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Josh Kerns

Seahawks focus on moms to convince parents that football is safe

How the Seahawks are making an effort to calm concerns about the dangers of football and win over moms wary of putting their kids in the game.
11 years ago
Inquest, prison death...
Kipp Robertson

King County watchdog: Cultural change needed to alter police mentality

If the residents of King County want law enforcement to be guardians instead of warriors, there may need to be a cultural change.
11 years ago
One person died Monday morning after crashing over an embankment and catching fire near the interse...
MyNorthwest Staff

One dead after fiery crash near Redmond

KIRO 7 reports a vehicle went over an embankment and caught fire in Redmond Monday morning.
11 years ago
The Washington State Department of Transportation recently completed a series of roadway improvemen...
Kipp Robertson

State prepares for large number of road, bridge failures after devastating Cascadia earthquake

The cataclysmic earthquake that's weighed on the shoulders of many Pacific Northwest residents finally hits. Buildings are crumbling and people on the West Coast are heading for higher ground as an impending tsunami rushes toward shore.
11 years ago
Six community centers, including the Edmonds Senior Center, which provide services, food and activi...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Funding cut for Snohomish County senior centers

Six community centers that provide services, food and activities for senior citizens in Snohomish County have been dealt a big blow.
11 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Unsolved homicide, unruly behavior have Long Beach residents on high alert

Businesses on the Long Beach peninsula on the Washington coast made a killing during last year's Fourth of July weekend, but the community paid a heavy price for its success.
11 years ago
Seattle fire officials said one man was taken to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening in...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle police wound knife-wielding man in Central District

Police are investigating an officer-involved shooting that occurred near Seattle's Judkins Park and have released video, 911 recordings and photographs of the incident.
11 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray went out in Capitol Hill Saturday night to implore others not to succumb to...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray visits Capitol Hill to fight fear

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray went out in the Capitol Hill neighborhood Saturday night to implore others not to succumb to fear following the Orlando mass shooting.
11 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff

Thunderstorms roll through Western Washington as rain drenches area

Thunderstorms that began in Lewis County moved through Western Washington Saturday.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson puts his pilot lessons to use

The Seahawks quarterback posted a video on Friday of him flying a helicopter over Seattle with his fiancee, Ciara.
11 years ago
dory, UW, pixar...
Jillian Raftery

Meet the UW professor who brought ‘Finding Dory’ to life

The upcoming "Finding Dory" movie may take place deep in the ocean, but it was a University of Washington professor who helped Pixar bring the film's reef to life.
11 years ago
Dyer Oxley

Pierce County considering levy as deputy staffing levels remain too low

A recent staffing study for the Pierce County Sheriff's Department concludes that the agency is lacking sufficient staffing levels -- both for civilian employees and deputies on the beat.
11 years ago
Dyer Oxley

Reed pleads guilty for rendering assistance to brother, accused murderer

Tony Reed has pleaded guilty to a charge for helping his brother hide bodies and cars, and flee the area after he allegedly murdered an Oso couple.
11 years ago
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Kim Shepard

License Plates for Cancer Research

State universities can make $500,000 a year through Washington’s vanity license plates. Soon, some of that money could benefit cancer research in Seattle. Justin Marquart, Deputy Director of Development at the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, said he got the idea while sitting in traffic. “You have an opportunity to see lot of different license […]
11 years ago
pier, seattle...
KIRO 7 News Staff

City planning rebuild of pier near Seattle Aquarium

Seattle's delayed tunnel project has freed up money to put toward another delayed project -- rebuilding a well-loved waterfront pier. Concerts and boat space may be on the way.
11 years ago
snohomish, dog...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Cruelty investigation underway after dog abandoned

Snohomish County Animal Control Services is asking for help identifying a dog found severely injured, dehydrated and abandoned.
11 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff

Virginia Mason notifies 650 dialysis patients about hepatitis B exposure

Virginia Mason sent letters to 650 patients who were treated in the medical center’s dialysis unit because they may have been near a hepatitis B-positive patient. Key developments: Seattle-area medical centers says exposure risk is “very low.” They recently discovered hepatitis B virus screening results were not consistently known to staff performing treatment. No cases […]
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

‘Terrorist-friendly’ system takes center stage after Orlando massacre

Since 49 people were killed at a gay nightclub in Orlando, the debate over whether people on the no-fly list should be banned from purchasing guns has raged on. The problem, as CBS News' John Dickerson points out, is maintaining innocent people's Second Amendment rights.
11 years ago
Interpreter Antony Suzuki (l) helps facilitate an interview with Mariners pitcher Hisashi Iwakuma a...
Josh Kerns

Mariners interpreter keeps players from getting lost in translation

The Seattle Mariners are back in action Friday night, opening a crucial series in Boston against the Red Sox.
11 years ago
A U-Haul truck slammed into a garage in Edmonds Friday morning. The driver is suspected of DUI. (Ed...
Kipp Robertson

Driver suspected of DUI slams U-Haul truck into Edmonds garage

A series of reckless driving incidents Friday morning culminated with a U-Haul truck driving into a garage at a home in Edmonds.
11 years ago
Tom Kelly

Will students’ rental coverage, if any, travel with them?

College kids are pouring out of dorms and into homes and apartments. Will their rental coverage, if any, travel with them?
11 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff

Extra security in place for Olympia’s pride weekend

The first local pride event since the Orlando massacre will be held this weekend.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

One dead after crash on SR 9 in Snohomish County

One person died in a collision that continues to block State Route 9, just north of State Route 2 in Snohomish County.
11 years ago
A history-minded construction worker shared this old tax assessor’s photo of the site, as it look...
Feliks Banel

‘Ghost signs’ uncovered during Capitol Hill post office demolition

When the old US Post Office on Capitol Hill at Broadway and Denny was torn down last week, the demolition revealed several “ghost signs” on the brick walls of the building immediately to the north.
11 years ago