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Experts from Japan will arrive in Seattle next week to provide advise on a possible fix for Bertha ...
Tim Haeck

Bertha manufacturer to offer tunnel machine fix

Experts from the manufacturer in Japan are due in Seattle next week to explain exactly how to repair the stalled tunnel boring machine known as "Bertha."
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Possible human skull discovered in crab pot

Police in Westport say a fisherman found what is believed to be part of a human skull in a crab pot.
13 years ago
14-year-old Daniel Morse was killed by a drunk driver Dec. 27, 2009 as he rode a new skateboard giv...
Josh Kerns

Teen DUI victim’s mother hopes new signs, patrol curb carnage

Every day has been difficult for Evelyn Machovsky since a drunk driver killed her 14-year-old son. But this weekend is especially painful, as Pierce County erects two new memorial signs to remember the boy's death and call attention to the continuing carnage of DUI crashes.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Seattle will stick with weekly garbage pick up

Seattle will not go to every-other-week garbage pick-up. Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is asking the city council and the solid waste utility to scrap the idea.
13 years ago
The time is ticking for Northwest Center to find a new place to operate. Northwest Center learned i...
Colleen O

Northwest Center parents hope Seattle School District gives them more time to relocate

The time is ticking away for a small private school on Queen Anne that serves disabled children to find a new place to operate.
13 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Small closures make for potentially big traffic headaches this weekend

While there are no major road closures in Seattle this weekend, a bunch of smaller closures and lane restrictions could cause a lot of congestion anyway.
13 years ago
Snohomish County sheriff’s deputies are looking for 24-year-old Antonio L. Coddute-Farrison, ...

Man sought in police impersonation turns self in

The man Snohomish County Sheriff's deputies were searching for in connection with a report of a man impersonating an officer has turned himself in.
13 years ago
The original Surgeon General’s report dropped like a bomb on America in 1964. It was headline...
Chris Sullivan

Fifty years ago Surgeon General first warned of smoking risk

It's been 50 years since the Surgeon General first came out with its findings on smoking that linked the behavior to deadly diseases and death. In that time, smoking has gone down, but one in five Americans still lights up.
13 years ago
Heavy snowfall in the Washington passes have made driving difficult for days. WSDOT has had to clos...
Chris Sullivan

Heavy snows complicate driving on Washington passes

Stevens Pass was closed again early this morning so the state could do some avalanche control. If you think the mountain passes have been closed a lot this week, you'd be right. They haven't gotten so much snow the state has hardly been able to keep up.
13 years ago
The National Weather Service says there’s a chance of weekend snow in the Puget Sound lowland...
KIRO Radio Staff

Chance of snow in Puget Sound lowlands this weekend

The National Weather Service says there's a chance of weekend snow in the Puget Sound lowlands, including the Seattle area.
13 years ago
The city of Seattle is testing seven different new pay stations including the Parkeon Strada to rep...
Josh Kerns

City of Seattle testing slew of new pay stations ahead of system overhaul

The Seattle Department of Transportation says the city needs to replace all of the 2,200 pay stations around the city because they're coming to the end of their useful lives.
13 years ago
A police sketch shows a suspect police are seeking in a Belltown sexual assault. (SPD image)...
Josh Kerns

Seattle police seek Belltown sexual assault suspect

Seattle police are hoping the public can help identify a man wanted for a sexual assault that happened last month in Belltown.
13 years ago
The Mill Creek mother who sparked an Amber Alert has been found safe with her two children in Orego...
Josh Kerns

Amber Alert ends; Mill Creek mother, children found safe in Oregon

Mill Creek police say a mother and two children who suddenly left their home Thursday morning, sparking an Amber Alert, have been found safe in Oregon.
13 years ago
A report out this week from Bankrate.com reported 51 percent of Americans have more savings than de...
Colleen O

Report: 51 percent of Americans have more savings than debt

Take a good look at your bank account, how much do you have in savings? A report out this week from Bankrate.com reported 51 percent of Americans have more savings than debt.
13 years ago
A skier has died at Crystal Mountain after suffocating in a tree well. The resort has received over...
KIRO Radio Staff

Skier suffocates in Crystal Mountain tree well; ski patrol says new snow increases risk

A skier has died at Crystal Mountain after falling and suffocating in a tree well, the resort reports.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Body of WSU history professor found in pond

Police in Pullman say the body of a Washington State University professor has been found in a pond at Sunnyside Park.
13 years ago
An advisory committee have recommended drivers should pay at least a $1 toll and $1.25 for peak tim...
KIRO Radio Staff

Toll of $1 recommended for Seattle tunnel

When the currently stalled Highway 99 tunnel project in Seattle is completed, drivers should pay at least a $1 toll and $1.25 for peak times in rush hour. That's the recommendation Wednesday from an advisory committee.
13 years ago
Medical marijuana patients say they are concerned that new retail taxes will make it difficult for ...
Chris Sullivan

Medical marijuana patients worried they won’t be able to afford retail prices

Medical marijuana patients are worried they won't be able to afford their medicine if they have to pay the high prices at the retail stores.
13 years ago
Boeing is dangling bonuses in front of workers if they can catch up on all their late and incomplet...
Chris Sullivan

Boeing offers bonuses to tardy South Carolina workers

It's no secret that Boeing's South Carolina plant is having trouble keeping up with production. But it is so far behind now, the company is dangling bonuses in front of workers if they can catch up on all their late and incomplete work.
13 years ago
For the first time Aberdeen is officially celebrating its most famous resident with the first-annua...
Josh Kerns

First annual Kurt Cobain Day being marked in Aberdeen

Nirvana lead singer Kurt Cobain would have been 47 Thursday, and for the first time his hometown of Aberdeen is officially celebrating its most famous resident.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Seattle man claims mob membership, threatens to ‘whack’ staff over unpaid restaurant bill

A guy who tried to skip out on an expensive dinner has landed in jail after attacking wait staff and claiming to be in both the "Sicilian Mafia" and the CIA.
13 years ago
A new survey finds nearly 50 percent of northwest drivers under age 35 say they sometimes text behi...
Josh Kerns

Survey: Many young drivers still texting, talking on phone behind wheel

It might be illegal and dangerous, but a new survey finds plenty of younger northwest drivers are still texting and making phone calls behind the wheel. And many are going to great lengths to hide it.
13 years ago
Seattle public school bus drivers say they’re preparing to strike, mainly over health care be...
Tim Haeck

Paid sick leave an issue in Seattle school bus driver contract

Seattle public school bus drivers say they're preparing to strike, mainly over health care benefits. But paid sick leave is also an issue at the bargaining table, even though the city has a paid sick leave law.
13 years ago
The Washington Liquor Control Board has decided to limiting production licenses and reducing the si...
Tim Haeck

State cuts marijuana production licenses, limits size of pot farms

State regulators have decided to limit marijuana production licenses and reduce the allowable size of pot farms.
13 years ago