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Kshama Sawant, women's day rally, May Day...
MyNorthwest Staff

Councilmember Kshama Sawant, WA leaders react to revised travel ban

Minutes after the White House press conference made its official announcement on the revised travel ban, Seattle City Councilmember Ksahma Sawant had responded via Twitter.
10 years ago
Mercer Street...
Stephanie Klein

Rollover crash on I-5 near Mercer shut down 4 lanes Monday morning

All northbound lanes on I-5 near Mercer Street in Seattle are clear after an earlier rollover crash.
10 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Trump signs new travel ban that excludes Iraq, suspends refugee program

President Donald Trump's new travel ban order will temporarily halt entries to the United States for people from six Muslim-majority countries who are seeking new visas.
10 years ago
snow...
MyNorthwest Staff

Possibility of slushy snow for Tuesday commute

KIRO 7 meteorologist Kelly Franson says showers will be hit or miss throughout out the day around Puget Sound but will be “anything goes showers,” with pockets of rain, snow and perhaps small hail.
10 years ago
Seattle City Light, power lines...
Josh Kerns

Tree lovers argue Seattle City Light cutting too aggressively near power lines

After examining a number of reports, studies and analyses, a tree advocacy group says it has found Seattle City Light has become far more aggressive in how it cuts trees around power lines than other utilities in the areas
10 years ago
Kent...
KIRO 7 News Staff

‘Go back to your own country,’ shooter tells Kent man before firing

The Kent Police Department is investigating a Friday night shooting that left a man wounded in the Panther Lake neighborhood as a possible hate crime.
10 years ago
Yesler...
Feliks Banel

Saving collection led to naming of Douglass-Truth Library

A branch of the Seattle Public Library is named after two African-American icons who never set foot in the Pacific Northwest. The Douglass-Truth Library is located in a historic brick structure at the busy intersection of 23rd Avenue East and East Yesler Way in Seattle’s Central District. Related: The Seattle street named for two Roosevelts Steven […]
10 years ago
one-car family...
Josh Kerns

Considering ditching a car? Lessons from a one-car family

KIRO Radio's Josh Kerns has been following a Seattle family after they gave up a car and became a one-car family.
10 years ago
Alaskan Way Viaduct...
Stephanie Klein

Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens early

Seattle drivers beware. The Alaskan Way Viaduct is closed most of the day Saturday and Sunday for a semiannual inspection.
10 years ago
seattle streetcar, streetcars...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle streetcars shut down after one lost power, rolled down hill

Seattle Department of Transportation is shutting down the city’s streetcars on the First Hill line after one streetcar lost power and rolled downhill for 2 1/2 blocks.
10 years ago
survey...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle survey: Over half of homeless admit to using drugs, alcohol

In Seattle’s homeless survey, released on Friday, over half of the respondents said they use drugs or alcohol.
10 years ago
ST3, car tabs, light rail,...
Stephanie Klein

Senators Rossi, O’Ban may go after Sound Transit over car tabs

Two state senators are asking AG Bob Ferguson for a ruling on the constitutionality of raising car tab fees for light rail expansion.
10 years ago
Customs and Border Protection...
Dave Ross

Who says the government can’t create jobs?

Customs and Border Protection is hiring for jobs in Seattle, Blaine, and the southern border. And, maybe surprisingly, agents make decent wages.
10 years ago
bike racks, one table, camp in seattle, homeless study, homeless crisis...
Kipp Robertson

Nearly 13 percent of homeless surveyed in Seattle are from outside state

About 70 percent of the people surveyed lived in Seattle or King County when they first became homeless, according to a study release Friday.
10 years ago
lowland snow, snowfall...
MyNorthwest Staff

Spotty snow showers possible through Tuesday

By Saturday, snow levels could drop to below 500 feet. Though "convective snowfall is notoriously difficult to forecast skillfully with any specificity."
10 years ago
tiny houses...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle’s newest tiny-house village will shelter 40 homeless families

On Thursday, three tiny houses were the first to be delivered to Georgetown Village, which will provide 40 tiny houses for families living on the street.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Washington AG Bob Ferguson ‘painted a giant target on himself’

Washington's Attorney General Bob Ferguson is now under 24-7 police protection, after leading the effort to halt President Trump's travel ban.
10 years ago
litter laws...
KIRO 7 News Staff

WSP: Not enough troopers to enforce litter laws as trash piles up

Along our state's busiest byways, especially along I-5 from Everett to Olympia and in rural counties - more litter lines our state roads.
10 years ago
Bertha...
Dyer Oxley

Bertha faces the finish line in final stretch under Seattle

Two blocks stand between Bertha and the finish line. The machine has entered the home stretch but is a few inches off its path.
10 years ago
body cams,, body cam...
Dyer Oxley

Who will, and won’t, wear SPD’s new body cams

Not every Seattle police officer will wear body cams as the department rolls them out. This is who will and who won't be wearing them initially.
10 years ago
seattle tax...
MyNorthwest Staff

Anti-Trump groups call for Seattle tax to face the president

Local groups are calling for a Seattle tax to cover lost federal funding due to the city's status as a sanctuary city. It would be an income tax.
10 years ago
Seattle rainfall...
Dyer Oxley

We came so close to the Seattle rainfall record

Seattle rainfall records were smashed in February, but that's not the only heavy weather the region recently experienced.
10 years ago
Dave Reichert, travel order, Reichert, missing ad...
Kipp Robertson

‘Missing’ ad created for Rep. Reichert, who refuses to hold town halls

A "missing ad" on Craigslist was created for Rep. Dave Reichert, who is now refusing to hold town halls for his constituents.
10 years ago
ST3, car tabs, light rail,...
Kipp Robertson

Bill that would ‘bring accountability’ to Sound Transit moves forward

A bill that passed the Senate floor Wednesday morning would "bring more accountability" to Sound Transit, its sponsor says.
10 years ago