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Tacoma teacher charged with having sex with students

A female teacher at Lincoln High School in Tacoma has been charged with two counts of child rape in the third degree and one count of communication with a minor for immoral purposes.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio’s Jason Rantz is not pleased about a description of Seattle featured in The New Yo...

Seattle the ‘Oakland of the north?’

There was an article in The New York Times about the Seahawks victory parade that's got a lot of folks in Seattle wondering if the author has ever even been here.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Medina doctor, wife, indicted in medical supplies scam

A former Army doctor from Medina is accused in a $7.3 million scam involving guns and medical supplies.
13 years ago
The 520 bridge will be closed from 11 p.m. on Friday through Monday morning. (AP Photo/File)...
Chris Sullivan

SR 520, Mercer closures will make for rough traffic weekend

Interstate 90 will be your only way across Lake Washington this weekend.
13 years ago
Parents of younger kids have to wait to go to work until 8:30 a.m. or 9 a.m. while waiting with the...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle Schools consider flipping grade school, high school start times

Most sleep experts agree that teenagers need a few extra hours in the morning to be productive in school, but most high schools, including those in Seattle, start their classes early in the morning while younger kids start later. The Seattle School Board president is pushing to flip those starting times to give students the best chance of succeeding.
13 years ago
A visitor photographs frozen fountains at the Pacific Science Center in Seattle Thursday. (AP)...
MyNorthwest.com

Normal temps, rain expected to return early next week

The National Weather Service said another inch or two of snow is likely Friday night and Saturday in southwest Washington, south of Tacoma, when weak systems run into lingering cold air.
13 years ago
In this Jan. 5, 2014, file phot, J.R. Celski leads the pack as he competes in the men’s 1,000...
Chris Sullivan

Olympians hailing from Washington state go for the gold

The Olympic competition is already underway in Sochi, Russia, and Washington has several athletes on the U-S Olympic team looking to medal at these games.
13 years ago
Police say Eddie Zee was accidentally shot when he and his friends were playing with a gun Thursday...
Josh Kerns

Puyallup teen killed by accidental shotgun shooting

A 13-year-old boy is dead after he was accidentally shot when he and his friends were playing with a shotgun Thursday in Puyallup.
13 years ago
Dan, Karina, and Elias Schulte are pictured on March 24, the day before a drunk driver plowed into ...
Josh Kerns

Seattle mother, son critically injured by drunk driver showing slow but steady improvement

The Seattle woman and her young son critically injured when a drunk driver plowed into their family as they crossed the street continue to show signs of improvement but still face daunting recoveries, her husband Dan Schulte says in a new blog post.
13 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Five years for Puyallup man who murdered his children

Michael P. League, 69, told police he wanted to put his children "out of their misery."
13 years ago
Mental health professionals say it’s normal to feel some sense of loss after the end of the S...
Josh Kerns

Seahawks depression sets in

If you're feeling a little blue after the exhilaration of the Seahawks Super Bowl winning season, you're not alone. You're totally normal, according to mental health professionals.
13 years ago
A report from the Public Interest Research Group, PIRG, finds that young Americans these days, incl...
Tim Haeck

Report praises colleges for transportation innovation

On the University of Washington campus, a student is far more likely to carry a bus pass than their car keys. A survey of transportation habits find that college campuses are leading in options and innovation.
13 years ago
Russell Wilson grew his hair out this season after seeing an old picture. Pictured is Wilson in Sep...
Stephanie Klein

Seahawks QB Russell Wilson finally gets his haircut

After months of growing it out, Russell Wilson headed to the barber shop Thursday to get his hair cut.
13 years ago
Students at Downing Elementary School are all smiles in their new winter coats thanks to Tacoma Fir...
Josh Kerns

Tacoma firefighters deliver warm coats to kids in need during cold snap

Some kids in Tacoma are finding it a lot easier to deal with this week's cold snap thanks to the generosity of the Tacoma Fire Department and the community.
13 years ago
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Jamie Skorheim

Father hopes Seahawks made memories for a lifetime

If any member of the 12th Man deserved to watch the Seahawks play in New York, it might've been 3-year-old Kalee Buetow who challenged herself to learn every single players name, number and position this season.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Man shot in downtown Seattle apartment, suspect in custody

Seattle police report they have a suspect in custody after a shooting was reported at a downtown Seattle apartment.
13 years ago
Forecasters say there’s a chance of light snow in places Thursday night and Friday night in W...
KIRO Radio Staff

Chance of light snow in Puget Sound area

Forecasters say there's a chance of light snow in places Thursday night and Friday night in Western Washington.
13 years ago
A historic Seattle structure was damaged in post-Super Bowl celebrations. But the 12th Man is fixin...
KIRO Radio Staff

Parks department thanks 12th Man for raising funds to fix Pioneer Square pergola

The Seattle Parks Department has a message for the Seattle fans that donated money to help fix what they broke.
13 years ago
In this Wednesday, July 17, 2013 file photo, Marlboro cigarettes are on display in a CVS store in P...
Chris Sullivan

CVS plans to stop selling tobacco products

The nation's second-largest drugstore chain is kicking the habit. CVS has decided to stop selling tobacco products at its 7,600 stores nationwide by October.
13 years ago
Jennifer Dixon FlipBooks by Jennifer Dixon (2008) can be found on the Interurban Trail between Nort...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle likes sports, but it’s also a city for artists

But despite our football-embracing population, the city has made another list that unlike the "miserable" Forbes Top 10, we can take some pride in it.
13 years ago
Cedar Grove continues to face lawsuits and odor violations from the state. (AP Photo/File)...
Chris Sullivan

Marysville stench still debated despite expensive study

An expensive study intended to determine the cause of the smells didn't come up with any solid conclusions.
13 years ago
About 750 people were celebrating New Year’s Eve in the nightclub Neighbours when an arsonist...
Chris Sullivan

History of strange behavior but motive unclear for suspect in Neighbours nightclub arson

The man accused of setting a fire inside a crowded nightclub on New Year's Eve has a history of bizarre behavior and run-ins with the police.
13 years ago
The Seattle Police Department says no one was arrested and there were no significant incidents duri...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Police Department reports no arrests despite record Seahawks parade crowd

Despite a record crowd, the Seattle Police Department says there were no arrests or significant incidents during Wednesday's Seahawks Super Bowl celebration downtown.
13 years ago
With Marshawn Lynch and nearly everyone else at the Seahawks parade using their mobile phones, loca...
Josh Kerns

Wireless carriers struggle to keep up with record Seahawks parade crowds

With so many of the estimated 700,000 people that jammed downtown Seattle for the Seahawks celebration Wednesday trying to post pictures, tweet and send texts from the parade or stadiums, the crush at times overwhelmed mobile phone carriers trying to keep up with the load.
13 years ago