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KIRO 7 News Staff

Police searching for people who fired gunshots at military plane in Renton

KIRO 7 obtained surveillance video the Renton Police Department pulled from a local business showing two people on foot on the west side of a street, who ran behind a big tree and then fired a number of shots June 17.
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

3 candidates pull ahead in race for Seattle mayor

Two polls with varying results show common front runners in the primary race for Seattle mayor. But one thing could change it all.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

After 36 years Bothell’s Country Village could close

The future of Bothell's Country Village is unknown as the current property owners entertain offers from potential buyers.
9 years ago
Jay Inslee, government shutdown...
MyNorthwest Staff

Inslee calls for 3rd special session before government shutdown

Gov. Jay Inslee has called for a third special session as Washington state gets closer and closer to a government shutdown.
9 years ago
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Feliks Banel

KIRO listener shares rare photos of Fort Stevens

A KIRO Radio listener shares several rare photos of Fort Stevens from around the time when the 10" guns were installed, circa 1904.
9 years ago
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Feliks Banel

Name Seattle’s ‘Dump Park’ for J.P. Patches

The City of Seattle opened a brand-new “transfer station” in Wallingford late last year.
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Road rage incident on SR 516 is ‘such a Seattle-area story’

What do you do when another driver is passing you illegally on the shoulder in the Seattle area? Ram them with your vehicle -- three times.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Man hit, killed while helping girlfriend in disabled car

A man helping his girlfriend with her disabled car was hit and killed on I-90 near State Route 18 east of Issaquah overnight.
9 years ago
June gloom...
MyNorthwest Staff

The ‘June gloom’ is about to be abolished with above-normal heat, forecasters say

The "June gloom" may come to an end earlier than usual as we prepare for above-normal temperatures in Western Washington.
9 years ago
At least one person was seriously injured in a four-vehicle crash Wednesday in Gorst. (WSP)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Serious injuries after 4-vehicle crash on Kitsap Peninsula

One person was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center Wenesday morning after four vehicles collided along a busy highway on the Kitsap Peninsula.
9 years ago
uber, rideshare, sexual assaults, Uber menu...
MyNorthwest Staff

Changes to Uber service will cost you

Uber is making a series of changes to key operations, and one big change is being exclusively tested with Seattle riders.
9 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

Sen. McCain grills Boeing exec at confirmation hearing

It wasn't easy for Patrick Shanahan, a longtime Boeing executive, during his confirmation hearing on Tuesday.
9 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Charleena Lyles’ police shooting case: Latest questions and answers

Charleena Lyles was fatally shot in a confrontation with police officers Sunday, June 18. Here's what we know.
9 years ago
Teatro Zinzanni...
MyNorthwest Staff

Teatro ZinZanni relocating to Marymoor Park

After being ousted from its Seattle spot, Teatro ZinZanni will move its dinner theater production to Marymoor Park ... for now.
9 years ago
Nathan Gibbs-Bowling says it's important to record police interactions, if necessary. (AP)...
Kipp Robertson

Washington’s Teacher of the Year gives advice on dealing with police

The 2016 Teacher of the Year in Washington state broke his advice for dealing with police into three simple steps on Twitter after a pregnant mother was shot and killed in Seattle.
9 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Seattle mayoral candidate: Our officers are more like warriors

Seattle mayoral candidate Nikkita Oliver says there are many factors that contributed to the fatal shooting of a black pregnant mother at a Sand Point housing complex on Sunday.
9 years ago
Greenwood, Puget Sound Energy...
MyNorthwest Staff

Puget Sound Energy fined $1.5 million for massive explosion

Puget Sound Energy is being fined $1.5 million for an explosion that caused significant damage to businesses in Greenwood and injured eight firefighters.
9 years ago
The Seattle Police Department received a good report card from the federal monitor overseeing refor...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Police Department receives positive report from federal monitor

The Seattle Police Department received a good report card from the federal monitor overseeing reform.
9 years ago
Amanda Knox...
Kipp Robertson

Amanda Knox: ‘Reports of my death are greatly exaggerated’

Amanda Knox says that a report of her death has been "greatly exaggerated," mostly because she is still alive.
9 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle police release footage from outside of dead mother’s apartment

A 30-year-old woman is dead after suffering a gunshot wound to the chest and abdomen at 6800 62nd Street near Magnuson Park in Seattle Sunday morning.
9 years ago
The memorial for Charleena Lyles grows.
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Memorial grows at housing complex where 30-year-old mother was shot

A memorial is growing outside a Sand Point housing complex where a 30-year-old mother of four was shot and killed by Seattle police Sunday, who said she was armed with a knife.
9 years ago
Belltown...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Suspicious package left behind in Belltown bank robbery

Seattle police use two robots to investigate a suspicious package with a pipe inside, left behind after a Belltown bank robbery.
9 years ago
Charleena, officer-involved shooting, Lyles...
MyNorthwest Staff

Prominent Bellevue attorney representing family of mother shot by police

More details are revealed about the officer-involved shooting of Charleena Lyles as a prominent lawyer takes on the case for the family.
9 years ago
Fort Lawton...
MyNorthwest Staff

Report: Seattle proposes Fort Lawton homeless, low-income housing

Seattle has proposed another plan to develop Fort Lawton into various forms of housing and into a park. It is the city's second attempt.
9 years ago