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Alderwood Middle School responds to threatening voicemails. (KIRO 7)...
Bill Kaczaraba

Alderwood Middle School gets threats to ‘shoot up’ the school

Alderwood Middle School in Lynnwood gave students an excused absence on Tuesday, following threatening voicemails.
2 years ago
Everett police investigate park stabbing. (KIRO 7)...
Bill Kaczaraba

Arrest made in stabbing of a 14-year-old boy in Everett

A juvenile male has been arrested in connection with the stabbing of a 14-year-old boy at Lions Park in Everett.
2 years ago
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Bill Kaczaraba and James Lynch

Auburn police search for suspect in shooting of boy

Police are searching for the person who shot a boy in Auburn on Tuesday night, according to a police department Facebook post.
2 years ago
Image: Multiple lanes were closed on Interstate 5 north in Seattle on Wednesday, Dec. 18, 2024....
Steve Coogan

Multiple issues, including roadway water, snarled traffic on I-5, other roads

A collision in Seattle, fallen trees in Everett and standing water impacted traffic on I-5 in both directions Wednesday.
2 years ago
Image: A Renton Police Department vehicle responds to a shooting in 2024....
Sam Campbell

Police: Woman caught with mail from 17 addresses in Renton in suspected theft

The Renton Police Department is warning residents to check their mail frequently as the holiday season means mail theft is on the rise.
2 years ago
Seattle's Saigon bus stops reopen, addressing crime concerns and improving public transit access fo...
Nate Connors

Metro Transit suspends service in Seattle’s Little Saigon over safety concerns

Monday morning, riders on Metro Transit were greeted with an out-of-service sign at the 12th Avenue South and South Jackson Street bus stop in Seattle's Chinatown-International District.
2 years ago
Photo: Houses in Washington. Two brothers were sentenced in Seattle for scamming elderly homeowners...
Julia Dallas

Irish brothers sentenced to prison in Seattle court for scamming elderly homeowners

Two brothers from Ireland are going to prison for defrauding elderly homeowners throughout the country, including several in the Pacific Northwest.
2 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Ex-chief Adrian Diaz fired from SPD for alleged ‘intimate’ relationship with staffer

Adrian Diaz, the former Seattle Police Chief, was fired from the department, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's office said to KIRO Newsradio. 
2 years ago
Photo: The Summit at Snoqualmie can be seen in late 2023....
Steve Coogan

‘The wait is over:’ Ski season at The Summit at Snoqualmie begins

Ski season at the Summit at Snoqualmie begins Tuesday after its base depth doubled over the weekend, the resort announced on its website.
2 years ago
Photo: At an Auburn City Council meeting at which council member Cheryl Rakes was voted deputy mayo...
Jason Rantz

Rantz Exclusive: Auburn City Council member’s car stolen at City Hall during meeting

Roughly a half hour before an Auburn City Council meeting, the newly elected deputy mayor's car was stolen outside of Auburn City Hall.
2 years ago
Photo: A line of people wait for food outside the University District Food Bank in Seattle, Dec. 16...
Sam Campbell

Data shows Washington food insecurity rising as food bank visits exceed 13 million

New data from the Washington State Department of Agriculture show signs of rising food insecurity in the Evergreen State.
2 years ago
Photo: The Southcenter Mall. A Pierce County officer shared shopping safety tips....
James Lynch

‘Be aware’: Pierce County officer shares tips to avoid Grinches while holiday shopping

Pierce County Sheriff's Department Lieutenant Darren Moss, Jr. said while the rest of us are shopping for the holidays, thieves are stealing and crowded parking lots are a target-rich environment.
2 years ago
Photo: A Seattle Police Department patch and badge are seen on an officer....
Steve Coogan

Seattle Police Department announces leadership changes, including deputy chief

Interim Seattle Police Department Chief Sue Rahr announced Friday command staff changes that are in the works.
2 years ago
Starbucks...
Bill Kaczaraba

Starbucks expands parental leave benefits for hourly part-time employees

Starbucks announced Monday that it will significantly increase parental leave for hourly part-time employees.
2 years ago
The Fred Meyer in Bellingham where retail theft patrols took place. (Photo: Bellingham police)...
Bill Kaczaraba

Bellingham police and Fred Meyer collaborate to combat retail theft

The Bellingham Police Department and Fred Meyer conducted two emphasis patrols to help prevent retail theft.
2 years ago
Classical literature on bookshelves. (Photo by Richard Baker / In Pictures via Getty Images)...
Dave Ross

Dave Ross as you’ve never heard him before: ‘I like fat books and I can’t deny’

"This song, inspired by one of my first interviews when I started my talk show, which was Sir Mix-A-Lot," Dave Ross said.
2 years ago
Image: Emergency vehicles are parked outside the Abundant Life Christian School in Madison, Wiscons...
The KTTH staff with wire reports

Girl, 15, fatally shoots a teacher and a teen at a Wisconsin Christian school

A 15-year-old student opened fire inside a study hall at a Christian school in Wisconsin, killing a teacher and a teenager in the shooting.
2 years ago
Image: A house fire in Lynnwood killed a woman on Sunday, Dec. 15....
Steve Coogan

Grandmother of 7 in her 80s dies in Lynnwood house fire

A grandmother of seven in her 80s died in a Lynnwood fire that destroyed a house Sunday, South County Fire reported.
2 years ago
Image:The sun can be setting from a balcony in Mountlake Terrace on Nov. 28, 2024, Thanksgiving Day...
Ted Buehner

Expect a wet, but mild final week of fall ahead of the winter solstice

This final week of fall can be summarized as wet and mild. A series of Pacific frontal systems are slated to swing onshore.
2 years ago
Photo: North Puget Sound Gray Whale "Little Patch" returned to the Salish Sea early....
Julia Dallas

Whale ‘Little Patch’ among animals returning to Salish Sea early

The whale "Little Patch" is the first of the North Puget Sound Gray Whales, or "Sounders," to return to the Salish Sea, as reported by the Orca Network and Cascadia Research Collective.
2 years ago
Rays of sunshine on these new, Washington-state-grown Sunflare variety of apples help give them the...
Tom Brock

Washington’s newest apple hybrid to be named ‘Sunflare’

A new variety of apple in Washington state has a new name.
2 years ago
Photo: South County Fire crews in Mountlake Terrace respond Saturday to a tree that fell on a vehic...
Steve Coogan

Utilities restore most power outages that impacted thousands in Western Washington

Utility crews worked to fix power outages that impacted tens of thousands of customers in Western Washington over the weekend.
2 years ago
Photo: The Auburn Police Department identified three people as being the same suspects in a series ...
Sam Campbell

Auburn police link teens, 10-year-old to crime spree in South King County

Three of five people – most of them teenagers – arrested for allegedly trying to break into a Fall City gun store are now being linked to a string of robberies in South King County.
2 years ago
Puget Sound weekend crime...
James Lynch

Police warn elderly women after string of purse snatchings in Gig Harbor

Police in Gig Harbor are warning elderly women to be on the lookout for purse snatchers after three women were attacked in grocery store parking lots this week.
2 years ago