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Brandi Kruse

$2M settlement in Wenatchee HS drowning death

The Wenatchee School District has reached a $2 million settlement with the family of a student who drowned during swim class.
14 years ago
Auburn High School was one of the schools hit by vandals. (Image courtesy Auburn Police Department)...
KIRO Radio Staff

Vandals shoot out 265 school windows in Auburn

Authorities are searching for the people responsible for shooting out 265 windows at eight schools in Auburn.
14 years ago
A lawsuit over the shooting of a 9-year-old girl at a Bremerton school last February now names the ...
Tim Haeck

School district added to Bremerton school shooting lawsuit

A lawsuit over the shooting of a 9 -year-old girl at a Bremerton school last February now names the Bremerton school district.
14 years ago
Sounder commuter train service was delayed Tuesday morning after a semi-truck collided with the a t...
Tim Haeck

Truck and train crash in Edmonds; Sounder service delayed

It appears nobody was hurt when a Sounder commuter train hit a semi-truck near the Edmonds ferry terminal Tuesday morning.
14 years ago
Staff Sergeant Robert Bales, a Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of gunning down Afghan civi...
Chris Sullivan

Accused Afghan killer returns to JBLM

The Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier accused of gunning down Afghan civilians is back in Washington for the first time since he deployed last year.
14 years ago
The Sounder commuter train between Seattle and Everett has failed to meet rider goals, traveling it...
Tim Haeck

Sounder North train running mostly empty

The Sounder commuter train between Seattle and Everett has failed to meet rider goals, traveling its waterfront route about one-third full.
14 years ago
The Sonics, a popular Tacoma band from the 1960’s is getting some serious attention once agai...
Bill Radke

Tacoma 60’s band The Sonics experiencing revival

A popular Tacoma band from the 1960's is getting some prime-time attention once again.
14 years ago
King County Sheriff’s Sergeant Cindi West says authorities have arrested Emanuel Kozma after ...
KIRO Radio Staff

Police arrest felon after five day search

The manhunt for a convicted felon who escaped police in Southwest Seattle last week came to an end Monday night.
14 years ago
Puget Sound Energy recommends putting together an emergency kit that you and your family can use fo...
Stephanie Klein

Wind storm rolling into Puget Sound

A vigorous wind storm is brewing off the Washington coast and should hit the Puget Sound area Monday afternoon.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Art project sparks bomb scare in Fremont neighborhood

An art project in Fremont is bombing, so to speak, after several people called 911 to report what they thought was a suspicious package in the Seattle neighborhood.
14 years ago
David Long, 40, was shot three times while standing at a checkout lane inside the Peninsula Market ...
Brandi Kruse

Victim in Key Peninsula grocery store shooting dies

One of three people shot inside a Key Peninsula grocery store in August has died. David Long, 40, was shot three times while standing at a checkout lane inside the Peninsula Market on Aug. 11.
14 years ago
Former drug czar John Walters fears the use of marijuana will explode to the same numbers as those ...
Tim Haeck

Former drug czars oppose Washington measure to legalize pot

A coalition of former police officials, federal drug czars and addiction experts is urging Washington voters to reject an initiative to legalize marijuana.
14 years ago
Darnell Washington and his wife are being held in the King County jail for ramming a stolen car int...
Tim Haeck

Couple arrested in SeaTac also California murder suspects

Prosecutors in California could get the first crack at charging an escaped felon and his wife, arrested for ramming a stolen car into police vehicles in SeaTac.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Pierce County moving toward ban on Lake Tapps bridge jumps

Jumping from bridges into lakes and rivers is pretty common around the Puget Sound area. But Pierce County is moving to restrict what some consider a risky activity.
14 years ago
Protesters hang banner above I-5 encouraging soldiers to skip their upcoming deployment. (Image cou...
Chris Sullivan

Protesters target JBLM encouraging soldiers to skip mission

Thousands of soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be heading to Afghanistan in the next few weeks, but as they make their final preparations they are being asked by some veteran's groups to skip the mission. Those groups say the mission is useless because the war is lost.
14 years ago
Patricia Franklin-Therrel was inspired to write a book after the strangling death of Jayme Biendl a...
Bill Radke

Monroe prison guard death inspires new book

A teacher who worked in the same prison as murdered guard Jayme Biendl has written a new book advocating reform of the system.
14 years ago
Starbucks Verismo goes on sale in its stores this week, raising the stakes in the growing home brew...
Josh Kerns

Starbucks heats up home brewing coffee market

The home coffee market heats up this week as Starbucks starts selling its new automated espresso machine Tuesday in its stores.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Boy Scout troop devastated by theft of camping gear

A Puyallup Boy Scout troop is reeling after someone stole the camping gear they spent months saving to buy.
14 years ago
Chris Hansen’s new arena deal got the green light from both the county and city council on Mo...
MyNorthwest.com

Monday a big day for proposed Seattle arena

As expected, both the King County Council and Seattle City Council have approved Chris Hansen's plan to build a new arena in Seattle's SoDo neighborhood.
14 years ago
Super Pac allows listeners to identify people and organizations behind political ads just by holdin...
Jillian Raftery

GeekWire’s app of the week: Super Pac

GeekWire's app of the week, Super Pac, allows listeners to identify people and organizations behind political ads just by holding the app up to a television or radio.
14 years ago
From a brazen attack at a gas station to a sneaky residential burglary, cops say the only thing tha...
Kim Shepard

Police look for elderly victims of prolific thief

Four robberies that they know of, but Everett Police say Patrick Hartness may be linked to more thefts in South Snohomish County. They say the victims might not yet realize what's missing.
14 years ago
Supporters and opponents of a measure to legalize marijuana clashed briefly Friday at a rally at th...
KIRO Radio Staff

State Patrol breaks up rowdy Rick Steves led pro-pot rally

A pro-pot rally in Olympia Friday afternoon ended up in angry shouting and shoving when opponents of Initiative 502 turned up. Advocate Rick Steves says their really criminals who stand to lose if pot is legal.
14 years ago
Several banks captured surveillance images of the “tour de banks” robber that helped po...
Kim Shepard

“Tour de banks” robber busted in Bothell

After striking nine times across King and Snohomish counties, Bothell police arrested an alleged serial bank robber Friday morning.
14 years ago
The latest figures from the federal government show that 97.5 percent of Washington drivers buckle-...
Tim Haeck

It turns out, you’re good at buckling up

Washington drivers continue to lead the nation in the use of seat belts.
14 years ago