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A newborn baby was found dead along a road in Snoqualmie Wednesday afternoon. (King County Sheriff&...
Stephanie Klein

Newborn baby found dead along Snoqualmie road

A newborn baby was found dead near a road in Snoqualmie Wednesday afternoon.
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Students from Washington State University’s winemaking program are out with their latest crea...
Josh Kerns

WSU wine giving new meaning to Cougar Gold

Washington state's winemakers have some new competition from an unlikely place, Washington State University.
13 years ago
Sonics fans will have to keep waiting for the return of the NBA after new commissioner Adam Silver ...
Josh Kerns

New NBA commissioner douses hopes of Seattle expansion

While NBA fans in Seattle have been hoping an expansion team might be in the cards for the hoops-starved city, new NBA commissioner Adam Silver dashed those dreams Wednesday in his first comments since taking over.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Pierce County Craigslist nanny charged with child rape

A University Place man who advertised child-care services on Craigslist is now charged with multiple counts of child rape and other sex crimes, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist confirmed Wednesday.
13 years ago
Marty Fagan is shown pulling his sled during his journey to the South Pole with his wife Chris. (Ch...
Kim Shepard

North Bend couple share adventure of lifetime in South Pole journey

Chris Fagan has been married to her husband Marty for 15 years. They have a beautiful home in North Bend, a 12-year-old son, and now they also share the adventure of a lifetime - an unguided trek to the South Pole.
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KIRO Radio Staff

Tacoma man suspected of murdering 2-year-old daughter

Detectives in Parkland say a man suspected of murdering his 2-year-old daughter Wednesday morning may have had mental health issues.
13 years ago
A WSDOT official reiterated Wednesday the contractor, not taxpayers, are responsible for cost overr...
Josh Kerns

WSDOT promises taxpayers not on hook for Seattle tunnel overruns

The Washington State Department of Transportation is making it crystal clear who will foot the bill if the downtown tunnel project runs over budget.
13 years ago
A proposed new ordinance would cap the number of drivers to 300 for rideshare companies Lyft, Sidec...
Josh Kerns

Rideshare 101: What’s at stake in battle between taxis and new services

The battle between taxi drivers and app-based ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft reaches a boiling point this week, as a Seattle City Council committee is poised to pass a new set of rules regulating the upstart car services.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Washington housing market softens in 4th quarter, still better than 2012

A quarterly survey finds that homes were significantly less affordable in Washington at the end of 2013, compared to a year earlier.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Prosecutors react to Inslee’s suspension on death penalty

Governor Jay Inslee has decided that he will not allow any executions while he's governor and prosecutors in Washington state are responding.
13 years ago
Strong winds knocked out power and knocked down a historic barn at Fort Steilacoom Park as a series...
Tim Haeck

High winds cause power outages, knock over old barn

Gusty winds pushed a tree into a power line in northeast Seattle, knocking out electricity for thousands of City Light customers overnight.
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KIRO Radio Staff

Watch: Seahawks Richard Sherman, Malcolm Smith on Jimmy Kimmel

It's tough when you're booked along with one of the biggest mouths in sports. Just ask Super Bowl MVP Malcolm Smith. Both he and outspoken Hawks cornerback Richard Sherman appeared on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" Tuesday.
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Research shows one in three women will experience domestic violence in their lifetime, one in seven...
Josh Kerns

Domestic violence advocates hope to be out of a job

Peg Coleman would love to be out of a job. But after 35 years on the front lines of domestic violence the new director of the Tukwila-based Domestic Abuse Women's Network still has far too much work.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Curtis High School teacher arrested on charges of sex with student

Another high school teacher in Pierce County is in trouble for having sex with a student. The latest case involves a 33-year old Curtis High School teacher.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Special election: Strong support for school levies, some bond measures failing

Most school tax levies are winning in early election returns from the Feb. 11 Special Election in King, Pierce and Snohomish counties, while some bond measures are failing.
13 years ago
Dave Ross

Bill would revoke the rights of parents without a rape conviction

Right now, if a woman is sexually assaulted and becomes pregnant as a result - the father of the child can sue for parental rights. State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles doesn't think that makes any sense and is sponsoring a bill to change it.
13 years ago
Transit Plumbing Inc employee Joe Wells found the mammoth tusk Tuesday while excavating on a projec...
Stephanie Klein

Mammoth tusk discovered in Seattle’s South Lake Union neighborhood

Paleontologists at the Burke Museum in Seattle confirm a fossil discovered at a construction site in the South Lake Union neighborhood is a tusk belonging to an ice age mammoth.
13 years ago
Mitchell J. Wright, 34, was arrested this week after agents with the DEA witnessed him sell methamp...
Brandi Kruse

Feds arrest troubled sheriff’s deputy in drug bust

A former King County Sheriff's deputy who lost his job after accusations surfaced that he stole drug evidence while working undercover now faces federal charges.
13 years ago
Several people identified convicted-arsonist Curtis Beseda from a surveillance video, leading to hi...
Josh Kerns

Convicted abortion clinic arsonist arrested in Pierce County on groping warrant

A convicted abortion-clinic arsonist accused of groping an 11-year-old girl at a Snohomish Fred Meyer has been arrested in Pierce County.
13 years ago
Washington Secretary of Transportation Lynn Peterson tells Dori Monson they’re not at a point...
Jamie Skorheim

Washington Secretary of Transportation not willing to call ‘fail’ on Bertha yet

After already two months of delay and word it will likely be several months more before tunnel-boring machine Bertha will get moving again, some were calling for officials to cut our losses and move on to another viaduct replacement alternative.
13 years ago
Alyssa Kleven

Possible 200-year-old anchor shines light on once-uncharted Puget Sound

An anchor discovered off Whidbey Island will soon be tested to find out if it is the anchor that once belonged to the HMS Chatham, which sailed the Puget Sound in 1792.
13 years ago
A one-car collision on southbound I-5 at Northgate blocked all lanes for a time Tuesday.(Trooper Ch...
Josh Kerns

Collision snarls I-5 traffic at Seattle’s Northgate

One person was injured and traffic snarled for miles after a one-car collision on southbound I-5 at Northgate.
13 years ago
Eddie Holmes, 13, was accidentally shot and killed last Thursday in a Puyallup home. (Holmes family...
Josh Kerns

Prosecutors still weighing charges, release 13-year-old in accidental Puyallup shooting death

A 13-year-old Puyallup boy accused of accidentally shooting and killing his friend has been released from custody as Pierce County prosecutors continue looking at whether to charge him with a crime.
13 years ago

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