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The National Weather Service says skies are clearing Wednesday and sunshine will push high temperat...
MyNorthwest.com

Hot weekend expected for Washington

Forecasters say a hot weekend is ahead for Washington.
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This April 9, 2013 photo released by ABC shows Amanda Knox, left, speaking during a taped interview...
Chris Sullivan

Amanda Knox hopes to meet with murdered roommate’s family

Amanda Knox sat down for her first television interview since her murder conviction was overturned in Italy with ABC's Diane Sawyer.
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Byron Scherf, 54, admitted to killing Jayme Biendl, 34, inside the Monroe prison chapel shortly aft...
Chris Sullivan

Trial begins in Monroe correction officer’s murder

The trial has gotten underway in the trial of a convicted rapist accused of killing a corrections officer in the Monroe Prison more than two years ago.
14 years ago
Seattle’s Jim Whittaker stands atop the summit of Mt. Everest on May 1, 1963. Whittaker was t...
Josh Kerns

Seattle climbing legend recounts record Everest summit 50 years later

It was 50 years ago Wednesday Seattle climbing legend Jim Whittaker became the first American to summit Mt. Everest. And the now 84-year-old is still going strong.
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Josh Kerns

Snohomish County man accused of raping, infecting 8-year-old girl with STD captured

Snohomish County detectives have tracked down and arrested a man accused of raping an 8-year-old girl and infecting her with the herpes virus.
14 years ago
Detectives are seeking the public’s help solving the murder of the Woodinville man who packed...
MyNorthwest.com

Police want help solving Woodinville murder linked to D.B. Cooper case

The King County Medical Examiner has confirmed the identity of a 71-year-old man found murdered in his Woodinville home Friday. Sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help in the investigation.
14 years ago
A demonstrator tries to put a stop to the gas bombs being thrown by Seattle Police while others duc...
Tim Haeck

Seattle’s former police chief, mayor recall mistakes of WTO riots

Seattle's May Day mayhem of last year stirs memories of the "Battle in Seattle," WTO riots of 1999 that put Seattle is the national spotlight.
14 years ago
Over five months after the state approved same-sex marriage, Boeing has decided to extend its pensi...
Josh Kerns

Boeing agrees to offer pension survivor benefits to same-sex couples

Over five months after the state approved same-sex marriage, Boeing has decided to extend its pension and retirement survivor benefits to gay spouses and domestic partners, Washington Congressman Adam Smith announced Tuesday afternoon.
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NBA insiders say Seattle isn’t out of options to land a team despite the Sacramento vote, inc...
Josh Kerns

Lawsuit, another team discussed as NBA options for Chris Hansen

While Chris Hansen insists he isn't giving up on his quest to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, would he be willing to risk his relationship with the NBA by picking a fight? That's the question as many debate what happens next in the saga to return pro basketball to Seattle.
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Seattle police officers have worked without a contract for two years, and the head of the Seattle P...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle police and city reach tentative contract agreement

Seattle's police guild has reached a tentative contract agreement with the city.
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Ramineh Behbehanian, 50, is accused of trying to sneak bottles of orange juice with rubbing alcohol...
Josh Kerns

Woman accused of attempted murder for Starbucks poisoning

A San Jose, Calif. woman is in jail and accused of attempted murder after allegedly placing two bottles of poisoned orange juice at a Starbucks in the Northern California city.
14 years ago
Jake (left) and Josh (right) pose next to their father, Captain Phil Harris. (Image courtesy the Di...
Kim Shepard

Sons of ‘Deadliest Catch’ Captain Phil Harris pen new book of father’s tales

He was a local character that fascinated TV audiences around the world. Two years after his death we're learning from a new book how Phil Harris became the crusty Captain of the Cornelia Marie on Discovery Channel's Deadliest Catch.
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Mary Whipple and Jenni Hogan shared the boat for two national championships at the University of Wa...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Olympic gold medalist goes from driving boats to business

Mary Whipple's used to getting the most out of her teammates. As the coxswain for the the United States Olympic and University of Washington rowing team's over the past 15 years, she helped lead her crews to two gold medals, a silver and three NCAA championships. Now, she's doing the same for businesses.
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The 3pm rally in Seattle will leave Judkins Park (at 21st and S. Norman Street in the Central Distr...
MyNorthwest.com

May Day 2013 Timeline of Events

KIRO Radio will have a team of reporters covering planned May Day events around the Pacific Northwest.
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Sonicsgate producer Jason Reid says Sonics fans can take solace in the fact that we still have an a...
Jamie Skorheim

Sonicsgate director: ‘We’ve just got to keep hope’

Even though Monday's announcement that the NBA relocation committee voted to recommend a denial of the request to move the Sacramento Kings to Seattle, die-hard Sonics fans are not giving up.
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The initiative would expand background checks to private sales of guns, instead of only guns sales ...
MyNorthwest.com

Local gun control advocates turn to initiative

Gun control advocates in Washington are launching an initiative campaign after state lawmakers declined to expand background checks on gun sales.
14 years ago
Dan, Karina, and Elias pictured on March 24, the day before a drunk driver plowed into the mom and ...
Stephanie Klein

Man whose family was shattered by Seattle DUI crash wants change

Dan Schulte's parents were killed when Mark Mullan allegedly slammed into them while they cross the street in Seattle's Wedgwood neighborhood last month.
14 years ago
The new candidates for Seattle mayor had their first meeting in a forum Monday night. (Image courte...
KIRO Radio Staff

Candidates for Seattle mayor meet in first forum

The candidates for Seattle Mayor met for the first time Monday night in a forum that focused largely on the reforms underway at the police department.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Waste Management faces $2M fine for strike in 2012

Waste Management could face a $2.14 million fine for its reaction to last summer's garbage strike.
14 years ago
Sea-Tac parking...
Alyssa Kleven

18 cars burned in fire at Sea-Tac Airport parking garage

A fire at the Sea-Tac Airport parking garage Tuesday morning destroyed at least eight cars and damaged another 10 with heat and smoke, causing an estimated $250,000 in losses, spokesman Perry Cooper said.
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KIRO Radio Staff

Fire forces residents out of apartment complex in Seattle’s Eastlake neighborhood

Eight people were forced out of their apartments after fire damaged a building in Seattle's Eastlake neighborhood.
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MyNorthwest.com

Two men shot in Seattle’s Central District

Two men were wounded in a shooting Monday evening in Seattle's Central District.
14 years ago
Investor Chris Hansen insists his group has “numerous options at our disposal and have absolu...
MyNorthwest.com

Chris Hansen vows to keep fighting for NBA despite committee rejection of Seattle deal

Investor Chris Hansen insists his group has "numerous options at our disposal and have absolutely no plans to give up," despite a vote by NBA owners to block the Sacramento Kings from moving to Seattle.
14 years ago
The force was not with bus riders in Seattle Sunday night, after what turned out to be a homemade l...
Josh Kerns

Homemade light saber prompts Seattle bus tunnel security scare

The force was not with bus riders in Seattle Sunday night, after what turned out to be a homemade light saber forced a security scare that shut down the downtown transit tunnel.
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