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Forecasters say the warm, dry weather will continue in Washington, at least a couple more days, bri...
Jamie Griswold

Dry weather continues extending chance to break no-rain record

Forecasters say the warm, dry weather will continue in Washington, at least a couple more days, bringing us within striking distance of the record for longest dry stretch in the Seattle area.
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97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Seattle could ban big houses

The Seattle City Council is considering banning construction of big houses on little lots.
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97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Remains of Burlington man found in Snohomish

Sheriff's deputies are trying to find out how the remains a missing Burlington man ended up near Snohomish.
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Chris Sullivan

Man murdered at SeaTac motel

Police are searching for four people who fled a motel in SeaTac Friday morning after a fatal shooting.
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Tim Haeck

Large sewage leak closes Tacoma lake

A 20-thousand gallon sewage leak near Wards Lake in Tacoma, was the result of asphalt from a paving project getting into a sewer line Tuesday.
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In August, officials with WSU reported a glitch in their new disbursement software that delayed pay...
Brandi Kruse

WSU students struggle to get by without financial aid payments

Two weeks into the fall semester, hundreds of Washington State University students are still without financial aid as some struggle to pay for books, housing, and food.
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An El Nino in Western Washington means it’ll be a warmer and drier fall and winter. (AP Photo...
Stephanie Klein

El Nino may warm up Western Washington winter

While it may be 80 degrees and you're thinking about how to enjoy it before the rain-free streak ends, forecasters are already looking ahead to winter.
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Lakewood Police have released surveillance pictures they hope will help them identify the suspects....
Kim Shepard

Three masked robbers hold up Lakewood bank

Three masked robbers took over a Lakewood bank on Bridgeport Way SW Thursday morning, getting away with an undisclosed amount of cash.
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Tim Haeck

Police: Sword-wielding man terrorizes Seattle neighbors

Police say a man swinging a sword terrorized his neighbors in a West Seattle apartment building early Thursday morning before officers took him down with multiple Taser shots.
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Jamie Griswold

Seattle remembering J.P. Patches with memorial celebration at McCaw Hall

A public memorial will be held this Saturday for Seattle's legendary clown performer Chris Wedes, also known as J.P. Patches, who passed away July 22.
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Bahn Xeo is among the favorites at Seattle’s Green Leaf restaurants (Image courtesy Green Lea...
Josh Kerns

Let’s Eat: Green Leaf is great Vietnamese

Let's Eat co-host Terry Jaymes loves a lot of different cuisines, but he admits that when it comes to Vietnamese food, it's all Greek to him.
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Microsoft is challenging Google in a new search challenge. (Microsoft image)...
Josh Kerns

Microsoft duels Google in search challenge

Microsoft is challenging rival Google to a head-to-head test of the company's search engines in a bid to boost Bing.
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Josh Kerns

One person killed in crash at JBLM gate

One person is dead after crashing their car into an unused guard shack at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
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Experts say poor classroom management on the part of a teacher may foster an environment of bullyin...
Brandi Kruse

Bullying, horseplay, or just a bad teacher?

There has been disagreement about what to call an incident caught on video at a Gig Harbor middle school. Whether you call it bullying or horseplay, experts agree that there is no place for it in a classroom.
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This picture of a mom potty training her child in the middle of a restaurant has set off an Interne...
Josh Kerns

Too much? Mom potty trains kids in restaurant

Most parents are pretty tolerant when it comes to others struggles with their own kids. But a Utah mom who spotted another potty training her children in the middle of a restaurant says this case is just too much.
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One person was killed and one critically injured in an accident just north of Snohomish on US 2 Thu...
Chris Sullivan

1 killed, 2 injured in accident near Snohomish

Two people were critically injured in an accident just north of Snohomish on Highway 2 this morning.
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Residents in West Seattle are reporting an odd mystery hum is keeping them awake. (97.3 KIRO FM/fil...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

West Seattle residents reporting mystery hum

Residents in West Seattle are reporting an odd mystery hum.
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Seattle Police still aren’t sure who they have in custody after ending the naked man’s ...
Chris Sullivan

Naked Green Lake swimmer still a John Doe

Seattle Police still aren't sure who they have in custody after ending the naked man's run and swim around Green Lake on Tuesday.
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Amazon founder Jeff Bezos shows off the company’s new Kindle Fire at a press event in Santa M...
Josh Kerns

Amazon unveils new Kindle Fire, other devices

Amazon is unveiling a new lineup of Kindle tablets and readers Thursday at a news conference in Santa Monica, Calif.
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More than 2,200 children across the U.S. have been hurt after swallowing laundry detergent packs. 9...
Kim Shepard

Detergent packets look like candy, send kids to the ER

Brightly candy-colored laundry detergent is sending more and more children to the emergency room. More than twice as many incidents have been reported in Washington than before the single-load detergent packs were introduced.
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97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Movie theater bandits arrested, linked to at least 60 crimes

Redmond Police believe they have put a stop to a months-long crime spree that spanned much of Western Washington.
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A few guys who grew up in the Midland area of Tacoma never forgot their old coach, Mr. Heyer, and d...
Tim Haeck

Fifty years later, players honor former Tacoma youth coach

Many of us with a passion for sports can trace our "love of the game" back to youth teams and the coaches who taught us the rules of sport and, in some cases, life. A few guys who grew up in the Midland area of Tacoma never forgot their old coach and decided to let him know, 50 years later, what he meant to them.
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Police say a 16-year-old boy was arrested after allegedly writing threats of a school shooting on h...
MyNorthwest.com

Mount Vernon teen arrested after Facebook school threat

Mount Vernon Police believe they may have prevented the "unimaginable" from taking place on the first day of school.
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Yancy Noll is remembered as a guy whose door was always open. (Photo: Yancy Noll Memorial Page on F...
Kim Shepard

Remembering a friend while searching for his killer

Seattle homicide detectives are still working to catch the killer of Yancy Noll, while his neighbors are honoring the memory of their beloved friend. The Alaska native was gunned down Friday afternoon in the Roosevelt neighborhood by someone in a silver BMW.
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