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Chris Sullivan

Boeing brings its aerospace innovation to players on the football field

Boeing and aerospace innovation go together, but Boeing and football innovation? That's a combination that hasn't made a lot of sense, until now.
12 years ago
Tim Haeck

Sweeping anti-gang program targets most of south King County

When a gang showdown erupted in gunfire at a car show and concert in a Kent parking lot in the summer of 2011, a dozen people were wounded. Police knew they had to do something different to fight a growing gang problem.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Baby in stolen car found safe in West Seattle

A man sped away from a West Seattle convenience store Wednesday after stealing an SUV with a baby inside.
12 years ago
Seattle Sounders’ DeAndre Yedlin, upper left, and Los Angeles Galaxy’s Landon Donovan, ...
Tim Haeck

Seattle attorney files lawsuit against FIFA demanding changes to limit concussions

Concussions are a hot topic in sports and a class action lawsuit, filed by a Seattle attorney, targets the world governing body of soccer.
12 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

Time-lapse video: Highway 99 closure and construction

You may have been stuck in traffic last weekend during the Highway 99 closure, but now the Washington State Department of Transportation has a video to illustrate how your sacrifice has paid off.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Police: James Bond wannabe arrested after tryst in downtown Seattle

A James Bond wannabe was arrested in downtown Seattle Wednesday morning after a bizarre course of events.
12 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

Safeco Field vendor issues statement on CEO accused of abusing dog

The CEO of a catering company, whose client list includes Safeco Field, allegedly abused a dog in an elevator last month. His employer has now issued a statement.
12 years ago
Tim Haeck

Port of Seattle picks Tacoma native as new CEO

A Tacoma native and former PACCAR executive is the choice to lead the Port of Seattle.
12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Report: NHL planning expansion, including team in Seattle

Seattle may be getting an NHL team by 2017, according to a tweet from Howard Bloom of Sports Business News.
12 years ago
Traffic on 164th is only going to get worse. Traffic engineer Jim Bloodgood said the county plans t...
Chris Sullivan

Snohomish County has no plan to relieve chokepoint on 164th

It's one of the worst spots in south Snohomish County and it's only going to get worse with development. We're talking 164th between Lynnwood and Mill Creek.
12 years ago
If there was a mold for Seattle linebackers, rookie Kevin Pierre-Louis looks like he was poured int...
Chris Sullivan

Seahawks LB Pierre-Louis fits the mold, but brings pet reptiles, humor to Seattle

The Seahawks have a knack for finding diamonds in the rough. The findplayers deep in the draft that other teams have overlooked, like K.J. Wright and Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith.
12 years ago
Three K-9 units take turns sweeping Mariners home games for bombs. Now they have special baseball c...
Stephanie Klein

Meet the bomb dogs at Safeco Field

You might have noticed special K-9 teams hard at work at Safeco Field sniffing around for bombs.
12 years ago
A 45-year-old African elephant that died after falling ill at the Woodland Park Zoo will be cremate...
Stephanie Klein

Remains of Woodland Park Zoo elephant to be donated, cremated

The remains of a beloved member of the Woodland Park Zoo, Watoto, will be cremated.
12 years ago
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Brandi Kruse

DSHS employees enjoy ‘fun’ workshop despite budget woes

Despite a gloomy budget outlook, DSHS employees from around the state will be in Tacoma this month for an all-expenses paid workshop that promises to be both fun and educational.
12 years ago
Tim Haeck

Deputy breaks off chase in Renton, speeding car crashes anyway

Residents of a Renton apartment complex near I-405 probably heard a racket early this morning followed by police sirens. It was the sound of a car crashing through a fence and hurtling into a ravine.
12 years ago
Seattle Seahawks rookie Paul Richardson, a receiver from the University of Colorado, found a bunch ...
Chris Sullivan

Rookie Paul Richardson learns about being hungry the Seahawks way

Burner: That's what you call a wide receiver that can blow past even the best defensive backs in the league, and that's what the Seahawks have in rookie Paul Richardson. But speed doesn't make you a professional. That's a lesson he's learning from the Super Bowl champs.
12 years ago
The summer weather outlook issued last spring, indicating increased odds of warmer than average tem...
Ted Buehner, NWS Meteorologist

How well did the summer weather outlook do?

Back in May, the National Weather Service Climate Prediction Center's summer weather outlook for western Washington offered increased odds on warmer than average temperatures for May through September. For precipitation, it had even odds on above, below or near normal. Even though the summer season is not over yet, how has this extended weather outlook done?
12 years ago
Voters will decide between two initiatives to improve the quality of preschools in Seattle this Nov...
Stephanie Klein

Is I-107 good for Seattle preschools or for unions (or both)?

Voters will decide between two initiatives to improve the quality of preschools in Seattle this November - one without a clear source of funding that may also directly benefit unions.
12 years ago
For the last two weeks, a Snohomish farm owner Jay Hagen has been hauling five gallon buckets of wa...
Tim Haeck

Bill remains unpaid, Snohomish farmer still hauling buckets of water to livestock

For the last two weeks, a Snohomish farm owner has been hauling five gallon buckets of water by hand to take care of his livestock, just like in the old days. That's because a local utility has shut off his water supply in a dispute over the farmer's bill.
12 years ago
The punishment leveled on a number of students who allegedly consumed marijuana edibles at a school...
Jamie Skorheim

How should school policies evolve with changing legalities and culture of marijuana?

Now that pot is legal in Washington, should school penalties regarding marijuana offenses be handled any differently? A number of expulsions at Bishop Blanchet have sparked quite a controversy.
12 years ago
A group of protesters held a vigil outside the Woodland Park Zoo Saturday, a day after an African e...
Jamie Skorheim

Elephant advocates think death at Woodland Park Zoo could have been prevented

The death of an elephant at the Woodland Park Zoo has elephant advocates concerned about how closely the animals are monitored.
12 years ago
Prosecutors said a 29-year-old man charged Monday with the murders of two Kent gas station employee...
Stephanie Klein

Prosecutors: Kent shooter was looking for a fight

Prosecutors said a 29-year-old man charged Monday with the murders of two Kent gas station employees had threatened a driver with a gun hours before the killings and he was looking for a fight.
12 years ago
Seahawks fans can now strike an infamous pose before a statue of Michael Crabtree at the new San Fr...
Jamie Skorheim

Seahawks fans reenacting Sherman’s tip over Crabtree at new 49ers stadium

A statue in the gift shop at the brand new San Francisco 49ers stadium is giving Seahawks fans an interesting opportunity.
12 years ago
A bad backup was made worse on I-5 through Everett Monday morning as passing drivers took photos an...
Stephanie Klein

Traffic paparazzi contributes to massive slowdown on I-5

A bad backup was made worse on I-5 through Everett Monday morning as passing drivers took photos and video of the rolled-over concrete truck.
12 years ago