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I-27, heroin, safe injection site...
KIRO 7 News

As Seattle considers ‘safe injection’ sites, how does it work in Canada?

Vancouver, BC has operated a safe heroin injection program since 2003. Seattle is considering starting its own, similar program.
11 years ago
Seahawks Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner are slated to be featured at the Emerald City Comic Con i...
Richard D. Oxley

Why are these Seahawks attending Seattle’s comic book convention?

Seahawks Richard Sherman and Bobby Wagner are slated to be featured at the Emerald City Comic Con in April. This is why.
11 years ago
The closets, attics and basements of America are hiding untold treasures of radio history. (Feliks ...
Feliks Banel

Help KIRO Radio and MOHAI Search for hidden radio history

According to experts gathered last week at the Radio Preservation Task Force Conference at the Library of Congress, the closets, attics and basements of America are hiding untold treasures of radio history.
11 years ago
A new 68-bed addiction treatment facility will open this summer in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neig...
Sara Lerner

New addiction treatment center on Seattle’s Beacon Hill to help combat heroin epidemic

On Tuesday, King County Executive Dow Constantine and Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced a new task force to fight the heroin and prescription opiate epidemic.
11 years ago
“The Atlantic” magazine features Seattle’s efforts to expand transit options amid...
Richard D. Oxley

National documentary features Seattle’s mass transit effort

"The Atlantic" magazine features Seattle's efforts to expand transit options amid debates on local transportation.
11 years ago
pronto, bike-share, Seattle fails...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle council split over decision to purchase bike-share program

Private versus public bike share ownership was at the core of a discussion Tuesday in Seattle.
11 years ago
Gift Seattleites, gift giving...
Richard D. Oxley

Was the Seattle council really split over the Pronto! bike-share purchase?

Private versus public bike share ownership was at the core of a discussion Tuesday in Seattle.
11 years ago
ODMAP, drug overdoses...
Richard D. Oxley

Leaders take action against heroin crisis in Seattle, King County

King County and the City of Seattle have formed a task force to address the heroin problem throughout the region.
11 years ago
A roof blew off a building at 1st Avenue South and South Hanford Street in Seattle’s SODO nei...
Kipp Robertson

Thousands still without power after strong windstorm

High winds knocked out power for thousands across Puget Sound on the first day of March.
11 years ago
Dan Rooney of the National Archives and Records Administration shows the “blank” side o...
Feliks Banel

KIRO Radio accidentally saves American history

A case of "accidental preservation" resulted in the creation of a nearly complete archive of CBS news broadcasts during World War II.
11 years ago
University of Washington Atmospheric Scientist Cliff Mass says Seattle has the longest spring out o...
Kipp Robertson

‘Everything turns around’ for Seattle’s incredibly long springs

Don't tell the rest of the country, but Seattle and the Pacific Northwest could have the longest spring in the country.
11 years ago
One person died on the Kent/Auburn border Tuesday morning in the third fatal crash around Puget Sou...
Kipp Robertson

One killed in crash on Kent overpass

A crash on South 277th Street near the Kent/Auburn border blocked access to the State Route 167 ramps for eastbound traffic.
11 years ago
Leah Hampson Yoke with her five-week-old son, John Hampson Yoke, nicknamed “Jack.” A do...
Sara Lerner

Swedish Medical Center makes unique addition to delivery services

Swedish Medical Center is now one of 10 hospitals in the country to offer doulas as part of its labor and delivery services.
11 years ago
Danni Askini has announced she will be running for the 43rd Legislative District. If she wins, she ...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle woman running to become first transgender legislator in Washington

A Seattle woman hopes to become the first openly transgender person in the nation to serve in a legislative body.
11 years ago
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Richard D. Oxley

Seattle seismologist criticizes false earthquake reports, ‘unlikely stories’

Theorists are alleging a big one is imminent. But this UW professor is quick to dispel their theory.
11 years ago
Richard D. Oxley

Allegedly violent man dies while in Olympia police custody

A man assaulted employees at an Olympia transit center, and died shortly after being taken into police custody.
11 years ago
clement...
KIRO 7 News

Claim denied: SPD vet’s insurance fight for lifesaving transplant

The City of Seattle's insurance provider won't cover treatment that could potentially save the life of a city police officer.
11 years ago
Tom Kelly

And the Oscars for features that help sell homes . . .

Homes with stainless steel appliances tend to sell 15 percent faster than other homes.

11 years ago
Seattle Jungle...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle council member: Spending $1 million on a fence is ‘absolutely insane’

The idea of building a barricade around the city's notorious illegal encampment known as "The Jungle" isn't sticking with Seattle City Council members.
11 years ago
The City of Seattle and mayor held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for a Pan-African crosswalk over the w...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle’s new crosswalk celebrates cultural heritage of neighborhood

The new crosswalk painted in Pan-African colors was unveiled at the intersection of 23rd and Martin Luther King Jr. Way.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Man dies while making roadside repairs in Auburn

A man repairing a trailer was killed when that trailer was hit along Highway 18 in Auburn Monday morning.
11 years ago
Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell, center left, heads under a table as Rep. Rep. Suzan DelBene...
Kipp Robertson

Washington officials preparing for massive earthquake drill

The earthquake that could devastate the Pacific Northwest is still weighing heavily on the minds of emergency managers.
11 years ago
New data supports claims that there have been more crashes on the section of I-5 past the Tacoma Do...
KIRO 7 News

Dramatic increase in crashes on I-5 between Highway 16, Fife

New numbers support complaints from South Sound drivers who say they've seen a dramatic increase in the number of crashes on Interstate 5 in Tacoma.
11 years ago
The driver of an SUV died after crashing into the back of a Washington State Department of Transpor...
Kipp Robertson

One dead after SUV slams into DOT vehicle on I-5 in Everett

The driver of an SUV was killed after crashing into the back of Washington State Department of Transportation truck in Everett.
11 years ago