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Conservative group the Freedom Foundation has made a public records request that includes the perso...
Josh Kerns

Conservative group requests personal information of state employees

State workers are raising deep concern after learning a prominent anti-union group is seeking their personal information, including their birth dates, worrying it could lead to widespread privacy violations and identity theft.
11 years ago
A fire broke out at Kurt Cobain's former home. (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Fire breaks out at Kurt Cobain’s former home

Firefighters put out a garage fire at the former home of Kurt Cobain early Wednesday.
11 years ago
Recent sexual assaults around the University of Washington have similar accounts from the victims. ...
Dyer Oxley

Another sexual assault reported in Seattle’s U-District

A recent sexual assault in Seattle's University District is similar to other recent reports in the same area. Seattle police are investigating.
11 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Fourth Federal Way shooting is ‘alarming to our community’

Another man has been shot and killed in Federal Way.
11 years ago
A man's belongings remain on the ground after he was shot Monday afternoon by a King County Sheriff...
Kipp Robertson

King County sergeant shoots knife-wielding ‘transient’ twice

A man seen leaving the area of a knife fight in White Center was shot by a King County Sheriff Sergeant Monday afternoon.
11 years ago
A new Islamic Center planned in Mukilteo is causing controversy and has been the target of vandalis...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Anti-Islamic flyers posted at future site of new mosque

A new Islamic Center planned in Mukilteo is causing controversy and has been the target of vandalism.
11 years ago
Sara Lerner

Uber for kids? New Seattle app aims to solve kid carpool woes

Got a job, busy schedule, and need to find a ride for the kids? Well, now there's an app for that.
11 years ago
trump, uw, college, university of washington...
Dyer Oxley

Donald Trump supporters draw a crowd at UW demonstration

Young Donald Trump supporters came to the University of Washington, with a "wall" to show their support of the presumptive Republican nominee for president. Other students expressed their disagreements.
11 years ago
Seattle, police, policing, service officers...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle’s 9.5-block crime strategy working on some levels

There's been a decrease in some crime within the 9.5 blocks the Seattle Police Department turned its focus on after violence- and narcotic-related incidents spiraled out of control.
11 years ago
A bomb squad arrived at the scene of a standoff in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood. (KIRO 7)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Suspect in Seattle standoff taken to hospital with gunshot wound

After nine hours, a standoff at a home in Seattle's Queen Anne neighborhood has ended.
11 years ago
Quinn Wolcott made it to the big leagues standing behind the plate as an umpire. The Puyallup nativ...
Josh Kerns

Puyallup native strives to be the best behind the plate

If you’re a baseball fan, you know our area is well represented in Major League Baseball, with players from Snohomish to Seattle dotting the rosters. But a Puyallup native who made it to the big leagues gets little notice most of the time. And he prefers it that way. Growing up in Pierce County, Quinn […]
11 years ago
seattle drugs...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Snohomish County Council approves criminal sales tax

People living in Snohomish County could find out if they will vote on a higher sales tax.
11 years ago
A man was shot in the head Monday morning in Seattle' SoDo district. (KIRO 7)...
Kipp Robertson

Man shot in the head in Seattle’s SoDo district

One person was rushed to Harborview Medical Center after being shot in the head Monday morning. Seattle police are investigating the shooting at 4th Avenue South and South Walker Street in the city’s SoDo district. The shooting occurred around 4 a.m. Officers investigating a shooting at 4/Walker. 1 male taken to hospital with GSW to […]
11 years ago
aurora borealis...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle gets rare glimpse of Aurora Borealis

The Seattle area saw a rare view of the Aurora Borealis early Sunday morning.
11 years ago
alaskan way viaduct...
MyNorthwest Staff

Alaskan Way Viaduct reopens in time for Monday morning commute

After 10 days of around-the-clock tunneling, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced the Alaskan Way Viaduct will reopen for the Monday morning commute.
11 years ago
A man was shot and killed by law enforcement near Lake Stevens Saturday. (KIRO 7)...
Kipp Robertson

Swat team kills man after tense standoff near Lake Stevens

A man was killed by members of a SWAT team after a nine-hour standoff near Lake Stevens Saturday. The man, 29, moved toward a gun before being shot, KIRO 7 reports. JUST IN: 2 SWAT officers shoot/kill 29yo man after 9hr long standoff near Lake Stevens; moved toward gun, they say pic.twitter.com/j8WGZwCikn — Maria Guerrero […]
11 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

LIVE updates: Donald Trump’s visit to Washington

Donald Trump is speaking in Spokane. He will make his way northwest to Lynden later for a second rally In Spokane, Trump supporters outnumbered protesters while people in Lynden lined the streets in anticipation of the visit by the Republican presidential candidate. Keep up with the latest on Trump’s visit below [View the story “Real-time […]
11 years ago
Tom Kelly

Does a second home make sense?

The sun is out and people have begun to focus on second homes. What are the benefits of buying a vacation home?
11 years ago
lead water schools...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Auburn School District: 10 schools had total of 20 fixtures showing elevated lead levels

In recent water concerns, Auburn School District reviewed historical water testing records from 2008 that showed 10 schools had a total of 20 individual fixtures showing elevated lead levels.
11 years ago
climate alliance, trump, inslee, seattle, washington...
Dyer Oxley

Gov. Inslee’s plan to ‘keep Trump out didn’t work’

Washington Governor Jay Inslee joins minority organizations in an anti-Donald Trump press conference in Seattle.
11 years ago
earthquake, Helens...
Kipp Robertson

Earthquakes ‘steadily increasing’ under Mount St. Helens

A series of small earthquakes under Mount St. Helens are believed to be "volcano-tectonic in nature," the United State Geological Survey reports.
11 years ago
Staff at the Northwest Washington Fair and Event Center in Lynden were told a Trump rally will begi...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Lynden residents surprised by Trump’s unexpected visit

When David LaPlaunt of Lynden first heard that Donald Trump will visit his small hometown Saturday, and lead a rally in the little fairgrounds next door to him, he wondered how it could be true. “I did not believe it,” LaPlaunt told KIRO 7. “I was like, ‘Lynden? Really?’ Trump’s got a whole country to […]
11 years ago
tunnel Bertha drone...
Jillian Raftery

Seattle tunnel progress a major contrast to past problems

The progress that Bertha, Seattle's boring machine, is making is a huge relief for contractors and the state. What is going so well this time around?
11 years ago
Howard Schultz job fair...
Sara Lerner

Hundreds get jobs on the spot at Seattle youth job fair

About 1,500 teens and young adults descended on a massive job fair in Seattle Thursday for 16 to 24-year-olds who are not working and are not in school.
11 years ago