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An archive photo of the Seattle Seawall shows early construction in Seattle. There aren’t any...
Alyssa Kleven

Seattle historian speculates on what’s blocking Bertha’s path

Something is blocking Bertha's path. But it's not just anything, the boring machine is the largest in the world and should be able to get through just about anything, except for apparently not whatever lies beneath the surface of Seattle's streets.
13 years ago
A small group of machinists rallied outside Boeing’s plant in Everett Tuesday. They want anot...
MyNorthwest.com

Machinists make Boeing offer for 777X contract

Boeing's Machinists union has made a preliminary contract offer to keep the 777X in Washington, union leaders announced late Wednesday.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Valley Medical Center, lab ordered to pay $50 million for failed test

A King County jury has ordered Valley Medical Center and Laboratory Corporation of America to pay $50 million dollars for failing to accurately identify a severe genetic abnormality during a Burien woman's preganancy.
13 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Police say teen fought off attacker near West Seattle High School

A teenaged girl walking near West Seattle High School was able to fend off an attack from a stranger who grabbed her Tuesday afternoon, police said.
13 years ago
Seattle’s biggest fan “Big Lo” tells KIRO Radio he’s offended at the way th...
Josh Kerns

Seahawks fans outraged by depiction in Dr. Dre commercial

The rivalry between the Seahawks and 49ers has gotten even more heated after the airing of a new commercial featuring San Francisco quarterback Colin Kaepernick and brutish fans made to depict Seattle's 12th man as a bunch of animals.
13 years ago
We’ll probably see rain later this week, but snow isn’t in the forecast. (AP Photo/File...
MyNorthwest.com

Don’t expect snow for the rest of the year

At least one meteorologist was nay-saying the snow prediction as the Washington State Department of Transportation got its de-icer ready for Tuesday morning.
13 years ago
An SDOT driver applied twice as much de-icer as he should have in a Dec. 2 incident that led to mul...
Josh Kerns

SDOT says human error to blame for West Seattle Bridge de-icing crashes

The Seattle Department of Transportation admits a series of crashes on the West Seattle Bridge happened because a driver applied de-icer at twice the rate it should have been.
13 years ago
Boeing Machinists staged a rally Tuesday afternoon near the Everett factory asking union leaders to...
MyNorthwest.com

Boeing CEO, union leaders talking 777X for second day

The CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes and local Machinists union leaders are meeting for a second straight day to talk about the 777X.
13 years ago
The fire at the Burien Community Center was intentionally set, according to Dave Nelson of the Skyw...
MyNorthwest.com

Fire at old Burien building intentionally set

A fire burning an old building in Burien was difficult for firefighters to put out because it spread into a crawl space near the roof.
13 years ago
Chris Sullivan

City of Seattle settles use of force lawsuit highlighted by DOJ for $235K

The City of Seattle has settled with a 24-year-old man who claimed it was denying his access to public records over his arrest four years ago.
13 years ago
The TSA agent told Phyllis May that her sock monkey’s toy gun, pictured in the holster above,...
Owen Murphy

Redmond woman has sock monkey’s gun confiscated by TSA

A local woman on a flight home from St. Louis had a gun replica confiscated from her luggage last week.
13 years ago
A map shows the areas promised by Gigabit Seattle for a new high-speed Internet network. The projec...
Josh Kerns

Mayor: New Seattle high-speed Internet network delayed, possibly dead

The highly anticipated launch of Seattle's new high-speed Internet network has been delayed, and outgoing Mayor Mike McGinn says he's worried Gigabit Squared won't be able to deliver.
13 years ago
Police have arrested a second suspect in the theft of over $600,000 in wine from Seattle’s Es...
Josh Kerns

Police arrest second suspect in $600,000 wine heist

One man is in custody and detectives are searching for another after the pair stole more than $600,000 worth of wine from a South Seattle wine shop and storage facility and tried to burn the building down to cover up the crime.
13 years ago
Mourners arrive at FNB Stadium for the memorial service for former South African president Nelson M...
Tim Haeck

Seattle scientist recalls genius, inspiration of Nelson Mandela

Nelson Mandela, who died last week at age 95, was a beacon of hope and inspiration for a Seattle man who grew up in South Africa as an activist against Apartheid.
13 years ago
Two vocal opponents of the Seahawks 12th Man will be dressing up like the 12th Man themselves. (AP ...
Jamie Skorheim

Complaining 49er fans lose bet, to wear Seahawks jerseys

A pair of San Francisco 49er fans who earlier this season wrote a letter to the editor complaining about Seattle's 12th Man will soon be looking like Seahawks fans themselves after losing a bet to KIRO Radio's Dori Monson.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

49ers hand out cards telling fans to sit down

Last week it was telling fans how to cheer. Now the San Francisco 49ers are telling fans not to stand up throughout the game.
13 years ago
King County election workers (right) hand recount ballots Monday on SeaTac Proposition 1 under the ...
Josh Kerns

SeaTac minimum wage measure survives recount

The measure to increase the minimum wage in SeaTac has survived and will stand after a hand recount Monday.
13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Man assaulted, robbed by group of women in downtown Seattle

Seattle police say a man sustained minor injuries when he was assaulted and robbed by a group of women on Saturday.
13 years ago
Bertha, the Seattle tunnel drill, has gotten stuck about 1,000 feet in after hitting something soli...
Chris Sullivan

Now what? Crews hope drill can clear path for Bertha

It's all stop under the Seattle waterfront. Big Bertha has hit something it can't drill through.
13 years ago
The best way to measure snow is not with a tape measure on your patio. (MyNorthwest reader submitte...
Ted Buehner, NWS Meteorologist

Meteorologist: How to properly measure snow

Cold weather is here and it feels like it might snow. The best way to measure accumulations is not done by jamming a ruler into the snow on your car.
13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Police: Woman ran over husband following holiday party

Seattle Police report a 34-year-old man was injured Saturday night when his wife hit him with their car following a spat at a holiday office party.
13 years ago
Residents believe the facility doesn’t fit their community and say it’s also illegal. (...
KIRO Radio Staff

King County Council to decide on pot-grow operation in Redmond Ridge

The King County Council is expected to decide Monday afternoon whether a marijuana production plant can be opened in a business park in Redmond Ridge.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

One dead following shootout with police in Tukwila

An armed robbery suspect is dead following a shootout with Tukwila Police.
13 years ago
Google apparently has acquired a company with robots that can unload trucks. What happens when it&#...
Dave Ross

Amazon’s drones better keep an eye out for Google’s robots

Amazon with its octocopter drones isn't the only company investigating ways to speed up deliveries.
13 years ago