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Macklemore fans can get a bobblehead doll at the June 12 Mariners game. (Image courtesy Seattle Mar...
Jamie Skorheim

Macklemore gets his own Mariners bobblehead night

The first 20,000 fans to arrive at the June 12 Mariners game against the Yankees will get a Macklemore bobblehead doll.
13 years ago
A man who allegedly robbed a bank in the Madison Valley Thursday afternoon, crashed a car, and who ...
Stephanie Klein

Bank robbery suspect Seattle police fatally shot was chef

A man who allegedly robbed a bank in the Madison Valley Thursday afternoon, crashed a car, and who was shot by a Seattle police officer has been identified.
13 years ago
Flowers and a cross stand next to Highway 530 and a sign advising that the road is closed ahead fro...
MyNorthwest.com

First memorial to be held Saturday for Oso mudslide victim

The first memorial service for a victim of the Oso mudslide will take place this Saturday in Darrington.
13 years ago
A Newport High School student with baking ambitions has started her own bakery business in Bellevue...
Jamie Skorheim

Newport High School student starts her own business in effort to pay for college

A Newport High School student with a passion for baking had a hard time finding work to pay for college, so took matters into her own hands.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

New charge for Tacoma teacher accused of having sex with students

A 24-year-old former Tacoma high school teacher who's already accused of having sexual contact with two students is facing a new charge.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Mukilteo Elementary School locked down for police activity

The Mukilteo Elementary School was placed under a lockdown due to police activity in the area.
13 years ago
Mount Vernon’s own Jim Caviezel has rallied some Hollywood A-listers to help Oso landslide vi...
Jamie Skorheim

Mount Vernon’s Jim Caviezel rallies support from Hollywood A-listers for Oso

Washington-bred actor Jim Caviezel, known for best for his roles in "The Passion of the Christ" and his current TV series "Person of Interest" is stepping up to help victims of the mudslide in Oso.
13 years ago
Dr. Heather Evans is one of the beta-testers and she let me wear her pair of Google Glass for about...
Dave Ross

Google Glass: Once you live with it, will you be able to live without it?

Google Glass makes its debut in Seattle this weekend: Saturday and Sunday at Sodo Park, where you can try it for yourself.
13 years ago
Stephen Moore told Tom & Curley that if the City of Seattle decides they think someone who work...
Alyssa Kleven

Economist: Taxpayers should pay burden of $15 minimum wage

After a debate John Curley was stopped in the hallway and asked about one of the questions a panelist avoided answering. As it just so happened, John invited that panelist, Stephen Moore, to join the Tom & Curley Show for a little debate of their own.
13 years ago
The risk of exposure is real for children under 5 years old because they aren’t given their f...
Colleen O

Doctor: Potential for outbreak of measles looms in Washington

There is a measles outbreak in New York and California and the potential for one right here in the Pacific Northwest.
13 years ago
Faith leaders of the local ministerial association hold hands in a prayer circle before the start o...
MyNorthwest.com

‘Oso Strong’ tested after two weeks of searching through mudslide for victims

Workers have been digging channels in the debris field in Oso to help divert the water from the rain that's expected over the next few days. They are trying to keep the search areas as dry as possible. And despite two weeks of digging through the debris, searchers are still determined to find every person lost in the mud.
13 years ago
The administrator of the Seattle tunnel project says he hopes to hear later this month about a spec...
Josh Kerns

Officials: Six-month estimate for Bertha repairs was ‘optimistic’

The administrator of the Seattle tunnel project says he hopes to hear later this month about a specific plan to repair the massive drilling machine known as Bertha and get her moving again.
13 years ago
Will Knedlick, who wrote the opposition statement in voter’s guide, and King County Councilme...

Proposition 1 debate: Should we pay higher taxes for King County Metro buses?

KIRO Radio's Dori Monson is against Proposition 1 that will appear on the April King County ballot, but he wants to hear about the issue from both sides so invited two informed parties on to debate.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Seattle man arrested in connection with unsolved SoDo murder

Seattle police homicide detectives have arrested a 42-year-old man in the death of a woman found on the railroad tracks in the SoDo neighborhood in July 2013.
13 years ago
A worker wearing bright yellow coveralls is dwarfed as he walks in the debris field at the scene of...
Dave Ross

Only one slide warning issued in Oso; county considered buying out homes on Steelhead Drive

It turns out Snohomish County officials were very worried that Steelhead Haven, the neighborhood that now lies buried under as much as 70 feet of mud, was too dangerous for homes.
13 years ago
Kim Langley, far left, mother of Richard Scott Bailey, a U.S. Marine who died driving a 2007 Chevy ...
Dave Ross

GM accused of criminal cover-up, but government might be to blame too

It was a rough day for the new head of GM Mary Barra. She faced members of a Senate subcommittee defective ignition switch that's blamed for 13 deaths.
13 years ago
Leggings, even if they are considered thick active pants are not allowed at Sophie Hasty’s Ch...
Colleen O

13-year-old battles school dress code on behalf of leggings

Yoga pants and leggings are back in the headlines but this time, a 13-year-old finds herself in the middle of a battle with her school for her right to wear leggings.
13 years ago
Emergency personnel stage on Highway 530 as work to clear debris from the roadway left behind from ...
MyNorthwest.com

Oso mudslide death toll 30; families, crews bond amid search

Larry Nicky says he promised the familes of those who are missing and those who are dead, that he would be there for them. Every night he meets with those families face to face.
13 years ago
Detailed laser data shows flood and slide threats all over King County. (KIRO Radio/Tim Haeck)...
Tim Haeck

King County looks to update landslide threat strategies

Detailed laser data shows flood and slide threats all over King County. It's critical information that you might not get if you buy a property; knowledge you might not have even if you've owned a property for years.
13 years ago
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MyNorthwest.com

Video: First helicopter rescue following mudslide

The roar of the hillside collapsing was so loud that Robin Youngblood thought an airplane had crashed. But when she looked out the window of her mobile home, all she saw was a wall of mud racing across her beloved river valley toward her home.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Microsoft worker charged for shooting dozens of ‘upskirt’ videos

A man who worked at Microsoft's Redmond campus has been charged with voyeurism for allegedly taking "upskirt" images of 93 women with a hidden camera.
13 years ago
A new group of independent, small businesses in Seattle is proposing a smaller minimum wage instead...
Josh Kerns

Seattle business group proposes smaller alternative to $15 minimum wage

With some warning a $15 an hour minimum wage could drive small businesses out business, a new group is proposing an alternative in Seattle that would instead start the minimum wage at $11 an hour for small businesses.
13 years ago
A now-barren hillside overlooks the valley below at the scene of a deadly mudslide, Wednesday, Apri...
Jamie Skorheim

Community bank offers to forgive home loan debt for customers impacted by Oso mudslide

Around 40 homes were destroyed in the Oso landslide and many who lost their houses probably still owe payments on their home loans.
13 years ago
A dump truck passes the Darrington Fire Station in early morning light Monday, March 31, 2014, in D...
Tim Haeck

WSU offers reprieve for students affected by Oso mudslide

In a letter to the mayor of Darrington, Washington State University President Elson Floyd said students affected by the Oso mudslide, who live in Oso or Darrington, are eligible for free tuition in the 2014-2015 school year.
13 years ago