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MyNorthwest Staff

Investigation finds boosters paid Bellevue football player’s tuition, coaches coordinated payments

An independent investigation found a series of violations by the Bellevue High School football program.
11 years ago
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Dyer Oxley

Sammamish woman arrested for embezzlement from high school booster club

The former treasurer of the Skyline High School Booster Club has been arrested for allegedly embezzling more than $107,000. Club members believe there could be more missing.
11 years ago
Seattle's Community Policing Commission wants city leaders to consider allowing public-drinking loc...
Dyer Oxley

Washington lawmakers consider cutting taxes for beer and booze

Washington lawmakers are considering cutting taxes by as much as half for the state's small beer, wine and spirits produceers.
11 years ago
Dyer Oxley

Microsoft sues DOJ for abusing law, violating customers’ privacy

Microsoft is taking on the United States government in a lawsuit over the privacy of its customers. The Seattle PI reports that Microsoft alleges the U.S. Department of Justice is abusing an outdated law called the Electronic Communications Privacy Act. Microsoft says the DOJ uses the law to obtain court orders for emails and other […]
11 years ago
Students were waiting at a school bus stop when a truck lost control and struck them. (King County ...
KIRO 7 News Staff

12-year-old says friend saved him during Maple Valley car crash

Middle school-aged children have been struck by a vehicle in Maple Valley. Serious injuries have been reported.
11 years ago
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Amazon steps in: Shopping giant offers hotel to house Seattle homeless

Seattle-based Amazon is donating a former hotel to house homeless families until it develops the land for its expanded campus.
11 years ago
Shelby Allen, who performs under the name GT500, entertains at the ceremony commemorating his gradu...
Josh Kerns

King County’s quietly successful program to combat addiction and change lives

It is quietly the most successful crime and drug program in King County and costs much less than putting addicts in jail.
11 years ago
Ingrid Lyne was last heard from Friday, when she texted a friend around 10:30 p.m. that she was on ...
Jillian Raftery

Legal expert: Finding the rest of Renton mom’s body an important next step

KIRO legal expert Anne Bremner explains the rush for the King County Prosecutors office in the Renton murder.
11 years ago
The social security numbers, addresses, names and salary information of 2,164 current and former Ol...
Sara Lerner

Teacher’s union president on Olympia School District data breach: ‘It happens’

Scam artists have personal information on anyone who worked at the Olympia School District in 2015.
11 years ago
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Dyer Oxley

More details released about ethics allegation against SDOT’s Scott Kubly

Further details about the ethics allegations against SDOT Director Scott Kubly have been released showing that the violations may surround a lack of transparency involving conflicts of interest.
11 years ago
One of two trailers tipped over and spilled human waste along the I-5 offramp to Highway 2 in Evere...
Dyer Oxley

Truck spills load of human waste after crashing on I-5 off-ramp

A collision on the southbound I-5 offramp leading to Highway 2 in Everett has left one person injured and human waste spilled across the roadway.
11 years ago
A woman is in critical condition after she was shot by a bail bondsman near Graham. (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Woman shot by bounty hunter in King County

A woman is in critical condition after she was shot by a bail bondsman near Graham.
11 years ago
David Webster was a husband, father, grandfather, respiratory therapist ... and a drug addict. That...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Family of man found murdered in Everett swamp begs for help finding killer

Everett police are looking for a killer of a 54-year-old man whose body was found in a swamp just off I-5.
11 years ago
Dyer Oxley

Family of murdered Renton mother releases statement

The family of the Ingrid Lyne, the 40-year-old Renton mother of three who was found murdered last week, has released a statement.
11 years ago
The placement of transmission lines are threatened by climate change, which can alter river and sho...
Dyer Oxley

How climate change threatens the future of Seattle’s power supply

Seattle’s power utility is already planning ahead to face the potential effects climate change will have on its ratepayers. In fact, Seattle City Light has already experienced a $30 million loss due to unusual weather – weather that is expected to be the norm in the decades to come. “A year ago it was significant […]
11 years ago
Jillian Raftery

John Charlton charged with 1st-degree murder of Renton mom

The man accused of killing a Renton mother of three is being held on a second-degree murder chage and had his bail set Tuesday at $2 million.
11 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Western State Hospital CEO fired following recent escapes

There is a change in leadership following the escape of multiple dangerous patients at Western State Hospital.
11 years ago
Dyer Oxley

Railroad workers stop Ballard trains to sweep, clean homeless encampments

Ballard freight trains were brought to a halt Monday morning as crews launched an effort to clean up and sweep homeless encampments along the rail line.
11 years ago
Ed Force One is Iron Maiden's personal jet and it is flown by its lead singer. (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Iron Maiden visited Boeing’s Paine Field yesterday before Tacoma concert

Iron Maiden’s so-called Ed Force One landed in the Puget Sound region. The rock stars’ Boeing 747 landed at Boeing Paine Field in Everett a few hours ahead of their concert at the Tacoma Dome on Monday night. It flew in from Vancouver. #EdForceOne departs Vancouver 1300 arrives Paine Field (PAE) 1350 'Coming Home' to […]
11 years ago
This car was stolen in Bellevue and driven to a Seattle mall where Seattle police took six hours to...
Jillian Raftery

SPD took 6 hours to respond to report of stolen car

Even though the stolen car had been found, another city's police department was calling, and a security guard was dealing with suspects attempting to steal the car once again, it took Seattle police six hours to respond.
11 years ago
The man who caught the nation's attention for spending more than a day in a tree was charged with t...
MyNorthwest Staff

Pennsylvania congressman uses Man in Tree as example of mental health failings

Pennsylvania congressman Tim Murphy called the Man in Tree ruling "a sad indictment against an abusive system."
11 years ago
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Jillian Raftery

Illegal tree cut makes views worse for some West Seattle homeowners

A group of West Seattle homeowners to improve their views by illegally razing an acre of trees on city property might have backfired.
11 years ago
Three Democratic candidates made their pitch in Seattle to replace U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott. ...
Sara Lerner

Washington candidates pitch their progressiveness for U.S. House opening

Three Democratic candidates made their pitch in Seattle to replace U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott.
11 years ago
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What to expect when Seattle closes its viaduct for 2 weeks

WSDOT, SDOT, and King County Metro each have plans for when Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct is closed down for two weeks.
11 years ago