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Bill Gates is making a course he loves available to the public for free. (AP Photo/Michael Sohn)...
Kim Shepard

Bill Gates offers up his favorite class to the public for free

One of the most successful men in the world wants to share a class that had a big impact on him with the masses.
13 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Local WWII Medal of Honor recipient, John ‘Bud’ Hawk, dies at age 89

America has lost one of its true heroes. World War II veteran and Medal of Honor recipient John "Bud" Hawk died Monday in Bremerton.
13 years ago
Then 2-year-old Sky Metalwala is shown shortly before his disappearance Nov. 6, 2011. (Solomon Meta...
Libby Denkmann

Father doesn’t give up search for missing Sky Metalwala two years later

Not a day goes by that Solomon Metalwala doesn't think or talk about his son, Sky, who disappeared two years ago this week. "To me it's like it happened yesterday. I live it every day."
13 years ago
Firefighters have put out a blaze that broke out at a Bellevue home neighbors say belongs to Marine...
Josh Kerns

Fire torches Felix Hernandez’s Bellevue home

Firefighters have put out a blaze that broke out at a Bellevue home neighbors say belongs to Mariners pitcher Felix Hernandez.
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Seattle Police: Man threatened to kill referees at girls soccer game

Sure, parents get a little fired up over a bad call at their kid's soccer game, but police say a man crossed the line with a death threat last weekend.
13 years ago
Findings show that women with higher exposures to two of the pesticides had a 30 to 70 percent incr...
Tim Haeck

Seattle study links long-banned pesticides to infertility

Pesticides that are rarely used any longer in the U.S. are linked to a medical condition in women that can lead to infertility, according to findings from a study done by the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center.
13 years ago
Dori Monson says the case of a Washington ferry worker reinstated after a firing shows how public u...

Your tax dollars at work: Ferry worker reinstated after smearing food on woman’s car

How would you feel if you found out a state ferry worker smeared food all over your car?
13 years ago
Seattle Seahawks quarterback Jim Zorn throws a pass to one of his receivers. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)...
Jamie Skorheim

Seahawks once broke much less desirable record after a 21-0 start

While some are not smiling at the record Seahawks broke over the weekend, making the biggest comeback in franchise history, it could've been worse, a lot worse.
13 years ago
Labeling of GMO foods is among the contentious measures on the November ballot that could bring big...
Josh Kerns

Ballot measures could have significant impact in Washington and beyond

This year's election doesn't have a ton of high profile races. But those on the ballot in Washington state and some cities could have a big impact both locally and nationally.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Two Kirkland men charged in attempted ‘thrill kill’

Two Kirkland men are charged with a random, home invasion in which a teenager was yanked from his bed and tortured.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Act of kindness, sandwich leads to burglary suspect’s confession in Seattle

Seattle Police say it was an act of kindness that led an officer to a suspect's confession and some stolen property.
13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Man found stabbed to death in Seattle Park

Seattle homicide detectives are investigating after a man was found dead with multiple stab wounds at Duwamish Waterway Park.
13 years ago
A billboard campaign from Snore Stop that is sparking controversy in Los Angeles, is coming to the ...
Dave Ross

Controversial SnoreStop billboard campaign coming to Northwest

A company called SnoreStop, which sells nasal sprays, oral sprays and pills aimed at preventing customers from snoring -- needed a way to get attention. So it launched a campaign to send the message that when you stop a man from snoring, it keeps marriages together. And it decided to choose actual couples whose relationships showed some diversity.
13 years ago
Police investigate a crash near the Lake City Way exit on southbound I-5 following high speed chase...
Chris Sullivan

GPS cannon could end the days of high-speed chases

High speed police chases often end in crashes. Sometimes, innocent bystanders are caught up in the carnage.
13 years ago
Rep. Roger Goodman (D-Kirkland) says Washington is one of just 11 states that don’t allow the...
Chris Sullivan

Washington lawmaker pushes checkpoints to cut DUI carnage

Last week a Port Orchard man was arrested for drunk driving for the 13th time. It's a shocking case for many of us, but not for state Representative Roger Goodman. While he says this case is an example of the extreme, he believes the state needs to do a much better job tracking repeat drunk drivers and pushing for tougher drunk driving laws.
13 years ago
A passenger stashed two takeout containers of food under her car while she went upstairs. But, when...
KIRO Radio Staff

Ferry worker who smeared food on car back on the job

A state ferry worker is back on the job, after vandalizing a car on the Edmonds to Kingston run.
13 years ago
Jose Robles is shown with his family. A last-minute protest by his young daughters helped save him ...
Libby Denkmann

Lakewood family fights to save father from deportation

"Don't deport my Dad," read a sign carried by a four-year-old girl outside the Tukwila offices of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Thursday. She and her sisters staged a last-minute protest that helped save Jose Robles from being deported back to Mexico.
13 years ago
Howard Schultz introduced Clay Bennett as the new owner of the Seattle Supersonics on July 18, 2006...
Josh Kerns

Howard Schultz says owning Sonics was a ‘nightmare’

Howard Schultz says owning the Seattle Supersonics was a dream that turned into a "nightmare" in a rare interview discussing his failed ownership.
13 years ago
Two young children have been killed in a house fire in Cle Elum. (Photo: Kittitas County Emergency)...
Josh Kerns

2 children killed in Cle Elum house fire

Two young children have been killed in a house fire in Cle Elum, Kittitas County Emergency confirmed late Friday.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Local chapter of civil rights group celebrates 100 years

The battles for social and racial justice have ranged from housing rights to fair employment to police accountability. The N.A.A.C.P. in Seattle is celebrating its 100th anniversary.
13 years ago
A new report questioning campaign contributions from Comcast to Sen. Ed Murray is prompting many to...
Josh Kerns

Will Ed Murray kill Seattle’s high-speed Internet effort? McGinn campaign plays technology card

Would Ed Murray kill the coming of high-speed fiber-optic Internet access if elected Seattle mayor? That's the insinuation being made this week by his opponents after an article in the Washington Post detailed significant campaign contributions from Comcast to Murray's campaign.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson has an idea for how to fix DUI plague in Washington state. (AP Photo...

How I would deal with DUI plague in Washington state

This week, a Port Orchard man was picked up for drunk driving for the thirteenth time. KIRO Radio's Dori Monson has a solution to stop these repeat offenders.
13 years ago
The National Weather Service says a passing cold front could bring 40 mph wind gusts for the southw...
MyNorthwest.com

Weekend storm to bring high winds, mountain snow

Forecasters say a storm will blow into Washington Saturday with strong winds on the coast and Puget Sound region and snow in the mountains down to the highway passes.
13 years ago
A mask made famous by the “Halloween” movie series was used in a robbery in Seattle&#82...
Jamie Skorheim

Man in Michael Meyers mask robs Seattle’s Underground Tour on Halloween night

Seattle police say a man wearing a Michael Meyers mask robbed a Pioneer Square business on Halloween night.
13 years ago