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Dr. Danielle Zerr, Division Chief of Pediatric Infectious Disease at Seattle Children’s Hospi...
Jamie Skorheim

Cluster of patients test positive for possible enterovirus infection in King County

A respiratory illness that has sickened hundreds of children in 10 states may have made its way to Washington.
12 years ago
Seattle Mariners’ Mike Zunino stands near the on-deck circle in the second inning of a baseba...
Jamie Skorheim

Why don’t Seattle fans seem to care about the Mariners’ success?

While the Mariners are seriously in contention to make the playoffs, Seattle fans still appear to be holding out in terms of jumping on the bandwagon.
12 years ago
Bellevue police have the driver of a Porsche SUV who fled the scene after hitting and critically in...
Josh Kerns

Pedestrian critically injured in Bellevue hit-and-run

Bellevue police arrested the driver of a Porsche SUV who fled the scene after hitting and critically injuring a pedestrian.
12 years ago
A 9/11 memorial created by a Lacy sculptor has found a permanent home in eastern Washington after b...
Josh Kerns

9/11 memorial finally finds permanent home in Eastern Washington

A 9/11 memorial rejected by the state capitol in Olympia and several other cities has finally found a permanent home in the small Eastern Washington town of Cashmere.
12 years ago
Seahawks coach Pete Carroll defended NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s handling of the Ray Ric...
Josh Kerns

Pete Carroll defends NFL’s handling of Ray Rice incident

Despite all the criticism of his handling of the Ray Rice case, Seahawks coach Pete Carroll says NFL commissioner Roger Goodell "got it right."
12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Horn-tattooed Seattle stabbing suspect arrested

Seattle police have apprehended a man they were looking for in connection with the stabbing of two people on Eastlake Avenue Wednesday afternoon.
12 years ago
Boeing is lambasting a scathing new documentary about the development of the 787 Dreamliner release...
Josh Kerns

Boeing blasts scathing Al Jazeera 787 Dreamliner documentary

Boeing is roundly disputing a scathing new documentary that paints a troubling picture of safety concerns and other issues with the development of the 787 Dreamliner.
12 years ago
Eight people were arrested after advocates for a $15 minimum wage took their fight from Seattle to ...
Jamie Skorheim

Arrests cap $15 minimum wage protests in Bellevue

Working Washington is organizing for fast food protests around the City of Seattle on Wednesday, but many wonder why they're out protesting when they've already won a higher wage in Seattle.
12 years ago
The intersection of Interstate 5 and US 101 in Olympia is the site of an expansion bridge joint rep...
Chris Sullivan

Major I-5 closure to hit drivers with weekend plans; 14-mile backups expected

One of the South Sound's biggest chokepoints is going to be even worse over the next two weekends as the state performs major surgery on I-5 near the Capitol Campus.
12 years ago
Janay Rice is fiercely defending her husband Ray despite his knocking her out with a punch in a hot...
Josh Kerns

Domestic violence survivor understands why Ray Rice’s wife defends him

One day after new video surfaced of NFL star Ray Rice knocking out his wife in a hotel elevator, many people are questioning how Janay Rice could defend her husband.
12 years ago
A rare Native mask on display at a museum in Maine has been identified as the inspiration for the S...
Josh Kerns

Museum hopes to bring rare mask that inspired Seahawks logo to Seattle

With Seahawks fever again in full swing, Seattle's Burke Museum hopes to bring a rare native mask said to have inspired the team's original logo to town.
12 years ago
Regional power planners say Washington’s growing indoor pot industry could become a significa...
Josh Kerns

Washington’s indoor pot grows could be big power suck

A new study says all the indoor marijuana growing operations springing up in Washington state could put a significant demand on the region's power supplies. And planners are keeping a close eye on the situation.
12 years ago
The long term survival of Bald Eagles and other birds is at risk from global warming, a new study b...
Josh Kerns

Study warns global warming threatens some of Washington state’s most popular birds

Some of Washington state's most popular birds could disappear in the coming decades because climate change threatens their habitat, a new study by the National Audubon Society warns.
12 years ago
A Dori Monson Show listener noted a few spelling errors in a video released by WSDOT involving Seat...
Jamie Skorheim

Oops! Spelling errors in Seattle tunnel repair plan video

WSDOT released a video detailing Seattle Tunnel Partners' plan for repairing stalled boring machine Bertha. But a Dori Monson Show listener noticed the video has a few spelling errors regarding the "repeir."
12 years ago
Jillian Raftery

Sex offender who went missing from mental institution found on Capitol Hill

A level-three sex offender who went missing from a mental institution is back in jail after a Seattle police officer caught him wandering Capitol Hill.
12 years ago
A Portland man was critically injured when he hit a rock outcropping several times during a base ju...
Tim Haeck

Portland man critically hurt in base jumping mishap

A Portland man was critically injured when he hit a rock outcropping several times during a base jump from Tower Rock, near Randle.
12 years ago
Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell says they are proposing a resolution asking Obama and Congres...

Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell wants you to pay for abortions

Seattle City Councilman Bruce Harrell wants you all to pay for women's abortions. He wrote in the Stranger Monday, along with a couple co-authors, that they are proposing a resolution asking Obama and the Congress to overturn all federal bans on public coverage of abortion.
12 years ago
Atlanta Hawks owner Bruce Levenson will sell his controlling share in the team after revealing he w...
Josh Kerns

NBA update: Hawks sale unlikely to help Seattle, but TV deal could boost effort

There's little hope an NBA owner's announcement he'll sell his share in the Atlanta Hawks will lead the team to Seattle. But insiders say there is more reason for optimism about the league's return to Seattle thanks to a new report out Monday.
12 years ago
18-year-old Wynter Emerson was last seen at Bumbershoot. His body was found Sunday in Lake Union. (...
Josh Kerns

Body found in Lake Union was visiting New Zealand teen

A body found floating in Lake Union Sunday has been identified as a teen visiting Seattle from New Zealand.
12 years ago
Jillian Raftery

Bremerton man accused of dangling baby out second-story window

A Bremerton man is behind bars after he allegedly held his own baby out of a broken, second story apartment window and attacked police in a meth-fueled rampage.
12 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Bellevue studio launches most expensive, hyped video game in history

If you watched the Seahawks or any other NFL game the past week, you couldn't help but see commercials for what's being billed as the most expensive and highly anticipated video game in history. And Bellevue's Bungie Studios is set to reap the rewards when the game goes on sale at midnight.
12 years ago
A giant scoop drops a load of muddy soil into a dump truck during construction of one of the 84 int...
Josh Kerns

Bertha makes baby steps as work on Seattle tunnel repair pit continues

Bertha has taken some baby steps as the contractor building Seattle's waterfront tunnel continues working to repair the world's biggest tunneling machine.
12 years ago
Elected leaders, conservationists and others have an ambitious plan to clean up and protect the 93-...
Tim Haeck

Must ‘think big’ to clean up Green and Duwamish River system

Elected leaders, conservationists and others have an ambitious plan to clean up and protect the 93-mile long Green-Duwamish River system.
12 years ago
Tim Haeck

Not guilty pleas in Kent gas station killings

The man accused of starting a fight and then gunning down two people at a Kent gas station in August, pleaded not guilty Monday.
12 years ago