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Despite all the attention given investor Chris Hansen’s failed effort to buy the Sacramento K...
Josh Kerns

New poll says majority don’t care about failed return of NBA to Seattle

Despite all the attention given investor Chris Hansen's failed effort to buy the Sacramento Kings and bring the NBA back to Seattle, a new poll finds a vast majority of those surveyed don't really care or were glad the deal fell through.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Tacoma jaywalker, drug dealer gets 20 years

A man who skipped out on a court date in Tacoma for drug possession was not so fortunate after his second arrest.
14 years ago
Alyssa Kleven

Woman attempts to citizen’s arrest her arresting officer, calls 911

A Federal Way woman called 911 during her own arrest, claiming police brutality. But officers say she assaulted them.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

5 out-of-town men charged with hate crime on Seattle’s Capitol Hill

King County prosecutors have charged five men with a hate crime after police say they beat a man on Capitol Hill.
14 years ago
REI’s decision to revise their return policy after an increase in old items being returned is...
Jamie Skorheim

Utopian dreams crumble as REI kills unlimited return policy

"It's happened again, another utopian business plan has succumbed to the harsh realities of human nature," said KIRO Radio's Dave Ross at the news that REI decided to change its unlimited satisfaction guaranteed return policy.
14 years ago
A Seattle school union ordered a local church to stop giving away free pizza because it threatened ...
Jamie Skorheim

Seattle pizza-maker approved by Italian pizza authority

The executive chef of Seattle's Tutta Bella's has been approved as a registered pizza maker by the Naples, Italy pizza authority.
14 years ago
Molly Conley’s family is sharing pictures and memories of their daughter through a memorial F...
Kim Shepard

More questions than answers in Seattle teen’s murder

A reward is in place for a tip that solves the seemingly random shooting death of a 15-year-old Seattle girl walking along a road in Lake Stevens Saturday night.
14 years ago
While you should be concerned about the hive, Booth said there is nothing to worry about when the b...
Alyssa Kleven

It’s only a matter of time before killer bees overrun the Northwest

A hive of an estimated 40,000 Africanized bees killed a man and seriously injured a woman who came to his assistance in Moody, Texas, Saturday.
14 years ago
King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg said he understands the privacy concerns, but he believes col...
Chris Sullivan

No changes coming to Washington state’s DNA collection

Don't expect the police to start collecting DNA at arrest any time soon in Washington, despite a Supreme Court ruling allowing the practice.
14 years ago
Republicans want to cut spending. Democrats want tax increases. Neither side is budging. (AP Photo/...
Chris Sullivan

Lawmakers have only a week to go, but still no budget in Olympia

Twenty-two days into the Special Session in Olympia, and lawmakers are no closer to settling on a state budget. Republicans and Democrats are still far apart on how they want to handle the more than a billion dollar shortfall.
14 years ago
Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium welcomed a newborn, 23-pound seal pup to the family Sunday. (Poin...
Josh Kerns

Point Defiance welcomes new seal pup to family

Eight-year-old Pacific harbor seal Shila gave birth at Point Defiance Zoo & Aquarium on Sunday to a 23-pound pup. The pup, a male, is doing well and nursing.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Murder charge for high speed chase, crash

A second degree murder charge is filed against a driver, suspected of speeding away from Auburn police and crashing, killing his passenger.
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Stephanie Klein

Video: Seattle Library sets book domino world record

Seattle Public Library now holds the world record for the longest book domino chain.
14 years ago
Detectives are searching for a motive and a suspect in the drive-by killing of 15-year-old Molly Co...
Tim Haeck

Snohomish County Sheriff joins drive-by killing case in Lake Stevens

Detectives are searching for a motive and a suspect in the drive-by killing of a 15-year-old girl in Lake Stevens.
14 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Sarah Palin gets Washington students off their butts in graduation ceremony

The class president credited with getting Sarah Palin to speak at his small town graduation ceremony said meeting his idol made him appreciate her even more.
14 years ago
A White Center mother is being called a hero for fighting off a would-be kidnapper who tried to car...
Josh Kerns

Heroic mother thwarts kidnapping attempt

A White Center mother is being called a hero for fighting off a would-be kidnapper who tried to carry off her 3-year-old son.
14 years ago
A 24-year-old Bellingham woman was killed on I-5 Monday morning near the Stillaguamish River Bridge...
Stephanie Klein

Fatal motorcycle crash snarls I-5 traffic in Arlington

A 24-year-old Bellingham woman was killed on I-5 Monday morning near the Stillaguamish River Bridge in Arlington.
14 years ago
One of two men suspected in a brutal assault at Safeco Field owns a studio in Everett where he take...
Brandi Kruse

Safeco Field assault suspect is Santa photographer with long list of arrests

Mark A. Hawkins, 47, of Everett, has a history of arrests that include driving under the influence, disorderly conduct, assault and contempt.
14 years ago
Sheriff John Lovick has resigned following his appointment as the new Snohomish County Executive. (...
Stephanie Klein

Sheriff John Lovick steps into Snohomish Co. Executive role

Sheriff John Lovick has resigned following his appointment as the new Snohomish County Executive.
14 years ago
A new street car line could be coming to downtown Seattle as mayor Mike McGinn announced plans Mond...
Josh Kerns

Seattle mayor proposes new downtown streetcar line

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is pushing a new streetcar line to connect First Hill and South Lake Union through downtown, he announced Monday.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Family races to stop Seattle kidnapping suspect

One man is in jail for trying to kidnap a 4-year-old boy during Sunday's fundraising event in downtown Seattle.
14 years ago
The National Weather Service says Washington is in for a week of warm, summer-like weather. (AP Pho...
Jamie Skorheim

Warm weather in the forecast for Western Washington

The National Weather Service says Washington is in for a week of warm, summer-like weather.
14 years ago
Farmers need the answer for how genetically modified wheat made it into their crops fast because un...
Dave Ross

Wheatroversy: Biggest market for NW wheat won’t buy death-defying plant

Wheat farming is a $1 billion industry in Washington state and now farmers across the Northwest are worried because of what happened in a wheat field in northeastern Oregon last month.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Plans for Sumner bridge replacements amidst Skagit bridge catastrophe

The recent I-5 bridge collapse over the Skagit River may make a pair of planned bridge replacement projects in Sumner move a little more smoothly.
14 years ago