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Police investigate a car in Seattle’s West Seattle neighborhood Wednesday, May 30, 2012, that...
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Seattle shooter desperate for car after cafe shootings

Two shootings in Seattle Wednesday that left five dead just 30 minutes apart and across town have people wondering how the gunman got to where he was going.
15 years ago
Many stores have stocks of liquor already on hand for June 1 when the initiative goes into effect a...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

When you can buy booze at your grocery store

Your favorite store can start selling liquor at 12:01 a.m. as the state gets out of the business, but don't expect to get your hands on booze until some time Friday.
15 years ago
The Seattle City Council was briefed on the details of a proposed $490 million sports arena for the...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Seattle City Council hears details of arena deal

The Seattle City Council was briefed on the details of a proposed $490 million sports arena for the SoDo neighborhood Thursday morning.
15 years ago
Many stores have stocks of liquor already on hand for June 1 when the initiative goes into effect a...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Washington Supreme Court upholds liquor initiative

The Washington Supreme Court has upheld a voter-approved initiative privatizing liquor sales, one day before the initiative takes effect.
15 years ago
A memorial is slowly growing outside Cafe Racer on Roosevelt in Seattle after a shooting rampage on...
MyNorthwest.com

Memorial outside cafe remembers victims slain in Seattle shooting rampage

A memorial is slowly growing outside Cafe Racer in the Roosevelt neighborhood of Seattle after a shooting rampage on Wednesday left six people dead.
15 years ago
With whooping cough cases at numbers not seen in 60 years, Washington state health officials are ur...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Washington confirmed whooping cough cases at levels not seen since 1940s

The confirmed number of whooping cough cases in Washington state is at levels not seen in over 60 years.
15 years ago
The United Nations is calling for the immediate release of Jason Puracal, a former University of Wa...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

U.N. calls for immediate release of Jason Puracal

The United Nations is coming to the defense of a former University of Washington student imprisoned in Nicaragua.
15 years ago
A recent increase in violent crime in Seattle has many residents concerned. (AP Photo/Elaine Thomps...
Chris Sullivan

Even after murder spike, Seattle still relatively safe

Taken on its own, Wednesday's violent day in Seattle might seem like an aberration, a rare occurrence. But this comes on the heels of a violent week in Seattle that saw double-digit shootings in the middle of a year that had already seen 16 murders.
15 years ago
Tim Haeck

Woman cites Karma in stabbing of husband

A Kent woman insists her husband threatened to kill her just before she stabbed him to death in the backseat of a moving car.
15 years ago
The Washington State Liquor Control Board has denied the City of Seattle’s request to conside...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Liquor Control Board denies Seattle’s request to extend alcohol sale hours

The Washington State Liquor Control Board has denied the City of Seattle's request to consider changes to liquor sale hours.
15 years ago
Two men were found dead at the scene and three people, two men in their 40’s and one woman, w...
MyNorthwest.com

Gunman kills five people in two shootings before killing himself

Following a violent weekend in Seattle, a man open fired on a Seattle, killing four people and injuring two more. He killed another woman before taking her car and eventually shooting and killing himself.
15 years ago
Tim Haeck

Man admits he tried to run military officers off road

A man with an extensive criminal history and possible terrorist ties has admitted he tried to run two military recruiters off the road on I-5 near Northgate.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

SPD embarrassed after officer caught in handicapped spot

The Seattle Police Department is apologizing to a West Seattle Veteran after a police vehicle was spotted in a handicapped spot.
15 years ago
Fans of Penn Cove mussels will have to wait as long as another week before they can taste their fav...
Tim Haeck

New delay in removal of sunken ship at Penn Cove

Fans of Penn Cove mussels will have to wait as long as another week before they can taste their favorite local shellfish. That's because efforts to remove a sunken ship that's leaking oil off Whidbey Island have been delayed.
15 years ago
Western Washington University President Bruce Shepard is speaking out on suicide in college. (AP Ph...
Ursula Reutin

University president calls student suicide an epidemic

When you send your kid off to college, it's a time filled with hope and promise. The last thing you think about is the possibility they may not return alive. But the harsh reality is, suicide is the second leading cause of death among college-age kids, and yet so many people still don't want to talk about it.
15 years ago
Jurors took just four hours Tuesday to acquit John Eckhart, 31, and Alayna Higdon, 27, who had been...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Couple acquitted in ‘caged children’ case

Jurors took just four hours Tuesday to acquit a couple who had been charged with unlawful imprisonment for keeping two young autistic boys in a dark room with a cage-like door.
15 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Drug debt a likely motive in Shelton double-homicide

Police in Shelton believe that a woman was killed because she couldn't pay her drug debt, and the man with her at the time was shot and killed to keep it quiet.
15 years ago
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Chris Hansen wants fans to voice support for new arena

Investor Chris Hansen says he wants the average NBA fan missing the Seattle SuperSonics to have a place to go to show support for a new arena.
15 years ago
Alaska Airlines said it was a matter of safety, but the boy’s dad said it was an overreaction...
Kim Shepard

Antsy toddler kicked off Alaska Airlines plane

A cranky 3-year-old was kicked off an Alaska Airlines flight out of Sea-Tac International on Saturday.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Woman clad in pink duct tape charged with assault

A Seattle woman accused of attacking police, while only donning pink duct tape outside a Queen Anne Bar has been charged with assault.
15 years ago
Josh Kerns

Folklife shooter says he’s sorry innocent bystander struck

The suspected gunman who allegedly shot an innocent bystander at the Folklife Festival told police he was "sorry that an innocent person got shot", according to charging documents released by the King County Prosecutor's Office.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Student found dead on University of Washington campus

A student was found dead on the campus of the University of Washington Tuesday morning, according to campus police.
15 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Police brief city council after one of Seattle’s most violent weekends

The Seattle Police Department has briefed the City Council about seven shootings over the weekend, including one homicide and four drive-by shootings.
15 years ago
On the University Bridge (north) looking southeast. (WSDOT Flickr)...
Tim Haeck

New 520 bridge could include towers, cables

Two new designs for the Seattle side of the new 520 bridge feature towers and cables. A third design is less grand, with a lower profile.
15 years ago