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Ardell Shaw went through the Career Bridge program in Seattle, and now works to help others exiting...
Richard D. Oxley

The Seattle program helping convicts stay out of prision

One Seattle man's journey from the streets, through prison, and to his mission of keeping others out of jail.
11 years ago
Ardell Shaw went through the Career Bridge program in Seattle, and now works to help others exiting...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle program helps convicts hurdle major obstacles

One Seattle man's journey from the streets, through prison, and to his current mission to keep others out of jail.
11 years ago
Richard D. Oxley

Spanaway teen steals guns; sells for cash, weed, vaping supplies

A 13-year-old boy allegedly aimed a rifle at fellow students, after stealing guns and selling them for cash, marijuana, and vaping materials.
11 years ago
Richard D. Oxley

13-year-old boy aims rifle at fellow students in Spanaway

A 13-year-old boy at Spanaway's Cedarcrest Middle School was quickly taken out of class after he reportedly pointed a rifle at his fellow students.
11 years ago
Seattle Captain Pierre Davis told a room of concerned West Seattle residents that six fires are par...
Kipp Robertson

Someone’s trying to burn down West Seattle

Six human-started fires in October have Seattle police on their guard.
11 years ago
The city of Seattle is planning to take over the bike sharing project from a nonprofit and was coun...
Eric Mandel

Seattle won’t receive federal grant for bike sharing expansion

The Pronto Cycle Share program received an unwelcome belated one-year birthday present this week from the feds.
11 years ago
Flooding wreaked havoc in Brinnon, Hoquiam, and Aberdeen last winter. Emergency managers are hoping...
Jillian Raftery

New technology helps families prepare for flood season

Flood season is right around the corner, even with predictions of a warmer, drier winter.
11 years ago
A semi-truck slammed into the jersey barrier on southbound I-5 near Tacoma, causing a chain reactio...
Kipp Robertson

Multi-vehicle crash cripples morning commute on I-5

A crash on northbound I-5 near Tacoma blocked both directions of the freeway.
11 years ago
Greg’s Grocery on Halloween 1957 after the murder of proprietor Norton Gregory. (Feliks Banel...
Feliks Banel

Brutal Eastside Halloween murder remains unsolved nearly 60 years later

Around 10:30 a.m. on one Halloween morning, a customer found a man near death and bleeding from gunshot wounds to the head.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Mother, daughter assaulted and robbed on Capitol Hill

A mother and her daughter were assaulted and robbed in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
11 years ago
Boeing was being considered for a multi-billion dollar contract to build the next generation of bom...
MyNorthwest.com

Boeing loses out on multi-billion dollar deal with Air Force

The Air Force has decided not to award Boeing the largest military contract in recent history worth billions.
11 years ago
Speaking to the Seattle City Council on Monday, Seattle’s director of emergency management sa...
Kipp Robertson

Modern building codes ‘never tested’ for massive earthquake, Seattle emergency director says

We'll find out if modern codes have prepared buildings in the Pacific Northwest for a massive earthquake.
11 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Missing female hikers found alive near North Bend

A search has been launched for two female hikers missing near North Bend.
11 years ago
A photo of Russell Wilson and his girlfriend, Ciara, was posted on his Instagram account showing th...
Kipp Robertson

Russell Wilson announces alter ego with Instagram photos

Move over Bruce Wayne, there's a new caped crusader in town.
11 years ago
The Puget Sound region is expected to be shielded from many of the impacts of climate change, like ...
Jillian Raftery

How rainy Seattle could become the country’s oasis

The region known for gloomy, rainy days without end could turn into a major destination if climate change predictions turn out to be correct.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Blade still in man’s back after being stabbed in Seattle

A man was sent to Harborview Medical Center with life-threatening injuries after being stabbed in the back in White Center.
11 years ago
Seattle-native Julia Gats and the cast of Riverdance perform five shows in Seattle this week at the...
Josh Kerns

Seattle native follows feet to worldwide success in Riverdance return

A lot of kids dream of making it big on the stage one day. But not many growing up in Seattle dream of doing it via Dublin.
11 years ago
Crime tape, Seattle police...
Kipp Robertson

Suspect in deadly West Seattle shooting arrested

One man was killed after a shooting in West Seattle Saturday morning in the High Point neighborhood.
11 years ago
Lahneen Fryberg, mother of Andrew Fryberg, and Denise Hatch Anderson hold hands during a press conf...
Jillian Raftery

Families of Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting victims demand answers, apology

The parents of the students who died in last year's shooting criticized the Marysville School District for not being more transparent or responsive in their quest for answers.
11 years ago
The 1952 polio epidemic was the worst in the U.S., infecting more than 60,000 children. 83-year-old...
Jillian Raftery

Local activists renew push to wipe out polio worldwide

Picture a summer in Seattle where you can't go to the pool. Or the beach. That's what it was like in Seattle during the polio epidemic in the 1940s.
11 years ago
Seattle City Council member Okamoto says if the city wants to end homelessness it has to change how...
Kipp Robertson

‘Something has to change’ with Seattle’s approach to homelessness

Seattle City Council member John Okamoto is hinting that there needs to be more money pumped into the city's housing levy to combat homelessness.
11 years ago
A Dallas Fire Rescue responder makes his way over to a stalled vehicle to check on the drive still ...
Kipp Robertson

Mexico-bound flights from Sea-Tac canceled as massive hurricane approaches

People won't be flying to Puerto Vallarta Friday, at least from Sea-Tac.
11 years ago
Bertha’s schedule is once again being pushed back by one month. (WSDOT)...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle’s Bertha has been delayed once again

Bertha's schedule is once again being pushed back.
11 years ago
Though the Washington State Department of Transportation is seeing less congestion overall, it is r...
Kipp Robertson

Changes to I-405 may be causing shifts, not just improvements, in congestion

Congestion on I-405 may not have improved, so much as shifted in some areas since the express toll lanes and new ramps opened.
11 years ago