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Normandy Park, Gold Bar might fall off the map

The mayor of San Bernardino recently declared bankruptcy, and now two Washington towns are facing similar decisions.
15 years ago
Total Wine & More in Bellevue is celebrating its grand opening Thursday by trying to break the ...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

New wine outlet hopes to set Guinness World Record at grand opening

A local alcohol retailer is going try to break a world record.
15 years ago
Starbucks lattes and Frappucino’s will soon be among the offerings at a South Carolina funera...
Josh Kerns

Newest Starbucks store could be weirdest ever

A South Carolina funeral home will soon open a Starbucks store for those needing help with the morning, or mourning.
15 years ago
Supporters of a charter schools initiative turn in petitions at the Secretary of State’s offi...
Chris Sullivan

Charter school supporters spend $6 for each signature in record initiative drive

A closer look reveals supporters of a charter schools initiative spent $6 for every signature gathered in order to qualify for the ballot in a record three weeks.
15 years ago
About 70 cities are using Shotspotter to help pinpoint gunfire and help cops respond quicker to cri...
Josh Kerns

Seattle considers high-tech gunshot detector to curb crime

The Seattle City Council will take a closer look at a high-tech system to detect gunfire at a briefing Thursday.
15 years ago
The Chamber first tried this last year for the city council candidates. The candidates for the legi...
Chris Sullivan

Speed candi-dating: The new way to know your candidates

Speed dating works for a would-be love connections. Kent uses it to size-up candidates for local offices.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Thieves in Puyallup are stealing air conditioners

Thieves are targeting air conditioners at businesses in Puyallup just as temperatures are climbing into the low 80's.
15 years ago
Stephanie Klein

On-demand ice cream trucks coming to Seattle

Forecasters say Friday is going to be nice in Seattle (low- 80's), a good thing for on-demand ice cream trucks.
15 years ago
Critics of the mandate argue that 86 percent of full-time workers already have paid sick leave. But...
Tim Haeck

Seattle says every worker deserves paid sick leave

Starting in September, if you work in Seattle you're going to get paid sick leave.
15 years ago
Esquire Magazine readers have picked Seattle’s Ezell’s as America’s most life-cha...
Josh Kerns

Esquire readers say Ezell’s has most life-changing chicken

In what could be considered a culinary upset of sorts, voters in a new Esquire magazine poll have picked Ezell's Fried Chicken as America's favorite.
15 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Police: Woman beat 3-year-old boy until he lost eyesight

An Enumclaw woman is accused of shaking her boyfriend's 3-year-old son so hard he had a brain hemorrhage and lost his eyesight, according to the King County Prosecutor's Office.
15 years ago
Keller had spent eight years building the hideout, and may have been preparing for “the end o...
Brandi Kruse

Video diary of murderer Peter Keller to be released

On Thursday, investigators are scheduled to release a portion of a video diary recorded by survivalist and suspected killer Peter Keller, according to a statement released by the King County Sheriff's Office and information from police sources.
15 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Tukwila superintendent resigns following accusations of racism

Following accusations of racism, the Tukwila Superintendent of Schools has resigned.
15 years ago
Mobile clothing retailers are now moving into the Northwest. (97.3 KIRO FM Photo/Chris Sullivan)...
Chris Sullivan

Food trucks pave the way for clothing retailers on wheels

Say you have a big event to attend this weekend, but your hair is a mess and you don't have time to get to the stylist. Wouldn't it be nice if the haircut could come to you? What if you need a new outfit too, but you can't make it to the store? It would be nice if the store could show up at your office. Now they can. Food trucks were just the beginning. Mobile retailers are now arriving in the Northwest.
15 years ago
The sand inside is low grade and considered not suitable for such re-use as sanding streets, buildi...
Tim Haeck

Green River disaster that never happened

King County and cities in the Green River valley spent tens of millions of dollars moving county offices, installing sandbags and creating a flood alert system for a disaster that never happened. Was it worth it?
15 years ago
Graffiti warning of the arrival of a deadly Mexican drug cartel has appeared in South Seattle. (Ima...
Josh Kerns

Feds question first sign of killer Mexican drug cartel in Seattle

Local officials are dubious of a graffiti warning that a deadly Mexican drug cartel is coming to Seattle
15 years ago
The top clubs in Europe aren’t willing to play on artificial surfaces, so 90,000 square feet ...
Bill Swartz

Need a new lawn? Sounders offer CenturyLink sod

The Sounders and CenturyLink Field are looking for someone to take about 90,000 square feet of new sod after it's used for an upcoming international match against a top European team.
15 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Assistant sues Courtney Love for being ‘despicable’

A former assistant is suing Courtney Love for failing to pay overtime and demanding she do things that amounted to 'despicable conduct.'
15 years ago
The new beats cut 911 calls in those areas by 60 percent in their first week. (MyNorthwest.com Phot...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle Police pound pavement to combat crime

Seattle Police officers have ditched their cars in four city hot-spots, hoping that walking a beat will help them cut down on crime.
15 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Car of former UW basketball player Venoy Overton at shooting

A former Husky who has seen his share of trouble with the law, wasn't charged with firing shots near Seward Park, according to police, but his car was at the scene.
15 years ago
The Parks Department has pulled the plug on a proposed zip line and ropes course for Seattle’...
Josh Kerns

Parks Department pulls plan for controversial West Seattle zip line

The Seattle Parks Department has withdrawn a controversial proposal to build a new zip line and ropes course in West Seattle's Lincoln Park after hundreds of loud, angry neighbors opposed the plan at Tuesday night's first public meeting
15 years ago
Seattle police continue to search for those behind violence and vandalism during the May Day protes...
Brandi Kruse

Search continues for those behind May Day riots

More than two months after hundreds of protestors took to the streets of downtown Seattle, police continue to search for those who left a trail of violence and vandalism in their path.
15 years ago
This photo, posted by kasamaproject.org, is said to depict the aftermath of the raid on a Seattle a...
Brandi Kruse

Police serve warrant in May Day investigation

A SWAT team descended on an apartment connected to members of the Occupy movement early Tuesday morning, looking for evidence in the continued investigation into May Day protests, the Seattle Police Department said Tuesday.
15 years ago
Troopers say the rear view mirror was stuck to the end of the poles poking through the rear window....
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Wood poles crash through woman’s car; driver survives

A woman who was driving on the Mount Baker Highway Tuesday night is lucky to be alive after a trailer load of wood poles crashed through her windshield.
15 years ago