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COLLIN BINKLEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suspect who drove from WA and shot National Guard members faces murder charge; US halts all asylum decisions

Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died while investigators continued to seek a motive.

9 months ago

Julia Dallas

Edmonds PD warns of criminal group after elderly woman robbed of jewelry in WinCo parking lot

Edmonds Police warn of a criminal group after an elderly woman was robbed in a local parking lot on Friday. Stay vigilant.

9 months ago

Julia Dallas

Traffic alert: Seattle Marathon will close streets Sunday as city transforms into race route

Plan your Sunday travel in Seattle. Expect street closures due to the Seattle Marathon; wait until afternoon for smoother driving.

9 months ago

Julia Dallas

Deputies seek longer jail time for woman arrested 3 times in 1 week

A woman in Pierce County faces multiple arrests within a week, according to the Pierce County Sheriff's Office's Facebook report.

9 months ago

COLLIN BINKLEY, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge

Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died.

9 months ago

Frank Sumrall

Seattle Kraken now worth $1.77B as NHL valuations surge

The Seattle Kraken are now worth nearly $1.8 billion after four years of existence.

9 months ago

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Frank Sumrall

Starbucks strike expands on Black Friday as ‘Red Cup Rebellion’ continues

Hundreds of union baristas from 26 Starbucks stores across nearly 20 new cities have joined the ongoing strike led by Starbucks Workers United.

9 months ago

Jason Sloss, KIRO 7 News

Ferndale residents claim water is ‘undrinkable’ and ‘damaging’ despite sky-high bills

Families in Ferndale, Whatcom County, are facing skyrocketing water bills reaching hundreds of dollars, leaving residents frustrated and seeking answers.

9 months ago

Frank Sumrall

Dozens of WA lakes stocked with jumbo trout for Black Friday fishing

The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife has stocked 65,000 jumbo rainbow trout in 25 lakes as part of a state-wide Black Friday tradition.

9 months ago

Jason Sutich

3 South Sound residents face federal charges in multi-county post office burglary scheme

Three South Sound residents are facing federal charges for a post office burglary scheme across five Washington counties.

9 months ago

CURTIS YEE and SAL CHRIST, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trump wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to the US from poorer countries

President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants.

9 months ago

Black Friday arrives with solid momentum despite tariffs and economic uncertainty

Black Friday may no longer be the retail bacchanalia of years past, but the event still has enough enthusiasts to make it the biggest shopping day in the U.S.

9 months ago

Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News

6.0-magnitude earthquake hits near Anchorage, Alaska; felt near Forks

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake struck west of Susitna, Alaska, on Thursday, according to the United States Geological Survey.

9 months ago

Paul Holden

Kick off the holiday season with a busy weekend of festivities

The holiday season is now in full swing, and there are so many things to do this weekend to get into the spirit and to get your holiday shopping underway.

9 months ago

Jason Sutich

REI to close all 195 stores for Black Friday, Thanksgiving

REI will be one of the only large retail brands to not participate in Black Friday sales as all of its 195 locations will be closed.

9 months ago

US retailers are about to see if Black Friday benefits from a holiday halo effect

But the sales event still has enough enthusiasts to make Black Friday still rule as the unofficial start of the holiday shopping season.

9 months ago

Trump says one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by Afghan national has died

President Donald Trump said that one of the two West Virginia National Guard members shot by an Afghan national near the White House had died.

9 months ago

Associated Press

What we do and don’t know about the shooting of 2 National Guard members in DC

The brazen daytime shooting of two National Guard members in the nation’s capital by a man authorities identified as an Afghan national has raised multiple questions.

9 months ago

Derek Wing, KIRO Newsradio

Olympia driver airlifted after swerving to avoid deer on SR 101

An Olympia man was airlifted to Tacoma General Hospital early Thanksgiving morning after trying to avoid a deer and hitting some trees.

9 months ago

Heather Bosch

How to navigate holiday gatherings and polarizing politics

Discover tips for managing holiday gatherings while addressing polarizing political views effectively.

9 months ago

Suspect who shot 2 National Guard members tied to WA

An Afghan national who worked with the CIA and immigrated to the U.S. in 2021 drove from Washington to shoot two West Virginia National Guard members.