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Despite a deadly start to the year, Seattle has seen just four murders since a wave of killings tha...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle murder rate slows after deadly surge early in year

Seattle's murder rate has slowed to average levels after starting the first half of the year at a record pace.
14 years ago
New ignition interlock devices now include cameras to guarantee the person taking the test is the a...
Chris Sullivan

Washington drunk drivers to be forced to use interlocks with cameras

Smile. Your ignition interlock device will now take your picture as you blow.
14 years ago
Patricia Talton (l) and Rich Isett of the Northwest Leadership Foundation survey graffiti in Tacoma...
Josh Kerns

Tacoma non-profit helping kids go from the streets to honor student

Jonathon Jackson didn't have much hope as a teen growing up in Tillicum just outside the gates of Fort Lewis in Pierce County. It's understandable, given all the gang activity, drugs, prostitution and violence that was his world. But a single poster helped change all that.
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Boeing expects to deliver 585 commercial planes this year, slightly above Airbus. (AP Photo/File)...
Chris Sullivan

Boeing might finally top Airbus this year

Boeing might do something this year that it hasn't done in a decade, beat rival Airbus on deliveries.
14 years ago
Seth Keller

Two dead after high speed car crash into Green River in Tukwila

Two people are dead this morning after their car flew off the road in Tukwila and landed in the icy Green River.
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In this June 2008 photo courtesy of the D’Jamoos family, Alexander D’Jamoos, center, po...
Ursula Reutin

Russia, US playing politics may only harm families, orphaned children

A political controversy is causing heartbreak for families ready to adopt orphans from Russia.
14 years ago
Using his Boeing-honed skills and a fantastic imagination Ralph McQuarrie got to work and Lucas cal...
Dan Restione

In 2012, the loss of a Boeing worker who changed the lives of nerds everywhere

As 2012 winds down, it's natural to look at back at the big events of the year and of course, the famous people we lost. But it was one Boeing worker that passed away in 2012, who changed the lives of tens of millions of people, probably without them even knowing it.
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FILE – In this Jan. 27, 1991 file photo, U.S. Army Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf points to row of p...

Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of US-led forces in first Gulf War, has died

A U.S. official says retired Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, who commanded the U.S.-led international coalition that drove Saddam Hussein's forces out of Kuwait in 1991, has died. He was 78.
14 years ago
The University of Washington ranks 17th on Kiplinger’s newly released list of the top values ...
Josh Kerns

UW, Western make the grade on list of best college values

Despite complaints about the rising costs of attending college in Washington, Kiplinger Personal Finance has named both the University of Washington and Western Washington University among the top 100 values in public universities.
14 years ago
Mason and Sophia are the most popular baby names in Washington State, according to a new list relea...
Josh Kerns

Mason, Sophia top Washington baby names

A lot of day cares and pre-schools in our state better brace for a bunch of kids named Mason and Sophia, the most popular names for babies in 2011.
14 years ago
Health officials are urging people to get flu vaccines after three people died from influenza in Wa...
Josh Kerns

Flu kills three in Washington state

The Washington State Health Department reports influenza has killed the first three people of the flu season, but they likely won't be the last.
14 years ago
A year into tolling the 520 bridge, the Washington State Department of Transportation said it&#8217...
Chris Sullivan

Anniversary bells toll for charging drivers crossing 520 bridge

A year into tolling the 520 Bridge, the state DOT said it's going better than expected.
14 years ago
The Jawbone Jambox wireless speaker is among the highly recommended accessories to help you get the...
Josh Kerns

You’ve got that new tech toy, now what?

A lot of people were thrilled to find a new tablet or smartphone under the tree. But now that they've played with them for a few days, they're wondering how to get the most out of their new devices.
14 years ago
According to police, DNA from the crime scene is a match for Moses Kelly. (Photo courtesy Washingto...
KIRO Radio Staff

Man, 26, arrested for rape of 80-year-old Kirkland woman

Police in Kirkland have arrested a 26-year-old who is accused of violently raping an 80-year-old woman.
14 years ago
The Towing and Recovery Association of Washington has filed a lawsuit in King County to remove the ...
Chris Sullivan

Towing companies fight Seattle caps in court

The days of $800 towing bills in Seattle ended with a city council vote in November, but the towing companies are now suing over the caps the city put in place.
14 years ago
Dempsey announced on Wed., Dec. 26, 2012, that he is leading a group attempting to save hundreds of...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle’s dreamiest fictional doctor, Patrick Dempsey, wants to save Tulley’s

Actor Patrick Dempsey says he wants to rescue a Seattle-based coffee house chain and more than 500 jobs.
14 years ago
A man who drove his car at a high speed through a window next to the front door of his ex-wife&#821...
Seth Keller

Man crashes car into ex-wife’s Kent home, kills self

Deputies have found the body of a man who rammed his pickup into his ex-wife's home and shot her.
14 years ago
Success doesn’t bring happiness, according to one researcher. Happiness brings success. (AP P...
Ursula Reutin

Stop sweating success; work on your happiness in the present

According to a former Harvard researcher, the best resolution you can make to truly impact your life is to work on being happy - right now.
14 years ago
A felony arrest warrant was issued late Monday for 19-year-old Ja’mari Alexander-Alan Jones, ...
Brandi Kruse

Victim in Bellevue nightclub shooting was a ‘beacon of positivity’

The victim in a Christmas Eve shooting at a Bellevue nightclub has been identified as 30-year-old DeShawn Milliken of Seattle.
14 years ago
Tim Eyman says he’ll file signatures for a new initiative making it harder to sue to stop ini...
Kim Shepard

Eyman to launch new initiative targeting initiatives

Veteran initiative backer Tim Eyman says he'll launch his newest effort next week, an initiative making it harder to stop initiatives.
14 years ago
State investigators say Puget Sound Energy should be fined for failing to detect gas leaks that led...
Josh Kerns

Officials say PSE should have detected leak that caused North Seattle home explosion

A new report from state investigators says Puget Sound Energy should have detected a gas leak that led to a home explosion in North Seattle's Pinehurst neighborhood in September 2011.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

South Seattle house fire leads to hundreds of pot plants

An early morning house fire in South Seattle led to the discovery of hundreds of pot plants in an illegal grow operation.
14 years ago
The median monthly rent has increased to $1,439. (AP Photo/File)...
Alyssa Kleven

Report: Rental prices skyrocket in Seattle

If you pay monthly rent in Seattle, chances are it's going up.
14 years ago
Boxing Day is a popular day for fox hunts, now done as “drag hunts.” (AP Photo/File)...
Dan Restione

If someone wishes you a ‘Happy Boxing Day’ this is what it means

If you want to ingratiate yourself with the "Downton Abbey" crowd, or just have something cool to say to friends on this day after Christmas, you should greet people with a hearty "Happy Boxing Day!"
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