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Kim Shepard

Chop shop busts lead to stolen cars, missing girl

A pair of chop shops busted in the last week led cops to dozens of stolen cars and a missing 16-year-old girl.
14 years ago
A budget deal might just hinge on the billion dollars the legislature wants to spend on education a...
Chris Sullivan

Teacher pay might derail Washington state budget

A budget deal might just hinge on the billion dollars the legislature wants to spend on education and who will end up getting that money.
14 years ago
This former private school in Tacoma’s Hilltop Neighborhood may be the perfect spot for Calyn...
Kim Shepard

Gig Harbor mom determined to open one of Washington’s first charter schools

A woman from Gig Harbor is planning to open one of Washington's first charter schools in Tacoma, if she can get authorized by the state.
14 years ago
The bullet that struck his hand came from several hundred feet above and behind Paul McNabb in the ...
Chris Sullivan

Stray bullet survivor may never know who shot him

It's been a week since 23-year-old Alyssa Smith was hit and killed by a stray bullet fired by target shooters near Ferndale. Whatcom County prosecutors have yet to decide if they can charge anyone with her death.
14 years ago
Governor Jay Inslee insisted there’s no immediate public health threat from a newly discovere...

Hanford leak no public health threat says Gov. Inslee

Governor Jay Inslee insists there's no immediate public health threat from a newly discovered leak of radioactive waste at Hanford.
14 years ago
Seattle broadcast legend Pat O’Day (r) stands next to the Miss Wahoo with KONA radio announce...
Josh Kerns

Pat O’Day won’t be silenced for Seafair after all

The voice of Seafair Sunday won't be silenced after all. Seattle broadcast legend Pat O'Day has agreed to host a one-hour hydro race special during Seafair weekend on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM.
14 years ago
James Walvatne, 17, displays the welts and burns he suffered during a brutal Inglemoor High School ...
Josh Kerns

Mother calls for charges in brutal high school hazing beating

The outrage grows over the brutal hazing of an Inglemoor High School student that left him with huge, painful welts and burns. And his mother Sara is heartbroken and furious no one has yet to be charged.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

$30K in illegal fireworks found in Puyallup apartment complex

Neighbors at a Puyallup apartment complex learned Thursday night that they'd been living next to more than $30,000 in illegal fireworks stashed in three garages.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Edmonds man under arrest in murder of Bellevue woman

An Edmonds man is under arrest for the murder of a 35-year-old woman whose body was found in her Bellevue condo on Monday.
14 years ago
Bellevue paramedic John Tetzlaff poses with his Triple Crown Award for saving three lives in one mo...
Chris Sullivan

A look at what makes King County so successful in saving cardiac patients

King County is one of the best places in the world to have a heart attack. The survival rate in King County is 55 percent. The national survival rate is 8 percent. What makes us so different? The public is better trained and more willing to help, and we have great paramedics.
14 years ago
Pat O’Day said he spoke with Seafair broadcast partner KIRO 7 a few weeks ago and they told h...
Jamie Skorheim

Pat O’Day not calling hydro races at Seafair for first time in 46 years

Seattle broadcast legend Pat O'Day will not be the voice of the hydro races at Seafair this year. O'Day said he spoke with Seafair broadcast partner KIRO 7 a few weeks ago and they told him they would not be needing his services this year.
14 years ago
The victim was rounding a corner and had no chance to avoid the crash. Rescuers pulled her from her...
Tim Haeck

Driver pleads guilty in fatal, wrong-way 520 crash

The man arrested for a wrong-way, drunk driving crash on state route 520 in Seattle that killed a woman pleaded guilty Fri. morning.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Husband of murdered Bothell woman arrested

After being caught having sex in the front yard of the home he shared with his late wife, Alan Smith is now under arrest on an unrelated charge.
14 years ago
Several shootings are being investigated, including the one that killed Molly Conley, the Seattle g...
Tim Haeck

Robo calls seek video of Lake Stevens shooting

The Snohomish County sheriff's office says dispatchers made reverse-911 calls Thursday evening to nearly 4,000 phones, seeking information that could help catch the person who killed a 15-year-old girl in a drive-by shooting at Lake Stevens.
14 years ago
The shot that killed 23-year-old Alyssa Smith came from over a half-mile away from a group of five ...
Chris Sullivan

How public shooting is regulated in Washington state

The idea that you can be hanging-out at a backyard barbecue and be killed by a stray bullet fired from over a half-mile away isn't something you probably think about, but it happened to a young woman Sunday in Ferndale.
14 years ago
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Alyssa Kleven

Even if you’re not a runner, the Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon could get in your way

You've spent the last six months sitting on your couch enjoying the latest Netflix offerings. You haven't trained to run 26.2 miles. But the marathon could still have a big impact on your weekend.
14 years ago
Season tickets for the 2013 Seahawks season have sold out and the team says it’s capping the ...
Josh Kerns

Seahawks season tickets sell out

There's little doubt about fans' hopes for the Seahawks, as the team announced Thursday season tickets for 2013 have sold out.
14 years ago

State lawmakers optimistic budget deal can be reached

Washington legislative leaders indicate that a deal is near on a state budget. Democratic House Speaker Frank Chopp said there was a "good exchange" of budget offers in a meeting with Senate budget negotiators.
14 years ago
The long-vacant Olympia brewery in Tumwater, Wash. could become a brewery again.(Olympia Tumwater F...
Tim Haeck

Suds could flow again at old Olympia brewery

The long-vacant Olympia brewery in Tumwater, Wash. could become a brewery again.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Pierce County couple busted following graduation kegger

A Pierce County couple has been busted for allowing their daughter to have a graduation kegger at their home.
14 years ago
Guitarist Alice Stuart sings the blues in Sea-Tac’s central terminal. (Rachel Belle/KIRO Radi...
Josh Kerns

Live music to continue at Sea-Tac Airport

You don't have to go to a club to catch some of the Seattle area's best musicians in action. You can hear them at Sea-Tac Airport. And after a successful three-month trial, the live music performances will continue at least through the end of the year.
14 years ago
New reports say a “potential snag” could hamper efforts to keep the Coyotes in Phoenix ...
Josh Kerns

NHL closer to Seattle? Deal to keep Coyotes in Phoenix hits ‘potential snag’

It's reportedly "D-Day" in Phoenix for efforts to keep the NHL's Coyotes from leaving town. And speculation grows the team could soon be relocating to Seattle.
14 years ago
Police and prosecutors have noticed a rise in sophisticated identify theft operations that recruit ...
Brandi Kruse

Criminals target young, naive workers to steal your identity

More and more teenagers and young adults are being recruited to steal the information encoded in your credit card.
14 years ago
Thousands of state employees could get layoff notices as soon as Monday in preparation for a partia...
Tim Haeck

Government shutdown would fully close 34 state agencies

Thousands of state employees could get layoff notices as soon as Monday in preparation for a partial government shutdown.
14 years ago