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ferry for sale, hiyu...
Dyer Oxley

Hiyu sold: This is what will happen to the aging ferry

Someone has purchased the M/V Hiyu ferry boat from WSDOT. This is what the new owners plan to do with the 50-year-old Puget Sound ferry.
10 years ago
bike lanes, pronto...
Dyer Oxley

Pronto! shuts down … but not like that

Amid the flurry of snow alerts covering Seattle Sunday and Monday, Pronto! let riders know that its system will shut down under the conditions.
10 years ago
Patty Murray...
Kipp Robertson

Sen. Patty Murray says critical nomination on ‘razor’s edge’

On the Senate floor, Sen. Patty Murray continued to try to persuade Republicans to change their votes on Betsy DeVos, President Donald Trump's pick for education secretary.
10 years ago
(Everett Police image)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Electricity may be off until Thursday night for some PSE customers

After a wet weekend that saw only small breaks in precipitation, the National Weather Service says we could see more lowland snow.
10 years ago
snowstorm...
MyNorthwest Staff

As snowstorm fades, icy roads take its place

Wet roads and slush is expected to turn into ice in the wake of a snowstorm that blanketed Western Washington Monday. Tuesday commuters are cautioned.
10 years ago
lowland snow...
Kipp Robertson

Overnight snow totals from the February storm

Cities across Western Washington received several inches of snow Monday morning, including Seattle, which received up to 7 inches.
10 years ago
seattle crime, police, Che Taylor, charleena lyles, seattle gangs, wrongful death...
Dyer Oxley

3 points: Mayor Murray’s big changes for Seattle police

The Seattle Police Department is slated for some changes if proposed legislation makes it through the city council. This is what is involved.
10 years ago
Stephanie Klein

AG Ferguson disappointed in Trump’s flippant reaction to judge’s ruling

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson says President Trump can't accept defeat like a man after Judge Robart's ruling on the travel ban.
10 years ago
seattle homeless, children, homeless children, homeless youth...
Dyer Oxley

Lessons learned to fight the Seattle homeless crisis

When Barb Poppe came to assess the Seattle homeless crisis. She wasn't expecting to find this story. What the city is doing to solve the problem.
10 years ago
travel ban...
Dyer Oxley

Federal judge favors Washington’s case against Trump travel ban

A federal judge favored Washington state's case against President Trump's executive order -- essentially a travel ban on seven Muslim countries.
10 years ago
Tacoma pastor...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Tacoma pastor arrested during demonstration in Washington, D.C.

Even after his return home, a Tacoma pastor is still surprised by the impact his arrest during a protest in Washington D.C. had on him.
10 years ago
Mike Lewis

The Trump Effect: State, national ACLU membership soars

ACLU spokesman Doug Honig says the Trump administration has been an effective recruiter for the nonprofit, as ACLU membership has soared.
10 years ago
seattle homelessness...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle’s homelessness czar lays out next steps for addressing the crisis

Seattle homelessness was front and center during a panel featuring Seattle's own homeless czar, George Scarola. This is what he said.
10 years ago
Ted Fick...
Dyer Oxley

Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick resigns after administrative leave

Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick officially resigned at a special port commissioner meeting Thursday, following being placed on administrative leave last month.
10 years ago
Senator Doug Ericksen, alcoa...
Kipp Robertson

Senator Ericksen fires back at critics of his dueling roles

Some lawmakers have criticized State Senator Doug Ericksen, saying his time in D.C. is slowing things down in the Legislature.
10 years ago
sexual assault...
Josh Kerns

Sexual assault victims seek new measure to spare repeated encounters with attacker

Should rape and sexual assault victims have the same rights as victims of domestic violence and stalking? A bill in Olympia could change the rules.
10 years ago
property tax...
KIRO 7 News Staff

South King County property owners will see big increase in taxes

Property owners across South King County will be seeing much higher property tax bills in February compared to what they paid in 2016.
10 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Former Seahawks kicker Josh Brown speaks out for first time since domestic abuse allegations

Former Seahawks placekicker Josh Brown spoke out for the first time since the release of documents last year that showed he admitted to abusing his wife during an interview with ABC News.
10 years ago
Rodriguez...
Kim Shepard

Seattle U. student president Rodriguez steps down

Carlos Rodriguez worked hard in life, managing a job, school and becoming student president at Seattle University. But he came to the US illegally.
10 years ago
jungle resident...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Jungle resident investigated for trafficking teen runaway

A man living in one of Seattle's unauthorized homeless encampments is being investigated for allegedly raping and trafficking a teenager.
10 years ago
Snow accumulated in Mill Creek from Thursday's snowfall. (KIRO Radio)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Snow dusts greater Seattle area as band of moisture moves north

A band of moisture is moving from south to north and leaving a dusting of snow across the Puget Sound.
10 years ago
immigrants...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle shines a light in support of immigrants

Seattle residents shined lights at homes in an online demonstration supporting immigrants and refugees, and in defiance of the president's recent orders.
10 years ago
Seattle police...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle police face big changes under ‘landmark’ bill

The Seattle Police Department faces big changes as Mayor Ed Murray introduces new legislation that will change its leadership.
10 years ago
socialist alternative, anti-cop, banking, Kshama Sawant...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Sawant proposes ‘socially responsible banking’ ordinance to help defund DAPL

Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant spoke at a rally outside the Seattle City Hall for the city to end its ties with Wells Fargo.
10 years ago