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26-year-old Michael Chadd Boysen is accused of strangling his grandparents to death last weekend in...
Chris Sullivan

Medical Examiner: Renton grandparents strangled to death

The King County Medical Examiner reports that the elderly couple murdered in their Renton home last weekend were strangled to death.
14 years ago
Starbucks end up clustering, as you might expect, around cities and around highways. (Image courtes...
Alyssa Kleven

The United States of Starbucks: An astronomy student’s map

There are Starbucks everywhere. As a PhD candidate at the University of Washington, James Davenport was well aware of this. He calls the Northwest home, and as he put it - grad students drink a lot of coffee.
14 years ago
Tony Barrett and his wife Sara Barrett are shown in this image provided by the Pierce County Sherif...
Chris Sullivan

Bizarre Facebook request leads to wife’s dead body in Tacoma

It started with a call to a TV station, and was followed by a police chase. Now we know a Pierce County man is under arrest and his wife is dead.
14 years ago
Robert Hitt was already a Level II sex offender before the attack on a group of UW students in Marc...
Kim Shepard

Life sentence for repeat sex offender who targeted UW women

A man convicted of attack University of Washington students in their own home has been sentenced to a life term under Washington's two strikes law for repeat sex offenders.
14 years ago
Lucinda Pieczatkowski, 57, was struck and killed by a truck while walking on a remote road near Nor...
Brandi Kruse

Principal says students cooperating with fatal hit and run investigation

The head of a Snoqualmie Valley high school says students there have cooperated with detectives investigating a fatal hit and run that occurred on New Year's Eve near North Bend.
14 years ago
The parents of an Everett middle school student say their daughter’s privacy was violated whe...
Ursula Reutin

Teen forced by school to open Facebook page tells of bullying, harassment

The parents of an Everett middle school student say their daughter's privacy was violated when she was pressured to open her Facebook page to help in a cyber-bullying investigation.
14 years ago
It was a moment of “great joy and excitement” for Seattle Archbishop Peter Sartain, who...
Tim Haeck

Seattle Archbishop expresses ‘joy’ at selection of Pope

It was a moment of "great joy and excitement" for Seattle's Archbishop, who watched on TV Wednesday as Catholics elected a new Pope.
14 years ago
Carolyn Piksa now faces two assault charges for allegedly shooting a co-worker and threatening anot...
KIRO Radio Staff

Community center shooter believed victims were part of ‘game of manipulation’

King County prosecutors filed charges Wednesday against the woman accused of shooting a co-worker and threatening another in the Seattle Parks and Recreation Department.
14 years ago
We Day co-founder Craig Kielburger interviews Nobel Peace Prize winner Archbishop Desmond Tutu at a...
Josh Kerns

Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson, Jennifer Hudson to headline star-studded Seattle youth empowerment event

Pete Carroll, Russell Wilson and Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson are among the dozens of celebrities headlining the inaugural WE Day Seattle at KeyArena.
14 years ago
Felix Hernandez unleashes his new “High Heat” hot sauce in one of the new Mariners comm...
Josh Kerns

Check out the Mariners humorous new commercials

It's like Christmas morning for Mariners' fans as the team Wednesday unveiled its new commercials for the 2013 season.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Charges claim woman stole $400, 000 from elderly uncle

A Pierce County woman is charged with 43 counts of theft for stealing more than $400,000 from her sick and elderly uncle.
14 years ago
The inventory of homes for sale has reached its lowest level since 1999, which is helping home pric...

Low home inventory now a problem locally – and nationally

The inventory of homes for sale has reached its lowest level since 1999, which is helping home prices to rise in many markets, said Lawrence Yun, the National Association of Realtors' chief economist.
14 years ago
Waterfront cameras are meant to serve as a safety measure for the Port of Seattle. Still, West Seat...
Alyssa Kleven

Residents in West Seattle concerned about waterfront cameras; Luke Burbank isn’t

We're worried about cameras: Red light cameras, police drones, and now - cameras along Seattle's waterfront. Or at least, everyone with the exception of Luke Burbank, is worried about cameras.
14 years ago
Charges are expected Wednesday against Carolyn Piksa, 46, in last week’s shooting at a Seattl...
Josh Kerns

Seattle community centers to close briefly for meetings on last week’s shooting

All of Seattle's community centers and recreation facilities will close Wednesday for several hours so employees can meet with Parks and Recreation department leaders and counselors about last week's shooting at a department maintenance facility.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Downtown Seattle store employees had a sense guy was a shoplifter

It wasn't the odor of the customer with the gym bag that got the attention of employees at the downtown Seattle Abercrombie and Fitch store.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

State legislature looks to prevent mentally ill defendants from being released

Tightening-up Washington's mental health system is one of the ways the state legislature is working to cut down on violent crime. A series of bills on this issue is cruising through this session, including one that would make it less likely a mentally-ill and violent person could be released.
14 years ago
While Washington competes to be designated a test site for unmanned aircraft by the FAA a new repor...
Kim Shepard

Drones could bring billions of dollars, jobs, to Washington state

It's a controversial idea, but it's also an idea that could be very beneficial financially.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Man charged with sixth DUI in Tacoma after crashing car at park

A man arrested for DUI in Tacoma should be familiar with the process. On Sunday after a hit-and-run collision at Oakland Memorial Park in Tacoma he was charged for the sixth time with driving under the influence.
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An alert motel clerk clued police into where the 26-year-old suspect was hiding early Tuesday. The ...
Chris Sullivan

Standoff ends with double murder suspect in custody

The three day search for double-murder suspect Michael Chadd Boysen ended in a small hotel room on the Central Oregon Coast after a ten hour standoff with police.
14 years ago
Police stormed into a motel room in this seaside town Tuesday evening and captured a Washington sta...

Suspected Washington killer captured in Oregon motel

Police stormed into a motel room in this seaside town Tuesday evening and captured a Washington state man suspected of killing his grandparents, ending a multistate search and a tense daylong standoff at the motel.
14 years ago
A federal judge has approved the Seattle Police monitoring plan submitted by the court appointed mo...
Josh Kerns

Judge approves Seattle police monitoring plan

A federal judge has approved the Seattle Police monitoring plan submitted by the court appointed monitor overseeing reforms ordered by the Department of Justice.
14 years ago
A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane like the one pictured above was forced to declare an emergency...
Tim Haeck

Boeing 747 makes safe landing at Paine Field after declaring emergency

A Boeing 747 Dreamlifter cargo plane was forced to declare an emergency after encountering hydraulic problems Tuesday after leaving Paine Field.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Moses Lake boy accused of shooting parents over grounding

A Moses Lake boy upset that he'd been grounded is accused of shooting both his parents with a "family weapon."
14 years ago
The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing’s proposed plan to redesign the batte...
Josh Kerns

FAA approves Boeing 787 Dreamliner battery fix plan

The Federal Aviation Administration has approved Boeing's proposed plan to redesign the battery system for the 787 Dreamliner and begin testing the fix.
14 years ago