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Stephanie Klein

Man found with multiple gunshot wounds in downtown Seattle

A man was sent to the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a shooting in downtown Seattle early Thursday morning.
12 years ago
The NCAA flag flies atop Seattle’s Westin Hotel as Seattle welcomes the return of the NCAA ba...
Josh Kerns

NCAA tournament returns to Seattle, bringing millions of dollars with it

The NCAA men's basketball tournament returns to Key Arena for the first time in a decade, bringing teams and their fans from all over the country, along with millions of dollars for the local economy.
12 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Sounder service resumes after train-pedestrian accident

A train-pedestrian accident halted all Sounder Southline trains Wednesday evening.
12 years ago
A special saw was among the items stolen from a Habitat for Humanity job site in Pierce County. (Ha...
Jamie Skorheim

Habitat for Humanity director wishes ‘hot place in hell’ for thieves who steal from charities

A recent theft has drawn a lot of ire as the thieves' target was a charity building homes for families in Pierce County.
12 years ago
The 520 bridge has been the site of two separate incidents in less than a week. (WSDOT photo)...
Kipp Robertson

Work suspended on portion of 520 bridge as two investigations underway

The Department of Labor & Industries has multiple open investigations involving the 520 bridge construction.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Plan on writing credit bureau to clear up problem

Washington has specific timelines in which creditors and reporting agencies must act on credit challenges.

12 years ago
Mayor Ed Murray will ask voters for $900 million to fund his “Move Seattle” plan that h...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle mayor to ask voters for $900 million transportation levy

Mayor Ed Murray's "Move Seattle" plan will cost $900 million in property taxes over the course of nine years.
12 years ago
80s hair band Hawt Corner was inspired to write a song about Kyle Seager’s Gold Glove. (Image...
Kipp Robertson

Rock bands and selfie sticks in new Mariners commercials

The Mariners 2015 season commercials will air Wednesday during the game against Oakland.
12 years ago
The second Northgate Link tunnel boring machine began its journey south in Nov. 2014. “Pamela...
Chris Sullivan

Bad news Bertha overshadows successful sisters

While crews begin repairing the world's largest tunneling machine Wednesday, two other boring machines continue chugging along under Seattle's streets.
12 years ago
The express toll lanes will open later this year on the Bellevue-Lynnwood stretch of I-405. (Photo:...
Stephanie Klein

State to set I-405 toll rates, HOV requirements Wednesday

We'll find out Wednesday night how much it will cost and what passenger requirements are for driving in the new I-405 Express Toll Lanes between Lynnwood and Bellevue.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Police say woman stabbed multiple times in Fremont

A woman is at Harborview Medical Center with possible life-threatening injuries after she was stabbed multiple times Tuesday afternoon in Fremont.
12 years ago
A coalition of activists has issued an ambitious report outlining a wide-ranging list of suggestion...
Josh Kerns

Can anything be done to slow Seattle’s skyrocketing rents?

Calling Seattle's soaring rents an "emergency" driving countless numbers of people from their homes, a coalition of activists has issued an ambitious report outlining a wide-ranging list of suggestions they hope will pressure the mayor and City Council to take action on affordable housing.
12 years ago
State representatives are working to allow cyclists and motorcycle riders to pass through intersect...
Kipp Robertson

Bike riders may soon get to legally run red lights

Cyclists may soon get a free pass to run red lights.
12 years ago
The expansion of Pike Place Market will include more stalls for vendors and additional parking. (AP...
Kipp Robertson

$73M expansion approved for Pike Place Market

A Seattle City Council committee approved spending $73 million to expand Pike Place Market to the waterfront.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Seattle rent hikes unsustainable, up 32 percent since 2009

Seattle, New York and San Jose are among the cities where combined rent growth far exceeds wages, according to the survey.

12 years ago
Despite a vocal community meeting Monday, the Shoreline City Council approved the zoning and develo...
Kipp Robertson

Outcry from Shoreline residents doesn’t stop council from rezoning area around light rail

More than an hour of public testimony against rezoning an area of Shoreline wasn't enough to stop the city council from passing a new ordinance Monday night.
12 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Machinists, Boeing release dueling videos in the face of union vote in South Carolina

It didn't take long for the punches to start flying in the face of plans to unionize Boeing's factory in South Carolina. The company and the union have posted competing Youtube videos and released statements going after each other.
12 years ago
Mariners fan Amy Franz, right, sings “Take Me Out to the Ballgame,” while waiting for t...
Kipp Robertson

Ichimeter Lady remains dedicated to Seattle Mariners, heads to spring training

It would take something exceptional for Amy Franz to follow a baseball player like she has Ichiro Suzuki.
12 years ago
Hope Solo’s husband, Jerramy Stevens, has been formally charged with DUI, according to TMZ. (...
Stephanie Klein

Report: Hope Solo’s husband charged with DUI again

Hope Solo's husband, Jerramy Stevens, has been formally charged with DUI, according to TMZ.
12 years ago
Not actual donut taken during robbery. (Photo courtesy Creative Commons/HeatherHeatherHeather)...
Stephanie Klein

Doughnuts not just for cops anymore, robbers like them too

Even the robbers are going after doughnuts in Seattle. Police were called to a Krispy Kreme on Aurora Sunday night after a man threatened employees and took off with a maple bar.
12 years ago
The student, whose identity has not yet been released, was shot shortly before 4 p.m. on Sunday. (S...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle drive-by victim was ‘well known’ Cleveland High School student

The man killed in a drive-by shooting in Seattle's Beacon Hill neighborhood Sunday was a Cleveland High School student.
12 years ago
“We were looking through catalogs of children’s costumes that came in the mail and she ...
Colleen O

Two Seattle moms are making ‘boy things’ for girls

Two Seattle moms have taken to Kickstarter, hoping you will fund their new line of clothing that's unlike anything you've seen before.
12 years ago
Glass shattered over all lanes of SR 167 after a car crash Monday morning. (Photo courtesy of WSDOT...
Kipp Robertson

Multi-vehicle crash on northbound SR 167 cleared

Northbound SR 167 reopened, following a Monday morning crash that blocked all lanes.
12 years ago
Under the bill, any employee can ask any other employee what they make, and can share their own inf...
Chelsea Hawkins

How to combat pay discrimination by sharing what you make with your coworkers

In Olympia the House has passed a bill to change Washington's equal pay law, forcing employers to let workers share salary information if they want to.
12 years ago