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The Seattle City Council voted 6-2 Monday on a huge raise for City Light Chief Executive Officer Jo...
Josh Kerns

Seattle City Council approves huge pay raise for City Light head

The Seattle City Council has approved a pay raise of up to $120,000 for City Light Chief Executive Officer Jorge Carrasco.
13 years ago
App-based ride share companies like uberX will be allowed to operate without limits on the number o...
Josh Kerns

No limits on rideshare drivers in new agreement announced by Seattle mayor

Uber and other rideshare services have scored a big win in Seattle under an agreement announced Monday by Seattle Mayor Ed Murray that should end over a year of contention over popular upstarts.
13 years ago
Seattle Tunnel Partners has released details of its plan to repair Bertha the Seattle tunnel machin...
Josh Kerns

Seattle tunnel contractor releases detailed plan for repairing Bertha

The contractor building the new Seattle tunnel has released details for its plan to repair the SR 99 tunneling machine known as Bertha and get the world's biggest boring machine moving again.
13 years ago
University of Washington students Megh Vakharia and Josiah Tullis met each other in the entrepreneu...
Jamie Skorheim

Mom, I’m going into the pot business – UW students take advantage of new industry

Typically, the kids into after-school clubs weren't the same ones into marijuana, but with pot being legalized, those lines are blurring, and a pot business has emerged out of the entrepreneurship club at the University of Washington.
13 years ago
A new ranking says Washington State is far and away the most soccer crazed in the country. (Bill Le...
Josh Kerns

Washington state tops list for nation’s most soccer crazed

It should come as little surprise so many around here will be ditching work to catch World Cup soccer games over the next month, especially when the United States is in action. And a new ranking is cementing Seattle and the state's reputation as soccer-mad.
13 years ago
Seattle’s Fremont Troll is in contention for the honor of quirkiest landmark in the U.S. USA ...
Jamie Skorheim

Seattle’s Fremont Troll in the running for quirkiest U.S. landmark

Seattle's Fremont Troll is in contention for the honor of quirkiest landmark in the U.S.
13 years ago
“When there’s two boats at the dock, the Bremerton boat is directed solely out of Yesle...
Chris Sullivan

$10K improvement to Seattle traffic light syncing provides relief at Colman Dock

Bremerton ferry customers won't have to wait 35 or 40 minutes to get off their boats for much longer. The ferry system and the City of Seattle are making a change to make the exit off Colman Dock much faster.
13 years ago
For three years, bus riders have watched as the 520 Eastside corridor has transformed. A tiny bus s...
Tim Haeck

Evergreen Point transit center a milestone in 520 project

It's a milestone Monday for the SR 520 project. For the first time, bus commuters can use a huge, new transit center just opened on the eastside corridor.
13 years ago
The United States Golf Association selected Chambers Bay in 2008, and preparations have been underw...
Chris Sullivan

Clock is ticking on Chambers Bay as it prepares to host 2015 US Open

Up next on the tee: Chambers Bay. The University Place golf course has less than a year to prepare to host the biggest tournament in America: the U.S. Open.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

1 injured, 3 arrested following Redmond stabbing

A 28-year-old man is hospitalized in stable condition after a stabbing Friday afternoon in Redmond.
13 years ago
He’s not talking, but Marshawn Lynch’s mom has plenty to say about this week’s re...
Josh Kerns

Marshawn’s mom attacks media for recent reports

There's plenty of speculation about Marshawn Lynch this week from reports of a contract holdout to threats of retirement. And even though the usually silent one isn't commenting, his mom has plenty to say.
13 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Breaking Bad co-star messing with some people’s Xbox One

A commercial featuring Breaking Bad co-star Aaron Paul is causing problems for some owners of Microsoft's Xbox One, turning on the console when he speaks a command.
13 years ago
Police search the area Tuesday where a Tacoma teen reported killing and burying his father. (Photo ...
Josh Kerns

Tacoma teen charged as adult in murder of father

Pierce County prosecutors have charged a 16-year-old Tacoma boy with second-degree murder for allegedly killing his father with a cane and hiding the body in a wooden box.
13 years ago
The Washington State Patrol has issued a $1 million arrest warrant for Alfredo Navarro Jr. III, acc...
Josh Kerns

State patrol explains what happened with DUI suspect who left hospital after fatal crash

As the search continues for a 19-year-old suspected drunk driver accused of causing a crash that killed three people, the Washington State Patrol is defending how he could walk away from the hospital without being arrested.
13 years ago
A pre-commencement ceremony on campus Friday morning included a traditional ivy cutting ceremony. (...
Tim Haeck

Ivy graduation tradition goes on after SPU shooting

Sorrow mixed with celebration as hundreds of seniors graduate from Seattle Pacific University, one week after a student was shot to death on campus.
13 years ago
KING 5’s Jean Enerson is retiring from the anchor desk after 42 years, the station announced ...
Jamie Skorheim

From cigs and whiskey to Twitter, Jean Enersen looks back at 46 years in news

The newsroom looked quite a bit different when Jean Enersen first began working at KING 5 in Seattle.
13 years ago
Former Seattle radio executive Beau Phillips’ tale of getting Pink Floyd’s pig shot dow...
Josh Kerns

Seattle radio vet admits getting Pink Floyd’s pig killed in new rock and roll tell-all

Plenty of people in the music business can tell stories about sex, drugs and rock and roll. But former Seattle radio executive Beau Phillips is probably the only one who can lay claim to getting Pink Floyd's iconic pig killed.
13 years ago
Lawmakers have been arguing over how to fund the schools properly for two years. It’s estimat...
Alyssa Kleven

State lawmakers could be held in contempt, but likely won’t get jail time

The Washington Supreme Court has ordered lawmakers to explain why they haven't followed its orders to fix the way Washington pays for public education.
13 years ago
The results of a new study showed an increase in head injuries once cities introduced bike share pr...
Frank Shiers

Study: Cities with bike shares saw spike in head injuries

With Seattle about to adopt a bike-share program, a new study might give some pause.
13 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Woman punctures intestine, suffers infection after cleaning grill

Before you fire up the grill for Father's Day, heed a warning about how you clean your barbeque.
13 years ago
On this Friday, June 13, we will experience both a full moon and a Friday the 13th. Will werewolves...
Jamie Skorheim

Full moon and Friday the 13th collide this week

Will werewolves be fighting with Jason this Friday?
13 years ago
Many mothers who learn their child has anencephaly are forced to choose between aborting the fetus ...
Colleen O

Cluster of fatal birth defects in Washington goes unexplained

Couples in south central Washington face a difficult reality. They are four times more likely to conceive a child with a fatal birth defect.
13 years ago
38 students at Tacoma’s Stadium High School have been suspended for vandalizing cars in a cla...
Josh Kerns

38 Tacoma students suspended for vandalism prank

Some Tacoma high school students have learned a valuable lesson at the end of the school year: if you're going to do something stupid, don't tweet about it.
13 years ago
The Seahawks will give fans around the Northwest the chance to view the Lombardi Trophy and take pi...
Josh Kerns

Seahawks to take Lombardi Trophy on tour around state

The 12th Man will be getting a chance to cozy up with the Lombardi Trophy at several locations around the region this summer, the Seahawks announced Thursday.
13 years ago