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The Seattle tunnel boring machine reached its goal of 385 feet on May 11. (WSDOT)...
Dyer Oxley

Bertha stops for a break under Seattle

After working around the clock since April 29, Bertha and its crews are taking the weekend off. The machine sits idle under downtown Seattle.
11 years ago
Bellevue, tech, prostitution...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Microsoft leader, former Amazon director charged in prostitution sting

After a King County prostitution sting, a series of men from Seattle's tech hub have been charged for using a service at a high-end Bellevue apartment complex.
11 years ago
lead, water, bellevue, north bend...
Dyer Oxley

Bellevue contests reports of lead in elementary school water

Bellevue is protesting news reports that state its schools still have fixtures with excessive lead in the water, and is attempting to set the record straight.
11 years ago
seattle, turkey...
Dyer Oxley

Mystery turkey reported in West Seattle

West Seattle residents are reporting sightings of a wild turkey roaming the streets. But Seattle officials note that it is rather odd for such wildlife to wander the city. Where did this bird come from?
11 years ago
Bellevue High School Wolverines...
Jillian Raftery

Bellevue High School parents, boosters push back against damning report

Bellevue football boosters are backing up what they've said for months: they've done nothing wrong.
11 years ago
The failure to act on a year-old report on high levels of lead cost the Tacoma Public School's safe...
Kipp Robertson

Tacoma school district has fired its health manager over high lead levels

The failure to act on a year-old report on high levels of lead cost the Tacoma Public School's safety and environmental health manager his job.
11 years ago
Crews have been sent to a growing wildfire Thursday night near the Oso-Arlington area. (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Crews monitoring wildfire near Oso-Arlington area

Officials with the Washington State Department of Natural Resources said crews have been sent to a growing wildfire Thursday night near the Oso-Arlington area.
11 years ago
Kayaktivists, who floated into Elliott bay last year to protest drilling in the arctic, plan to ret...
Jillian Raftery

Kayaktivists flock to Anacortes for 3-day protest against fossil fuel industry

A year ago, protesters made national headlines by trying to block Shell Oil’s Polar Pioneer from entering Seattle. Now, they’re hoping to start a movement to transition away from fossil fuels entirely.
11 years ago
seattle, university, kshama, sawant, protest...
Dyer Oxley

#DearDeanKelly protest occupies Seattle University office; demands dean’s resignation

Seattle University students have occupied a lobby at the Matteo Ricci College and have demanded the resignation of its dean, citing oppression and objections to its curriculum.
11 years ago
Auburn drive-in movie theater...
Feliks Banel

Auburn’s abandoned Valley Drive-In is a spooky ‘graveyard’

After writing about the Duwamish Drive-In earlier this week, several social media commenters mentioned fond memories of the old Valley Drive-In in Auburn.
11 years ago
(File, Associated Press)...
Dyer Oxley

City of Seattle keeping quiet on how much it collected from first gun taxes

Seattle collected its first round of gun taxes, but the city won't give any information about the returns. That could be because there isn't much to report.
11 years ago
A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition in Harborview Medical Center after nearly drowning in Lak...
KIRO 7 News Staff

3-year-old nearly drowns in Lake Washington

A 3-year-old boy is in critical condition after he was pulled from Lake Washington.
11 years ago
Kristin Finkbeiner, northwest political activist and founder of the group MomsRising, is recommendi...
Jillian Raftery

Seattle political activist wants to put politicians in timeout

Kristin Finkbeiner, northwest political activist and founder of the group MomsRising, is recommending for the very first time that parents not watch debates with their younger children.
11 years ago
Sally Bagshaw...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle council members reveal ‘bombardment of threats’

The five members of the Seattle City Council who voted against the SoDo street vacation for the proposed arena knew it would disappoint people. What they didn't know was just how much flak they would receive.
11 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray admitted that city leaders don't have a concrete plan in place to deal with...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says city is ‘stepping up big time’ for the housing market

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray explains how the city is creating affordable housing in the long run. KIRO Radio's Colleen O'Brien says we need it now.
11 years ago
A pursuit on I-5 ended near SR 18. The aftermath caused significant delays on NB I-5 Thursday morni...
MyNorthwest Staff

Police chase ends with a crash near Federal Way, backs up I-5 traffic

A morning pursuit that backed up traffic Thursday morning on northbound I-5 isn’t over yet. KIRO 7 reports that after the suspects crashed a stolen truck near Enchanted Parkway they fled on foot. Confirmed end of pursuit on NB I-5 near SR 18 – WSP & Federal Way PD involved, suspects fled, K-9 is out. […]
11 years ago
arab andy...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Man arrested in 6 sexual assaults on UW campus

Seattle police arrested a man accused of sexually assaulting six women in a 20-minute spree on the University of Washington campus.
11 years ago
seattle, police, psa, car...
Dyer Oxley

Video: Seattle police release car prowl PSA

The Seattle Police Department has produced a new PSA aimed at getting Seattleites to lock up and not leave valuables in their car. It shows how fast a thief can break into your car.
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
Vulcan Real Estate purchased Bellevue Plaza recently. (City of Bellevue)...
Kipp Robertson

Paul Allen’s real estate company buys popular Bellevue Plaza

Vulcan Real Estate, a company owned by Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen, purchased the plaza at 117 106th Ave. NE.
11 years ago
The Seattle Mariners held their semi-annual garage sale Wednesday. (Josh Kerns/KIRO Radio)...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Mariners clean out their ‘closet’ during semi-annual sale

We all end up with a bunch of stuff we no longer want. The Seattle Mariners are no exception.
11 years ago
Seattle police detective Ron Smith is not surprised to hear of an officer reaching into his own poc...
Dyer Oxley

Paying for it: Seattle cops using their own money to get the job done

Seattle Det. Scotty Bach was caught on camera saying he has purchased plane tickets for people in need to fly out of town. That comes as no surprise to Det. Ron Smith who says cops regularly open their own wallets on the job.
11 years ago
One of Seattle’s grandest drive-in theaters was the Duwamish, which opened on this day in 1948. (...
Feliks Banel

Duwamish Drive-In was not really about the movies

Along with bowling alleys and skating rinks, drive-in movie theaters are one of those 20th entertainment industries that required a large chunk of conveniently located real estate in order to succeed.
11 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray, seen here in Shenzhen, China, told Seattle's Morning News that the connect...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle Mayor defends trip to China, says country ‘slowly’ moving in right direction

Though China is "hardly a heaven" for the LGBTQ community, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says in terms of discrimination China and North Carolina are two different places.
11 years ago