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In this Dec. 6, 2014 photo provided by the Victoria Marine Science Association, biologists examine ...
Tim Haeck

Activist group calls for San Juan whale protection zone

Activists are calling for a limited, whale protection zone off San Juan Island to help the declining local population of endangered orcas.
12 years ago
Seattle rapper Macklemore is shown taking part in a protest in downtown Seattle on Tuesday, Nov. 25...
Brandi Kruse

Police have no plans to arrest Macklemore for Seattle protest

Despite efforts to track down protesters who broke the law, Seattle police have no plans to arrest four-time Grammy award-winning artist Macklemore for his role in a Nov. 24 demonstration.
12 years ago
Tim Haeck

Twitter posts prompt extra security at Jackson High School in Mill Creek

Extra security is on the campus of Jackson High School in Mill Creek because of disturbing comments posted on social media.
12 years ago
A handful of buildings in Seattle’s Belltown, Capitol Hill and Downtown neighborhoods have be...
Josh Kerns

Instagram on steroids: New Seattle company turning buildings into giant screens

Over the last two weeks, a handful of buildings in Seattle's Belltown, Capitol Hill and Downtown neighborhoods have become massive screens where everything from political statements to pictures submitted over the Internet are projected throughout the evening.
12 years ago
The State Patrol said you can decorate your car for the holidays, but there are definitely a few ru...
Jillian Raftery

How decorating your car for holidays could get you into trouble

The State Patrol isn't trying to be a Grinch by busting drivers for their Christmas decorations on their cars. They say it's all about safety, and there's some very specific regulations governing how you can celebrate the season on the road.
12 years ago
A graphic representation shows an aerial view of the new Snohomish River Bridge. The new bridge wil...
Chris Sullivan

Capacity on Highway 522 in Snohomish County about to double

Drivers often complain that the state never seems to add roads or lanes of traffic to help with congestion. Thousands of drivers are about to get two new lanes of traffic in Snohomish County on a major commuter route into the Eastside.
12 years ago
Malika James, 28, vanished from suburban Miami over the weekend, setting off a widespread social me...
Brandi Kruse

Update: Missing Miami socialite shows up at father’s house

A graduate of Curtis High School in University Place, 28-year-old Malika James, vanished from Miami over the weekend.
12 years ago
Closing arguments are over and jurors must now decide if the murder of a Seattle wine steward in 20...
Tim Haeck

Jury set to deliberate fatal 2012 Seattle traffic shooting

Dinh Bowman, thrill-killer or terrified motorist? Closing arguments are over and jurors must now decide if the murder of a Seattle wine steward in 2012 was the work of a "student of murder" or self-defense by a terrified motorist.
12 years ago
A new study says you need to make over $75k to afford a median-priced home in Seattle. (AP file)...
Josh Kerns

You need to make $75K if you want to buy a house in Seattle

We've all heard how expensive it's getting to live in Seattle, and a new report painfully bears that out for those struggling to find an affordable house in the Emerald City.
12 years ago
The Blue Angels have confirmed they’ll return to Seafair in Seattle for the next two summers....
Josh Kerns

Blue Angels book return flights for next two Seafair summers

The Blue Angels have booked return flights to Seattle for the next two summers, announcing Tuesday they'll be back to headline the Boeing Seafair Air Show in 2015 and 2016.
12 years ago
Image: Puget Sound Energy crews prepare for a windstorm. (Photo: PSE Flickr)...
MyNorthwest.com

Forecasters expect high winds in series of storms

Forecasters say a strong windstorm headed our way could topple large trees and cause problems for drivers during the evening commute, especially from Seattle northward.
12 years ago
In two-plus days of testimony, Dinh Bowman did not waver from his claim that he shot and killed Yan...
Tim Haeck

Defense rests in fatal north Seattle traffic shooting

The defense has rested its case in the murder trial of a man charged with shooting another motorist at a north Seattle traffic signal.
12 years ago
A new report finds covering the Tacoma Dome roof in an Andy Warhol-designed vinyl wrap could be cos...
Josh Kerns

Turning Tacoma Dome into world’s largest Andy Warhol could be costly, high maintenance

Tacoma's City Council will meet Tuesday to continue talks on whether it's feasible to wrap the Tacoma Dome in a vibrant yellow and orange flower print designed by iconic artist Andy Warhol.
12 years ago
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that warehouse workers who fill orders for retail giant Amazon don&...

Supreme Court: No pay for Amazon worker security checks

The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that warehouse workers who fill orders for retail giant Amazon don't have to be paid for time spent waiting to pass through security checks at the end of their shifts.
12 years ago
Tom Kelly

Need a gift for the folks? A safer place to age

Consider a custom gift certificate that would offer an "aging-in-place" evaluation of their home - perhaps the same house in which you were raised that has undergone very few improvements up to now.

12 years ago
WSDOT is investigating whether pumping of groundwater around a rescue pit for Bertha the boring mac...
Dave Ross

Bertha rescue efforts suspected in sinking of 30 Seattle businesses

It sounds like the highway 99 tunnel project has entered the improv stage, with engineers still unsure about what exactly is causing the settling in the area of the huge rescue pit being dug for Bertha the boring machine.
12 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Kirkland man’s massive Seahawks-inspired holiday lights put Clark Griswold to shame

Anthony Mish's Kirkland home looks like something right out of Chevy Chase's classic comedy Christmas Vacation, with around 150,000 lights topped by a 34 foot long, 14 foot tall handmade Seahawks logo.
12 years ago
Drivers take part in a recent roadside survey on impaired driving that found a large number had use...
Josh Kerns

Survey finds many Washington drivers hitting road high

Traffic safety advocates say the findings of a new survey on pot use and driving paints a troubling picture of people's willingness to get high and hit the road.
12 years ago
Paseo has been sold at auction and could reopen, but the sale doesn’t include the recipes. (M...
Josh Kerns

Seattle’s beloved Paseo could rise again after sale to new owner in bankruptcy court

There could be good news for those mourning the loss of Seattle's beloved Paseo. The bankrupt business has been sold at auction and could reopen.
12 years ago
Three anti-police brutality demonstrators face felony charges in connection with a Saturday protest...
Brandi Kruse

Protesters held on $5K bail, accused of assaulting officers

Anti-police brutality demonstrators packed a courtroom at the King County Jail Monday to show support for three of their comrades arrested during a protest over the weekend.
12 years ago
A weekend assessment of the Alaskan Way Viaduct reveals it has sunk about an inch in the past three...
Stephanie Klein

WSDOT answers to Seattle City Council on Alaskan Way Viaduct settlement

The Seattle City Council regularly gets updates on tunneling progress and the status of the Alaskan Way Viaduct, but Monday's meeting carried a little more weight.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Suspect arrested in hate crime attack on Seattle cab driver

A 26-year-old man was arrested early Sunday in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood after police said he called a taxi cab driver a terrorist, told him to "go back to your own country," and beat him unconscious.
12 years ago
Dinh Bowman, charged with fatally shooting a wine steward at a Seattle intersection in August 2012,...
Tim Haeck

Murder suspect defends cleaning car, kill manuals in Yancy Noll trial

The man charged with fatally shooting a wine steward at a Seattle intersection in August 2012 denied that he has a fascination with murder.
12 years ago
The mission to rescue Bertha, the world’s largest boring machine, which is still sitting quie...
KIRO Radio Staff

Alaskan Way Viaduct sinks 1 inch in a few weeks; WSDOT says ‘it’s still safe’

Seattle's Alaskan Way Viaduct is sinking, dropping as much as one inch in just a few weeks.
12 years ago