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Ball girl Megan Stone waits for a baseball to come her way during a past Mariners game. Fan interac...
Kipp Robertson

Ball girls play critical role as liaisons for Mariners club

Fan interaction is a top priority for the Mariners Club employees.
12 years ago
For 2015, Seahawks season ticket holders can expect a six percent increase, on average. (AP)...
Stephanie Klein

Season ticket holders will pay more to see Seahawks this season

If you think Seahawks tickets are already expensive, last year was a bargain because the team announced Monday prices are going up.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

‘Fly and Buy’: Some builders pick up travel tab

Travel costs can be applied to the purchase contract if the customer decides to buy.

12 years ago
The Elephant Justice Project has filed a lawsuit against the Woodland Park Zoo in King County Super...
Stephanie Klein

Group files lawsuit against Seattle zoo, demands elephants go to sanctuary

The Oklahoma City Zoo isn't good enough, according to the Elephant Justice Project, which hopes to block the move of Seattle's two elephants. The group has filed a lawsuit against the Woodland Park Zoo in King County Superior Court.
12 years ago
Kipp Robertson

Man brings dead girlfriend to Lakewood hospital, admits to murder

A 29-year-old man admitted to killing his girlfriend after bringing her body to Western State Hospital on Sunday.
12 years ago
Kipp Robertson

High-risk stop bogs down I-5 morning commute in Seattle

A high-risk traffic stop slowed northbound I-5 traffic Monday morning.
12 years ago
A harpooned gray whale is shown in this Sept. 2007 investigation photo from the U.S. Attorney&#8217...
Josh Kerns

New report opens door to possible whale hunting for Makah tribe

Washington's Makah tribe could again be allowed to hunt gray whales as the government issued a draft environmental statement Friday in response to the tribe's longstanding request to resume whaling.
12 years ago
The group Neighbors Encouraging Responsible Development (NERD) alleges a proposed rule by the depar...
Kipp Robertson

Seattle residents calling Department of Planning out on parking rules

A Seattle watchdog is challenging the attempts by the City of Seattle's Department of Planning & Development to change the parking requirements for commercial developers.
12 years ago
In this photo, looking north from the north portal of SR 99, construction crews work on a bridge th...
Stephanie Klein

WSDOT postpones long-term plan to close Highway 99 in Seattle

The Washington State Department of Transportation is postponing plans to close SR 99, originally scheduled to begin Wednesday night.
12 years ago
Chris Pratt and Chris Evans visited patients at Seattle Children’s Hospital on Saturday. (Chi...
Brent Stecker

Actors Chris Pratt, Chris Evans spend time with Children’s patients

Chris Pratt may not have won his Super Bowl bet with fellow actor Chris Evans, but that didn't stop the pair of famous friends from brightening smiles at Seattle Children's Hospital on Saturday.
12 years ago
Sunday at 2 a.m., we move our clocks ahead one hour. (AP)...
Ted Buehner, NWS Meteorologist

Simple, life-saving reminders for Daylight Saving Time

Sunday at 2 a.m., we move our clocks ahead one hour. It seems like we just switched to standard time not long ago. In fact, we did back on November 2 - just 18 weeks ago.
12 years ago
The Stratos is a single, flexible, plastic card that can hold the information of all of your credit...
Colleen O

Digital payment is waiting in line for when credit cards die

Many companies are jockeying to replace your bulky wallet. The iPhone's Apple Pay is catching on. There's Google Wallet, too.
12 years ago
Police continue patrols along routes to school in West Seattle. (AP)...
Kipp Robertson

Student harassment latest in ongoing Seattle problem

Police say student assault and harassment continue to be an issue in West Seattle and the city in general.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Reports: One injured in second Bothell school bus crash

A driver was reportedly taken to a hospital after a crash involving a school bus in Bothell Friday afternoon.
12 years ago
KIRO Radio traffic reporter Chris Sullivan found out there’s no direct correlation between th...
Stephanie Klein

No real evidence there are more traffic crashes after springing forward

Proponents trying to do away with Daylight Savings in Washington state argued to the Legislature the time change results in more traffic accidents.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Favorable weather brings more buyers, higher prices

"The early spring weather has brought a bumper crop of buyers to a market experiencing a drought of listings."

12 years ago
Dori says people like Kshama Sawant are to blame for Seattle's rent problems. (AP)...
Kipp Robertson

Urban League CEO challenges Kshama Sawant for city council position

Pamela Banks believes she will be a better Seattle City Council member than incumbent Kshama Sawant.
12 years ago
The “Amazon Mom” section of the Amazon website where users order diapers, wipes and oth...
Colleen O

Equal rights for men? This is why ‘Amazon Mom’ needs a name change

Here's something you don't hear every day: Amazon is under fire for not giving men equal treatment.
12 years ago
Greg Holbron (l) of Richland, and Tom Nostrant of Aberdeen were first to line up outside Safeco Fie...
Josh Kerns

Die-hard Mariners fans camp out days ahead of single-game ticket sales

Mariners single game tickets go on sale this Saturday, and the most dedicated of fans are already lining up to get the best seats.
12 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

Video: Inside look at all Seattle’s food at the landfill

If you haven't heard by now that Seattle is making you compost, there's a new video to illustrate how important it is to separate your trash.
12 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Daylight Saving Time screws us up, so why do we keep springing forward?

This weekend marks the annual switch to Daylight Saving Time. But despite widespread criticisms and a growing body of research finding the time change can have significant impacts on our health, efforts to end Daylight Saving Time continue to flounder.
12 years ago
A person died in a multi-vehicle collision near Chelan Thursday. (Photo courtesy of Washington Stat...

Crash sends 43 students to hospital, kills motorist

A truck driver apparently fell asleep Thursday before his vehicle crossed the center line of a rural Washington highway and collided with a car and a school bus, killing the car driver and sending dozens of students to the hospital for evaluation, the Washington State Patrol said.
12 years ago
Maintenance crews discovered more damage than originally expected in the course of repairing the pa...
Chris Sullivan

Not-so-quick-fix becomes I-405 traffic headache during commute

It was a major chokepoint at during the Wednesday morning commute: an eight-mile backup on Intestate 405 southbound between Bellevue and Renton.
12 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

Video: Octopus tries to mingle with humans at Seattle Aquarium

An octopus at the Seattle Aquarium is making headlines for trying to bust out of its enclosures to get a taste of the vertebrates life.
12 years ago