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Two of the eight new pontoons for the 520 bridge project are shown being floated for their basin in...
Josh Kerns

Taxpayers to foot over $70 million bill for 520 bridge fixes

The cracked pontoons and design errors that have plagued the new SR 520 bridge project have cost the state over $70 million and counting, the Washington State Department of Transportation announced Tuesday.
13 years ago
Former Mariner Alex Rodriguez may soon be facing a lifetime ban from baseball. (AP Photo/file)...
Chris Sullivan

A-Rod may be banned before appeal is heard

Is Alex Rodriguez staring at a lifetime ban from baseball? There's word he could be kicked out of the game for his use of performance-enhancing drugs, and the commissioner is looking at a unique way of doing it.
13 years ago
Staff Sergeant Robert Bales took the drug while on tours of Iraq, and he might have taken it again ...
Chris Sullivan

Malaria drug black labeled by FDA over side-effects

The malaria drug used by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and known to causes psychotic episodes has now been black-labeled by the Food and Drug Administration.
13 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Another death at Snohomish County jail

Another inmate has died in the Snohomish County jail. That makes eight deaths at the facility in the last three years.
13 years ago
The 38-year -old former Trooper of the Year was well known in Snohomish and Skagit Counties. (Image...
Chris Sullivan

Skagit River bridge could be named for fallen trooper

The state trooper killed while directing traffic around the collapsed Skagit River Bridge could be honored with is name on the new span.
13 years ago
Dawn H. Vrentas, 31, of Edmonds, was ordered held on $750,000 bail at a hearing in King County Dist...
Brandi Kruse

Edmonds woman who killed 2 in drunken 2004 crash arrested for felony DUI

A woman who killed two of her friends in a drunken driving accident in 2004 and now heads a nonprofit to help prisoners transition back into society has been arrested for felony driving under the influence.
13 years ago
The Seattle City Council has defeated a proposal to expand the availability of tent encampments for...
Josh Kerns

Seattle City Council votes against expanding tent cities

The Seattle City Council has narrowly rejected a proposal to increase the number of homeless tent camps around the city, dealing a blow to supporters who wanted to expand areas where camps like the controversial Nickelsville could be located.
13 years ago
The anti-gay Westboro Baptist Church is targeting Seattle’s Mary Lambert along with collabora...
Josh Kerns

Westboro Baptist Church targets Macklemore concert in home state

The anti-gay church known for picketing funerals has set its sights on Seattle's Macklemore and Ryan Lewis along with singer Mary Lambert for their hit same-sex marriage anthem "Same Love." And the handful of Westboro Baptist Church members don't have to travel far to unleash their latest round of anti-gay vitriol.
13 years ago
Ron Hosko, assistant director of the FBI’s Criminal Investigative Division, right, speaks dur...
Josh Kerns

3 kids rescued, 9 pimps arrested in Seattle area child prostitution sting

Three children were rescued and nine people arrested in the Seattle-metro area as part of a nationwide child-prostitution sting, the FBI announced Monday.
13 years ago
The city of SeaTac will vote in November on an initiative to raise the minimum wage for hospitality...
Jamie Skorheim

Backer defends SeaTac’s $15 minimum wage initiative

The city of SeaTac will vote in November on an initiative to raise the minimum wage for hospitality and transportation workers to $15 an hour. Business owners have said it will put them out of business, and city officials say they don't agree with it.
13 years ago
If Seattle mayor Mike McGinn loses his job this fall, he might want to consider a career as a baske...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Mayor McGinn gets schooled, shows skills against NBA players

We've heard plenty of talk from Seattle mayor Mike McGinn about his basketball skills. And now we're getting a little look - albeit not a very fair judge considering he's playing with a bunch of NBA stars.
13 years ago
Abigail Rose Beutler was born prematurely on July 15, weighing just 2 pounds, 12 ounces. (Image cou...
MyNorthwest.com

US Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler’s baby born without kidneys

U.S. Rep. Jaime Herrera Beutler's first child has survived two weeks after birth despite a pregnancy problem that is usually fatal, and a doctor said Monday that the medical team is cautiously optimistic about the girl's future.
13 years ago
The Patriots Jet Team will fly in place of the Blue Angels this upcoming Seafair weekend. They aren...
Josh Kerns

No Blue Angels, but this week’s replacements aren’t a bunch of scrubs

The skies above Seattle will be a lot quieter this upcoming Seafair weekend without the Blue Angels, but their replacements can still light up the sky.
13 years ago
Highway 97 has been closed for a wildfire burning near Goldendale. (Image courtesy WSDOT)...
KIRO Radio Staff

Central Washington wildfires growing

A wildfire burning near Goldendale has grown to nearly 27 square miles.
13 years ago
Brandon says his dog Oakley has a unique coat that makes him distinguishable. He’s been tryin...
Alyssa Kleven

JBLM soldier’s dog sold, given away while he was serving overseas

Oakley was a playful yellow lab, and big, but convinced all the same that he was a lap dog.
13 years ago
You don’t have to go to the Seattle Public Library to check out a movie – you can now s...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle Public Library now streaming movies, music

The Seattle Public Library isn't going to put Amazon or Netflix out of business, but card holders can now stream movies, TV shows and other content for free.
13 years ago
Operators of homeless camps in Seattle would have to provide running water, toilets and insurance t...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle set to restrict homeless camps

Homeless camps would no-longer be able to set up in residential neighborhoods under a plan to be voted-on by the city council today.
13 years ago
The owner of a Quiznos at Sea-Tac Airport says a wage increase to $15 an hour minimum would put him...
Jamie Skorheim

Employer says raising SeaTac minimum wage to $15 an hour would put him out of business

Dissatisfied workers' voices have been heard as an initiative heads to the ballot to increase the minimum wage to $15 for hospitality and transportation workers in SeaTac, but what about the voices of business owners that will be forced to provide this wage increase?
13 years ago
Numerous events and construction will make for plenty of Seattle-area traffic this weekend. (AP fil...
Josh Kerns

Brace for weekend backups with numerous Seattle-area events, continued construction

There's plenty to do around the Seattle area this weekend, but with so many people out and about colliding with plenty of construction, be prepared for lots of traffic wherever you try to go.
13 years ago
Michael Anthony Robertson, 25, of Tacoma, was sentenced Friday ato 10 years in prison for the wrong...
Josh Kerns

Wrong-way driver in deadly 520 DUI crash sentenced to 10 years

The drunk driver who drove the wrong way on SR 520 and killed a Seattle woman was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison.
13 years ago
David N. Blackmer (left), 43, of Everett, was arrested at Seattle police headquarters Thursday morn...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle police detective told mistress he would ‘ruin her life’

A Seattle police detective accused of posting sexually explicit photos of a woman online is checking himself into a treatment facility in Florida.
13 years ago
There were plenty of memorable moments from Wednesday night’s epic Macklemore and Ryan Lewis ...

Video: A very embarrassing moment for Macklemore and Ryan Lewis

There were plenty of memorable moments from Wednesday night's epic Macklemore and Ryan Lewis video shoot at Dick's on Seattle's Capitol Hill. But a new video that's just surfaced captured a moment Lewis would probably love to forget.
13 years ago
Nicholas Santos filed an initiative to name the Skagit River bridge the “Tim Eyman Memorial B...
Alyssa Kleven

Eyman: No plans to cut ribbon at Skagit River bridge

When it comes to initiatives, no name is more often associated with putting an issue to the public vote than Tim Eyman. If you haven't heard of Eyman before, you've still likely voted on something he's worked on.
13 years ago
The National Marine Fisheries Service is warning people to leave a seemingly abandoned harbor seal ...
MyNorthwest.com

Feds: Leave the harbor seal pup alone, starving or otherwise

While listening to an animal howl in agony all night seems unbearable, the National Marine Fisheries Service is warning people to leave a seemingly abandoned harbor seal pup alone.
13 years ago