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Bellevue homeless shelter...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Bellevue City Council narrowly approves city’s first homeless shelter

The Bellevue City Council voted Monday night to pursue plans for a new men's homeless shelter in Eastgate.
10 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Tony Reed to testify at brother’s trial over Arlington murders

One of the Reed brothers will testify this September during the trial over a slain Arlington couple.
10 years ago
Seattle...
Dyer Oxley

Here’s how well the City of Seattle follows its own commuting advice

Seattle discourages businesses and workers from driving alone to work in downtown. But how well does the city's own employees follow this direction?
10 years ago
Mike McGinn...
Kipp Robertson

Former Seattle mayor: Solution to every problem now is a new tax

Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says he supports the idea of an income tax and even urges leaders to pass one now to get the ball rolling on what will inevitably be a court battle.
10 years ago
Mike McGinn announced Monday that he will run for mayor against incumbent  Ed Murray. (AP)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mayor Murray urges voters to remember ‘paralysis’ of Mike McGinn years

Moments after Mike McGinn announced he would be running again for mayor, the campaign staff of current mayor Ed Murray released a statement.
10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Report: Cascade Mall shooter found dead in jail cell

The Cascade Mall shooter accused of killing five people in Burlington last September reportedly committed suicide in jail.
10 years ago
Mike McGinn...
MyNorthwest Staff

Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn looking to oust Ed Murray

Former Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is planning to run for mayor once again, according to a cryptic tweet and press conference notification.
10 years ago
A Marysville mom credits a good Samaritan, not daycare workers, with saving her son's life. (KIRO 7...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Marysville mother says good Samaritan saved son after he walked away from daycare

A 2-year-old boy slipped through a child's door at the Kids-N-Us Daycare in Marysville before two workers could stop him.
10 years ago
scoop, carpool...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle is paying up $49K to get tech workers to carpool

Seattle is giving thousands of dollars for workers to use the Scoop carpool app, but if you work outside of the South Lake Union area -- too bad.
10 years ago
NLIHC , Tacoma rent, affordable housing,...
Dyer Oxley

You’ll have to wait for affordable housing relief around Seattle

We'll all have to wait until 2019 to find out if the Seattle metropolitan area can solve the affordable housing crisis pushing people out of the area.
10 years ago
grasshoppers...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Mariners sell more than 18,000 grasshoppers during first three home games

One of the most popular items this season at Safeco Field has been the toasted grasshoppers, which has sold out at all three home games.
10 years ago
chick-fil-a...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Chick-fil-A plans to open 2 new Seattle-area restaurants

Chick-fil-A plans to open restaurants in Bothell and Federal Way, according to The Seattle Times. Fans camped out for hours before a store opening in Bellevue in 2015.
10 years ago
bomb threat...
MyNorthwest Staff

Cops search for suspect after bomb threat at Thurston County school

A Thurston County elementary school was evacuated after an unknown man made a bomb threat. Authorities remain searching for that man.
10 years ago
Bertha, SR 99 tunnel lawsuit...
MyNorthwest Staff

WATCH: Bertha finally in broad daylight

Bertha reached the surface last week, but today the machine finally emerged from the tunnel. Watch this time lapse video of what it took to get her out.
10 years ago
Ed Murray, Mayor Murray...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mayor Murray believes allegations are coordinated, politically motivated

Mayor Murray continues to deny multiple allegations of sexual abuse made against him as he faces a lawsuit over the matter.
10 years ago
Seattle trash...
Dyer Oxley

Have you been misusing Seattle’s trash cans?

It's a rather simple question, yet we've all likely done it at some point. But is using a Seattle trash can in this way exactly legal?
10 years ago
Tri-Cities...
Hanna Scott

Fed up with high number of suicides in the Tri-Cities, senator fights back

A rash of teen suicides in the Tri-Cities led a state lawmaker on a mission to figure out what was wrong with mental health care for children in Washington state.
10 years ago
issaquah Providence Heights...
Feliks Banel

Issaquah’s Providence Heights facing demolition

Historic preservation activists are hoping Good Friday will mean new life for the old Providence Heights College on the Sammamish Plateau in Issaquah.
10 years ago
tax rallies...
MyNorthwest Staff

Two rallies, marches disrupt traffic in Seattle on Saturday

One of the organizers of the Trump Tax March planned for Saturday says it's an important step in making sure our federal government remains transparent.
10 years ago
threats, Puyallup, Ohio State, police, shooting, Seattle shooting...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Carjacking suspect killed in Spanaway police shooting

Police in Spanaway shot and killed a man who is suspected of stealing his neighbor's car, crashing it into a home, and starting a fire.
10 years ago
ed murray...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mayor Murray accuser: ‘Ed is not evil … Ed is sick’

Another man has accused Mayor Ed Murray of raping and molesting him as a teen in both Portland and Seattle. This is his story.
10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Gov. Jay Inslee reissues ban on non-essential state travel to NC

Gov. Jay Inslee issued a new memo to ban non-essential state-funded travel to North Carolina because he says that the state’s repeal of its so-called “bathroom bill” is still allowing discrimination against gay, lesbian or transgender people. Inslee’s memo, signed Thursday, notes that governor’s original ban from 2016 expired following the repeal of a law […]
10 years ago
sex trafficking...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Using memes, Facebook videos and Google ads to combat sex trafficking

A local nonprofit is using cat memes and short Facebook videos to help reduce the number of men looking to buy sex online.
10 years ago
theft...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle theft leaves behind neighborly mysteries

A family canceled their plans in Seattle after a thief stole their bags -- later ditched on the side of the road. But their story of theft is not unique.
10 years ago