Some prices dropping right away as Amazon takes over Whole Foods

As Amazon's takeover of grocery chain Whole Foods gets underway, some pricey items in the store are experiencing price decreases.

9 years ago

KIRO Newsradio staff

Tree falls, injuring three at Twin Falls Trail in North Bend

Three people, including a man and his 16-month-old son, were injured when a tree fell on a trail in North Bend. Another woman was also injured.

9 years ago

KIRO Newsradio staff

I-5 lanes reopened after series of crashes near Centralia

A deadly crash early Sunday morning caused a series of smashups that shut down northbound I-5 near Centralia.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

King County sheriff: President pardon of former Arizona sheriff is “unconscionable”

President Donald Trump on Friday pardoned former sheriff Joe Arpaio, the retired Arizona lawman who was convicted for intentionally disobeying a judge's order in an immigration case.

9 years ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle area slated to break 103-year-old dry weather record

While Texas is getting hammered with Hurricane Harvey's rain and wind, the greater Seattle is dry and warm.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle taking steps to ban plastic straws at restaurants

Seattle is going beyond banning just plastic bags. The city is taking steps to ban plastic silverware and straws, and that ban could go into effect next year.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

6 things to do this weekend: August 25-27

Six things to do around Western Washington Aug. 25-27.

9 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Report: Seattle police spending less time writing traffic tickets

The number of tickets Seattle Police are giving out is down -- dramatically -- compared to the last few years.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Cadaver dogs will join search of 3 brothers’ Shelton home in sex abuse investigation

Charles Emery, 82, Thomas Emery, 80, and Edwin Emery, 79, were arrested and charged with possessing child pornography.

9 years ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Sound Transit’s Lynnwood extension $500M over budget, 6 months late

Sound Transit's Lynnwood extension will be $500 million over budget and six months late, according to The Seattle Times.

9 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

UW professor: Data doesn’t support company’s claim of what caused salmon spill

Tom Douglas may have been right to question what destroyed a fish farm, releasing thousands of Atlantic salmon into the waters of the Salish Sea.

9 years ago

House Speaker Paul Ryan. (File, AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)...

MyNorthwest Staff

House Speaker Paul Ryan pitches tax reform plan to Boeing workers

House Speaker Paul Ryan spoke to a group of Boeing employees during a town hall-style Q&A on tax reform on Thursday morning.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Could brothers in life-long sex abuse investigation be tied to missing children?

There was no immediate connection between three Seattle brothers who police believed collected child pornography for decades and local missing person cases.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Detectives search Seattle house where 3 brothers had ‘obsession with young children’

Seattle Police Department detectives returned to a house in Green Lake to do additional forensic investigating just a few days after three brothers were arrested for allegedly possessing images of child-sex abuse.

9 years ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Eclipse to blame for salmon spill? ‘Nonsense!’

Renowned Seattle chef and restaurateur Tom Douglas is appalled by the release of over 300,000 Atlantic salmon into Puget Sound waters.

9 years ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Evergreen college requires classes on civil discourse

In the wake of a turbulent semester, freshman at Evergreen State College will be required to take an orientation seminar on how to debate with others in a civil, respectful, and peaceful manner.

9 years ago

The final piece of Bertha the boring machine is hoisted out of the disassembly pit on Wednesday, Au...

MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle tunneling machine completely disassembled

Crews removed the final piece of Bertha out of the pit it has sat in since reaching the end of the tunnel running under Seattle.

9 years ago

People responded to a fatal shooting near the West Seattle Bridge Tuesday. (KIRO 7)...

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Gradual closure planned for notorious Seattle homeless camp

The City of Seattle is planning a gradual closure of the illegal homeless encampment near the West Seattle Bridge.

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Brothers’ niece told Seattle police about cache of child pornography

Police say they found an extensive collection of child pornography and evidence that three brothers molested female relatives.

9 years ago

Sawant, Charleena Lyles, Seattle police...

MyNorthwest Staff

Attorneys weigh in on police officers’ lawsuit against Kshama Sawant

Two Seattle police officers are suing Kshama Sawant for “having their reputations ruined by an ambitious politician, doing so for personal gain.”

9 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Man shot in chest near homeless camp under West Seattle freeway

One person was shot in the chest near a homeless camp under the West Seattle Freeway in the SODO neighborhood on Tuesday morning.

9 years ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Council candidate wants to increase Seattle’s tax on guns

Jon Grant not only supports Seattle's gun tax, he will work to increase it if he is elected to the city council.

9 years ago

The Emery brothers' home in Green Lake. (KIRO 7)...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Police: 3 Seattle brothers spent majority of lives sexually abusing children

Three brothers in their 70s and 80s have been arrested in Seattle for allegedly possessing images of child-sex abuse with police still investigating them, according to Seattle Police Department.