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The 737 MAX 8 is on track for its first flight in early 2016, according to Boeing. (Boeing)...
Kipp Robertson

Boeing debuts first 737 MAX 8

The first Boeing 737 MAX 8 was unveiled Tuesday and will soon undergo pre-flight testing.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Sounder trains moving again after pedestrian fatally struck

A Sound Transit commuter train was canceled after a pedestrian was hit Tuesday morning.
11 years ago
It was the darkest December day in almost nine years, according to University of Washington Climato...
Kipp Robertson

UW climatologist: Monday one of the darkest days in 9 years

If you thought Monday had an unusual lack of light, you were right.
11 years ago
The Seattle City Council has approved its budget, and in it is $1 million for low-income student bu...
Richard D. Oxley

City steps in to give Seattle students free bus passes

The Seattle City Council has approved its budget, and in it is $1 million for student bus passes.
11 years ago
The truck came to rest on teh stairs at the federal courthouse in Seattle. Seattle Police Officers ...
Richard D. Oxley

Pickup truck drives up federal court stairs in Seattle

A truck attempted to drive up the stairs to the Federal US Appeals Court in Seattle Monday evening.
11 years ago
Bertha...
Kipp Robertson

Bertha on schedule to resume tunneling by Christmas

Bertha could resume tunneling before Christmas if work stays on schedule.
11 years ago
Planetary Resources hopes to be prospecting asteroids within five years. They’ve made substan...
Jillian Raftery

Redmond asteroid mining industry celebrates precedent in space law

One legal hurdle has been cleared on the way to finding and harvesting water, minerals, metals and even rocket fuel in space.
11 years ago
The City of Seattle is strongly considering taking over the citywide bike share program, Pronto. (A...
Sara Lerner

Seattle director not giving up on bike share despite federal rejection

The Seattle Department of Transportation may present a business proposal to the city council this week regarding Pronto.
11 years ago
Rainfall of 2 to 5 inches is expected across the interior lowlands. Three to 6 inches is expected o...
Kipp Robertson

Days of heavy rain expected in Western Washington

The National Weather Service issued a special statement Monday morning, warning of wet weather that will last through Wednesday.
11 years ago
Homicide detectives are investigating and police are searching for Si Phu, 24. (Seattle Police Depa...
Eric Mandel

UPDATE: Police arrest suspect in murder of 14-year-old girl in Columbia City

Police are asking for the public's help in finding a 24-year-old man, the victim's uncle, in relation to the shooting.
11 years ago
The major Washington mountains saw plenty of new powder from Saturday into Sunday, with more than 3...
Eric Mandel

More than a foot of new snow blankets Washington mountains

The major mountains saw plenty of new powder from Saturday through Sunday. Meanwhile, the National Weather Service in Seattle has issued a high wind warning.
11 years ago
Seattle police have detained an armed suspect in after a reported carjacking and police chase in Mo...
MyNorthwest.com

Man killed in shootout with Seattle police following carjacking, chase

As many as 11 officers are believed to have exchanged gunfire with the suspect at two separate locations during Sunday's pursuit.
11 years ago
Officer Nic Abts-Olsen caught a driver snorting cocaine in front of him during a routine traffic st...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle driving tip: Don’t snort cocaine during a traffic stop

A routine traffic stop to give a warning turned into an arrest as a driver attempted to snort cocaine in front of a Seattle Police Officer.
11 years ago
Walking through the Seahawks locker room, there are plenty of names and faces you instantly recogni...
Josh Kerns

Seahawks practice squad an integral part of teams’ success

Walking through the Seahawks locker room, there are plenty of names and faces you instantly recognize. And then there's the likes of Will Pericak, George Farmer and Brandon Cottom.
11 years ago
I-90 near North Bend reopened more than nine hours after a fuel tanker tipped over early Friday mor...
Kipp Robertson

Rolled over fuel tanker shuts down eastbound I-90

A rolled over fuel tanker shut down a portion of eastbound I-90 Friday morning.
11 years ago
Protesters wound their way across Seattle’s Capitol Hill on Sunday night. (SDOT image)...
MyNorthwest.com

White supremacists fail to show, protesters turn on Seattle

A group of protesters marched its way across Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood on Sunday night, intermittently blocking traffic on Broadway.
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An elderly woman was trapped underneath a bus in Northgate Thursday afternoon. (KING 5)...
Richard D. Oxley

Elderly woman dies after being trapped under bus in Seattle

An elderly woman was trapped underneath a King County Metro bus in Northgate Thursday afternoon.
11 years ago
Two earthquakes struck underneath Seattle on Dec. 3. (MyNorthwest)...
MyNorthwest.com

Did you feel that? Earthquakes register under downtown Seattle

Two earthquakes struck underneath Seattle Thursday.
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Grant Strinden was killed by a falling tree Nov. 17, leaving behind his fiance Ronicka Messner and ...
Josh Kerns

Community rallies for family of victim killed in Western Washington storm

Thursday's predicted windstorm comes just weeks after last month's powerful storm sent a tree crashing into Grant Strinden's car, killing the 23-year-old Monroe man. The community is rallying to help his fiance and daughter move on.
11 years ago
Mount Rainier can be seen from Seattle. Though a local grocery store billboard placed in front of t...
Richard D. Oxley

Do you know this NW mountain? This advertiser might not

A Seattle area billboard may be a little misplaced and references the wrong Northwest mountain that it is placed beside.
11 years ago
“NW Washington will get hammed by strong southeasterly winds … for many hours,” U...
Kipp Robertson

Western Washington windstorm warnings may be overblown

Models from the National Weather Service show the West Coast could get 10 to 15 inches of rain over the next 10 days.
11 years ago
“NW Washington will get hammed by strong southeasterly winds … for many hours,” U...
Kipp Robertson

Storm strikes Western Washington, thousands already without power

Models from the National Weather Service show the West Coast could get 10 to 15 inches of rain over the next 10 days.
11 years ago
Jesse Jackson meets with members of the Urban League of Metropolitan Seattle on Tuesday. (KIRO Radi...
Sara Lerner

Rev. Jesse Jackson says Amazon, Costco needs more minorities

In recent years, the Reverend Jesse Jackson has targeted his fight for race and gender equality at the tech industry, saying the exclusion of women and minorities in this field is "out of step with justice."
11 years ago
Chances are that December 2 is unlikely to ever catch on as another Independence Day holiday here i...
Feliks Banel

Dec. 2 is the Northwest’s real Independence Day

The next time you're celebrating American independence from the British with a picnic and fireworks on a sunny and warm summer day, consider that on July 4, 1776, the Pacific Northwest wasn't part of those original festivities in New England.
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