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Brandi Kruse

Seattle City Light rates could go up by 32 percent over 6 years

Mayor Mike McGinn proposed a 'strategic plan' for Seattle City Light Monday that would call for a rate increase of roughly 32 percent over the next six years.
15 years ago
Lauren Furgason, 25, is competing to win the Space Needle’s 50th Anniversary Space Race compe...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle woman competing for Space Needle trip to space

Most of us have dreamed about going into space, but the chances of us ever getting there are close to zero. But a Seattle woman has a space-flight within her reach, and all she has to do is out-compete four other people in three days worth of challenges that start Monday.
15 years ago
After seeing a photo of murder suspect Peter Keller, Everett Paul said it was definitely the man th...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Man says survivalist murder suspect helped him find place to propose

After murder suspect Peter Keller was found dead in a bunker near Rattlesnake Ridge, a man came forward saying he'd run into Keller on the trail and consulted him about where he should propose to his girlfriend.
15 years ago
Doreen Starrish, 28, has turned herself in to authorities....
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Shoreline stabbing suspect turns self in; victim dies

The woman suspected of stabbing a man in Shoreline Thursday has turned herself in.
15 years ago
The cruise business creates thousands of regional jobs each season, and brings in millions of dolla...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Cruise season kicks off in Seattle

Holland America's Oosterdam kicked off the new cruise season when it arrived at the Smith Cove Terminal in Seattle on Sunday.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Body found in burned car near Auburn

The King County sheriff's office reports a body has been found in a burned out car in a rural area east of Auburn.
15 years ago
A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier had his computers seized after the 24-year-old was identified as...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

JBLM soldier accused of blackmailing teens for racy photos

A Joint Base Lewis-McChord soldier, currently in Afghanistan, had his computers seized after the 24-year-old was identified as an accused online predator.
15 years ago
Master gardener Ciscoe Morris recommends leaving the clippings on the lawn after you mow. (AP Photo...
MyNorthwest.com

Ciscoe Morris says leave the grass clippings

So much rain might not be good for your suede flats, but master gardener Ciscoe Morris says your lawn is loving it.
15 years ago
Warthogs and warty pigs live social lives in groups called sounders. (Woodland Park Zoo/Dennis Dow)...
MyNorthwest.com

Meet Woodland Park Zoo’s new warty pigs

Visayan warty pigs and warthogs are the first to be part of the Seattle zoo. Their exhibit, officially opening May 5, can be found at the Elephant Forest near the elephant pool in a roadleaf tropical forest landscape simulating their native home of the Philippines.
15 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

JBLM soldier could get 27 years for string of robberies

A soldier from Joint Base Lewis-McChord will be tried in civilian court for a string of robberies in Pierce and Thurston counties.
15 years ago
The Washington State Patrol has finished its criminal investigation of Snohomish County Executive A...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Exec. Aaron Reardon investigation sent to prosecutor

The Washington State Patrol has finished its criminal investigation of Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon and has sent it off to the prosecutor.
15 years ago
Sam Lee’s car window was bashed in on Tuesday during the May Day protest in downtown Seattle....
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Canadian tourist forgives Seattle for damage in May Day protest

A Canadian man caught in the middle of the May Day protest in downtown Seattle said he's not holding a grudge against Seattle.
15 years ago
Tim Haeck

Boy, 14, charged with felony for school bus indecency

A 14 year old Marysville boy is charged with a felony for attacking a girl on a school bus, pulling down his pants and exposing himself.
15 years ago
Tim Haeck

Controversy over no autopsy in boy’s death

Monroe police are considering the death of a seven year old boy a possible manslaughter, but there was no autopsy conducted in the case.
15 years ago
Saturday’s weather looks a little cool and drippy, but that shouldn’t dampen the spirit...
Bill Swartz

Opening day of boating season is Seattle’s best free party

Saturday's weather looks a little cool and drippy, but that shouldn't dampen the spirits of thousands of Northwest residents who'll be celebrating another opening day of boating season.
15 years ago
A Seattle attorney for a U.S. soldier accused of massacring 17 Afghan villagers in March doesn&#821...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Seattle attorney John Henry Browne objects to background check in Afghan case

A Seattle attorney for a U.S. soldier accused of massacring 17 Afghan villagers in March doesn't want to undergo a background check.
15 years ago
The Pierce County prosecutor filed identity theft charges Thursday against a man accused of using b...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Man charged with identity theft against Miss Washington

The Pierce County prosecutor filed identity theft charges Thursday against a man accused of using bank cards stolen from Miss Washington, Brittney Henry.
15 years ago
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What’s in the water? Seattle bands dominate NY jazz competition

Three Seattle-area high school jazz bands are among the favorites to dominate the annual Essentially Ellington Jazz Festival in New York City.
15 years ago
There will be a prayer service for missing Sky Metalwala Sunday night at Heritage park in Kirkland....
MyNorthwest.com

Father of missing Sky Metalwala is hopeful six months later

Sunday marks the six-month anniversary of Sky Metalwala's disappearance. The 2-year-old vanished from Bellevue last November when his mother, Julia Biryukova, says she left him alone in her car while she walked to get gas.
15 years ago
Governor Gregoire is tapping emergency state money to help curb the spread of a growing whooping co...
Josh Kerns

Gregoire takes emergency action to slow whooping cough epidemic

Governor Gregoire has made emergency funding available to help slow Washington's growing whooping cough epidemic.
15 years ago
Remember January when there was snow, freezing rain, and massive power outages? Those days are over...
MyNorthwest.com

La Nina is over, but is there reason to celebrate?

The La Nina weather phenomenon is over. Forecasters say that's good news for the drought in the South and hurricane areas along the coasts.
15 years ago
The King County Sheriff’s Office says two girls at the center of an Amber Alert have been fou...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Girls in Amber Alert found OK; mother suspected in stabbing still at large

The King County Sheriff's Office says two girls at the center of an Amber Alert have been found safe.
15 years ago
Police still haven’t recovered her crown and sash, but they have identified and charged the m...
MyNorthwest.com

Detectives identify suspect in theft of Miss Washington’s car, credit cards

Police still haven't recovered her crown and sash, but they have identified and charged the man accused of stealing Miss Washington's car and everything inside.
15 years ago
Health officials say the state is on pace to reach more than 3,000 whooping cough cases for the yea...
Tim Haeck

Governor to announce emergency action on pertussis

The Governor is taking emergency action because of an outbreak of pertussis, or whooping cough this year.
15 years ago