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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
A crash that left one person with serious injuries blocked a road by SR 18 Tuesday morning. (KIRO 7...
MyNorthwest Staff

Driver killed east of Renton after suspect flees traffic stop

A driver was killed after a suspect fled a traffic stop and crashed minutes later. KIRO 7’s Joanna Small reports a 27-year-old fled a King County Sheriff’s deputy on State Route 18, east of Renton, in the 6 a.m. hour. The suspected driver’s vehicle collided with another car on Issaquah-Hobart Road, killing a 53-year-old Maple […]
11 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Ride the Ducks lawsuits challenged because families don’t live in U.S.

A Washington state law about wrongful death claims may preclude three families from seeking compensation after their children died in a September crash involving a Ride the Ducks amphibious vehicle.
11 years ago
jungle, seattle...
Dyer Oxley

Report: Seattle mayor made threat in response to effort to slow Jungle actions

Seattle mayor Ed Murray sent text messages to a council member that included threats if they moved forward to slow his efforts to clear out The Jungle homeless encampment.
11 years ago
Seattle, jungle, fire...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle police take 1 person into custody after fires set in The Jungle

The Seattle fire and police departments are investigating the work of a serial arsonist after eight fires were set in an area known as "The Jungle," where multiple homeless encampments are located.
11 years ago
Kim Shepard

Education or indoctrination: When should schools teach gender expression?

For the first time, the Office of the Superintendent of Public Instruction is adding a topic about self-identity and gender expression with a grade-level progression that starts in kindergarten.
11 years ago
Everett fire...
Kipp Robertson

A tale of two fires: How smoke filled our air over the weekend

Smoke from two fires obstructed the relatively clean air in the Pacific Northwest this weekend in their own unique ways.
11 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Former Seattle Mayor McGinn sets record straight on secret security biking myth

The former mayor address rumors that he never actually biked, instead having his security team pick him up around corners and carry his cycle from place-to-place.
11 years ago
A serious crash blocked five lanes of SB I-405 Monday morning. (Washington State Patrol)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Serious crash forces 2-hour closure on SB I-405

A three-vehicle crash is blocking five lanes of southbound I-405 at 124th Street in Kirkland.
11 years ago
What do you think of a Richard Sherman and Tyler Lockett presidential ticket? (AP)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seahawks’ Richard Sherman gives his presidential pitch

Richard Sherman says he and teammate Tyler Lockett would eliminate the national deficit by, in part, forcing billionaire owners to pay for sports stadiums.
11 years ago
Passengers aboard an American Airlines plane were evacuated after a fire broke out, KIRO 7 reports....
MyNorthwest Staff

Report: Fire breaks out near plane at SeaTac

An American Airlines plane at SeaTac was evacuated after a fire broke out, KIRO 7 reports.
11 years ago
Seattle Academy senior Isha Rajvanshi presents information on Tasveer, a Seattle-based non-profit  ...
Josh Kerns

Seattle high school cures ‘senioritis’ with real world experience

As the school year winds down and high school seniors get ready for graduation, many of them actually checked out weeks ago.
11 years ago
Airmen from the 242nd Comms squadron are on site as they prepare for state-wide earthquake drills t...
Kipp Robertson

As Washington prepares for mega-quake, nerve-rattling story still top of mind

University of Washington Professor of Seismology John Vidale recently said that he still hears people discussing The New Yorker article on the "big one."
11 years ago
Two power poles were knocked down in Lynnwood after a car crashed Monday morning. (KIRO 7)...
Kipp Robertson

‘Violent’ crash sends 2 to hospital, takes down power poles

A crash in Lynnwood that sent two people to the hospital Monday morning was so violent that it took down two power poles.
11 years ago
A view of Mount Rainier. ( KIRO 7, via Sergey Akimov...
MyNorthwest Staff

Heat records broken Sunday in Puget Sound

It was record-breakingly hot in parts of Washington Sunday, with temperatures reaching more than 90 degrees in some areas.
11 years ago