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Stephanie Klein

Dash cam video: Suspect steals cop car in downtown Seattle

Seattle police have released dash cam video of a pursuit after a man stole a patrol car on Saturday.
12 years ago
Traffic is good while school is on break, according to Inrix. (AP)...
Kipp Robertson

Thank spring break for your easy commute

Any driver that has noticed better commute times in the Seattle area can thank spring break.
12 years ago
The Highway 99 and Airport Road intersection is part of a major non-freeway route into and out of B...
Chris Sullivan

Commuters get more space to move in major Everett intersection

A six week construction project is underway to fix a chokepoint at one of Snohomish County's busiest intersections.
12 years ago
Brent Stecker

Emergency landing at SeaTac for ramp agent stuck in cargo hold

An Alaska Airlines flight had to return to SeaTac shortly after it took off on Monday afternoon after noise was heard coming from under the plane.
12 years ago
Dolar La Plant and family (Photo courtesy Ronda Snowden)....
Libby Denkmann

90 years later, Eatonville marshal’s family wants his sacrifice honored

The mission of one Seattle policeman to have all fallen officers' graves properly marked is having ripple effects for a local woman inspired to seek recognition for her own great-grandfather's sacrifice.
12 years ago
Bertha is stalled on Seattle’s waterfront while crews repair the tunnel machine’s cutte...
Stephanie Klein

SDOT wants more analysis before Bertha resumes digging

The Alaskan Way Viaduct is safe for traffic, according to an independent study, but the Seattle Department of Transportation wants more analysis before Bertha resumes drilling on the waterfront.
12 years ago
Rep. Jesse Young of the 26th District wants to use the USS Kitty Hawk and the USS Independence (not...
Kipp Robertson

Lawmaker wants to use old aircraft carriers to build new bridge

A Gig Harbor lawmaker wants to study the possibility of building a toll bridge out of retired Navy aircraft carriers.
12 years ago
Since learning of his son’s kidnapping, Jeffery Morehouse has fought to get his son back. (AP...
Kipp Robertson

Shoreline resident fighting child abduction

"I'll wake up again and realize he's still missing."
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Real estate will ride three-year wave, new survey predicts

Economists predict that existing home prices will rise through 2017-rising rising 5 percent this year, another 4 percent in 2016, and by 4 percent in 2017.

12 years ago
Drivers will face up to a $394 fine if they are caught ignoring a school bus stop paddle. (AP)...
Kipp Robertson

Highline Public Schools adding bus cameras to catch unsafe drivers

Drivers will face up to a $394 fine if they are caught ignoring a school bus stop paddle.
12 years ago
The City of Seattle admitted it had no response plans ready to handle the overturned semi-truck tha...
Chris Sullivan

City of Seattle admits it wasn’t ready for major traffic jam, developing new policies

City administration said there were no protocols for how to handle a major road closure, like that of the tipped truck carrying fish on the Alaskan Way Viaduct.
12 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Man allegedly threw ‘unidentified fluid’ on girlfriend, lit her on fire and fled

A woman was taken to the hospital after she was set on fire in Seattle on Sunday night, according to police.
12 years ago
Phoenix Jones...
Brent Stecker

Phoenix Jones’ high-profile debut for MMA promotion ends in loss

The highly hyped debut fight for Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones' MMA alter-ego Ben Fodor in the World Series of Fighting promotion did not have a storybook ending.
12 years ago
Traffic backed up from South 288th Street in Federal Way to the Tacoma Dome due to a crash that kil...
Kipp Robertson

One dead after car drives off overpass onto I-5

Traffic backed up from South 288th Street in Federal Way to the Tacoma Dome.
12 years ago
Bella the wallaby may have been spotted Wednesday. (Photo courtesy Strom family)...
Kipp Robertson

Against the odds: Missing wallaby believed to be alive, in Arlington Heights

A wallaby missing since January was spotted miles away from its home this week.
12 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Shoreline police arrest three suspected of armed burglary, hit-and-run

Three people suspected of a string of crimes, including armed residential burglary, were arrested Friday.
12 years ago
A March 24 semi-truck crash on State Route 99 that blocked all southbound lanes north of Royal Brou...
Kipp Robertson

City of Seattle retooling response protocol after Hwy 99 semi-truck crash

A report into how the City of Seattle responds to major traffic crashes was released Friday.
12 years ago
A group is pushing for broadband Internet in Seattle to become a public utility. (AP)...
Kipp Robertson

Group fighting for Seattle broadband to become a public utility

A widespread Internet outage in Seattle that left more than 30,000 customers in the dark prompted a grassroots organization to kick-start its campaign early.
12 years ago
Mary Kay Letourneau served a prison sentence and then married Vili Fualaau 10 years ago this April....
Stephanie Klein

Letourneau, Fualaau celebrate 10 years of marriage

The man who married his former sixth-grade teacher after she was imprisoned for raping him said their relationship hasn't always been good, but they've persevered.
12 years ago
Kipp Robertson

West Seattle man shot over text message confrontation

A man was shot after attempting to confront someone over a series of harassing text messages.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

New to the neighborhood? Test noise at different times

Your dream home could be in a flight path or on an ambulance or fire truck route.

12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Hail, mountain snow expected as cold front blows across Western Washington

A cold front expected to move in over the Puget Sound Friday will bring gusty wind, plummeting snow levels, and an unstable air mass, according to forecasters.
12 years ago
The availability of debriefing programs for juries varies across the nation, county by county. (AP)...
Libby Denkmann

Guilty or innocent, debriefers help jurors recover from trauma after verdict

The trauma experienced by victims of crime and their families is well documented. Less clear is what happens to jurors who have to sit through months of excruciating testimony to render a verdict in criminal trials.
12 years ago
A survey by the Washington State Department of Health shows an increased number of heroin users amo...

Heroin use among Snohomish students increasing

Students in 12th grade are more likely to have tried heroin, a Washington State Department of Health survey found.
12 years ago