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KIRO Radio Staff

Body discovered in car in Redmond; may have been there for weeks

A body has been found in a car near an embankment in Redmond, and could have been there for weeks if not longer.
14 years ago
The highly anticipate “People, Hell and Angels,” a new collection of previously unrelea...
Josh Kerns

‘New’ Jimi Hendrix album gets released Tuesday

It's Christmas in March for Jimi Hendrix fans, as the latest collection of previously unreleased songs from the Seattle guitar legend comes out Tuesday. And judging from the reaction of fans old and new alike, it's an exceptional collection that showcases where he was going musically at the time of his death.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Marysville man gets retried for shooting death of 6-year-old daughter

A new trial starts Tuesday for a Marysville man accused of shooting and killing his 6-year-old daughter in 2008.
14 years ago
The diamond ring is in the shape of two daisies and the gold ring, of which a similar ring is pictu...
Chris Sullivan

Everett family burglarized during funeral

An Everett family who had been attending the funeral of a loved-one came home from the celebration Saturday night to find their home trashed and some very special items stolen.
14 years ago
The results of a Stuart Elway poll show that 72 percent of voters oppose a plan by House democrats ...
Tim Haeck

Most voters would put the brakes on gas tax hike

Most voters think the state's transportation system is in decent shape and they don't like a plan to increase the gas tax.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Feds, local agencies bust widespread immigrant prostitution ring

Six people face federal indictments for running a widespread prostitution ring that stretched from Bellevue to northern Virginia.
14 years ago
Steve Jobs first public call on the original iPhone has Apple fans still prank calling a San Franci...
Josh Kerns

Apple fans still ordering thousands of Starbucks lattes thanks to Steve Jobs call

It's been six years since Steve Jobs made the first public call on Apple's original iPhone. And the impact of that groundbreaking moment during the unveiling at the history making unveiling event for the device continues to be felt by the San Francisco Starbucks and barista on the other end of his prank order for thousands of lattes.
14 years ago
The Seattle Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into allegations workers were m...
Josh Kerns

Seattle police investigating worker abuse at city affordable housing projects

The Seattle Police Department has launched a criminal investigation into accusations city contractors illegally underpaid and mistreated workers at affordable housing construction projects that have received City funding.
14 years ago
Amazon.com is working on a new technology that might make some computer users think they’re l...
Tim Haeck

Amazon pulls you in with computer ‘tractor beam’

Amazon.com is working on a new technology that might make some computer users think they're losing control of their mouse.
14 years ago
Around $2,500 in Girl Scout cookies were destroyed when vandals hit a Monroe home. (AP Photo/file)...
KIRO Radio Staff

Vandals target Girl Scout cookies in hit

Boxes and boxes of Girl Scout cookies were ruined when vandals hit a Monroe family's garage on Sunday.
14 years ago
Police are canvassing the neighborhood to see if anyone may have heard or seen anything out of the ...
MyNorthwest.com

Two men found dead in car in Seattle’s Beacon Hill neighborhood

Police say two men have been found dead in a car behind a south Seattle apartment building in the Beacon Hill neighborhood, at 39th Ave. South and Kenyon Way.
14 years ago
State Rep. Ed Orcutt reportedly told a Tacoma bike shop owner in an email that he believes bicyclis...
MyNorthwest.com

Rep. Orcutt says bicycles aren’t environmentally friendly

We've heard from drivers that bicyclists blow through stop signs and red lights and that they get all the benefits of using the roads without paying for them, but we've never heard that bikes are bad for the environment, until now.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Chinese national accused of killing 25-year-old posts $2M bail

King County prosecutors are worried that a 19 year old Chinese man accused of vehicular homicide will flee the country now that his $2 million bail has been posted.
14 years ago
Federal spending cuts could ground the Blue Angels Seafair appearance. (AP Photo/file)...
Tim Haeck

Budget cuts could ground Blue Angels Seafair show

Federal spending cuts mandated by the sequester could ground the Blue Angels at Seafair this summer.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

City declares Seattle nightclub Citrus a ‘public nuisance’

The city is taking action against a troublesome south Lake Union nightclub that could result in its closure.
14 years ago
A massive sinkhole that opened up in north Seattle’s Ravenna neighborhood in 1957 was the nat...
Josh Kerns

Remembering Seattle’s ‘Great Ravenna Sinkhole’

A sinkhole that swallowed a Florida man is sparking memories of a massive sinkhole that opened up in a north Seattle neighborhood decades ago.
14 years ago
Seattle police are comparing a Capitol Hill bank robber to an Oompa Loompa after several witnesses ...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle police looking for ‘Tan Man Bandit’

Seattle police are comparing a Capitol Hill bank robber to an Oompa Loompa after several witnesses report the suspect's skin was orange.
14 years ago
“We hope to remedy some of these – particularly for children,” Inslee says, in re...
Alyssa Kleven

Governor Inslee hopes some sequestration cuts can be mitigated

The sequester is here, and Washington Governor Jay Inslee is hoping that the solution is on the way. "It's not the end of the universe as we know it," Inslee says, but it's bad news for Washington.
14 years ago
“The Alaskan Way Viaduct will be closed for its semi-annual maintenance from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m....
Kim Shepard

Big events, road closures expected to impact Seattle area traffic

A little rain in the forecast this weekend isn't stopping road crews from trying to get some work done.
14 years ago
Jack Keewatinawin, 21, a known schizophrenic with a violent criminal history, was shot and killed b...
Kim Shepard

Stories vary about mentally ill man killed by Seattle Police

As the 911 calls surface from Tuesday night's deadly shooting, questions are being raised about whether the death of a mentally ill man in Northwest Seattle could have been prevented.
14 years ago
Attorney Jenn Kaplan’s client wasn’t present at May Day like the people pictured above,...
Alyssa Kleven

Attorney: Prosecutors propagate fear among social justice movement

Attorney Jenn Kaplan's client was just released from jail. Katherine Olejnik had been held in solitary at a SeaTac federal detention center for five months without being charged with a crime.
14 years ago
The head of the Republican National Committee was in Seattle to get some ideas on Thursday. (AP Pho...
Chris Sullivan

GOP Chairman visits Seattle as Republicans look for fresh ideas

The Republican Party has been on a mission since another lopsided loss in the polls in November to try and figure-out how to reinvent itself and give itself a fighting chance in upcoming elections. The head of the Republican National Committee was in Seattle to get some ideas on Thursday.
14 years ago
The NBA received an official offer Friday from 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and billionaire...
Josh Kerns

Sacramento investor submits official offer to keep Kings

The Seattle vs. Sacramento showdown is set. The NBA received an official offer Friday from 24 Hour Fitness founder Mark Mastrov and billionaire Ron Burkle to buy the Sacramento Kings and keep the team from moving to Seattle.
14 years ago
The King County has agreed to investigate a flurry of public records requests that appeared to targ...
Tim Haeck

King County Sheriff takes Reardon case

The King County Sheriff's office will conduct an investigation into a flurry of public records requests that appeared to target rivals of the Snohomish County Executive.
14 years ago