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Bully Busters...
Hanna Scott

Seattle students pushing back against bullying in politics

A group of 11- and 12-year-old girls from Seattle who call themselves the DC Bully Busters are calling out politicians for bullying.
10 years ago
seattle crime, police, Che Taylor, charleena lyles, seattle gangs, wrongful death...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Police up Alki patrols for holiday and warmer weather

The Seattle Police Department increased patrols around Alki beach, and stationed a mobile precinct after another shooting in the area.
10 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff

City limits concession hours, after complaint from labor union

A concession stand was forced to shut down after pressure from a high school labor union that didn't like the competition with its lunch room.
10 years ago
gas works park...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Two hurt in Gas Works Park shooting

Two people were injured in a shooting at Gas Works Park shortly after midnight Friday amid two parties at the Seattle lakeside park.
10 years ago
Earthquakes, earthquake warning...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Trump’s proposed budget cuts earthquake warning funding

President Trump's proposed budget slashes funding for the West Coast's long-awaited early earthquake warning system aimed to alert people to the big one.
10 years ago
Memorial Wall...
Feliks Banel

Seattle’s Memorial Wall slowly reveals its secrets

Shawn Murphy wasn’t even sure if his uncle’s name was listed on the Memorial Wall at Seattle’s Memorial Stadium.
10 years ago
A truck hauling lumber lost its load Friday morning. (WSDOT)...
MyNorthwest Staff

EB I-90 west of SR 18 reopens after morning crash

All lanes are blocked and there is no estimate of how long this will take to clean up.
10 years ago
Memorial Day weekend...
MyNorthwest Staff

Memorial Day weekend weather in Seattle could tie record high

There's a good chance we will at least tie the record for the highest temperature during Memorial Day weekend in the Seattle area.
10 years ago
Ricardo Lockette...
MyNorthwest Staff

Ricardo Lockette becomes emotional when reunited with life-saving paramedics

Ricardo Lockette was reunited with the paramedics who he says saved his life after he suffered a career-ending injury.
10 years ago
ST3, car tabs, light rail,...
MyNorthwest Staff

Sound Transit rejects ‘misguided’ call-out in Trump Administration budget

The CEOs of Sound Transit joint in a statement opposing the Trump Administration’s proposed cuts of transit funding programs.
10 years ago
Seattle is once again the fastest growing city.
 (MyNorthwest)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Report: Seattle is nation’s fastest growing city

If you’re among the thousands of people who moved here this past year, give yourself a pat on the back — you’re part of the team effort that got us there.
10 years ago
Ivar's Seafood restaurant (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Ivar’s sells flagship Seattle waterfront property

Ivar's Seafood Restaurant has sold its flagship Seattle waterfront property to a Los Angeles company.
10 years ago
Black Dog Forge...
Mike Lewis

Former Pearl Jam practice space, Black Dog Forge getting the boot out of Belltown

A historic music space Black Dog is where Seattle legends crafted their songs. It's about to be lost to development. Some are trying to save it.
10 years ago
Seattle shooting, gun tax...
MyNorthwest Staff

Timely Seattle police conference held after 36th shooting

The Seattle Police Department held a briefing on the increased gun violence in the city this year.
10 years ago
Development...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Fight over plans to build high-rise development in Seattle’s International District

A fight is brewing over plans to build a high-rise development in Seattle's Chinatown-International District.
10 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Medved: President Trump’s budget won’t pass as is

What jumps out of President Donald Trump's budget plan is the cuts to services for the poor.
10 years ago
shooting Seattle...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Man dies after shooting at Alki Beach

Seattle police are investigating a shooting at Alki Beach where a 23-year-old man was killed Tuesday evening.
10 years ago
Memorial Stadium circa 1951. (City of Seattle)...
Feliks Banel

Uncertain future for Memorial Stadium

Historian Feliks Banel explains why the future of Seattle Center's Memorial Stadium is up in the air.
10 years ago
A wildfire burns about four miles north of Leavenworth at Spromberg Canyon. (from Chumstick Wildfir...
KIRO 7 News Staff

About 168 homes evacuated as wildfire burns near Leavenworth

A wildfire about four miles north of Leavenworth started in a log yard and spread to nearby timber and brush late Tuesday morning.
10 years ago
Tacoma homeless...
MyNorthwest Staff

Tacoma mayor defends bathrooms, water for homeless

Weeks after clearing out an infamous homeless encampment, Tacoma is now offering sanitary services to another encampment. This is why.
10 years ago
Inslee...
MyNorthwest Staff

Gov. Jay Inslee demands lawmakers ‘buckle down’ in special session

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has called for a second special session so lawmakers can come up with a state budget.
10 years ago
Colleen O'Brien

Tackling Snohomish County’s heroin epidemic requires funding that doesn’t exist

If you're a heroin addict in Snohomish County and you want help, chances are you'll be moved out of the county -- or even state. That could change soon.
10 years ago
May Day protesters...
MyNorthwest Staff

State senator wants to unmask protesters

A Washington state senator wants prohibit protesters from wearing masks in public and private places.
10 years ago
Tukwila, seattle southside...
MyNorthwest Staff

Safest and most dangerous places to live in Washington

A home security company crunched the numbers to find the safest towns in Washington, and the state's most dangerous city.
10 years ago