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Tim Haeck

South Sound police look for ‘zip tie’ robber

A masked, armed man who forces employees to zip tie themselves is robbing businesses from Olympia to Puyallup.
12 years ago
Wet weather and a high volume of crashes made for an ugly Tuesday morning commute in the Puget Soun...
Jamie Skorheim

Wet weather, crashes make for ugly morning commute around Puget Sound

Wet weather and a high volume of crashes made for an ugly Tuesday morning commute in the Puget Sound area.
12 years ago
Green-Theory, Bellevue’s first retail marijuana shop, aims to attract upscale customers from ...
Josh Kerns

Bellevue’s first pot shop tries to lure Microsoft, Eddie Bauer set

Aiming to be the Nordstrom of marijuana, the Eastside's first retail pot shop has quietly opened in the heart of downtown Bellevue.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

3 dead as gunman kills daughter, granddaughter in south Seattle

Three people are dead after a man in his 60's fatally shot his daughter and granddaughter Monday evening before turning the gun on himself, Seattle police say.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Traffic Alert: Emergency repairs to snarl SB I-5 during evening commute

Emergency road repairs are prompting the Washington State Department of Transportation to close all but one lane of southbound I-5 during the evening commute Monday.
12 years ago
Investigators have determined Jaylen Fryberg, 15, invited the students he shot to a lunch meeting i...
Josh Kerns

Sheriff: Teen arranged meeting before Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting

The teen who shot five others at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Friday arranged the lunch meeting where they were all seated together, according to Snohomish County Sheriff Ty Trenary.
12 years ago
Convicted voyeur Steven Powell has been arrested and child pornography charges have been reinstated...
Josh Kerns

Steven Powell arrested, child porn charges reinstated

Convicted voyeur Steven Powell has been arrested and child pornography charges have been reinstated against him, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist announced Monday.
12 years ago
Gia Soriano, 14, is one of two teens killed Friday by the fellow student who opened fire at Marysvi...
Josh Kerns

How you can help families, victims of Marysville-Pilchuck shooting

In the wake of Friday's deadly shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, a number of fund raising sites have been established to help the victims and family members of the teens.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Lockdown lifted at Green River Community College

The Green River Community College is in lockdown after someone threatened to shoot a teacher.
12 years ago
Nate Hatch, a student shot in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School cafeteria Friday, is forgiving th...
Stephanie Klein

Injured student forgives Marysville school shooter

Nate Hatch, a student shot in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School cafeteria Friday, is forgiving the gunman, Jaylen Fryberg.
12 years ago
Traffic navigates a flooded street in Waikiki in Honolulu Oct. 19. Hurricane Ana brought a steady r...
MyNorthwest.com

Hurricane Ana remnants to douse Puget Sound

The National Weather Service says the remnants of former Hurricane Ana, which doused Hawaii last week, will bring another round of rain and wind to Western Washington Monday night and Tuesday morning.
12 years ago
The Center School in Seattle has been evacuated after a student brought an incendiary device to sch...
Stephanie Klein

Student arrested for bringing Molotov cocktail to Seattle’s Center School

The Center School in Seattle has been evacuated after a student brought an incendiary device to school Monday morning.
12 years ago
I-5 through Olympia backs up primarily because there are just too many cars for the freeway to hand...
Chris Sullivan

Why it’s easy to get caught in I-5 Olympia snarl Sunday afternoons

While sitting in the Nisqually Basin between Lacey and JBLM might sound alluring, there is nothing appealing about it when you're stuck in your car.
12 years ago
A memorial grows Saturday Oct. 25, 2014 at the entrance to Marysville Pilchuck High School the day ...
MyNorthwest.com

Marysville-Pilchuck HS closes for week as community grieves

Marysville-Pilchuck High School was quiet Monday morning at its 7:30 start time. The school is closed all week to give students and the community time to grieve after Friday's deadly shooting.
12 years ago
Marysville Pilchuck student Tyanna Davis, left, places flowers with her mother, center, and another...
Stephanie Klein

Student critically injured in Marysville-Pilchuck H.S. shooting passes away

Gia Soriano, one of four students critically injured in a shooting at Marysville-Pichuck High School, passed away Sunday night as a result of her injuries.
12 years ago
Hundreds gathered Sunday at Marysville-Pilchuck High School to pray and comfort each other followin...
Josh Kerns

Community gathers at Marysville-Pilchuck High School

Hundreds of students, parents and community members gathered at Marysville-Pilchuck High School Sunday to comfort each other, pray, and discuss ways to move forward from Friday's shooting that left three dead and three other teens critically wounded.
12 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Thousands across Puget Sound lose power over weekend

Over 24 hours after a storm rolled across the Puget Sound, thousands of people were still without power Sunday night.
12 years ago
Friends of the family confirm the teen killed in Friday’s shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck Hig...
Josh Kerns

Marysville shooting victims remain critical; Memorial funds established for teen killed

Three teens remained in critical condition Sunday following Friday's shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School, while a fourth is in serious condition.
12 years ago
Students are evacuated from Marysville-Pilchuck High School and loaded into school buses on 108th S...
Stephanie Klein

Teacher tried to stop Marysville-Pilchuck school shooting

A newly hired teacher confronted a gunman and was being hailed as a hero on Saturday after a deadly shooting rampage in the cafeteria of a Washington state high school.
12 years ago
Police agencies and FBI organize outside Marysville High School Friday, Oct. 24, 2014, following a ...
MyNorthwest Staff

Gunman, female student dead in Marysville-Pilchuck High School shooting

Police confirm two people, a lone gunman and a female student, are dead after a shooting at Marysville-Pilchuck High School.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Amber Alert cancelled; 6-year-old boy found

Officials have issued an Amber Alert for a child missing from Toppenish in Yakima County.
12 years ago
As the busiest emergency room in the state, Providence Medical Center in Everett was prepared for a...
Josh Kerns

Providence Medical Center was prepared for school shooting

Although there's never been a school shooting in Snohomish County like the one that happened Friday, Providence Medical Center in Everett was ready.
12 years ago
Jaylen Fryberg, 14, reportedly opened fire in Marysville-Pilchuck High School Friday, killing one a...
Josh Kerns

Marysville school shooter described as ‘really good kid’

The teen gunman who opened fire in the Marysville-Pilchuck High School cafeteria Friday morning is being described as "a really good kid," who reportedly was angry about a recent breakup.
12 years ago
Students describe a bloody scene of terror and chaos as gunfire broke out Friday morning in the Mar...
Josh Kerns

Marysville-Pilchuck students describe terror in cafeteria as shooting started

Students at Marysville-Pilchuck High School are describing a scene of terror and chaos as a fellow student opened fire in a crowded cafeteria Friday morning.
12 years ago