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A voter drops off his ballot at a King County Elections drop box in north Seattle. (AP Photo/file)...
Frank Shiers

Last chance to register to vote

If you want to vote in the upcoming election, Monday is the deadline to register.
14 years ago
Tsunami advisories issued after a large quake in B.C. for Hawaii, Canada, Alaska, Washington, Orego...
Frank Shiers

B.C. quake shaking likely won’t rattle Puget Sound

While aftershocks from a 7.7 magnitude earthquake that hit Canada on Saturday continued into Sunday in B.C., seismologists say the shaking up north shouldn't have an impact on residents of the Puget Sound region.
14 years ago
Passengers stranded by Hurricane Sandy wait at New York’s LaGuardia Airport. (AP Photo/file)...
Josh Kerns

Hurricane Sandy halts flights in and out of Sea-Tac

Hurricane Sandy's impact is stretching all the way to Sea-Tac Airport, where flights to and from the nation's busiest airports are canceled.
14 years ago
One U.K. funeral home company surveyed 880 funeral directors to find out what the most-requested so...
Jillian Raftery

The Terry Jaymes Show: Terry and Jason pick their funeral music

After a recent survey naming the top songs to play at funerals, Terry Jaymes show co-hosts Terry Jaymes and Jason Rantz talked about which songs they want at their funerals.
14 years ago
Circa News acts like a curated Twitter feed to bring users the core information they need to follow...
Jillian Raftery

GeekWire’s app of the week: Circa News

For news junkies on the go, GeekWire's Todd Bishop has the perfect app: Circa News.
14 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Son to father: ‘Die, die, die!’

A North Tacoma man accused of murdering his father has a history of violence and was once civilly committed to a state mental institution.
14 years ago
Police in University Place want your help trying to track down a suspect in an attempted bank robbe...
Stephanie Klein

University Place police searching for failed bank robber

Police in University Place want your help trying to track down a suspect in an attempted bank robbery on Tuesday.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

IRS warns of fake web site; ID theft threat

Don't be fooled by a realistic-looking, but phoney Internal Revenue Service website. It's a phishing scam.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Drug dealer gets 21 years for Belltown murder

A drug felon from Utah is sentenced to 21 years in prison for the strangulation murder of a woman in her Belltown apartment.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Everett judge suggests arena for jury selection in murder trial

A judge thinks the courthouse in Everett might not be large enough to pick a jury in the murder trial of a Monroe prison inmate.
14 years ago
Road crews spent half the day Friday cleaning up a pile of fish guts spilled all over US 101 in Pac...
Bob Larson

Semi truck tips spilling fish guts across US 101

Road crews spent half the day Friday cleaning up a pile of fish guts spilled all over US 101 in Pacific County.
14 years ago
A Seattle firefighter assists an actor portraying a victim during a disaster drill aboard the state...
Alyssa Kleven

Puget Sound emergency crews to prepare for terrorist attack, earthquake

In the event of a major earthquake or a terrorist attack that struck the Puget Sound area - how would our first responders react?
14 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Issaquah zHome development shows ‘uber green’ a real option

A project in the city of Issaquah is hoping to "change what it means to be a home."
14 years ago
David Stern reportedly wants to secure an NBA team in Seattle before retiring as commissioner in 20...
Stephanie Klein

Report: Commissioner David Stern determined to return NBA to Seattle

In the 15 months NBA Commissioner David Stern has left before he hands off the role to Adam Silver, he's hoping to bring a franchise back to Seattle.
14 years ago
Joule reopened to serve customers from it’s new location in the new Fremont Collective on Wed...
Jamie Griswold

New incarnation of Joule opens in Fremont

Seattle restaurant Joule has reopened at a new location in Fremont. Husband and wife co-chefs Rachel Yang and Seif Chirchi say there are a few more changes coming along with the fresh start.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Boeing promotes outsourcing to suppliers

Boeing already uses suppliers from outside the U.S. to help build its planes, now it's encouraging those suppliers to look outside the U.S. for their manufacturing plants.
14 years ago
More leaks have been discovered in the new pontoons for the 520 bridge being built in Aberdeen. (WS...
Josh Kerns

Widespread cracks and leaks found in new 520 pontoons

A new investigation has uncovered widespread cracks and leaking in the pontoons for the new $4.6 billion 520 Bridge far greater than previously reported.
14 years ago
Governor Gregoire says Washington’s next governor will have to raise taxes despite campaign p...
Tim Haeck

Gregoire says new governor will have to raise taxes

Just weeks before the state election, the two candidates for governor continue to insist they won't raise taxes to balance the budget. But exiting Governor Chris Gregoire says they need to get real.
14 years ago
A meeting called by Seattle police to answer questions about remote-control aerial cameras was disr...
KIRO Radio Staff

Protesters disrupt Seattle police public drone meeting

A meeting called by Seattle police to answer questions about remote-control aerial cameras was disrupted Thursday night by demonstrators chanting "No drones! No drones!"
14 years ago
Seth Keller

Man walking with girlfriend in Belltown fatally stabbed

A man walking with his girlfriend early Friday in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood was fatally stabbed when they got into an argument with four men.
14 years ago
The City of Auburn is turning to community college students to help protect against rampant copper ...
Chris Sullivan

Auburn goes to college to solve copper theft problem

Copper thieves have cost the City of Auburn close to $500,000 in the last few years stealing wire from street lights and traffic signals. The city can't catch the thieves so now it's trying to protect its wire.
14 years ago
Michael Mastro, 87, and his wife face 43 counts of bankruptcy fraud and money laundering, the U.S. ...
Brandi Kruse

Grand jury indicts Mastros; extradition to US imminent

A federal grand jury in Seattle has indicted a former real estate magnate and his wife, who were arrested in France this week and now face extradition back to the United States.
14 years ago
Lisa Hillier with Fish & Wildlife is seen with the shark during the necropsy/dissection of the ...
Alyssa Kleven

Dead 12-foot shark abandoned in Aberdeen parking lot

Authorities in Aberdeen would like to talk with anyone who can explain how a dead shark was left at a boat launch on the Wishkah River.
14 years ago
The mayor said he now commutes to work about half of the week. (Facebook Image via Mayor McGinn/Ton...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle Mayor McGinn not ready to adopt ‘Mayor McSchwinn’

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has no immediate plans to embrace the term, 'Mayor McSchwinn.'
14 years ago