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Drivers caught in traffic on northbound I-5 into Seattle could thank an expansion joint for the hea...
Kipp Robertson

‘Serious backup’ was caused by expansion joint issue on I-5 through Seattle

An issue with an expansion joint on northbound I-5 through Seattle is causing severe backups.
11 years ago
A Southside Elementary student found a needle in a flower bed on Tuesday. The student's family didn...
Kipp Robertson

Family of Shelton student who found needle outraged over school’s response

The family of a Shelton kindergartner wants to know why they weren't notified immediately after the 6-year-old handled a hypodermic needle outside of his school.
11 years ago
Tom Kelly

Getting to your timeshare via a reverse mortgage

The purpose of reverse mortgages has changed over the years and they are now also being used to support a more well-to-do routine.
11 years ago
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Dyer Oxley

Seattle mayor signs executive order on ‘one-stop’ homeless shelter

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray signed an executive order calling for the immediate creation of a new, low-barrier shelter program to rapidly house unsheltered people within the city.
11 years ago
Kent...
Dyer Oxley

Woman dies in fiery car crash in Kent

A fiery car crash led to the death of a 50-year-old woman in Kent Thursday afternoon.
11 years ago
Prosecutors allege teacher/coach Ed Sloan, 45, molested a 13-year-old student in 2012. (KIRO 7)...
Dyer Oxley

Bellevue Christian School teacher charged with child molestation

A teacher at Bellevue Christian School has been charged with child molestation, and the victim's family alleges the school "swept it under the rug."
11 years ago
Players practice on the driving range at the Sahalee Country Club for the KPMG Women's Championship...
Josh Kerns

Sammamish Women’s PGA Championship takes aim at gender pay gap

There's far more going on behind the scenes of Women's PGA Championship.
11 years ago
Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn says the state needs to take some extreme steps to ...
Kipp Robertson

State superintendent suggests shutting down Washington schools

The person in charge of Washington's public schools is willing to go to the extreme to get the state Legislature to start paying more attention to education.
11 years ago
The City of Seattle needs to stop talking about cleaning up its most notorious homeless encampment ...
Kipp Robertson

Less talk, more action: Homeless consultant critiques Seattle council

The City of Seattle needs to stop talking about cleaning up its most notorious homeless encampment and just do it, a consultant told the city council.
11 years ago
Tom Kelly

Getting to your timeshare via a reverse mortgage

What many people have now — house, lifestyle, neighborhood, friends, church, club — is exactly what they’d like to keep.
11 years ago
Gail Doyle, 60, was last seen June 2 near Martin Way East and Devoe Street Northeast in Olympia. (K...
MyNorthwest Staff

Olympia woman still missing; police find ‘potential suspect’

Olympia police are continuing their search for a missing woman and have a potential suspect in her disappearance.
11 years ago
Seattle City Council member Tim Burgess argues that proposed changes to the city's ethics code woul...
Dyer Oxley

Proposal puts Seattle City Council at ethical crossroads

A proposed Seattle City Council bill would change the city's ethics rules so that council members could vote on legislative issues even if there is a potential conflict of interest.
11 years ago
Auburn police inspect the scene of a road rage incident June 8, 2016. (KIRO 7)...
Dyer Oxley

Road rage leads to shooting in Auburn; suspect on the loose

Auburn police are looking for a suspect after road rage led to a shooting on the road Wednesday afternoon.
11 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

As crime decreases, Seattle Mayor pushing for hundreds of additional police

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray wants 200 more police officers in the city by 2019.
11 years ago
Concerned Seattle residents say they are worried about the city building a "bomb" proof structure. ...
Kipp Robertson

Seattleites worried about proposed police ‘bunker’

Seattle residents are worried about the idea of the Seattle Police Department's latest precinct being blast proof.
11 years ago
A Renton Technical College student works on new technology in a recent course at the school, which ...
Josh Kerns

High pay, low costs make two-year college increasingly appealing for Puget Sound grads

many students face an uncertain future of debt and limited job prospects, not to mention moving back into their parent's basements.
11 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seahawks’ Pete Carroll weighs in on Bellevue football controversy

Seahawks head coach Pete Carroll called the "grownups" reactions to the Bellevue football controversy "just wrong."
11 years ago
Delmar Young of Spanaway is due in court later Wednesday. Law enforcement believes Young was under ...
Kipp Robertson

Father accused of causing fatal crash near Renton appears in court

A man accused of causing a deadly crash while he fled King County deputies on Tuesday is due in court Wednesday.
11 years ago
One teen remains at large after a Parkland man was murdered May 18. (Pierce County Sheriff's Office...
MyNorthwest Staff

Another teen formally charged for Parkland murder

A fourth teenager was formally charged on Tuesday for his suspected involvement in the murder of a 38-year-old man.
11 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff

Neighbors find elaborate landscaping at Seattle homeless encampment

Neighbors frustrated with crime and trash from a Seattle homeless encampment decided to tackle it themselves by going in with cameras.
11 years ago
Military personnel would ideally be on the move immediately after a major earthquake strikes the Pa...
Kipp Robertson

Major Gen. says ‘the big one’ will be a ‘catastrophe we have never seen’

Military personnel would ideally be on the move immediately after a major earthquake strikes the Pacific Northwest. Exactly how mobile branches of the military would be after a mega-quake won't be known until it happens.
11 years ago
Seattle, jungle, fire...
Dyer Oxley

How Seattle cops tracked down a suspect in The Jungle fires

Seattle police were able to find a suspect after a series of fires were set around The Jungle Monday thanks to the help of an attentive citizen.
11 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Bellevue Coach Butch Goncharoff: ‘This is a setup’

Among a crowd of angry parents Tuesday was Bellevue football coach Butch Goncharoff, who is at the center of the recent controversy around the program.
11 years ago
A UH-60 delivers supplies for guardsmen in Shelton for the "Cascadia Rising" drill. (Washington Nat...
Kipp Robertson

Largest earthquake drill in Pacific Northwest history kicks off

What is being described as the largest drill ever for a mega-quake in the Pacific Northwest kicked off Tuesday morning.
11 years ago