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The Washington State Department of Transportation immediately launched a search after the pilot, fl...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Searchers combing Cascade mountains for missing plane

Searchers are flying over the Cascade mountains looking for a plane that might have gone down on a trip from Tonasket to Sequim.
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Jamie Griswold

Watch out for falling concrete; our freeways date back to Eisenhower

The Secretary of the Washington State Department of Transportation says she feels for the man who had a chunk of freeway concrete fall through his windshield, but with a freeway system that dates back to Eisenhower, these things are starting to happen.
15 years ago
Ballard High driving instructor Mick McDonald stands next to his mobile classroom after giving his ...
Josh Kerns

Seattle schools put the brakes on driver’s ed

A rite of passage is over as the Seattle School District ends over 40 years of driver's education.
15 years ago
Now that Ichiro is out, the search is on for Seattle’s next sports star. (AP image)...
Josh Kerns

Search continues for a Seattle sports hero

With the trade of Ichiro to the Yankees, 710 ESPN's Mike Salk says Seattle desperately needs a new sports hero
15 years ago
A new smaller-format Target store will be opening in downtown Seattle on Wednesday. (AP Photo/file)...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Target opening small format urban store in Seattle

A new smaller-format Target store will be opening in downtown Seattle on Wednesday.
15 years ago
Despite renewed calls for a new assault rifle ban and other gun control measures, both presidential...
Josh Kerns

Gun control off menu at campaign fundraisers

Despite the massacre in Colorado, both presidential candidates are steering clear from making gun control a major issue.
15 years ago
President Barack Obama will be in the Seattle area for two fundraisers on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Susan ...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

President Obama stays overnight in the Puget Sound

President Barack Obama will be spending the night in Seattle on Tuesday.
15 years ago
Amazon will soon begin paying nearly all the costs for low wage workers to go to school. (AP image)...
Josh Kerns

Amazon to help low wage workers go back to school

Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos announced the company will pay up to 95% in tuition for employees to go back to school and get a better job
15 years ago
The Seattle Police have been criticized for having poor oversight of its officers. Now the King Cou...
Chris Sullivan

Audit of King County Sheriff’s Office called ‘scathing’

The Seattle Police have been criticized for having poor oversight of its officers. Now the King County Sheriff's Office could be facing similar complaints after an internal audit.
15 years ago
The Port of Seattle continues to fight the proposed SoDo arena saying the increased congestion it w...
Chris Sullivan

Port considering outdated data in arena opposition

The Port of Seattle continues to fight the proposed SoDo arena saying the increased congestion it would create would be bad for business, but it might not have the facts to back that up.
15 years ago
Penn State University will have to pay $60 million for the sins of its former football staff, said ...
Tim Haeck

Counselors hope Penn State case prompts changes

Penn State University will have to pay $60 million for the sins of its former assistant football coach, Jerry Sandusky. Local treatment experts wonder if the money dedicated to help victims of abuse will do any good.
15 years ago
The city of Seattle reports giving drivers the boot for failing to pay parking fines has brought in...
Josh Kerns

Giving drivers boot brings Seattle unexpected windfall

The city of Seattle has taken in over $2 million since it launched a parking boot program a year ago, far more than officials expected.
15 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Former JBLM soldier pleads not guilty in Kirkland slaying

A former Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier pleaded not guilty Monday to first-degree murder in the Nov. 30, 2011 death of a Kirkland woman.
15 years ago
James E. Holmes appears in Arapahoe County District Court, Monday, July 23, 2012, in Centennial, Co...
Josh Kerns

Interview: Gun range owner rejected membership to Colorado shooter

It didn't take long Friday for the owner of a Colorado gun range to realize a guy who'd applied for membership recently was the shooter who opened fire on a movie theater premier, killing 12 and injuring 58 others.
15 years ago
Officials in Idaho, Oregon and Washington are launching a campaign aimed at stopping the spread of ...
MyNorthwest.com

Beware of the feral pigs

Like invasive ivy, the wild pig population in Washington is out of control. So much so that the state is part of a campaign to thwart the growth of feral pig populations in the area.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Incendiary device thrown into Seattle home

Seattle police report an incendiary device was thrown into a South Seattle townhouse early Monday morning.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Seattle street closed for ammonia leak inside Darigold building

An ammonia leak has closed Rainier Avenue near Andover Street in South Seattle.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

8-year-old boy killed while riding bike

An 8-year-old boy who was not wearing a helmet was struck and killed by a car Sunday night in Federal Way.
15 years ago
Automating the daily direction change on I-5 is expected to reduce backups and speed drive times be...
Josh Kerns

WSDOT goes high tech to speed I-5 express lanes switch, save drive time

The WSDOT will now use an automated system to switch the direction of I-5 express lanes, cutting the daily turnaround by about 45 minutes.
15 years ago
How would authorities in the Puget Sound area respond if faced with a tragedy like the shooting in ...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle officials ready to respond to Colorado-like terror

Local officials say they have a plan in place to respond to a mass shooting like the one in Colorado.
15 years ago
Potential engine problems have prompted Japan’s ANA to ground 5 of its 11 Boeing 787 Dreamlin...
Chris Sullivan

Engine issue grounds ANA 787’s

A handful of Boeing 787's were grounded over the weekend in Japan because of a potential defect in their Rolls Royce engines.
15 years ago
Bob Larson

Bellingham joins Seattle in plastic bag ban

Stores in Bellingham are gearing up for changes as they become the latest city to join the bag-ban movement.
15 years ago
Richard Sweezey was last seen at 1 p.m. at the marina by a friend who gave him a life jacket to use...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Search called off for Richard Sweezey, missing Mercer Island boater

The search for a Mercer Island boater missing since Friday has been scaled back while authorities wait for sonar equipment they hope will help them to find his body somewhere in Lake Washington.
15 years ago
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer speaks at a Microsoft event in San Francisco, Monday, July 16, 2012. Mi...
Jillian Raftery

Previewing Microsoft Office 2013

In an announcement this week, Steve Ballmer outlined major developments for his company's next edition of Microsoft Office software, known as Office 2013.
15 years ago