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MyNorthwest.com

‘Top Chef: Seattle’ to premiere on Bravo in November

Bravo and the Seattle Convention and Visitors Bureau were tight-lipped about the filming of "Top Chef: Seattle."
14 years ago
Road rage victim Emily Lawson works for a non-profit and said she would be unable to pay for the re...
Kim Shepard

KIRO listeners step up to help victim of road rage

A Seattle woman will be getting her car fixed thanks to the generosity of two KIRO listeners. Emily Lawson's car was badly damaged when she says she was attacked by a "hulk" of a man who ripped off her spoiler and smashed her back window.
14 years ago
An artist rendering of the SR-99 tunnel shows cars traveling under Seattle near the waterfront. If ...
MyNorthwest.com

Tolls for SR-99 tunnel a balancing act

An advisory committee tasked with helping to set tolls on the Highway 99 tunnel without sending downtown Seattle into gridlock will meet Wednesday to weigh their options.
14 years ago
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MyNorthwest.com

Spend your afterlife on the old 520 bridge

A Washington State University architecture graduate student wondered how the state will dispose of the old 520 bridge pontoons when the new bridge comes in in in 2014.
14 years ago
The Washington State Patrol is having trouble filling dozens of vacant slots because prescription d...
Josh Kerns

State Patrol losing recruits to prescription drugs

The Washington State Patrol is having trouble filling dozens of vacant slots because prescription drug use is disqualifying scores of otherwise qualified candidates.
14 years ago
In this undated family photo, Jason Puracal is shown with his wife and son. The three have returned...
Brandi Kruse

Jason Puracal ‘deeply moved’ by your support

After nearly two years imprisoned in Nicaragua, Jason Puracal has returned home to Tacoma and looks forward to building a life in the Seattle-area.
14 years ago
Two armed robbers held up a couple of Federal Way gas stations early Wednesday morning. (Federal Wa...
Tim Haeck

Gun goes off during Federal Way robbery

Two armed robbers held up a couple of Federal Way gas stations early Wednesday morning and police in south King County wonder if they might be responsible for other crimes.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

AT&T fires up faster network

After lagging behind rival Verizon, AT&T has finally turned on its 4G LTE wireless network in Seattle and Portland. The move comes just ahead of this week's launch of the LTE-enabled iPhone 5 later this week.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Toddler wanders out open door, drowns in lake

The Pierce County Sheriff's Office says a 21-month-old boy wandered out of his home and drowned in nearby Spanaway Lake.
14 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Interview: Woodward’s new book chronicles Washington’s financial failings

America's foremost political journalist Bob Woodward has written a new book delving into the dealings between President Obama and congressional Republicans on the nation's debt ceiling crisis. In an interview with Seattle's Morning News, he calls it the most important issue in the upcoming election.
14 years ago
The Seattle Police Department is posting images of victims of unsolved murders in the city. (97.3 K...
Chris Sullivan

A mother’s grief compounded by unknowns

This has been a deadly year in Seattle. For most of us, the numbers and stats don't really make an impact. We take a moment, maybe, and then move on. But for the families of the 23 people killed this year, there is no moving on.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Bellevue officers investigated after dustup at CenturyLink

Some Bellevue Police officers are in trouble for hassling a Seattle officer who was working Sunday's Seahawks game at CenturyLink Field.
14 years ago
Patrick Drum, 34, pleaded guilty Monday to two counts of aggravated murder in the shooting deaths o...
Brandi Kruse

Sequim man gets life for killing sex offenders

A Sequim man who killed two sex offenders on the Olympic Peninsula has been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Smartphone could prevent a traffic crash

You're driving down the road, approaching an intersection and suddenly, your smartphone lights up and sounds an alarm. In an instant, another driver blows through a red light right across your path. You might have been killed. A similar warning system is being tested today.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Tacoma man arrested in illegal game meat trafficking

A Tacoma man has been arrested in an undercover sting involving the illegal trade of wild deer and elk meat.
14 years ago
Kim Shepard

Firefighter dies in wildfire near Wenatchee

A firefighter assigned to a wildfire burning north of Wenatchee has died.
14 years ago
The woman told Washington State Patrol the driver then exited his vehicle, jumped on top of her car...
MyNorthwest.com

‘Hulk’-like suspect rips off car’s spoiler to wield at victims near Mukilteo

A woman sped away from the scene of a road rage incident just as a man threw the spoiler of her own car through her broken back window.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Lake Stevens Post Office evacuated; four people to hospital

The Post Office in Lake Stevens is open again Tuesday afternoon after a hazardous materials investigation.
14 years ago
Puyallup Police Officer Mike Melzo (left) and Captain Scott Engle (right) are among more than 60 la...
Brandi Kruse

Gang violence still a concern at Puyallup Fair

The Puyallup Fair is known as a family-friendly event, but gang violence has rocked the fair in previous years and continues to be a concern.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Three injured when SUV, pickup crash into Belltown building

Three people were hospitalized with life-threatening injuries after a pickup truck and an SUV crashed into an apartment building in Belltown Tuesday morning.
14 years ago
The people that murdered Danny Vega, Andis Peterson, Kaari Higgins, Gregory Anderson, Nicole Westbr...
Jamie Griswold

SPD launching ‘Who killed me?’ campaign

Murder victims will soon be appearing on buses and billboards around the Seattle area.
14 years ago
The union representing more than 20,000 Boeing engineers and technical workers is recommending they...
Chris Sullivan

SPEEA recommends no vote on Boeing offer

The union representing more than 20,000 Boeing engineers and technical workers is recommending they reject its contract offer from the company.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Police fire at man allegedly charging police in vehicle

Kirkland police fired a shot at a man they say charged their officers in a vehicle Monday night.
14 years ago
Jason Puracal, just released from two years of imprisonment in Nicaragua, sits for an interview on ...
MyNorthwest.com

Jason Puracal speaks after release from Nicaraguan prison

Jason Puracal spoke publicly for the first time since being released from a Nicaraguan prison last week.
14 years ago