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Jamie Skorheim

Friends searching for murdered teen; detectives think body may have been burned, buried

Authorities in Pierce County have told the family of Justin Morris that the 18-year-old is dead. They believe he was killed by a friend with a golf club and frying pans on July 10, but they still don't know where his body is.
13 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Boeing 787 experiences galley fire

Another issue on a Boeing Dreamliner forced a flight crew to take some emergency steps, but the flight was not diverted or delayed.
13 years ago
Damaged wiring inside those emergency beacons are being looked at as the cause of the fire inside a...
Chris Sullivan

More Boeing beacons show damaged wiring

Inspections of the locator beacons on Boeing 787's worldwide are turning up damaged wiring.
13 years ago
BUI becomes a gross misdemeanor on Sunday, which can cost you a $5,000 fine and a year in jail. (AP...
Chris Sullivan

A BUI can now land you in jail for a year

Unless you are really impaired, it is hard to get popped for boating under the influence, but that is going to change Sunday when tougher new rules go into effect.
13 years ago
When Vietnam veteran Kay Lindemann of Puyallup was laid to rest at Tahoma National Cemetary Thursda...
Tim Haeck

Beloved dog was ‘only family’ of Puyallup vet laid to rest

When Vietnam veteran Kay Lindemann of Puyallup was laid to rest at Tahoma National Cemetary Thursday, almost nobody noticed. No family was on hand, just his constant companion, his beloved dog "Buzzard."
13 years ago
A $15 minimum wage in SeaTac means a maid at a motel, who may or may not have had a high school edu...

Motel maid could now make as much as school teacher in SeaTac

You've heard about the effort to get the highest minimum wage in the country in the City of SeaTac. The SeaTac City Council voted Wednesday to place an initiative on the November ballot that would raise the minimum wage in the city to $15 an hour.
13 years ago
A Seattle police detective was arrested Thursday for felony identity theft, with the underlying cri...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle police detective arrested for ID theft, cyberstalking

A Seattle police detective was arrested Thursday for cyberstalking and stealing the identity of a woman he was "intimately involved with," according to police.
13 years ago
Smoking outside? That could get you a ticket if Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes has his way. (AP ...
Alyssa Kleven

Seattle pot smokers may face future fines for toking in public

When someone is drinking alcohol on the street, police can cite them for an "open container of alcohol." That's an infraction that winds up costing your around $27.
13 years ago
Despite the continued economic boom on the Eastside, social service providers say poverty remains p...
Josh Kerns

Despite boom, many still bust on Eastside

Microsoft can't find enough skilled people. Construction cranes dot the Bellevue skyline. Traffic on 520 and 405 is back to levels not seen in years. Good times are back for everyone on the Eastside, right? Not in the least, according to social services providers who say poverty remains a huge problem in the area.
13 years ago
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis perform on top of Dick’s Drive-In for an upcoming music video. (Mar...
Alyssa Kleven

Macklemore shuts down Seattle’s Capitol Hill, Dick’s Drive-In for music video

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis fans shut down Seattle's Capitol Hill when they filmed a music video on top of Dick's Drive-In.
13 years ago
The boring machine, “Bertha” is lowered into position so it can begin creating the SR 9...
KIRO Radio Staff

Committee thinks they’ve found SR 99 tunnel tolling ‘sweet spot’

Ground hasn't even been broken on the new tunnel that will replace the crumbling Alaskan Way, but officials are already working on to convince you to actually use it.
13 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Snohomish might charge man with harassing 911

Making bogus calls to 9-1-1 is against the law, but very few people ever get busted. A Snohomish man, though, might be one of the first to face criminal charges for harassing dispatchers.
13 years ago
Pierce Transit voted last month to cut service by 28 percent, now that won’t have to happen. ...
Chris Sullivan

Bus riders dodge cuts in Pierce County

Pierce Transit bus riders can relax today. The agency is not going to slash service in September like it had planned.
13 years ago
The Christian missionary and father of two was sentenced to 15 years hard labor. He’s current...
Chris Sullivan

Lynnwood man begs for release from North Korea

With his health failing in a North Korean prison camp, Lynnwood's Kenneth Bae has sent an urgent plea to his family and the U-S government to get him out before he dies.
13 years ago
Seattle police have arrested a man who sexually assaulted and robbed an elderly woman at knifepoint...
Josh Kerns

Seattle police arrest man who allegedly sexually assaulted 80-year-old woman

Seattle police have arrested a man who sexually assaulted and robbed an elderly woman at knifepoint Wednesday in the city's International District.
13 years ago
The process that produces the extra thick Greek-style yogurt uses just 25 percent of the milk, the ...
Tim Haeck

Dirty secret of trendy Greek yogurt

No food is more trendy these days than Greek yogurt. But it has a dirty little secret. The secret is not in the yogurt itself, but in the by-product of the yogurt-making process. It's whey, a thin watery substance with the acidity of orange juice. Some call it acid whey.
13 years ago
Agents with the Drug Enforcement Administration have raided several medical marijuana dispensaries ...
Tim Haeck

Feds raid medical marijuana shops in Seattle, Tacoma, Olympia

Four medical marijuana dispensaries that Drug Enforcement Administration agents raided on Wednesday were all targets of previous federal busts.
13 years ago
Dave Ross says if shown a picture, he wouldn’t know the difference between a spotted owl (lef...
Jamie Skorheim

Government now killing owls to protect owls

Federal wildlife officials plan to dispatch armed bird specialists into forests of the Pacific Northwest starting this fall to shoot one species of owl to protect another that is threatened with extinction.
13 years ago
Mayor Mike McGinn has announced that eligible young people can have their names added to their hous...
Tim Haeck

City of Seattle will help undocumented immigrants prove residency

Young, undocumented immigrants looking for work can get some help from the City of Seattle.
13 years ago
The state will raise the clearance on the I-5 bridge that was hit by a truck and partially collapse...
Tim Haeck

State will raise clearance on Skagit River bridge

The state will raise the clearance on the I-5 bridge that was hit by a truck and partially collapsed in May.
13 years ago
A new list says Seattle is the hardest working city in America. (AP file)...
Josh Kerns

A top ranking we’re too busy to celebrate: Seattle named America’s hardest working city

If it feels like you're working harder than ever, you can take some comfort in knowing your labors have at least been recognized in a new list that says Seattle is America's Hardest Working City.
13 years ago
The University of Washington is ranked number 55 for top colleges, according to Forbes. (MyNorthwes...
MyNorthwest.com

UW a top college says Forbes, WSU falls far below

It's always exciting when Forbes reveals the list of America's top colleges. Within this list are 10 schools from Washington and the University of Washington is ranked the highest.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Unintentional Trojan horse escape makes extra work for Seattle cops

It would have been a brilliant bit of Trojan horse tactical strategy if it had been intentional. On Saturday, March 30, Seattle police located a stolen truck with a cargo trailer attached.
13 years ago
The investigation found the wires connecting the battery to the transmitter were trapped and pinche...
Chris Sullivan

Pinched wires, human error potential cause of Heathrow Boeing 787 fire

Crossed or crushed wires are now the leading cause of that fire in an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 two weeks ago.
13 years ago