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body cams, body cam...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

From ‘Cops’ to body cams: Can filming affect police behavior?

The Lakewood Police Department was being recorded on camera over two decades ago. Only it wasn’t with officer body cams like the ones proposed by Mayor Murray this week.
9 years ago
crash...
MyNorthwest Staff

Both directions of I-5 impacted by rollover crash in Tacoma

The Friday morning commute has taken a turn for the worse on I-5 in Tacoma.
9 years ago
Expedia, tech, travel, seattle, bellevue...
MyNorthwest Staff

Expedia will no longer offer this popular service

Travel giant Expedia will no longer offer popular wildlife attractions following "guidance" from animal activist group PETA.
9 years ago
Tacoma real estate...
MyNorthwest Staff

Tacoma is swelling from Seattle’s real estate boom

Tacoma's real estate market competition is rising so fast the city is catching up to Seattle, following closely behind the Emerald City.
9 years ago
housing...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Downtown Seattle sets new record for construction

A new record for construction in downtown Seattle has been set, and a new report from the Downtown Seattle Association shows there are no signs of it slowing down.
9 years ago
Puget Sound area cops worked together to take down a massive car prowl ring targeting the region. (...
Andrew Lanier

Car prowl ring feeling the heat with two more suspects picked off

The Bellevue Police Department continues to lead a regional effort to take down a notorious car prowl ring with more arrests this week.
9 years ago
pregnancy, health care, obamacare...
MyNorthwest Staff

Are they pregnancy centers or faith-based ‘fronts’?

King County Board of Health is considering a new rule for faith-based pregnancy centers that is putting the facilities at odds with pro-choice advocates.
9 years ago
The "Destination." (NOAA)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Wreckage discovered of vanished Seattle-based ship ‘Destination’

NOAA ships located the missing "Destination" fishing vessel, a Seattle-based boat, that disappeared in the Bering Sea in the winter.
9 years ago
democracy voucher, democracy vouchers, donors...
MyNorthwest Staff

What’s a democracy voucher anyway?

KIRO Radio's Mike Lewis helps 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny O'Neil figure out how to use a democracy voucher in Seattle.
9 years ago
Dave Reichert, health care, rittereiser...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Dave Reichert: ‘We missed the boat’ on health care

Washington State Representative Dave Reichert says Congress missed an opportunity to find a bipartisan path forward on health care.
9 years ago
new laws, special session, unemployment bill gun control, state budget, government shutdown, capita...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Washington’s budget is in trouble — again

A small part of Washington's capital budget is stalling lawmakers in Olympia and putting the state budget on hold yet again.
9 years ago
Kim Wyman...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

SOS Kim Wyman says she is cancer free

Washington's Secretary of State Kim Wyman reports that she is cancer free after months of battling the disease and has returned to work full time.
9 years ago
O'Toole...
MyNorthwest Staff

Speculation around Chief O’Toole’s future in Seattle

Speculation has run high through the City of Seattle about Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole's future leading the police department.
9 years ago
Kirkland...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Teen driver arrested after 18-year-old killed in freeway fall in Kirkland

An 18-year-old boy was arrested in connection with a crash in Kirkland that led to the death of a teenage passenger.
9 years ago
SeaTac, landslides, rain, rainfall, precipitation, Pacific Northwest, dry streak ends...
MyNorthwest Staff

Our dry streak in Seattle may soon be over

Wednesday marks the 32nd day without measurable rain in the Greater Seattle area. But that dry streak may soon come to an end.
9 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Police busting large crime ring across Puget Sound

Bellevue police may have put a major dent in a crime ring involving car prowlers this week.
9 years ago
Seattle's own Kenny G plays "Songbird" at the 1990 Goodwill Games "Welcoming Ceremonies" at Husky S...
Feliks Banel

Goodwill Games were inadvertent tribute to Seattle and 1980s pop culture

Seattle hosted the second Goodwill Games in July and August of 1990.
9 years ago
I-27, injection sites...
MyNorthwest Staff

I-27 campaign accuses King County of violating state law

Proponents of I-27, which aims to ban safe injection sites, allege that King County violated state law to fight their cause.
9 years ago
West Point Treatment Plant, Suquamish Tribe...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle’s sewage plant is having trouble keeping up with population boom

A new study has determined why Seattle's West Point Treatment Plant failed, and raises concerns over its capacity going into the future.
9 years ago
Public Safety building, City Hall...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Plan nearly in place for giant eyesore near Seattle City Hall

The pit across the street from Seattle City Hall that has sat empty since the Public Safety Building was demolished in 2005 finally has a purpose.
9 years ago
Seattle rent, affordable housing, King, Snohomish county rent, landlords,, credit affordability, se...
MyNorthwest Staff

What affordable housing could do to Seattle neighborhoods

A new study finds what affects affordable housing projects can have on the neighborhoods they are built in, addressing some common concerns.
9 years ago
seattle police, body cams, body-cam program, body cam...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mayor Murray orders all Seattle police to wear body cams

Mayor Ed Murray ordered all Seattle police officers to start wearing body cams, going around ongoing negotiations with their union.
9 years ago
Gonzalez, seattle mayor, text messages...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray will not step down

A city coucilmember is "deeply concerned" by an old child protective services investigation into Seattle Mayor Ed Murray.
9 years ago
police shooting, officers...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle council wants officers to collect data on people they stop

The Seattle City Council approved a bill that requires officers to record data on who they stop in an effort to prevent bias policing.
9 years ago