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Critics blasted a proposal by the Seattle Police Department to fly unmanned drones at a City Counci...
Tim Haeck

Critics protest police drones, city council delays decision

Seattle is not ready to allow police to fly drones. A City Council committee took testimony on a proposal to regulate the unmanned aircraft but took no action.
14 years ago
This week’s app of the week takes your stickman drawing to an epic level. (Image courtesy iTu...
Jamie Griswold

GeekWire app of the week: Draw a Stickman: EPIC

Anyone can draw a stickman. But this week's app of the week takes your simple stickman drawing to an "epic" level.
14 years ago
A new bill would keep your employers out of your social networking sites. (AP Photo/file)...
KIRO Radio Staff

Bill would keep social media passwords out of employers’ hands

Now that some employers are demanding passwords for social networking sites from their workers, a group of senators from Washington state is trying to keep those private.
14 years ago
The U.S. Postal Service will no longer be delivering mail on Saturday. (AP Photo/file)...
Kim Shepard

Seattle customers, postal workers seem fine with no mail Saturday

The U.S. Postal Service let everyone know Wednesday they will be stopping mail service delivery on Saturdays. Ernie Swanson with the post office's Seattle district says most customers seem comfortable with the move.
14 years ago
Police say the man in the white hat (shown in above photos) appears to have been with the victim th...
MyNorthwest.com

Bellevue police searching for Munchbar shooting witness

The Bellevue Police Department is trying to identify a witness in a shooting at bar that claimed one life in the early morning hours of Christmas Eve.
14 years ago
The Blue Angels might need private funding to help it survive if military cuts are as deep as expec...
Alyssa Kleven

Blue Angels, Boeing among those who could feel effects from military budget cuts

If the military budget is cut, we've already learned the Blue Angels could take a hit.
14 years ago
The newest Monopoly playing piece will be a cat. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)...
Jamie Griswold

Monopoly gets a new playing piece; loses an old classic

The masses have chosen and an online vote for a new Monopoly playing piece has selected: a cat.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

JBLM police officer jailed in homicide case

A military officer at Joint Base Lewis-McChord is jailed, suspected of helping her husband conceal a homicide.
14 years ago
Attorney General Bob Ferguson says joining a lawsuit against Standard & Poors a first step and ...
Jamie Griswold

Washington may make credit raters pay for bad calls in financial crisis

Washington state joined more than a dozen states Tuesday in a lawsuit against Standard and Poor's, the credit rating agency. New Attorney General Bob Ferguson says this is a first step and there is a possibility, after further investigation, that they may seek restitution.
14 years ago
President Barack Obama walks with his Interior Secretary nominee, REI Chief Executive Officer Sally...
MyNorthwest.com

President nominates REI CEO Sally Jewell for Secretary of the Interior

President Barack Obama on Wednesday will nominate business executive Sally Jewell to lead the Interior Department, an administration official said.
14 years ago
A line of Boeing 787 jets are parked at Paine Field Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2013, in Everett, Wash. Federa...
Chris Sullivan

Pinpointing Boeing 787 problem likely still a few weeks away

The head of the National Transportation Safety Board said Wednesday morning it will likely be a few more weeks before it pinpoints the problems with Boeing 787.
14 years ago
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a California law that states a person needs to prove they a...
Chris Sullivan

Crowd packs heat; Oak Harbor backs down

It's been three weeks since an Oak Harbor city council member started a national controversy by trying to kick out a wounded Army veteran who was legally carrying a weapon during a council meeting. The council was met by 160 people Tuesday night, many were packing heat.
14 years ago
The snow didn’t stop this postal carrier from making his rounds in Tacoma a few years ago &#8...

Postal Service to cut Saturday mail to trim costs

The U.S. Postal Service will stop delivering mail on Saturdays but continue to deliver packages six days a week under a plan aimed at saving about $2 billion annually, the financially struggling agency says.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Driver in shooting hits school bus, flees

Pierce County detectives are searching for a suspected gunman who crashed into a school bus and fled after a shooting blocks away.
14 years ago
A man with a handgun and a bandana over his face has been holding up convenience stores in the Buri...
Tim Haeck

Same masked gunman suspected in King County hold-ups

A man with a handgun and a bandana over his face has been holding up convenience stores in the Burien and White Center areas in the last three weeks.
14 years ago
Annual mammograms are recommended for women in their 40s and 50s. But older women get as much benef...
Tim Haeck

Study: Older women don’t need annual mammogram

Annual mammograms are recommended for women in their 40s and 50s. But older women get as much benefit from mammograms every other year, according to new findings.
14 years ago
Digital billboards like these would be allowed on state roads under new proposals being considered ...
Josh Kerns

Washington lawmakers consider allowing digital billboards

The ongoing fight over digital billboards is heating up again in our state, as the Washington State Legislature is considering allowing what critics call "televisions on sticks" along state highways.
14 years ago
Washington is joining a dozen other states in a lawsuit against Standard and Poor’s, the cred...
Tim Haeck

Washington state joins federal lawsuit over financial crisis

Washington is joining a dozen other states in a lawsuit against Standard and Poor's, the credit rating agency.
14 years ago
A judge has reinstated Garfield High School teacher Carol Burton after she was fired in late 2015. ...
Tim Haeck

Controversial test given to Garfield High School students

Despite the protests of teachers, a controversial assessment test was given to students Tuesday at Seattle's Garfield High School.
14 years ago
Seattle Public Utilities’ new South Transfer Station was built to replace the existing recycl...
Brandi Kruse

Is Seattle Public Utilities being too ‘picky’ about the city’s new dump?

Disagreements between Seattle Public Utilities and the contractor building a new city dump have cost ratepayers more than a million dollars and delayed the opening of the facility for more than seven months.
14 years ago
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson says work continues, and he hopes to announce the deep-pocketed inve...
Josh Kerns

Sacramento Kings watch: Mayor says still not time to announce major investors

Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson now says he hopes to announce the major equity partners backing an effort to buy the Kings by next week, saying they continue to "do their due diligence."
14 years ago
Ray’s Boathouse has just undergone a major renovation. (Image courtesy Facebook – Ray&#...
Jamie Griswold

Ray’s Boathouse reopens after major renovation

A Northwest restaurant dubbed an "American Classic" by the James Beard Foundation has just completed a major re-haul including a major remodel and a big menu update.
14 years ago
Where will you snuggle up with your loved on Valentine’s Day? (AP Photo/File)...
Alyssa Kleven

Everett, Vancouver named most romantic Washington cities

When you think of romantic spots in our fair state, do you think of a kiss at the top of Columbia Tower? A stroll down the quaint streets of Leavenworth after a snowfall? A hike in the woods outside of North Bend?
14 years ago
Chris Kyle and Chad Littlefield were found murdered at the gun range on this property. (AP Photo/Th...
Tim Haeck

Former marine sergeant: Gun range outing like ‘giving an arsonist a match’

Former Navy sniper Chris Kyle was just trying to help when he took a struggling vet on an outing to a Texas gun range Saturday, where the man shot and killed Kyle and a friend.
14 years ago