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seattle traffic plan...
Kipp Robertson

Report: Seattle is still operating without a proper traffic plan

Though the Seattle Department of Transportation did submitted recommendations for a traffic plan to, a spokesperson was unaware of the actual result.
10 years ago
Sawant...
Kipp Robertson

Sawant: We’re seeing a mood of rebellion not seen since Vietnam

In her response to President Donald Trump's address to Congress last night, Seattle City Councilwoman Kshama Sawant reiterated calls for major protests.
10 years ago
millennial homebuyers, loftium, millennials,...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Rising costs forcing would-be millennial homebuyers out

A report shows millennials now make up almost half of all homebuyers in the country and many are choosing to buy in the suburbs over the city.
10 years ago
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Feliks Banel

Remembering the ghost towns of Seattle baseball

For years, the Mariners have set up shop in Peoria, Arizona. But go back 90 years or so, and spring training for Seattle’s pro baseball team was a little less predictable.
10 years ago
snow, road-clearing...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

After severe winter storms, state’s road-clearing budget in the red

It might be hard to believe, but Seattle saw 11.2 inches of snowfall so far this year. And that has eaten up the state's road-clearing budget.
10 years ago
Nisqually quake, nisqually, earthquake...
Kipp Robertson

Years after Nisqually quake: Are we ready for the ‘Big One’?

On Feb. 28, 2011, the Nisqually quake struck, causing damage across Western Washington. Our state's preparedness has been called "inadequate."
10 years ago
seattle police, body cams, body-cam program, body cam...
Kipp Robertson

Despite fears of misuse, Seattle council funds police body-cam program

All Seattle officers will be wearing body cameras by the end of the year, despite concerns expressed by the ACLU that the footage could be used by the feds.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

You’d be ‘hard-pressed’ to find a worse spot for a crash on I-5

It can't get much worse than the crash involving a tanker truck that occurred on the collector-distributor lanes of I-5 on Feb. 28.
10 years ago
Puget sound...
MyNorthwest Staff

After two days of snow, things expected to warm up

After Monday's unexpected snow showers around Puget Sound, Tuesday morning could see more of the same, as well as some icy conditions.
10 years ago
Amber Alert...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Amber Alert canceled after abducted Yakima toddler found

An Amber Alert has been issued for 19-month-old Leonnel Barajas, who was last seen at 801 Central Avenue, apt. 71, in Yakima.
10 years ago
slow slip tremors...
Kipp Robertson

‘Strong’ tremors recorded for the past week under Hood Canal

Hundreds of tremors have been detected under and around Hood Canal and areas of Kitsap and Jefferson counties in the past several days.
10 years ago
state-owned banks...
Mike Lewis

State-owned banks is the idea lawmakers love to kill

Sen. Bob Hasegawa’s state-bank idea has died in Washington for the fifth session in a row. “It is like Groundhog Day,” Hasegawa said laughing.
10 years ago
Mercer Island police...
Dyer Oxley

Bomb threat called in to Mercer Island Jewish center

A bomb threat was called in to a Mercer Island Jewish center Monday afternoon -- the latest in a string of anti-Semitic incidents in the region, and nation.
10 years ago
climate alliance, trump, inslee, seattle, washington...
Dyer Oxley

Gov. Jay Inslee very ‘disturbed’ after Trump meeting

Governor Jay Inslee spent he weekend in Washington D.C. talking with Trump administration officials. The experience was "disturbing."
10 years ago
space needle...
Dyer Oxley

WATCH: Lightning strikes Space Needle amid snow storm

A lightening bolt struck the Space Needle Monday afternoon while a snow and thunder storm hit Seattle. And it was caught on video.
10 years ago
tanker truck...
Kipp Robertson

WATCH: Food truck stuck on I-5 serves up tacos

A food truck opened up shop on I-5 after a crash forced the state to close both directions of the freeway.
10 years ago
illegal camp, homeless camp, triangle...
Kipp Robertson

Illegal camp that grew from ‘Jungle’ closure is on the chopping block

The illegal camp in Seattle known as the "Triangle" has a rodent infestation and, according to KIRO 7, covered in biowaste.
10 years ago
A 5-year-old from Kent commemorates Black History Month with a variety of outfits. (Photo from Cris...
KIRO 7 News Staff

5-year-old Kent girl recreates photos of eminent figures of black history

A Kent 5-year-old named Lola Jones has donned her mother’s jewelry, old pairs of her father’s eyeglasses and used clothes, wigs for Black History Month.
10 years ago
puget sound...
MyNorthwest Staff

Possibility of more lowland snow around Puget Sound

Meteorologist Nick Allard reports that mixed showers are possible throughout the day and into Tuesday around Puget Sound and that most will see either rain, rain and snow or wet snow showers.
10 years ago
Roosevelt...
Feliks Banel

The Seattle street named for two Roosevelts

Seattle historian Feliks Banel explains how a busy thoroughfare in North Seattle came to be named for Roosevelt ... twice.
10 years ago
A memorial was set up for a grandmother who was struck and killed by a car in Burien. (KIRO 7)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Police asking for help in stabbing, hit-and-run cases

Seattle police are asking for the public's help in finding a suspect believed to be involved in a stabbing Saturday night in the International District., while Burien police are searching for someone involved in a fatal hit and run.
10 years ago
There was a dusting of snow showers in Shoreline Sunday morning. (MyNorthwest)...
Stephanie Klein

Spotty snow showers reported in Seattle area

The Seattle area saw spotty snow showers on Sunday after a sunny Saturday morning.
10 years ago
tunnel, Bellevue tunnel...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Digging begins on Bellevue light rail tunnel

Construction on Bellevue's light rail tunnel began recently. The project is expected to last two years.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Beverage association says Seattle soda tax would hurt businesses

The Washington Beverage Association says a Seattle soda tax would hurt small businesses already struggling to survive in the city.
10 years ago