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Chris Sullivan

Edmonds police officer charged with sex crime

An Edmonds police officer has been charged with having sex with a woman he had in custody.
14 years ago
William “Bill” Osborne left the Morton area on Monday around 11 a.m. to go hunting and ...
MyNorthwest.com

Family searches for missing grandfather last seen near Randle

A family is asking for help in the search for a missing 80-year-old man, who is likely going without necessary medication.
14 years ago
Hever Zuniga-Guzman, 22, has been charged with second-degree murder in the Oct. 26 stabbing death o...
Brandi Kruse

Honduras native charged in fatal Belltown stabbing

A native of Honduras who is believed to be in the county illegally has been charged in a fatal stabbing outside a Belltown nightclub.
14 years ago
Scott Abraham, 60, stands outside O’Dea Catholic High School in Seattle. He is among those wh...
Brandi Kruse

O’Dea HS principal resigns amid accusations of sex abuse

The principal of O'Dea Catholic High School in Seattle has resigned amid accusations of past sexual abuse and a cover up by school officials.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Armed Halloween robbers force way into Seattle home

Costumed armed robbers took advantage of Halloween to rob a Seattle family of cash and jewelry
14 years ago
Two Boeing C-17 Globemaster III from Joint Base Lewis McChord will assist with relief efforts follo...
Kim Shepard

JBLM airmen to assist Storm Sandy relief

Airmen from Washington are winging their way east to assist in relief efforts following Hurricane Sandy.
14 years ago
With winter approaching, Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn is urging people to get ready before snow falls....
Josh Kerns

Seattle mayor says city is preparing for winter

Seattle Mayor Mike Mike McGinn says while the city is prepared for winter, it's time for everyone to get ready before big storms strike the city.
14 years ago
New polls say the governor’s race remains a tossup with the election just five days away. (AP...
Josh Kerns

Two polls show Washington governor’s race a dead heat

Separate voter surveys show the governor's race is a dead heat just five days before the election.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Audit: Seattle fails to track millions of federal dollars

A new state audit blasts the City of Seattle for not keeping better track of the way it spends millions of dollars in federal grants.
14 years ago
Jamie Griswold

College students need to be better prepared for booze

The family of a student who died in a dorm at Washington State University says the 18-year-old had alcohol poisoning.
14 years ago
The UW and WSU both get high grades for availability of contraceptives and other areas but lower ma...
Josh Kerns

UW, WSU drop in sexual health rankings

A new report card by the maker of Trojan condoms says both the University of Washington and Washington State University have fallen in its annual rankings of sexual health.
14 years ago
Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen has written an epilogue to his controversial memoir, indicating he&...
Josh Kerns

Microsoft co-founders Allen, Gates reportedly reconcile following book flap

Microsoft co-founders Paul Allen and Bill Gates have apparently made up after a year-long rift in their friendship that Allen feared "might be permanently ruptured."
14 years ago
The search is on for signs of a meteor that reportedly crashed to Earth in Western Washington Wedne...
Josh Kerns

Meteor lights up Halloween night sky

Talk about a celestial trick-or-treat. Reports of a meteor falling to Earth kept authorities across Western Washington hopping Wednesday night as scores of people reported seeing the space debris streaking to the ground.
14 years ago
Ramtha School of Enlightment leader JZ Knight is shown in a 2005 file photo (AP Image)...
Josh Kerns

Ramtha school sues over release of inflammatory videos

The Ramtha School of Enlightenment in Yelm is suing a former student for releasing videos showing leader JZ Knight making derogatory comments about gays, Catholics, Mexicans and others.
14 years ago
Grant has argued he needs to be freed from jail to help his attorneys prepare his defense. (KIRO Ra...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle attorney accused of serial rape released from jail

Accused serial rapist Danford Grant was released Wednesday, following conditions set by a King County judge during a hearing Tuesday morning.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Seattle stabbing suspect held for immigration probe

A 22-year-old man arrested for a fatal stabbing in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood is held without bail because he might be an illegal immigrant.
14 years ago
Truck drivers will receive a $500 fine for not chaining up if an advisory is in place. (WSDOT Flick...
Tim Haeck

Big rigs required to carry chains over mountain passes

Thursday, Nov. 1, is the deadline for big rig drivers to make sure they're carrying chains when traveling the mountain passes.
14 years ago
The Seattle City Council is putting the brakes on an Eastlake transit line. (MyNW.com Photo/file)...
Tim Haeck

Seattle City Council might delay Eastlake streetcar expansion

While Seattle plans to extend its First Hill Streetcar, the city council might stall an Eastlake transit line.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Homeless teen jailed for murder in Olympia transient camp

A tip led police in Olympia to human remains in a wooded transient camp.
14 years ago
Forecasters are predicting Wednesday will be a wet Halloween. (AP Photo/file)...

Weather forecast for Seattle area trick or treaters

Forecasters say the heavy rain that began Tuesday in Western Washington will continue through Halloween night.
14 years ago
A Dolly Parton wig and dress for dogs is a hot seller this Halloween, retailing for $19.95. (Ursula...
Ursula Reutin

Seattle area pet owners going all out for Halloween and beyond

Halloween is here, and kids and adults aren't the only ones dressing up. This year, Americans will spend $370 million on costumes for their pets.
14 years ago
Some medical experts are calling on police to more strongly enforce local bike helmet laws. (AP Pho...
KIRO Radio Staff

Doctors call on cops to enforce Seattle’s bike helmet law

It's all too common to see people around the Seattle area riding bikes without helmets. It's against the law in Seattle and King County, but about a third of cyclists don't know or don't care. And some medical experts argue it's time to crackdown.
14 years ago
Private retailers report liquor is disappearing off store shelves. (AP Photo/file)...
Chris Sullivan

Liquor boosting much worse than first reported

Mynorthwest.com reported earlier this month that liquor theft is a major problem across the state, but it turns out the issue is much worse than we believed.
14 years ago
D’Vontaveous Hoston, 19, made headlines after an Oct. 2010 incident in which Seattle Police O...
Brandi Kruse

Felon at center of lawsuit against Seattle PD back in the news

Police in Federal Way have issued an arrest warrant for D'Vontaveous Hoston, a convicted felon who has a very public past with the Seattle Police Department.
14 years ago