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A 24-foot moving van a couple filled with their belongings was stolen and found empty. (AP Photo/Pa...
Jamie Griswold

Seattle couple rebuilding after all their possessions stolen in moving van

A Capitol Hill couple moving to California were originally making the trip with a 24-foot moving van packed to the gills with possessions they'd collected from 7 years living together in Seattle, but after the truck was stolen and found empty, Ambrose Romero says the move will be a little different.
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Brandi Kruse

3 Bellevue PD officers on paid leave after fatal shooting

Three Bellevue police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave after they shot and killed a robbery suspect in Seattle Friday.
14 years ago
Triplet jaguars were born to 7-year-old Nayla on March 22, marking the first birth of the species a...
Stephanie Klein

Jaguar cubs born at Woodland Park Zoo

The Woodland Park Zoo has new babies; jaguar triplets were born over the weekend.
14 years ago
Seattle’s big fireworks show on Lake Union might not happen this year. (AP Photo/file)...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle fireworks show short on money as fundraising deadline looms

Seattle's big fireworks show on Lake Union might not happen this year.
14 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Port of Tacoma shuts down after longshore worker death

The Port of Tacoma is shut down after a longshore worker died Monday morning.
14 years ago
Line number 86, a Boeing-owned 787 airplane built for LOT Polish Airlines, departs Paine Field in E...
Stephanie Klein

Boeing conducts test flight of Boeing 787 Dreamliner

Boeing has completed the first test flight of a 787 Dreamliner equipped with a redesigned battery system, which is an important step towards certification from federal safety officials.
14 years ago
At the King County Courthouse Monday morning, 46-year-old Carolyn Piksa stood in front of a judge a...
KIRO Radio Staff

Burien woman pleads not guilty to Seattle Parks Dept. shooting

A Burien woman will remain in jail after pleading not guilty to shooting a fellow employee at the Seattle Parks and Recreation employee.
14 years ago
The Burned Children Recovery Foundation helps burn victims find hope. (Image courtesy Burned Childr...
Ursula Reutin

Seattle organization helps burn victims find hope

Every year, there are more than 280,000 children who suffer severe burns in the U.S. Many of them go into hiding because the physical and emotional scars are so traumatic.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Sammamish college student creates anti-rape PSA

A college student from Sammamish has created an anti-rape PSA that's getting a lot of attention. It features a male actor who finds a young woman passed out on a couch.
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Alyssa Kleven

Shareholder uses meeting to grill CEO Howard Schultz on gay marriage

It was described as an otherwise "upbeat" Starbucks meeting, although one shareholder was ready to give his opinion on why profits weren't as high as they should have been.
14 years ago
Michael Crick sits on his father Francis Crick in Northampton, England. Christie’s Auction Ho...

Bellevue man auctions off letter from the discoverer of DNA

Sixty years ago scientist Francis Crick wrote a letter to his 12-year-old son saying he and a colleague had discovered something "very beautiful" - the structure of DNA.
14 years ago
In this photo provided by the U.S. Navy via the Florida Keys News Bureau, Lt. Nate Barton flies his...
MyNorthwest.com

Show in Key West may have been a farewell for now from Blue Angels

The Blue Angels performed over the weekend in Key West, Florida and it may have been the last air show for the Navy's elite fighter jet demonstration unit for a while.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Bellevue CEO charged with running down boy, threatening him with ax

The CEO of Bellevue-based Hebert Research is facing felony charges for allegedly running down a boy with his SUV and threatening him with an ax.
14 years ago
The defendant is seen holding a fully automatic M-4 rifle that, unknown to Abu Khalid Abdul-Latif, ...
Kim Shepard

SeaTac man sentenced 18 years for terror plot

A SeaTac man who once said he admired Osama bin Laden was sentenced to 18 years in prison for planning a terror attack in Seattle.
14 years ago
In 2011 the appeals court acquitted Amanda Knox and Raffaele Sollecito, criticizing virtually the e...

Italian court delays ruling on Amanda Knox re-trial

Amanda Knox was "very anxious" as Italy's top criminal court heard arguments Monday from prosecutors appealing her acquittal in the murder of her roommate, her lawyer said.
14 years ago
“Getting kids out in the community is a good thing, but there are some students that are real...
Chris Sullivan

State considers mandatory community service to graduate high school

A lot of high school students use community service hours to build their resumes as they try and impress colleges and universities, but should community service be required for graduation?
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Police: Man calls 911 to report he shot son, daughter in Puyallup

A man called 911 early Sunday morning to report that he had shot his son and daughter.
14 years ago
Washington State University has announced it’ll name a school building in honor of alumna Kat...
KIRO Radio Staff

Washington State University names building after Kathi Goertzen

Washington State University has announced it'll name a school building in honor of alumna Kathi Goertzen.
14 years ago
Boeing has announced it will shrink its workforce in the Puget Sound region by at least 2,000 posit...
MyNorthwest.com

Boeing to shrink workforce, lay off 800 machinists

Boeing has announced it will shrink its workforce in the Puget Sound region by at least 2,000 positions before the end of 2013.
14 years ago
The life of Michael Lovatt of Roberts Creek, B.C. was saved thanks to the rescue of hospitals and W...
Stephanie Klein

Woodland Park Zoo helps save snake bite victim

Lucky for a British Columbia man, the Woodland Park Zoo had 20 vials of antivenin for a venomous snake.
14 years ago
The Strait of Juan de Fuca. (Photo courtesy National Park Service/Mike Vouri)...
Chris Sullivan

San Juan Islands to become National Monument

Nearly one thousand acres of BLM land is being set aside in the San Juan Islands to create a new National Monument.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Bellevue police kill man in Seattle warrant search

Bellevue police shot and killed a man Friday morning in South Seattle. The Seattle Police Department says the man was a robbery suspect trying to run down Bellevue SWAT officers.
14 years ago
Concerned over lost views, the owners of the Space Needle went public with their plea with radio ad...
Chris Sullivan

When the Space Needle talks, Seattle listens

The Space Needle went on the offensive this week with radio ads, urging Seattle to protect views of the iconic landmark when it considers new height rules for buildings in South Lake Union, and it looks like those ads worked.
14 years ago