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People inside a home on South 102nd Street near the Rainier Country Club heard a series of gunshots...
Chris Sullivan

South Seattle gun battle kills one, injures another

One man is dead and another is in critical condition this morning after a gun battle in South Seattle.
14 years ago
A state transportation panel is proposing a 2.5 percent rate increase for tolls on the 520 bridge. ...
Josh Kerns

State seeks higher tolls on SR 520 bridge

The cost to cross the SR 520 bridge could soon be going up if a state transportation panel has its way.
14 years ago
Walla Walla Community College has been selected one of two top schools in the nation by a prestigio...
KIRO Radio Staff

Washington community college picked best in America

If the Ivy League or even the University of Washington isn't in your future, it turns out one of the best education deals in America can be found in Eastern Washington.
14 years ago
A storm moving into Washington on the last day of winter will welcome in spring with rain, wind and...

First day of spring being ushered in with last winter storm

A storm moving into Washington on the last day of winter will welcome in spring with rain, wind and heavy mountain snow.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Police arrest Tacoma daycare attack suspect

Tacoma police have arrested a man they believe beat and sexually assaulted a woman as she arrived for work at a child daycare in Tacoma on Monday.
14 years ago
Jayce Randall, 26, is wheeled into a Pierce County courtroom Tuesday to face charges in the drunken...
Tim Haeck

Gig Harbor man pleads not guilty in drunk driving crash that killed 9-year-old nephew

A Gig Harbor man is now charged with vehicular homicide and reckless endangerment for the drunken driving crash that killed his 9-year-old nephew. Jayce Randall, 26, pleaded not guilty Tuesday morning in Pierce County Superior Court to the charges.
14 years ago
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus gestures while speaking at the National Press...
Josh Kerns

Why the new GOP playbook focuses on the wrong things

The GOP is promising big changes to help bring more voters into the tent and reverse the last two presidential election losses. But a leading political analyst says the Republican National Committee's new playbook focuses too much on tactics and strategies, not enough on issues.
14 years ago
Exclusionary discipline policies are often referred to as the “school to prison pipeline&#822...
Kim Shepard

The school to prison pipeline

It's not just Seattle. Minority students across the state are more often excluded from school and left without a clear path back.
14 years ago
Kyle was 8 years old, considered “middle-aged” for a patas monkey. His right arm was am...
Alyssa Kleven

Patas monkey euthanized at Woodland Park Zoo

After suffering from a broken leg during an attempted transfer from a permanent to temporary habitat, a patas monkey was euthanized at Woodland Park Zoo.
14 years ago
The Wall Street Journal reports federal officials are investigating Microsoft and some of its forei...
Josh Kerns

Feds probe Microsoft, foreign partners for alleged kickbacks

The U.S government is reportedly investigating several Microsoft business partners and the company's relationship with them for allegedly paying kickbacks to foreign government officials in exchange for software contracts.
14 years ago
Jamie Griswold

Calls of shots fired turns out to be drunk couple with fireworks

Queen Anne residents were shaken up by what they believed to be gunshots and sounds of a woman crying around 3 a.m. Tuesday.
14 years ago
St. Francis of Assisi School is cautioning parents to be sure their children are driven to and from...
MyNorthwest.com

Burien girl, 14, walking home from school shot, wounded

A 14-year-old girl was shot in the torso with a small-caliber bullet or pellet as she walked home from school with friends in Burien on Monday.
14 years ago
In the morning, Moody asked her if he could make her a cup of coffee, and according to the girlfrie...
Tom Tangney

Bremerton woman’s coffee spiked, jewelry pawned by boyfriend

"A good man is hard to find." That saying may be especially true in Bremerton. Moody McMillian, a 43-year-old Seattle man, was dating a Bremerton woman, also in her 40's, for about three months.
14 years ago
The King County Sheriff’s Office is releasing surveillance footage with the hopes that someon...
Kim Shepard

Pregnant burglar in North Bend strikes twice in one week

Investigators believe the same young woman is responsible for two break ins in North Bend within the last week. She is caught on surveillance video at one of the homes, and she is obviously pregnant.
14 years ago
Forty percent of the yearly drunk driving arrests in Sammamish involve people under the age of 21, ...
Chris Sullivan

Teenagers exacerbate Sammamish’s drunk driving problem

Sammamish has a drunk driving problem. It's not the 50 arrests a year in the city that's raising eyebrows. It's who's behind the wheel.
14 years ago
Items taken from inside the McCrossen Building, which burned down in November 2012, have begun to s...
Brandi Kruse

Everett firefighter investigated as items from burned down building end up for sale online

An Everett firefighter is on paid administrative leave after an accusation that valuable items from a burned down building ended up in his possession, KIRO Radio has learned.
14 years ago
Technical workers have voted to approve a new four-year contract with Boeing, ending more than a ye...
Josh Kerns

Boeing technical workers approve new contract

Technical workers have voted to approve a new four-year contract with Boeing, ending more than a year of acrimonious negotiations.
14 years ago
The Seattle City Council has passed new legislation requiring Seattle Police and other departments ...
Josh Kerns

Seattle City Council put reins on police surveillance cameras

If the Seattle Police Department wants to start using its network of surveillance cameras installed around the city, it'll have to get approval from the City Council first.
14 years ago
More than five years later, housing is starting to recover and no money down loans are back, with a...
Tim Haeck

Would you risk your retirement fund for a jumbo home loan?

When you get a home loan, you're betting your house that you can pay the mortgage. Would you bet your retirement, too? A loan program, blamed in part for the housing crash, is making a comeback.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

UCLA prof is Wash. pot advisor

A UCLA professor who specializes in drug abuse and crime control policy will advise Washington on its new marijuana law.
14 years ago
People who often disagree about what’s best for downtown Seattle are joining forces in a call...
Tim Haeck

Downtown Seattle group joins forces in plea to legislature

People who often disagree about what's best for downtown Seattle are joining forces in a call for improved public safety and health services.
14 years ago
Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission says an earthquake like the one that caused the Ja...
Alyssa Kleven

Study says a devastating earthquake in the Northwest is inevitable

A new study from the Oregon Seismic Safety Policy Advisory Commission was presented to the Oregon legislature last Thursday. The commission said when an inevitable high magnitude earthquake hits, 10,000 people will die.
14 years ago
Michael Chadd Boysen has been released from a Portland hospital and is now in jail awaiting extradi...
Chris Sullivan

Accused killer of Renton grandparents out of hospital, waives extradition

The man suspected of strangling his grandparents in their Renton home the night he was freed from prison has been released from a Portland hospital and is now in jail.
14 years ago
For the last two decades Debbie Nava has been handing out hats at the Golden Corral. (KIRO Radio/Ur...
Ursula Reutin

Marysville woman trades hats for smiles

For the last two decades, magic has been happening at an all-you-can eat buffet in Marysville but it has nothing to do with the food.
14 years ago