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Following the Seahawks’ victory against the Denver Broncos in the Super Bowl last year, thous...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle police prepare for post-Super Bowl shenanigans

The Seattle Police Department is making final preparations should a Seahawks win - or loss - send fans into the streets en masse.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Five basic ways to boost home value before selling

The kitchen was rated as the most important room to have in top shape before selling.

12 years ago
A sports marketing expert estimates Marshawn Lynch has gotten over $2.5 million in free advertising...
Josh Kerns

Marshawn Lynch making millions by battling with media

Marshawn Lynch might act like he doesn't want any media exposure, but considering how much merchandise he's hocking this week at the Super Bowl, you have to wonder if it was all just a brilliant scheme to take the Beast Mode brand to the bank.
12 years ago
No injuries were reported after an explosion and large fire broke out at Pick N Pull in Lakewood. (...
Josh Kerns

Storage tank explodes at Lakewood auto parts store

A gasoline vendor was thrown 60 feet when a storage tank at an auto parts salvage yard exploded in Lakewood Thursday afternoon.
12 years ago
The University of Washington received a record number of applications for its freshman class, up 16...
Libby Denkmann

University of Washington reports record freshman applications

College application season is wrapping up and the numbers don't lie. It's becoming harder to get into local universities. The University of Washington received a record number of applications for its freshman class, up 16 percent from last year.
12 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Couple beaten in brutal Renton home invasion robbery

An elderly Renton couple is hospitalized with serious head injuries and police are seeking their attacker in a brutal home invasion robbery.
12 years ago
Rainn Wilson...
Josh Kerns

Interview: Seattle’s Rainn Wilson embraces another unlikeable character and Seahawks

Seattle native Rainn Wilson has made a career out of playing unlikeable characters, most notably the curmudgeonly Dwight Schrute on NBC's hit series "The Office." So it should come as little surprise he's playing another despicable character in the new series 'Backstrom'.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Small earthquake felt in Redmond

A 2.8 magnitude earthquake was felt in Redmond Thursday morning.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Gray is here to stay, avocado making a comeback

"Chocolate brown is the new black and gray is the new beige"

12 years ago
At Comcast, they send you over to a customer retention specialist who is excruciatingly polite but ...
Dave Ross

Comcast customer service renames couple with profanity on billing address

As we all know by now, calling the cable company to try to cancel your service ranks somewhere between a mugging and hernia surgery.
12 years ago
Jesse Hagopian, a Seattle high school teacher and activist, has filed a $500,000 claim against the ...
Brandi Kruse

Man pepper sprayed by Seattle police seeks $500K in damages

A Seattle high school teacher and activist has filed a claim against the Seattle Police Department and the city after he was pepper sprayed during an MLK Day protest.
12 years ago
Seattle Seahawks fans cheer during media day for NFL Super Bowl XLIX football game Tuesday, Jan. 27...
Josh Kerns

12s taking over Phoenix for Super Bowl week

It would be understandable if some people mistook Phoenix for Seattle this week, given the massive influx of Seahawks fans flooding the Valley of the Sun for Super Bowl XLIX.
12 years ago
A lot of 12s were left empty handed before their Super Bowl parties last season because of a run on...
Josh Kerns

Seattle-area stores stocking up on Skittles for Super Bowl sugar rush

With Marshawn Lynch and the Seahawks making final preparations for Sunday's Super Bowl, Puget Sound-area grocery stores are making sure they don't get caught short on Beast Mode's favorite treats.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Chemical leak prompts Olympia evacuations, hazmat response

A widespread chemical leak has prompted the evacuation of a number of businesses at the Port of Olympia as firefighters work to contain it.
12 years ago
Deputy Chief Carmen Best is shown with William Wingate after apologizing for his arrest and returni...
Josh Kerns

Seattle police officer pulled from patrol after arrest of elderly man with golf club

The Seattle Police Department has apologized to a 69-year-old man and returned his golf club following a dispute with an officer that led to his arrest.
12 years ago
The Seattle Police Department issued more citations in 2014 for cell phone driving violations than ...
Josh Kerns

Seattle police busting more people than ever for talking while driving

It's been five years since the state made it illegal to talk or text on your handheld mobile phone while driving. But the Seattle Police Department is writing more tickets for the offense than ever.
12 years ago
The tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge were set to pay-back the bonds used to build the bridge. We ...
Chris Sullivan

Why the Tacoma Narrows Bridge tolls don’t vary during commutes

The tolls on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge were set to pay back the bonds used to build the bridge. We will be paying tolls on the bridge until about 2037, 30 years after the bridge opened.
12 years ago
The Shermanator’s parts are mostly scavenged from old vehicles. The sheet metal came from car...
Libby Denkmann

Meet the Shermanator and the mad scientist-mechanic who built it

If you dare to step into Mike Fobes' garage in Auburn, you'll find the work space is filled with outlandish, somewhat spooky mechanical creations.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Raffling off a home captures non-profits, dreamers

The raffle concept usually is more acceptable to state officials when a non-profit is involved.

12 years ago
Detention or suspension have been pretty typical punishments in schools. But now some principals ar...
Colleen O

Some principals now offering ‘restorative justice’ instead of suspension

Chances are, when you and I were in school if we did something wrong like getting caught skipping class, we'd get detention or suspended.
12 years ago
Initiative activist Tim Eyman is leading the fight against a proposed constitutional amendment requ...
Josh Kerns

Tim Eyman fights to prevent constitutional change to initiative process

Tim Eyman has clashed with the legislature repeatedly over the years with many of the initiatives he's spearheaded. But now the Mukilteo activist is leading a new fight over what he says is an assault on the entire initiative process.
12 years ago
EA Sports has the Patriots rallying to beat the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLIX, while other prediction...
Josh Kerns

Computers clash in Super Bowl predictions

The Super Bowl is sparking a super-sized clash of computerized predictions, with the Patriots topping the Seahawks on Madden 15 and the Bing search engine, while a simulated Super Bowl run 50,000 times has Seattle a heavy favorite to come away the winner.
12 years ago
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Timeline: Seahawks’ run to the Super Bowl

It started off rocky, but the Seahawks pulled through and returned to the Super Bowl. Follow the playoffs timeline here.
12 years ago
Seattle City Councilman Mike O’Brien said his wife will re-evaluate her use of volunteer work...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle city councilman’s wife may be violating state labor laws

The wife of Seattle City Councilman Mike O'Brien may be violating state law by accepting volunteer labor at her trendy fermented food kitchen in Ballard.
12 years ago