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Stephanie Klein

Seattle police: Woman clearly violated indecent exposure laws

Public nudity in Seattle is not a crime, but police say a woman's behavior last week clearly illustrates a violation of the city's indecent exposure laws.
12 years ago
Demolition has already started in a parking lot at Boeing that will soon be a new facility for prod...
Chris Sullivan

Deep divide still obvious to Boeing workers as demolition of Everett plant begins

Demolition is underway at the Boeing plant in Everett where space is needed to make room for the massive 777X wing facility, but it can't mask the unrest between the company and its union Machinists.
12 years ago
In 2011, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service said a hiker’s photo confirmed a very rare sighti...
Tim Haeck

Scientists seek proof that grizzlies still roam Washington wilderness

Of all the hazards in the Cascades wilderness, one unlikely danger is a confrontation with a grizzly bear. Scientists and conservationists warn that the days of the grizzly in Washington are numbered.
12 years ago
Victor Barnard, 52, was reportedly seen leaving a McDonald’s on SR 101 in Raymond on Wednesda...
Stephanie Klein

Alleged serial child molester spotted in SW Washington

Detectives believe a former minister charged with 59 counts of sexual molestation of children may be in southern Washington.
12 years ago
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes buys marijuana on July 10, 2014, the first day of recreational sa...
Brandi Kruse

Emails: Seattle city attorney’s pot violation was a ‘major offense’

According to newly released emails, City Attorney Peter Holmes agreed to "fall on his sword" after bringing pot to city hall.
12 years ago
Joe McConaughy, of Shoreline, completed speed hiking the Pacific Coast Trail in 53 days, 6 hours, a...
Jamie Skorheim

Shoreline man breaks Pacific Crest Trail speed record

A 23-year-old man from Shoreline now holds the record for the fastest hike on the 2,660 mile Pacific Crest Trail.
12 years ago
Byron Barton (center) is flanked by supporters in his hospital bed after breaking into his foreclos...
Josh Kerns

Judge rejects efforts to order Seattle police to evict disabled vet from foreclosed home

A King County judge has rejected efforts to force Seattle police to arrest a disabled Vietnam veteran and his wife for refusing to leave their foreclosed home.
12 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Missing Cowlitz County toddler found safe

A toddler missing from Cowlitz County has been found safe.
12 years ago
Ethel O’Neil’s 1987 Chevy Nova was found Tuesday afternoon in bushes off of 12th St. NE...
Stephanie Klein

Sheriff: Missing Everett woman’s car found, body inside

Investigators believe they have discovered the body of an Everett woman to have been missing for nearly a month.
12 years ago
Smoke rises in the distance as a vehicle travels Highway 153 Saturday, July 19, 2014, near Carlton,...
Tim Haeck

Disaster declaration covers county, tribes, not individuals

Some property owners who lost homes in the Washington wildfires had no insurance. And now, there's more bad news.
12 years ago
If you’re a lover of Seattle summers, you might be nervous about shorter days and cooler nigh...
Stephanie Klein

Days getting shorter, but didn’t summer just begin?

If July 12 is the unofficial start to summer in Seattle, we've only just begun. So why does it feel like it's almost over?
12 years ago
The heaviest rain for Western Washington is over, but as drivers head out for their commute they ca...
Alyssa Kleven

Record-breaking rainfall pours on Puget Sound

Record rainfall throughout the Puget Sound has put an end to the area's heat wave, but forecasters say the heaviest precipitation is over.
12 years ago
This stretch of I-5 through Marysville is an area that reporter Chris Sullivan routinely hit, too, ...
Chris Sullivan

Booming population growth creates headaches on I-5 between Everett, Marysville

People driving north out of Everett to Marysville know this chokepoint. I-5 completely bogs-down there everyday for no apparent reason. There are no on-ramps, just five miles of flat-land that is bumper to bumper every day.
12 years ago
A Westlake Mall security guard is seen pepper spraying a man witnesses say was an “innocent b...
Josh Kerns

Westlake Mall security guard accused of pepper spraying innocent man

A Westlake Mall security guard is being accused of wrongly pepper spraying an innocent bystander while ignoring a man starting fights with pro-Palestinian demonstrators.
12 years ago
Six climbers and two guides were presumed dead after falling on one of Mount Rainier’s most t...
Josh Kerns

Climbers’ bodies spotted on Mount Rainier; others never found

What appears to be the bodies of three people have been spotted on Mount Rainier, where six climbers disappeared in May.
12 years ago
Lightning is in the forecast for the Puget Sound region. But do you know what to do to keep yoursel...
Jamie Skorheim

How to stay safe when lightning strikes

Lightning remains in the forecast for the Puget Sound region Tuesday. While being struck by lightning is sometimes shorthand for describing something unlikely to ever happen to you, the National Weather Service says it actually ranks among the top weather killers in the U.S.
12 years ago
The rates will keep climbing after the council approved increases that will average just under five...
Chris Sullivan

Utility rates to soar after Seattle City Council approves hike

Wallets in Seattle are going to be a lot lighter over the next six years as the city council just approved increases in utility rates.
12 years ago
DNA samples taken from residents of Steele Creek Mobile Home Park in East Bremerton during the inve...
Brandi Kruse

Investigators defend use of DNA sweep in Jenise Wright case

More than 100 DNA samples taken from residents of the mobile home park where 6-year-old Jenise Wright lived will not be entered into a criminal database.
12 years ago
As many as 5,000 lightning strikes were recorded within a one hour period early Monday, according t...
MyNorthwest.com

More lightning expected Tuesday evening

More lightning is expected across the Puget Sound area Tuesday evening.
12 years ago
The Seattle City Council is looking at new rules that could require construction workers on taxpaye...
Josh Kerns

Seattle considers making construction companies hire local workers

With all the construction going on around Seattle, there's no shortage of opportunity for construction workers. But when it comes to city-backed projects, should those workers actually come from Seattle?
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Man charged with shooting upskirt videos at Puyallup’s South Hill Mall

A 36-year-old man who secretly videotaped up girls' skirts at Puyallup's South Hill Mall has been charged with voyeurism.
12 years ago
Felix Hernandez’ continued dominance and a playoff hunt have fans flocking back to Safeco Fie...
Josh Kerns

Revitalized Mariners bringing buzz, longer bathroom lines back to Safeco Field

For the past several years, it's been tough for Tom Herche to find takers for his Mariners tickets as another season slipped away. But the charter season ticket holder says this year, the buzz is definitely back.
12 years ago
Six-year-old Jenise Wright’s body was found near the mobile home park she vanished from last ...

Should Jenise Wright’s parents face child endangerment charges?

Ron says: This story of the killing of Jenise Wright has really been sticking with me. I'm going to try to be as sensitive as I can, but I've been really struggling with how to think about her parents.
12 years ago
Hope Solo (left) has a doppelganger, Mahria Zook (right), who gets mistaken for the soccer star whe...
Alyssa Kleven

When Hope Solo makes headlines, her look-a-like gets the credit

Mahria Zook, a Hope Solo look-a-like, expects to on the receiving end of sideways glances and raised eyebrows again now that the soccer star is back in the news.
12 years ago