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Capt. Keith Colburn of the Seattle-based Wizard testifies before the Senate Commerce Committee Frid...
Josh Kerns

‘Deadliest Catch’ captain tells Congress shutdown threatens thousands in Seattle area

He should be at the helm of the Wizard heading out into the Bering Sea for the start of the Alaskan king crab season. But instead of battling the elements, Seattle's Capt. Keith Colburn of Deadliest Catch fame was facing a Senate committee imploring lawmakers to end the government shutdown.
13 years ago
Authorities said Andrew Patterson, 21, was shooting at someone in May of 2012 as Justin Ferrari dro...
MyNorthwest.com

Shooter sentenced to 23 years in Seattle stray bullet killing

A 21-year-old man, who pleaded guilty to shooting an innocent man caught in the line of fire, was sentenced to 23 years in prison, a King County Superior Court ruled Friday.
13 years ago
The nation’s biggest college football pregame show is set up in Red Square at the University ...
Chris Sullivan

How UW can protect their GameDay turf from the Oregon faithful

For the first time ever, ESPN College Football GameDay is set up on the University of Washington campus to capture the purple and gold fever as the Huskies and Ducks go head to head on Saturday.
13 years ago
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MyNorthwest.com

Mother of Lynnwood man held in N. Korea allowed to visit

The mother of a Lynnwood man detained in North Korea for the past 11 months is being allowed to visit him, his family said Thursday.
13 years ago
Edmonds teen Matthew Truax, 16, died September 13, 2013 after suffering sudden cardiac arrest. Expe...
Josh Kerns

Think your kid is healthy? Edmonds family hopes their tragedy helps save others

When Jerry Truax sent his son Matthew off to school one morning last month, little did he know it would be the last time he'd see him alive. And now Jerry and his wife are trying to channel their grief into helping other families avoid their fate.
13 years ago
Squire’s Opera House on Commercial Street between Washington Street and Main Street. Built 18...
Feliks Banel, Local Historian

A much different Seattle for first presidential visit

When the first president to visit the Pacific Northwest made his way here more than 130 years ago, travel was a bit more involved. It was also slower and dustier, too.
13 years ago
Starbucks said Thursday that it will ask customers and businesses to sign a petition calling for an...
MyNorthwest.com

MyNorthwest forum: Is Starbucks getting too political?

Starbucks is throwing itself in the middle of yet another heated national debate.
13 years ago
Dori Monson wants to know if you’ll be willing to cross the picket line should grocery worker...

Will you cross the picket line if grocery workers strike?

I've got a question for you: If grocery stores locally go on strike, will you cross the picket line? I'll tell you what I'm going to do.
13 years ago
Kansas City Chiefs fans will try Sunday to beat the world record for stadium crowd noise set last m...
Josh Kerns

Kansas City fans trying to drown out Seattle’s world crowd noise record

Fans in Kansas City are trying to drown out Seattle's world record for stadium crowd noise set last month by Seahawks fans.
13 years ago
Steven Powell, the notorious voyeur and father of killer Josh Powell, will get out of prison Novemb...
Josh Kerns

Voyeur Steven Powell to be released from prison next month

Steven Powell, the notorious voyeur and father of Josh Powell, will get out of prison November 4, the Washington Department of Corrections announced Thursday.
13 years ago
sharks zoo...
Stephanie Klein

Swim with the sharks at Point Defiance Aquarium

It might seem unnatural, but thrill-seekers will no doubt jump at the chance to dive down and swim with sharks at the Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium in Tacoma.
13 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Herbstreit: Pac-12 is worst conference when it comes to officiating

ESPN's football road show, College Gameday is coming to Seattle this Saturday to be part of the Huskies game against the Oregon Ducks, and one ESPN college football analyst said he's not worried about our notoriously awful weather, nor a Ducks blow out. He's worried about the Pac-12 officials.
13 years ago
“If the employers don’t respond to a 98 percent strike authorization with a dramatic sh...
Chris Sullivan

Grocery strike looms as negotiations resume

You might find picket signs outside your favorite grocery store soon if negotiations over a new contract don't go well. Those talks resume Thursday.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

King County Executive: Shutdown taking food out of babies’ mouths

Politicians are trading rhetoric and needy mothers are frightened by the prospect of a continuing shutdown of the federal government that threatens the funding for a crucial nutrition program.
13 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Seattle Police trade barbs with Stephen Colbert over pot and Doritos

The Seattle Police Department's new found tongue-in-cheekiness is on full display again thanks to some shots across the bow from Stephen Colbert.
13 years ago
Damage from the 1962 Columbus Day Storm. (National Weather Service, Portland)...
Ted Buehner

Remembering the big Columbus Day Storm

Saturday, October 12 is the 51st anniversary of the 1962 Columbus Day Storm, the strongest non-tropical wind storm ever to hit the lower 48 in American history. It is the granddaddy of all windstorms that all other windstorms are compared to.
13 years ago
ESPN’s Chris Fowler says the WSU flag will be protected if need be to keep up it’s near...
Jamie Skorheim

UW fans worry WSU flag will take over College Gameday

Saturday is a big day for the Washington Huskies. This weekend, the University of Washington will host second-ranked Oregon on a national stage showing off the beautifully refurbished Husky Stadium on ESPN College Gameday. This will be the first time ESPN College Gameday is going to be at Husky Stadium. It's going to be a beautiful venue for College Gameday. But there is some controversy.
13 years ago
Spc. Tevin A. Geike was stabbed to death early Saturday morning, allegedly by a fellow soldier. (Fa...
Josh Kerns

Police release 911 recording of fatal soldier stabbing

Police have released the heart wrenching 911 call from a JBLM soldier who was with a fellow soldier stabbed to death as they walked in Lakewood early Saturday morning.
13 years ago
Former Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels says the question candidates dread most is about what they envisi...
Alyssa Kleven

What to look for at Seattle’s mayoral debate

What are we looking for when we listen, watch, or read about the debate happening between incumbent Mayor Mike McGinn and candidate Sen. Ed Murray on Wednesday night?
13 years ago
An outreach eligibility specialist goes over insurance options with a client signing up for insuran...
Chris Sullivan

Where WA health departments are targeting the uninsured for Obamacare

Health departments across the state aren't waiting for people to sign-up for the new insurance exchanges. They are actively targeting the uninsured to get them signed up and even targeting specific cities.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Police: Man shot and killed at Everett restaurant

Police in Everett say they have arrested a man suspected of shooting and killing another man in a Denny's parking lot Tuesday night.
13 years ago
1st Lt. Jennifer M. Moreno, 25, who served at JBLM, was one of four killed by an improvised explosi...
Josh Kerns

Family of JBLM soldier killed in Afghanistan denied death benefits due to shutdown

Family and friends of an army nurse from Joint Base Lewis-McChord are mourning her death after she was killed by an improvised explosive device in Afghanistan. And the government shutdown is adding to their misery.
13 years ago
Seattle banned those thin, plastic grocery bags. So did Shoreline, Bellingham and Edmonds. But at l...
Tim Haeck

Issaquah to reconsider ban on plastic grocery bags

Seattle banned those thin, plastic grocery bags. So did Shoreline, Bellingham and Edmonds. But at least one city could be going the other direction.
13 years ago
Dr. Nicole Ruedy, currently a post-doctoral research associate at the UW, says the study she led be...
Dan Restione

Why cheating makes a cheater feel so good

We're brought up being told that "cheaters never prosper, cheaters only cheat themselves, cheating leads only to a hollow victory and comes with a weight of shame and guilt."
13 years ago