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Ferguson’s studies on the issue say there is no clear link between video game violence and th...
Alyssa Kleven

Video games still a part of the gun debate; blamed for real-life violence

Commonalities between mass shooting suspects, include mental health issues anda long history of anti-social and rage filled tendancies, but does their video game habits have anything to do with their actions when they pick up a gun?
14 years ago
Sacramento Mayor Kevin Johnson is reportedly working on a counter-offer to buy the city’s NBA...
Tim Haeck

Sacramento mayor has plan to save the Kings

The mayor of Sacramento is reportedly working on a counter-offer to buy the city's NBA team, the Kings. And he's gotten approval to take it directly to the league's owners.
14 years ago
Another Seattle school is joining Garfield High School teachers in boycotting a district-required s...
Jamie Griswold

More Seattle teachers support Garfield teachers’ boycott of standardized test

Another Seattle school are joining Garfield High School teachers in boycotting a district-required standardized test that they say wastes time and resources.
14 years ago
In this Dec. 2, 2008, file photo, Lance Armstrong stands in Livestrong apparel before a training se...
Alyssa Kleven

Cyclist Scott Mercier walked away from Armstrong, doping

He had a chance to join one of the most successful cycling teams in the U.S., but when it came down to doping, he said no and walked away.
14 years ago
Washington is one of only 14 states to get a “green” rating from the organization for o...
Kim Shepard

Washington gets a ‘green’ light on highway safety

Traffic fatalities in the U.S. were up more than seven percent in 2012. But, a national safety groups find Washington is doing more than most to cut those numbers down.
14 years ago
Inslee says his focus is on finding the right people to incorporate a “LEAN” management...
Kim Shepard

Salaries for staffers going up in the Jay Inslee years

Governor-elect Jay Inslee will be paying his staffers a little more than did the previous governor, but he's hoping in the long run these employees will save the state money.
14 years ago
Obama is expected to unveil his proposals as early as Wednesday, barely over a month since the mass...

Obama weighing executive action on guns

Facing powerful opposition to sweeping gun regulations, President Barack Obama is weighing 19 steps that could be taken through executive action alone, congressional officials said.
14 years ago
Alexis Haller’s 6-year-old nephew was shot 11 times by Adam Lanza inside Sandy Hook elementar...
Brandi Kruse

Woodinville man who lost nephew in Sandy Hook shootings proposes gun reforms

A Woodinville attorney whose nephew was killed when a gunman opened fire inside a Newtown, Conn. elementary school has offered gun control recommendations to Vice President Joe Biden.
14 years ago
The Seattle Police Department displays the guns, body armor, cash and drugs discovered when they ar...
Josh Kerns

Seattle cops bust burglar with guns, body armor, fake badge and more

Seattle Police say they're trying to figure out why a wanted felon had a car full of guns, body armor, a fake badge, a bunch of cash, and drugs stuffed in his underwear.
14 years ago
Just how much do we love our Seattle Seahawks? Sunday’s game was the most-watched TV event in...
Ursula Reutin

12th Man generates biggest Seattle TV ratings in years

79-percent of TV's in the Seattle-area that were on Sunday were tuned to the Seahawks game, the most-watched TV in event in town since the 2006 Super Bowl.
14 years ago
Washington Senator Patty Murray, shown here in a campaign appearance with President Obama, says don...
Tim Haeck

Murray says no bacon, only hard choices as new Senate budget chair

Washington has a long history of veteran members of Congress, from Magnuson to Jackson, Foley to Dicks. They were able to bring home the bacon. But the Senate's new budget committee chair says pork is off the menu.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Longtime critic to help lead Seattle Police citizen oversight panel

A longtime critic of the Seattle Police Department's handling of minorities is the mayor's pick to co-chair a new, largely citizens police commission, designed to support reform and improve community confidence in the police.
14 years ago
Senator Rodney Tom, D-Bellevue, leads a renegade Senate coalition dominated by Republicans that wre...
Josh Kerns

Legislature opens amidst billion dollar budget hole, Senate coup

Despite plenty of talk about a new spirit of bipartisanship in Olympia, the Washington State Legislature opens its new session Monday facing a sharply divided Senate that has many Republicans and Democrats already at odds.
14 years ago
The latest reports say the owners of the Sacramento Kings have a ‘clear path’ to Seattl...
Josh Kerns

New reports say Sacramento Kings on ‘clear path’ to Seattle

The latest reports in the ongoing saga of the Sacramento Kings potential move to Seattle say the owners have no interest in selling to anyone who wants to keep the team in California.
14 years ago
This Seattle Public Utilities Sea Level Rise Map shows areas of the city (in blue) that could exper...

Seattle warns of floods by 2050, proposes ‘Climate Action Plan’

Seattle city officials say portions of areas of has warned that portions Georgetown, South Park, Harbor Island and Interbay could be underwater by 2050.
14 years ago
Seattle Police say if you go even one-mile per hour over the 20-mile per hour limit you can expect ...
Kim Shepard

Speeders in Seattle school zones are paying out big

Cameras put in front of just a few Seattle schools to catch speeding drivers are already raking in the dough for the city.
14 years ago
At a hearing Friday afternoon, Judge Karen Overstreet said the Jan. 4 auction was fair and no mista...
MyNorthwest.com

Judge: Tully’s Coffee goes to Patrick Dempsey’s investment group

The auction for the beleaguered Tully's Coffee chain concluded Friday in federal bankruptcy court, with a judge approving the sale to an ownership group led by actor Patrick Dempsey.
14 years ago
Jeremiah James Gilbert, 36, is serving two life sentences without the possibility of parole for a d...
Brandi Kruse

A ‘life without possibility’: State to decide whether young killers will be given parole

Thirty inmates in the state of Washington are currently serving life in prison without the possibility of parole for crimes they committed as juveniles.
14 years ago
Kent Police say 8-year-old Anh Nguyen-Duffy, taken Wednesday by her father during a domestic disput...
Josh Kerns

Missing Kent girl reunited with mother after Amber Alert

An amber alert that was in Kent after an 8-year-old girl was taken during a domestic dispute Wednesday morning is over.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Tribal member charged with murder in death of 19 month old

A Tulalip tribal member is accused of abuse and neglect that led to the death of her 19-month old daughter last fall.
14 years ago
The Tacks built their 140 square foot “Tiny Tack House” without any building experience...
Ursula Reutin

Building a tiny dream home of their own

A Snohomish couple gave up city life for a much simpler existence, and a much smaller house: only 140 square feet. Which has all of us asking: could you do it?
14 years ago
Boeing says it has made a new contract offer in an effort to end the stalemate with engineers and t...
Josh Kerns

Boeing makes new contract offer in SPEAA dispute

Boeing says it has made a new contract offer in an effort to end the stalemate with engineers and technical employees.
14 years ago
The source also said the Maloof family would have no ownership stake or decision-making ability wit...
MyNorthwest.com

“Done Deal”: New report says Sacramento Kings sold to Seattle, Maloofs out

Following days of speculation that the Sacramento Kings would be sold to investor Chris Hansen for a Seattle team, a new, unconfirmed report says its a done deal.
14 years ago
Did Patrick Dempsey just charm the deal out of the auctioneers? (AP Photo/file)...
MyNorthwest.com

Did Patrick Dempsey use charm unfairly in Tully’s auction?

The auction for beleaguered coffee company Tully's will likely conclude Friday in federal bankruptcy court, with an ownership group led by actor Patrick Dempsey in position to take over the chain. But Starbucks isn't' out of the running.
14 years ago