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Organizers say about $1.1 million was raised at this year’s Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure ...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Komen Race for the Cure raises $1.1 million in Seattle

Organizers say about $1.1 million was raised at this year's Susan G. Komen Race for the Cure in Seattle.
15 years ago
Customers shop for liquor at a Costco warehouse in Seattle. Private retailers began selling spirits...
Chris Sullivan

With liquor sales comes liquor theft

Thirty minutes after private stores starting selling liquor in Washington someone tried to run out of a grocery store with a bottle under each arm. Shoplifting was a major concern for retailers as they geared up for liquor sales, and many invested thousands of dollars to keep their stock well protected.
15 years ago
Faye Allen, mother of Paul G. Allen, died June 3 from Alzheimer complications. She was known as a c...
Jeanne Lockhart

Faye Allen dies at 90

The mother of Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen died Sunday at age 90.
15 years ago
“UpGarden P-Patch Community Garden” attracted hundreds of volunteers to build the garde...
Jillian Raftery

Nation’s biggest rooftop garden opens at Seattle Center

Seattle's first rooftop community garden opened on Friday, June 2 on top of the Mercer Parking Garage at the Seattle Center. It is the largest-scale rooftop garden in the country.
15 years ago
Kyle Bartlow and Mariah Gentry developed the JoeyBra to respond to the inconveniences of on-the-go ...
Jillian Raftery

Geekwire: JoeyBra is the first bra for your iPhone

Two University of Washington juniors made a splash when they debuted their plan for a start-up business: a bra for your iPhone. The JoeyBra is a regular bra designed for women on the go, with side pockets to accommodate a smart phone, driver’s license, credit cards and cash. The JoeyBra was developed by Kyle Bartlow […]
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Woman escapes bus stop assault

On Friday night a woman was assaulted by a man who got off at a bus stop with her.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Body moved after Tacoma woman alerts police

Tacoma police have an unusual death investigation on their hands. A woman at East 52nd and East I Street found a body in her home, along with her two teenagers. KING 5 reports the woman walked to the nearby east substation precinct to report what was in her house. By the time she returned to […]
15 years ago
Terri Horman, Kryon’s step-mom, was the last person to see him alive, and while she hasn&#821...
MyNorthwest.com

Kyron Horman’s mother files lawsuit against step-mom

She believes that police will eventually bring charges against the step-mother of her missing son, but in the meantime, Desiree Young is filing a lawsuit.
15 years ago
The attempt to create the largest umbrella mosaic doubled as a fundraiser to help build a school in...
MyNorthwest.com

Shorewood students create umbrella mosaic, go for world record

On Friday at 4:30 p.m., high school students, with the help of their community, will attempt to break a world record.
15 years ago
Hundreds of state workers lost their jobs after voters approved Costco-backed Initiative 1183, whic...
Brandi Kruse

Costco makes good on promise to state liquor workers

Costco followed through on a promise to offer displaced state liquor store workers job interviews after an initiative to privatize the liquor business passed.
15 years ago
A collision between a light rail train and truck left tons of soda on MLK Jr. Way in Seattle on Fri...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Big Mountain Dew spill after train vs. truck collision

Thousands of Mountain Dew cans were scattered across MLK Way Jr. Way in Seattle after a Sound Transit train collided with a truck.
15 years ago
Tim Haeck

Death of 13-year-old boy in Pacific called homicide

Police in Pacific are investigating the death of a 13-year-old boy who died by what detectives are calling homicidal violence.
15 years ago
A derrick crane carefully lifts a gravity anchor off of a barge. Even before being filled with rock...
MyNorthwest.com

520 bridge closed for construction this weekend

The 520 bridge will be shut down again this weekend and express lanes on I-90 will be open different times to accommodate the extra traffic.
15 years ago
Private retailers in Washington are now able to sell liquor. Private businesses could start selling...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Private retailers now selling booze in Washington

Private retailers in Washington are now able to sell liquor.
15 years ago
Law enforcement carries the Flame of Homes for Special Olympics. (Image courtesy Special Olympics W...
Bill Swartz

Flame of Hope lights up Special Olympics Washington Summer Games

How do you push your body and your brain when you've been running a 382-mile non-stop relay for two days? You think of the emotional pay off at the finish line.
15 years ago
Four people were fatally shot inside Cafe Racer on Wednesday. One lone wounded survivor remains at ...
Chris Sullivan

Who were the other victims in Cafe Racer massacre?

Two of the victims in the Cafe Racer murders were popular musicians and performers. You've probably heard a lot about them, but what do we know about the two other people killed inside the coffee shop?
15 years ago
At the far end of the Mountain Loop Highway, in Snohomish County, is the trailhead for the hike to ...
Tim Haeck

Monte Cristo: A family-friendly hike into history

Take a hike into history in the Cascades this weekend. An easy trail into the mountains will reveal remnants of a long ago, isolated old west town that was once the center of a booming mining operation.
15 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Good Samaritan comforts murder victim in final moments

The Good Samaritan who jumped in to help a Bellevue mom after Ian Stawicki shot her in a parking lot at 8th and Seneca says she acted so the woman wouldn't have to die alone.
15 years ago
The father of the man suspected in Wednesday’s shooting rampage says his son wasn’t a m...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Father of shooting suspect: He wasn’t a monster out to kill people

After his son was killed at his own hand after a grisly shooting rampage in Seattle that claimed six lives, the father of the suspected shooter is speaking out.
15 years ago
Suspected gunman Ian Stawicki, accused of killing five people before turning the gun on himself Wed...
Brandi Kruse

Families of mentally ill forced to deal with ‘ticking time bombs’

Suspected gunman Ian Stawicki had become increasingly violent and prone to fits of rage, according to family members who saw the warning signs but felt there was nothing they could do.
15 years ago
The ticketing giant posted a notice that tickets Western Conference Final games may only be sold to...
MyNorthwest.com

OKC Thunder explain ticket sale restrictions that leave Sonics fans out

Despite Sonics fans recent kerfuffle with Thunder fans over a t-shirt, a Seattle fan wanted to go to the Western Conference Finals and wear his green and gold proudly.
15 years ago
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MyNorthwest.com

Listen: Police release 911 calls from Seattle massacre manhunt

Witnesses called 911 during the tragic shootings that occurred, Wednesday, May 30, when Ian Stawicki opened fire at Cafe Racer, and then shot a woman in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood.
15 years ago
This frame grab provided by the Seattle Police Department shows Ian Stawicki left, at Cafe Racer on...
MyNorthwest.com

Police credit hero in Seattle cafe shootings

Police say a person inside a Seattle cafe where a gunman went on a deadly rampage threw stools at the assailant and saved people's lives.
15 years ago
Ian Lee Stawicki booking photo 2008 from a misdemeanor case that was dismissed because the alleged ...
Brandi Kruse

Police report shows gunman’s declining mental state

A man who killed five people and himself in Seattle Wednesday showed signs of a violent temper and deteriorating mental state as early as 2008.
15 years ago