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This collision knocked out power to 68 homes in the Auburn area. (KIRO 7)...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Collision causes power outage for dozens of homes in Auburn area

A collision with a light pole Monday morning caused power outages in 61 homes in the Auburn area.

11 years ago

Thousands of families in Washington still do not know what happened to their loved ones who served ...

Jillian Raftery

Honoring the heroes who didn’t make it home

Memorial Day can be an especially painful for the families of service members who remain missing in action, some for decades.

11 years ago

A Level 3 evacuation order was in place for an area close to Quincy, Washington where a large wildf...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Wildfire controlled near Gorge; Sasquatch crowds not in danger

A Level-3 evacuation order is in place for the area near Old Vantage Highway and Frenchman Coulee where a large wildfire is burning.

11 years ago

Police said James Sweet, 36, was hospitalized in critical condition after an officer-involved shoot...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Man in critical condition after shot by officers in Port Angeles

Police were involved in a shootout Saturday morning in Port Angeles. The man shot by police has been hospitalized and is in critical condition.

11 years ago

bellevue football, sports participation, sanctions...

Dyer Oxley

Report: Bellevue High School may suspend relationship with football booster club

Bellevue High School responded to a disparaging investigation into its football program with a report to the KingCo Conference. In it, BHS proposes to suspend its relationship with the football booster club.

11 years ago

Dyer Oxley

How Seattle makes all those parking signs, and what happens to the old ones

The City of Seattle produces all its own signage from parking to speed limits and more. This is how.

11 years ago

Josh Kerns

Edmonds father wants Obama’s help getting his kidnapped son back from Japan

While President Obama is in Japan, an Edmonds father is trying to get the president to give notice to something much closer to home. His son was kidnapped and kept in hiding by his estranged ex-wife somewhere in Japan.

11 years ago

The First Hill streetcar was collecting ridership data but until recently SDOT was not able to acce...

Dyer Oxley

Update: First Hill streetcar ridership on the rise in Seattle

Seattle's First Hill streetcar has been collecting ridership data, but SDOT has not been able to access it.

11 years ago

Mariners fans can thank a guy sitting in a little booth way out above center field for staying dry ...

Josh Kerns

What it takes to raise the roof at Safeco Field

The Mariners are back in action Friday night and the forecast calls for a chance of showers. But as we know, it's irrelevant since it'll be dry inside.

11 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Several ‘pops’ heard during shooting at downtown Seattle bus stop

Police are investigating after a 35-year-old man was shot at a downtown Seattle bus stop.

11 years ago

Dyer Oxley

Bertha is now tunneling under buildings in downtown Seattle

Bertha has entered an area with far more structures above it than it has tunneled under in the past. And that's not all that's different as the boring machine moves forward.

11 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Sound Transit: Light rail projects could open years sooner under measure

Sound Transit says it can deliver light rail projects several years sooner under a revised Sound Transit Nov. 3 ballot measure unveiled Thursday afternoon.

11 years ago

Dyer Oxley

Coach, boosters respond to potential firing of Bellevue football coach

The Bellevue School District is preparing to fire the head coach of its high school football team in the wake of a controversial investigation.

11 years ago

Dyer Oxley

Two gas leaks shut down streets in Seattle and Bellevue

Two gas leaks have shut down traffic on roads in Bellevue and downtown Seattle. Emergency crews are responding.

11 years ago

Tom Kelly

Busiest time to move right around the corner

Here are some tips for packing an moving as you head into the busy season of home buying and selling.

11 years ago

Kipp Robertson

Court tosses latest Eyman initiative

Tim Eyman's latest voter-approved initiative was tossed by the Washington State Supreme Court Thursday morning.

11 years ago

Kipp Robertson

Lessons learned from Seattle’s major power outage

There are a few lessons to be learned from the power outage that left about 60 percent of downtown Seattle in the dark on Wednesday and stopped the important work being done by "Hammering Man."

11 years ago

After driving off the Hood Canal Bridge more than a week ago, crews recovered a man's body and his ...

Kipp Robertson

More than a week later, state worker and vehicle pulled from Hood Canal

After more than a week, a state worker and his vehicle were pulled from the Hood Canal.

11 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle police: Teen accidentally shoots, kills himself

Seattle police said Wednesday night a teen accidentally shot and killed himself in his West Seattle home.

11 years ago

Kipp Robertson

Seahawks spot eagles above VMAC, interrogate Philadelphia over spying

It looks like spying in the NFL has reached a whole new level of intricacies.

11 years ago

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the city doesn't have the resources to house all of the people living ...

Kipp Robertson

Seattle Mayor says no ‘sweeps’ of ‘Jungle’ will be made

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the city began cleaning up the homeless encampment known as the "Jungle." However, the work being done should not be called a "sweep."