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KIRO 7 News Staff

Donald Trump expected to campaign in Washington state

Donald Trump is expected to be campaigning in Washington state in early May ahead of the state’s primary.
11 years ago
Seattle Public Utilities recommends customers run their tap water for two minutes if they haven't r...
Dyer Oxley

‘Normal practice’ will waste millions of gallons of water in Seattle

Seattle Public Utilities recommends running water for two minutes in case of lead in the pipes. That adds up to a lot of water.
11 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Got carts? Renton does and this is what it is doing with them

Renton is bringing the hammer down on an issue plaguing the city: shopping carts.
11 years ago
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Dyer Oxley

Link Light Rail record shattered after new stations open

Seattle broke records on the Link light rail in the mere three weeks since two new stations were opened, jumping weekday ridership averages by 66 percent.
11 years ago
A train derailed Friday morning at the Port of Tacoma. (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Train derails at Port of Tacoma

A empty tanker train has derailed at the Port of Tacoma, with 18 cars off the tracks. Twitter user ‏@gbo2086 posted photos of the train at Lincoln and Taylor Way in Tacoma at about 9:30 a.m. .@bflingerKIRO7 took this picture of rail car on side #Tacoma. I counted 14 rail cars. May be more. @KIRO7Seattle […]
11 years ago
Kelly Herzberg stands with her client, Jamie, at the Shoreline Goodwill. Herzberg helped her find m...
Colleen O'Brien

Seattle stylist finds her ‘best self’ helping others shop

If in this nice spring weather you find yourself wanting to update your “look” but can't bear the thought of spending hundreds of dollars to do it then let a thrifty Seattle stylist work her magic.
11 years ago
An earthquake recorded near Auburn shook just after 9 a.m. on Friday. (PNSN)...
Kipp Robertson

Magnitude-2.2 earthquake recorded in Auburn

The Pacific Northwest Seismic Network reports a magnitude-2.2 earthquake shook near Auburn Friday morning.
11 years ago
Thousands of customers could get their water via pipes made of lead. (KIRO 7)...
Kipp Robertson

An estimated 2,000 Seattle homes could be connected to lead fittings

There could be as many as 2,000 households in Seattle that are being fed water from galvanized pipes with lead fittings similar to those believed to be contributing to Tacoma's water problem.
11 years ago
Mindy Woods says that landlords commonly discriminate against section 8, low income renters. (Sara ...
Sara Lerner

Low income discrimination and the housing crisis

Mindy Woods is in a tough situation. And her situation is caught in the middle of a battle over what are legal rental practices amid skyrocketing rents and a housing crisis.
11 years ago
Mike Swanigan, right, with Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson in an Alaska Airlines commercial.  S...
Josh Kerns

Famous Alaska Airlines pilot is a ‘legend’ in the Pacific Northwest

Few people find their life’s calling in first grade. But Mike Swanigan has never been like most people.
11 years ago
Tom Kelly

Was the low FICO score really your fault?

Are you still steaming because an inaccurate credit report has sent your FICO score spiraling downward, causing major problems with your efforts to refinance your home?
11 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Relations between Washington tribes, state and fishermen reach historic low point

Relations between Washington tribes, the state, and recreational fishermen have reached a historic low point after talks over ever dwindling salmon runs reached an impasse, threatening to wipe out this year's coho fishing season.
11 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle Public Utilities: Customers should run water before drinking it

Seattle Public Utilities are telling its customers to run their water for two minutes before using it if they haven't run water in a while. The precaution comes after lead was discovered in water in Tacoma.
11 years ago
The wildfires in Twisp, Wash. were among the most destructive that hit the state last summer. (AP)...
Jillian Raftery

State remains at risk of record-breaking wildfire destruction thanks to funding problems

Washington has seen two straight years of record-breaking wildfire destruction. And funding issues could put the state at risk of going up in smoke yet again. First, it was the Carlton Complex of fires in 2014, scorching more than a quarter million acres in Central Washington, and taking with it over 300 homes from Twisp […]
11 years ago
Mike & Maggie’s 1962 recording of Chris Todd’s “Wasn’t That A Mighty Day When The Needle Hi...
Feliks Banel

Poking fun at Seattle fair, forgotten folk song joked about collapse of Space Needle

After April 21, 1962, Seattle would officially never be the same again. On that Saturday 54 years ago, the Century 21 World’s Fair got underway at noon on the sprawling civic campus that would later become Seattle Center.
11 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

More metered parking? Seattle transportation director is considering it

Seattle Department of Transportation Director Scott Kubly recently asked his staff to put together a list together of the top five places without metered parking.
11 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Detectives search for missing Edmonds teen

Snohomish County detectives are asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing Edmonds teen in the Mukilteo area.
11 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Body found floating in Duwamish River in Tukwila

The Tukwila Police Department received reports Wednesday morning of a body floating in the Duwamish River.
11 years ago
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Sara Lerner

WSDOT fails to bill thousands of toll customers on time

The Washington Department of Transportation failed to bill thousands of toll customers over a year-long period. The computer glitch dates back to March 2015 and WSDOT spokesperson Emily Pace said the error impacts 8,200 vehicles. Katrina Snow is one of those drivers. She lives in Seattle’s Wallingford neighborhood and works in Bellevue. Snow pays to […]
11 years ago
Conservative group the Freedom Foundation has made a public records request that includes the perso...
Dyer Oxley

Washington lawmakers form yet another task force to fund education

Lawmakers in Olympia are under pressure to find funding for education. A task force is the latest chapter in effort to get the job done after Washinton's supreme court found the Legislature in contempt for failing to act quick enough.
11 years ago
Dyer Oxley

Body found among recyclables at waste management center

Human remains were found at a recycling center in Woodinville, but officials say it is not related to the body parts found of a murdered Renton mother.
11 years ago
A total of 16 bikes were packed into corners, hallways and crawl spaces throughout the Wedgwood hom...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle police arrest suspected ‘prolific’ thief in Wedgwood

Stolen bikes, credit cards, mail, computers and more were just a handful of items crammed into corners, hallways and crawl spaces throughout this Wedgwood home in Seattle.
11 years ago
Candace Adams went missing on April 19 with her baby, Zeus. (Mill Creek Police Department)...
Dyer Oxley

Mill Creek mother and baby found safe; husband arrested

A 19-year-old mother and 8-month-old baby went missing from Mill Creek after they went for a walk to a grocery store.
11 years ago
Parents met at a school board meeting Tuesday night opposing the recent investigation into the Bell...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Bellevue football parents oppose investigation: ‘It’s about being black in Bellevue’

Parents supporting the Bellevue High School football team amid an investigation made their voices heard Tuesday night, some claiming the investigation was racist.
11 years ago