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Marianne Humble was last seen in Monroe Monday around 4:30 p.m. (Snohomish County Sheriff’s O...

Family ‘very concerned’ over missing Snohomish County woman

Detectives are asking for help in finding a missing Monroe woman.
11 years ago
backyard cottage...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle considers cottage industry to ease housing, rent concerns

Seattle officials are taking the first steps toward crafting new rules to allow backyard cottages to be built and rented.
11 years ago
The old Tradewell, now slated for demolition, as seen in January 2016. This entrance is where bands...
Feliks Banel

The hidden heavy metal history of Kirkland

It was the dawn of '80s big hair and heavy metal, and one fateful day in Kirkland with metal legends, and a legend to-be, lives on.
11 years ago
Salmon Bay School was locked down Tuesday morning after reports of an armed man on campus. (KIRO 7)...
Kipp Robertson

Armed man reportedly walks through Seattle school campus

Reports of a man walking through a school campus forced officials to lock down two Ballard schools.
11 years ago
So many memories are wrapped up inside the four walls where you or your kids grow up. It’s no...
Sara Lerner

Why are we emotionally attached to the buildings we live in?

It's surprising how quickly you become sentimental about saying goodbye to a home when the 'For Sale' sign goes up.
11 years ago
Seahawk Earl Thomas donated thousands to Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission and is asking 12s to ...
Richard D. Oxley

Seahawks Earl Thomas opens wallet, heart to Seattle charity

Seahawk Earl Thomas donated thousands to Seattle's Union Gospel Mission and is asking 12s to give as well.
11 years ago
Cam Newton parades around the stadium after the Panthers beat the Seahawks in a post-season game. (...
Richard D. Oxley

Seahawks fan lays it all out for ‘classless’ Cam Newton

After Panthers quarterback Cam Newton tossed a 12 flag on the ground, a Seahawks fan explains what the Carolina football player really did.
11 years ago
Marie Pierre Koban, 87, (left) and Margaret Hardin, 102, both saw Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. speak...
Josh Kerns

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s lone Seattle visit left lasting legacy

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. only visited Seattle once his entire life. But on this MLK Day holiday, those who were there and carried on his cause say it was an important bridge between Seattle and the rest of the nation in the fight for civil rights.
11 years ago
Baggage handlers at Sea-Tac Airport are picketing to draw attention to their claim that they still ...
Richard D. Oxley

Sea-Tac baggage handlers protesting over minimum wage

Baggage handlers at Sea-Tac Airport are picketing to draw attention to their claim that they still are not receiving a $15 minimum wage.
11 years ago
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Richard D. Oxley

More city-run homeless camps coming to Seattle, but for RVs

The City of Seattle is moving forward to add more homeless camps in the area, including up to three RV camps.
11 years ago
The Ross Shire Motel sits perched above 6th and Marion during a Seattle regrade, 1914. (Seattle Mun...
Sara Lerner

Bertha delays nothing compared to those of early Seattle

The Seattle tunnel project is no big deal. Early Seattleites flattened bluffs, built tunnels and canals, and faced colossal problems along the way.
11 years ago
“Folks budget for the holiday travel,” travel expert Steve Danishek said. “They&#...
Sara Lerner

Go against the grain and travel during the ‘dark days,’ Seattle expert says

The holidays are over and for many Americans, that means no more traveling. The travel industry calls this period the "dark days."
11 years ago
Seahawks fans will have to bundle up Sunday when the team takes on the Minnesota Vikings in the pla...
Kipp Robertson

Playoff game against the Vikings may be coldest yet for the Seahawks

Forecasts call for a high of zero and a low of minus-10. If that stays true, it will be the coldest game in Seahawks' history.
11 years ago
President Barack Obama unveiled his plan Tuesday to tighten control and enforcement of firearms in ...
Kipp Robertson

Will President Obama’s gun control measures have an impact on the Puget Sound region?

An emotional President Obama announced his executive actions on gun control on Tuesday. Now local officials are announcing how the President's actions will affect our state.
11 years ago
Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson is now featured in a comic book about his life and football care...
Richard D. Oxley

Seahawks’ Russell Wilson gets his own comic book

Seahawk quarterback Russell Wilson is now featured in a comic book about his life and football career.
11 years ago
Thurston County Sheriff’s Officer blocked off the intersection of 93rd Avenue and Tilley Road...
Richard D. Oxley

Deputy shoots suspect while hanging on to the side of a fleeing car

A man lost his life after he attempted to steal a Thurston County sheriff's patrol car with the deputy hanging on for the ride.
11 years ago
The Washington State Patrol believe the suspects drove a Jeep Cherokee similar to this model. (Wash...
Richard D. Oxley

Elderly suspects sought in relation to road-rage shooting

The Washington State Patrol is asking for help identifying a man in his 60s or 70s and an elderly woman with an oxygen mask who were involved in a road rage shooting on I-5.
11 years ago
Candy Harper

Pedestrian dies after being struck on Seattle’s Beacon Hill

Seattle Police are investigating a car vs. pedestrian fatality accident in the North Beacon Hill neighborhood.
11 years ago
University of Washington alum and 30-year journalist Craig Tomashoff wrote “The Can’t-i...
Colleen O

Running for President when nobody knows your name

Craig Tomashoff spent a month last year traveling 10,000 miles to meet the "Can't-idates" who had filed for President.
11 years ago
As of Dec. 4, 427 tremors registered within 25.8 hours, according to the Pacific Northwest Seismic ...
Kipp Robertson

Hundreds of tremors registered in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia

More than 400 tremors registered in a 25-hour period in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.
11 years ago
Three Democratic candidates made their pitch in Seattle to replace U.S. Congressman Jim McDermott. ...
Sara Lerner

McDermott: I retire from the house forever humbled

After 27 years representing Seattle in the U.S. House, Democrat Jim McDermott is retiring. The word was out Monday morning, a couple hours before Congressman McDermott walked into a room packed with reporters. And so he began: “I’m not sure there’s any surprise here, having read the newspapers and the blogs.” He says the decision […]
11 years ago
Apartment construction records are expected to be shattered by the number of units being built and ...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle is among the top rent-paying cities in the country

What has pushed Seattle to be among the ranks of other major cities such as New York, Los Angeles and San Francisco? Rent. Top 10 US cities that paid the most rent in 2015 City Total rent 1.New York $55.9 billion 2. Los Angeles $34.5 billion 3. San Francisco $16.7 billion 4. Chicago $16.5 billion […]
11 years ago
The Seattle tunneling machine Bertha moved 6.5 feet forward on Monday....
Kipp Robertson

Bertha surges 6.5 feet ahead as crews prepare to tunnel out of pit

Bertha tunneled 6.5 feet on Monday, putting its cutterhead close to the concrete wall at the end of the repair pit.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Jackknifed semi snarls I-5 commute through Everett

A jackknifed semi truck caused some major frustration for commuters on southbound I-5 Tuesday morning.
11 years ago