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An overturned semi blocked all lanes on I-405 North in Bellevue Wednesday morning. (WSP Trooper Ric...
MyNorthwest Staff

‘Major issues’ on roadway after rolled semi blocks I-405 in Bellevue

A rolled over semi on northbound I-405 in Bellevue before the Northeast Fourth Street exit is blocking all lanes of traffic.
10 years ago
homeless litter...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle hiring to clean up after the homeless

Seattle is staffing the homeless crisis with three positions, all aimed at tackling the mounting homeless litter problems surrounding the issue.
10 years ago
officer-involved shooting...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

One man killed in officer-involved shooting in Fife

One man was killed in an officer-involved shooting outside of a Motel 6 parking lot in Fife on Tuesday afternoon.
10 years ago
bias crime, hate crimes...
Dyer Oxley

Bias crime on the rise in the Seattle region

A bias crime wave has struck the Seattle region targeting Jewish temples to mosques, and local authorities are taking notice.
10 years ago
landslides...
Stephanie Klein

Increased threat of landslides across western Washington

The National Weather Service is issuing warnings about the threat of landslides across the Puget Sound.
10 years ago
Sound Transit...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Sound Transit looking for land for light rail expansion

Some property owners in Tacoma received letters saying some of their land may be needed for future Sound Transit light rail expansion.
10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson files new complaint, seeks travel-ban hearings

Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson has filed an amended complaint in his lawsuit challenging President Trump’s travel ban, saying Trump's order is illegal and unconstitutional.
10 years ago
Here's a look at what was blocking Highway 20 at milepost 123. (WSDOT Twitter)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Students blocked by avalanche to return home

WSDOT re-opened one lane of Highway 20 after a large snow slide kept high school students on a field trip from returning home.
10 years ago
Sea-Tac Airport relief flight...
Jason Rantz

Rantz: Band hams up Sea-Tac detention for attention from anti-Trumpers

There’s no evidence any Trump-era immigration policy played a role in the Sea-Tac detention of Soviet Soviet.
10 years ago
glass blowing...
Josh Kerns

Glass blowing transforming kids in Tacoma’s troubled Hilltop neighborhood

But the best part about Hilltop Artists is the kids often don't realize they're being transformed much like the glass they're making.
10 years ago
The Seattle Gas Company plant on north Lake Union (now Gas Works Park), as it looked in 1935.  It w...
Feliks Banel

Family’s objections responsible for naming Gas Works Park

The possibility of 'hooliganism' played a role in Gas Works Park getting its name, according to Rich Haag, arguably the most influential living landscape architect in the Pacific Northwest.
10 years ago
homeless encampments...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle maps homeless encampments, but doesn’t share sites they deem most hazardous

Seattle leaders know of roughly 380 homeless encampments in the city, but they don’t plan to immediately publicize their list.
10 years ago
Robart consent decree...
Dyer Oxley

Judge says ‘no’ to Washington, and Trump administration

Judge James Robart is not approving requests from either Washington or the Trump administration until they follow proper court rules.
10 years ago
women's day rally, Planned Parenthood...
Kipp Robertson

Is Kshama Sawant being honest on Planned Parenthood?

Seattle Councilmember Kshama Sawant said a revision of the Affordable Care Act by the Republicans would effect abortions at Planned Parenthood.
10 years ago
Seattle synagogue...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Police investigating suspicious package at Seattle synagogue after it was vandalized

Seattle police are investigating a suspicious package at a Capitol Hill synagogue after it was vandalized with anti-Semitic, holocaust-denying graffiti.
10 years ago
King County, sales tax, sales-tax hike, dow constantine, King County, health care, Affordable Care,...
MyNorthwest Staff

King County exec. pushing for another sales-tax hike

King County Executive Dow Constantine just proposed a new sales-tax hike that would raise millions for art, science, culture programs over seven years.
10 years ago
downtown seattle, crane, race, building, crane race...
MyNorthwest Staff

More than $4 billion in construction underway in downtown Seattle by year’s end

The Downtown Seattle Association found there was $4.4 billion in construction going on in the area by the end of 2016. That's four times as much as in 2010.
10 years ago
Sustained winds knocked out power to thousands Friday morning. (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Wind knocks out power around Puget Sound, forces bridge closure

A Wind Advisory is in effect for the Puget Sound region and Washington coast until 10 a.m. Friday, with sustained winds of 20 to 30 mph.
10 years ago
overdose deaths...
Mike Lewis

Seattle, King County set new record for overdose deaths

Seattle and King County set a new record for overdose deaths in 2016, according to new data from the King County Medical Examiner’s office.
10 years ago
Sikh shooting...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Police release sketch of possible gunman in Sikh man shooting

Nearly a week into a hate crime investigation, Kent police released a sketch of a man suspected of shooting a Sikh man.
10 years ago
mannequin...
Josh Kerns

Horror in UW lab aims to save lives on battlefield and streets

The University of Washington's WWAMI Institute for Simulation in Healthcare (WISH) lab unveiled a medical mannequin that will hep trauma doctors save lives.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Bob Ferguson willing to sue all presidents, not just Trump

Susan Hutchison said the only reason State Attorney General Bob Ferguson was suing the Trump administration was for political purposes.
10 years ago
homeless littler, SoDo encampment, The Triangle...
MyNorthwest Staff

9 cats were returned to owners after homeless encampment sweeps

On top of providing services for people from the unauthorized SoDo encampment, the Seattle Animal Shelter checked in on nine cats living on the site.
10 years ago
bertha...
Dyer Oxley

WATCH: You’ve never seen Bertha like this before

Bertha has offered video clips and photos of its operations under Seattle before. But you have never seen Bertha like this.
10 years ago