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Chef Ethan Stowell says their grass fed burger is $8.50 and comparable restaurant burgers are $15. ...
Alyssa Kleven

Safeco Field boasts even more delicious food as Mariners baseball kicks off

After launching The Pen and rejuvenating the general concessions menu, Ethan Stowell is opening yet another new food option at Safeco Field.
14 years ago
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and Dow Constantine are in New York with investor Chris Hansen pitching t...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle mayor checks in from New York for NBA pitch

Mayor Mike McGinn is hoping he can help convince the NBA to let Seattle area investors buy the Sacramento Kings and move the team north.
14 years ago
Seattle fire boat welcomes Bertha, a five story tall drill set to dig a new tunnel under downtown S...
Stephanie Klein

Huge tunnel drill makes its way to Seattle waterfront

Seattle is welcoming the huge drill that will dig out earth and make way for the city's new SR 99 tunnel.
14 years ago
Merrick Bobb and his Los Angeles-based firm were chosen to oversee a settlement between the Departm...
Brandi Kruse

Man in charge of police reform says he’s saving Seattle money

The court-appointed monitor in charge of overseeing Seattle police reforms claims his team saved the city thousands of dollars in February by providing pro bono hours and taking public transit.
14 years ago
Damage to three homes burned Monday night on Queen Anne is estimated at $560,000. The value of cont...
KIRO Radio Staff

Arson blamed for fire that burned three Queen Anne homes

Seattle firefighters battled a dramatic blaze that started Monday night in one house in the city's Queen Anne neighborhood and quickly spread to two neighboring homes.
14 years ago
Block Party organizers released a partial list of acts on Tuesday. (www.capitolhillblockparty.com)...
Alyssa Kleven

Eager fans slow down Capitol Hill Block Party lineup announcement

The Capitol Hill Block Party's website came to a screeching halt Tuesday as fans waited for lineup updates.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Arrest warrant out for accused Seattle schools embezzler

The former Seattle School District official at the center of an embezzlement scheme is a no-show in court. A warrant is out for his arrest.
14 years ago
A couple watch Auburn police process the crime scene area where four people were shot and three wer...
MyNorthwest.com

One arrested, cops still looking for other suspects in Auburn tavern shooting

A 28-year-old man accused of firing a .45-caliber handgun into the crowd outside an Auburn sports bar after seeing his friend get shot has been ordered held on $250,000 bail.
14 years ago
The legislature must approve tolling. If that happens, Stone expects tolling of I-90 could start in...
Tim Haeck

Think tank says tolling I-90 across Lake Washington is bad policy

State transportation planners favor the idea of imposing tolls on the I-90 bridge to help pay for a new highway 520 bridge. But a state think tanks calls the plan "fundamentally flawed."
14 years ago
Frisby made bail on the charges but skipped town. Detectives think he may be in California or Las V...
Kim Shepard

Wanted by police, blind Everett rapper releases song ‘Catch Me If You Can’

A self-proclaimed blind rapper from Everett who's facing a long list of charges in Snohomish County is still on the run. But now he's sent his "official response" to the accusations in the form of a rap song.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Police investigate potential connection in two West Seattle shootings

Seattle Police Detectives are investigating whether a pair of shootings Monday night may be related.
14 years ago
The Lake Washington School District has condemned the Lake Washington High School baseball field, l...
Josh Kerns

Kirkland players, parents angered by closing of field

Players and parents are furious with the Lake Washington school district for letting the Lake Washington High School baseball field fall into such disrepair it has been closed for the season.
14 years ago
Family members of the victims of a horrific DUI crash that killed two and critically injured two ot...
Josh Kerns

Hundreds march in memorial for Seattle DUI victims

One week after a repeat drunk driver smashed into a family crossing the street in north Seattle, killing two and critically injury two others, hundreds of community members took to the streets in their honor.
14 years ago
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn, left, walks with investor Chris Hansen, second from left, along with Sea...
Josh Kerns

Mayor McGinn, Dow Constantine to join Chris Hansen for Seattle pitch to NBA

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn and King County Executive Dow Constantine will join investor Chris Hansen Wednesday in New York to pitch the plan to buy the Sacramento Kings and move the NBA team to Seattle.
14 years ago
Metro Transit is warning of massive service cuts next year if state lawmakers fail to help cover a ...
Josh Kerns

Metro warns of massive service cuts if state doesn’t help

Metro Transit says despite increased demand, it'll have to cut 65 bus routes and reduce service on another 86 if state lawmakers let a temporary two-year funding plan expire without authorizing any more money for the agency.
14 years ago
This March 27, 2013 photo provided by the Washington Dept. of Natural Resources, DNR geologist Step...
Tim Haeck

Road access for Whidbey Island slide victims likely Monday

Sometime Monday, crews expect to finish cutting an emergency access road down to homes cut off by last week's massive slide on Whidbey Island.
14 years ago
Owen checked in at Timberline Lodge at 11 a.m. Sunday, March 24. She was planning to summit the mou...
Kim Shepard

College student spends a week alone, trapped on Mt. Hood

An Oregon college student spent nearly a week in the ice and snow, after injuring herself while hiking alone on Mt. Hood.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Fifth grade boys plead not guilty in plot to rape, murder classmate

Two young boys will soon be tried for a plot to murder a classmate.
14 years ago
Bergauer says they’ve been working for nine months to raise the funds, and last night at midn...
Alyssa Kleven

The Family 4th at Lake Union fails to raise funds

"The Family Fourth at Lake Union is a 'No,'" says One Reel's Aubry Bergauer. With a fundraising deadline of March 31, One Reel says the traditional Independence Day fireworks show in Seattle won't go on as planned.
14 years ago
Seattle Mariners team stand at attention during the flag salute before an exhibition baseball game ...
Tim Haeck

Do the math: Mariners destined to finish 4th

It's opening day of baseball season and even long-suffering fans can say their team is in first place. Yes, even the Pirates, the Cubs, the Astros and the Mariners. But sadly, it's likely none of those teams will finish where they started, in first place. How do we know? Do the math.
14 years ago
A couple watch Auburn police process the crime scene area where four people were shot and three wer...
KIRO Radio Staff

Three killed, one injured at Auburn tavern

Police detectives hope to question a man wounded in a deadly shooting outside an Auburn tavern, if he is able to talk.
14 years ago
Longtime Seattle City Council and School Board member Cheryl Chow has died after a long struggle wi...

Former Seattle Council, School Board member Cheryl Chow dies

Longtime Seattle City Council and School Board member Cheryl Chow has died after a long struggle with cancer.
14 years ago
Sheriff’s deputies and neighbors will team up to keep curiosity-seekers out of the area of a ...
Tim Haeck

Patrols will keep the curious out of Whidbey slide area

Sheriff's deputies and neighbors will team up to keep curiosity-seekers out of the area of a massive slide on Whidbey Island.
14 years ago
The investment group dedicated to bringing back an NBA team to Seattle has released images of the &...
Stephanie Klein

New images of ‘thoughtful design’ for Sonics arena

The investment group dedicated to bringing back an NBA team to Seattle has released images of the "Sonics Rings" it envisions for a new arena in the SoDo neighborhood.
14 years ago