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Concerns over ISIS threats in the United States have forced military bases to heighten security. (A...
Kipp Robertson

Increased terrorist threat level prompts JBLM to beef up security

Concerns over ISIS threats in the United States have forced military bases to heighten security.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Shell Arctic oil fleet coming to town in direct defiance of Seattle mayor

Shell Oil's Arctic drilling fleet will come to Seattle soon despite Mayor Ed Murray's efforts to block it.
12 years ago
By the end of the summer, we could know whether the Pacific Northwest is ready to deal with global ...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle summer could be dress rehearsal for global warming

By the end of the summer, we could know whether the Pacific Northwest is ready to deal with global warming.
12 years ago
North Thurston High School teacher Brady Olson tackled a student shooter at his school in April. (A...
MyNorthwest.com

Lacey teacher who tackled shooter to throw first pitch at Mariners game

North Thurston High School teacher Brady Olson will throw the first pitch at the May 8 Mariners game.
12 years ago
I-405 at 30th Street captured this back up after a woman jumped or fell from the 44th Street overpa...
Richard D. Oxley

Can you identify woman who fell onto I-405 Friday?

Renton police do not know the identity of the woman who dropped onto the I-405 freeway during the Friday morning commute. Can you help identify her?
12 years ago
Highway 99 through Lake Union will be closed for repairs this weekend. (AP)...
Chris Sullivan

Weekend Highway 99 closures timed for Mariners fans

Highway 99 is going to be shut down through South Lake Union this weekend for construction, but the state is tweaking its project to help Mariners fans get to and from the series with the A's.
12 years ago
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Kipp Robertson

Edmonds teachers refuse to walk out, will picket after work

The Edmonds School District is going against the grain by not joining other teacher's union in one-day strikes.
12 years ago
A source within the department told O’Neill that all 1,300 Seattle Police Department officers hav...
Kipp Robertson

Police Guild president: Council member’s May Day comment was ‘political pandering’

Negative comments made by a Seattle City Council member in regards to how police handled the May Day riot boils down to trying to sway votes.
12 years ago
All lanes of southbound Highway 99 in Seattle are open after an earlier crash at the Battery Street...
Stephanie Klein

Highway 99 reopens after crash in Battery Street Tunnel

All lanes of southbound Highway 99 in Seattle have reopened after an earlier crash at the Battery Street Tunnel.
12 years ago
Seattle’s mayor said ‘no major findings stand in the way’ of a sports arena in th...
MyNorthwest.com

Nothing ‘major’ blocking the path to Seattle arena; Tukwila in ‘direct competition’

Seattle's mayor said 'no major findings stand in the way' of a sports arena in the SoDo neighborhood after the Final Environmental Impact Statement was released Thursday.
12 years ago
A strong odor caused the evacuation of Snohomish hall at Edmonds Community College Thursday morning...
Richard D. Oxley

Bad smell prompts evacuation at Edmonds Community College

A noxious odor caused Snohomish Hall at Edmonds Community College to be evacuated.
12 years ago
Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O’Toole has said that Councilmember Bruce Harrel’s opinio...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle police chief responds to statement that May Day response was ‘idiotic’

Seattle Police Chief Kathleen O'Toole said she was "shocked" and "disappointed" at a councilmember's comment that police May Day response was "idiotic."
12 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

City of Lynnwood, police prepared for Chick-fil-A traffic

Lynnwood said it's not going to get stuck with a Chick-fil-A traffic jam like the one that's persisted in Bellevue for a month.
12 years ago
The Seattle Police Department faced tough questions from the Seattle City Council’s Public Sa...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle councilmember calls officer’s May Day behavior ‘idiotic’

The Seattle Police Department faced tough questions from the Seattle City Council's Public Safety Committee about the May Day riot.
12 years ago
Work on the Seattle tunnel project is again underway, this time above ground. (Photo courtesy of th...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle tunnel operations building takes shape near King Street

Work on the south side of the Seattle tunnel project is again underway, this time above ground.
12 years ago
An unidentified object that crashed through the roof of a North Bothell home on Wednesday turned ou...
Kipp Robertson

6-pound metal object crashes through Bothell home

An unidentified object that crashed through the roof of a North Bothell home on Wednesday turned out to be from a work site.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Seattle mayor bumps transportation levy up $30M

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has revised his transportation plan with more emphasis on neighborhood safety.
12 years ago
The City of Seattle wants to up the amount of funding transportation receives from taxes. (Josh Ker...
Kipp Robertson

Dori: Mayor is killing affordability in Seattle with new transportation plan

The City of Seattle wants to up the amount of funding transportation receives from taxes.
12 years ago
Prices on last month’s closed sales were up 12.4 percent in the region tracked by NWMLS which...
Tom Kelly

Multiple offers now norm as home shopping hits fever pitch

Multiple offers have become expected. One Kitsap County seller received 16 offers on a $698,000 property while a waterfront estate listed at $2,098,000 is under contract at $2,512,000.
12 years ago
Anarchist march in Seattle on May 1, before inciting a riot. (AP)...
Richard D. Oxley

Seattle police captain says May Day was ‘unlike anything I had seen before’

Seattle Police Captain Chris Fowler notes that this year's anarchist riot was different than in past years, with more people aiming to commit acts of violence.
12 years ago
Drivers will share the road with hundreds of elementary and middle school students across the Puget...
Stephanie Klein

Hundreds of kids expected on roadways for Bike to School Day

Drivers will share the road with hundreds of elementary and middle school students across the Puget Sound Wednesday morning for national Bike to School Day.
12 years ago
The University of Washington Police Department is getting some new digs thanks to the 520 bridge pr...
Kipp Robertson

New digs in the works for University of Washington police

The University of Washington Police Department is getting some new digs thanks to the 520 bridge project.
12 years ago
Boeing is negotiating with Oklahoma City for a $6 million incentive package to move an additional 9...
Josh Kerns

Does Boeing owe more for Washington tax breaks?

What is it with Oklahoma City? First the Sonics, then Woodland Park Zoo elephants, now about 900 Boeing jobs are reportedly moving there.
12 years ago
Someone placed the F-word on top of the 1600 E Olive Way Starbuck’s sign between Monday night...
Kipp Robertson

F-word placed on top of Seattle Starbucks sign

Someone placed the F-word in large letters on top of the 1600 E Olive Way Starbuck's sign between Monday night and Tuesday morning.
12 years ago