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Sara Lerner

City says it’s just looking, not touching residents’ garbage

The City of Seattle isn't scouring through your trash.
11 years ago
Initiative 123 calls for a stretch of Alaskan Way to become a mile-long, six-acre park built on a g...
Kipp Robertson

A portion of Alaskan Way Viaduct is one step closer to becoming a park

An attempt to transform a portion of one Seattle's most controversial roadways into a city park gained a little headway.
11 years ago
A quickly-spreading near I-90 threatened homes Monday afternoon. (Washington State Patrol)...
Kipp Robertson

50 homes evacuated for rapidly spreading wildfire

A wildfire that is quickly spreading near I-90 is threatening homes.
11 years ago
Though they may be few and far between, some drivers have racked up thousands of dollars of penalti...
Kipp Robertson

Big opportunity introduced for drivers with outstanding penalties

Though they may be few and far between, some drivers have racked up thousands of dollars of penalties for unpaid road tolls.
11 years ago
A widening project that added two lanes in each direction between Monroe and the Snohomish River ju...
Chris Sullivan

‘Frustrating’ section of roadway won’t be fixed for years

Even with a new transportation budget, many projects like this won't be seeing any changes for some time.
11 years ago
Fans line up at CenturyLink Field to purchase Seahawks tickets. (Jillian Raftery)...
Kipp Robertson

Seahawks fans congregate for single-game tickets

Fans began lining up at on Sunday, hoping to score at least one of the 1,700 tickets on sale.
11 years ago
Richard D. Oxley

Wounded mom, dead father and infant found by real estate agent

A real estate agent discovered the bodies of a man and a 17-month-old baby in a Whatcom County home, shot to death, along with the wounded mother who reportedly said she killed her husband.
11 years ago
Gilead Sciences faces sharp criticism for pricing its new Hepatitis C drugs at over $1,000 per pill...
Josh Kerns

Sky high pricing keeping many from getting treatment for potentially deadly disease

Millions of Americans who could be cured of the potentially deadly Hepatitis C virus are being denied a miraculous new treatment because it can cost nearly $100,000.
11 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Over 100 storage units burned in Puyallup brush fire

A brush fire rapidly spread to a storage facility in Puyallup Friday afternoon.
11 years ago
Chef Jeremy Bryant with Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez. (Contributed photo)...
Josh Kerns

Mariners chef has a lot of mouths to feed

You think it's tough feeding your family? It's nothing compared to what Jeremy Bryant whips up every game during baseball season.
11 years ago
There are 86 major cities that are better to drive in than Seattle. (AP)...
Kipp Robertson

If you like sitting in traffic, you’re going to love Seattle

If you don't like being one of the millions of Americans stuck in multiple days worth of traffic each year, move to Lubbock, Texas.
11 years ago
The city began issuing compost warnings this year, but won’t actually start fining people unt...
Sara Lerner

Digging through Seattle garbage is ‘downright un-American’

Privacy advocates are suing the City of Seattle over its new composting law. The complaint isn't so much about composting, but about privacy.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

5-year-old hit by truck in South Seattle

A 5-year-old boy is hospitalized after being hit by a truck on Seattle's Rainier Avenue on Friday morning.
11 years ago
Russell Wilson hosted the Nickelodeon Kids’ Choice Sports Awards Thursday night. (AP)...
Stephanie Klein

Watch: Russell Wilson gets slimed at Kids’ Choice Sports Awards

Russell Wilson hosted the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Sports Awards Thursday night.
11 years ago
Tunneling on the Seattle tunnel project is slated to resume in late November, three months later th...
Stephanie Klein

New schedule released for Bertha, Seattle tunnel project

Tunneling on the Seattle tunnel project is slated to resume in late November, three months later than expected.
11 years ago
Seattle police believe they have linked 10 Seattle shootings to a 9mm Luger and are now looking for...
Kipp Robertson

Police tie Luger to 10 Seattle shootings

Seattle police believe they have linked 10 Seattle shootings to a 9mm Luger and are now looking for two potential gunmen.
11 years ago
A woman who was killed while attempting to cross I-90 on foot left questions that may never be answ...
Kipp Robertson

Woman killed while crossing I-90 was ‘all about helping others’

A woman who was killed while attempting to cross I-90 on foot left questions that may never be answered.
11 years ago
Clergy and city leaders met to discuss the rise of gun violence in Seattle at the same time the Cit...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle police chief ‘not going to tolerate’ gun violence

Clergy and city leaders met to discuss the rise of gun violence in Seattle at the same time the City Council considers a new gun tax.
11 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Man injured in Seattle road rage incident

One man is in serious condition after a road rage incident in Seattle on Thursday morning.
11 years ago
Highway 522, around the northwest corner of Lake Washington, is going to be closed this weekend for...
Chris Sullivan

Highway 522 closure will pay off for drivers and fish

A major closure on Highway 522 through Lake Forest Park is expected to cause headaches this weekend, but it'll pay off in the long run.
11 years ago
Leland and Sharon Bowman of Montana died in a July 11 airplane crash in the north Cascades. (WSDOT)...
Richard D. Oxley

Search crews recover victims from two airplane crashes in north Cascades

Crews were able to retrieve the bodies of four people from two separate airplane crashes south of Mount Baker.
11 years ago
When a perfect storm hits areas of Seattle there is a good chance the city’s surfaces are bei...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle neighborhoods could be sitting in sewage by 2050

When a perfect storm hits areas of Seattle there is a good chance the city's surfaces are being flooded with more than water.
11 years ago
A pub is on the hunt for a new place to operate before the City of Seattle demolishes its current l...
Kipp Robertson

Pub being forced off land for Seattle park expansion

A pub is on the hunt for a new place to operate before the City of Seattle demolishes its current location.
11 years ago
At least 20 homes were evacuated Wednesday in a Bonney Lake neighborhood due to a brush fire. (Bonn...
Stephanie Klein

Brush fire prompts evacuations in Bonney Lake

At least 20 homes were evacuated in a Bonney Lake neighborhood due to a brush fire.
11 years ago