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Frank Sumrall

SPD saves kidnapped girls after they left 911 call pretending to order pizza

SPD revealed a phone call from two kidnapped teenage girls pretending to order pizza aided their search for them.
2 years ago
Photo: A study by the University of Washington Foster School of Business showed significant discrim...
Bill Kaczaraba

UW Study: Significant discrimination in lending practices against minority-owned businesses

A study by UW has uncovered significant disparities in lending practices affecting businesses owned by people of color and women.
2 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Officer-involved shooting at Marysville Costco ends with car fire, one officer injured

A shooting involving a Marysville police officer broke out, prompting a significant police response and an investigation
2 years ago
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Julia Dallas

Seattle Police Department receives highest number of applications in 10 years

According to a news release from Harrell on Tuesday, the Seattle Police Department received the most applications in 10 years.
2 years ago
Photo: The Washington Department of Health is urging people to get whooping cough vaccines as an ep...
Sam Campbell

CDC: Washington saw 2,232% spike in whooping cough cases in 2024

Federal data show cases of pertussis – commonly known as whooping cough – in the state of Washington jumped more than 2,200%.
2 years ago
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Nate Connors

NE 145th Street in Shoreline reopens with limited access for drivers

NE 145th Street in Shoreline reopens: The contractors working reopened a single lane in each direction between Corliss Avenue and I-5 Tuesday.
2 years ago
Photo: Residents survey damage from a Tuesday night storm in Northeast Seattle....
Julia Dallas

Inslee declares bomb cyclone state emergency, opening up $1M in funding

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee has unlocked state funding to help those recovering from a bomb cyclone that tore through Western Washington in November.
2 years ago
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Julia Dallas

Washington greenhouse gas emissions through 2021 dropped far below 2000 levels

According to a state agency report, Washington's greenhouse gas emissions through 2021 dropped below the levels seen during the peak in 2000.
2 years ago
The Port of Seattle recommends using the Cell Phone Parking Lot near Sea-Tac as a safer alternative...
Bill Kaczaraba

A warning to Sea-Tac Airport drivers: Don’t park on the shoulder or tech will soon get you

The Port of Seattle is considering using technology to get Seattle-Tacoma International Airport drivers to stop parking on road shoulders.
2 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Seattle mayor’s plan to double housing capacity sparks debate, concern among city council

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's plan to double the city's housing over the next 20 years was the central focus of the latest council meeting.
2 years ago
Image: Mark Zuckerberg speaks at the Meta Connect conference on Sept. 25, 2024, in Menlo Park, Cali...
The KIRO Newsradio staff with wire reports

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes.
2 years ago
Pierce County Sheriff's deputies are investigating the death of four people in a South Hill home.  ...
Bill Kaczaraba

‘Time of death’ notes found in Pierce County home where four died

Notes were reported found in a Pierce County home where four people were found dead, according to a search warrant reported by the Tacoma News Tribune.
2 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Feces, bullet holes, broken windows: Vandalism against Tacoma church spirals out of control

 A Tacoma church is increasing its security efforts after it has been the target of repeated vandalism as of late.
2 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Seattle tutor charged with raping middle school student

King County Prosecutors have charged an adult tutor of assaulting a minor after he was accused of raping a middle school student of his.
2 years ago
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Julia Dallas

7 arrested during narcotics operation in Seattle

Seattle officers arrested seven people in a narcotics operation on Friday.
2 years ago
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Nate Connors

WSDOT projects will bring lane restrictions, ramp closures this week

A number of late-night WSDOT projects around Seattle and on the Eastside will bring lane restrictions and ramp closures.
2 years ago
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Sam Campbell

‘Extra income for everyone:’ Business owners rejoice as Amazon workers return full time

Business owners neighboring Amazon’s Seattle headquarters were beaming on Monday following a return to the office for thousands of the tech giant’s employees.
2 years ago
Photo: The Pierce County Sheriff's Department is investigating after a body was found near a walkin...
James Lynch

Pierce County records first homicide of the new year

The body of a man who is believed to have lived around the Parkland area in Pierce County was found Sunday morning just after 7:30 a.m.
2 years ago
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Sam Campbell

Seattle Police Department fires officer who hit and killed Jaahnavi Kandula

Seattle fires officer: The SPD officer who hit and killed a 23-year-old woman in January 2023 has been relieved of his duties.
2 years ago
Photo: Red delicious apples hang from a tree at a Manson Hill orchard. Near Lake Chelan, Washington...
Julia Dallas

WSU researchers taking steps to protect apples from climate change

Climate change is hurting the apple industry and Yakima County is taking the brunt of it, Washington State University researchers assessed in a recent study.
2 years ago
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Bill Kaczaraba

‘A difficult day for many of us:’ Jayapal comments on Trump certification 4 years after Jan. 6 attack

Congress certified President-elect Trump as the winner of the 2024 election in proceedings that Rep. Jayapal (D-Wash. 7) called "difficult."
2 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Yakima County coroner faces charges over using drugs he stole from corpses

Yakima County Coroner Jim Curtice is facing criminal charges that he stole and used illicit drugs from dead bodies at work.
2 years ago
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Julia Dallas

Washington AG suing T-Mobile over alleged failure to secure sensitive data

The Washington State Office of the Attorney General is suing well-known phone company T-Mobile.
2 years ago
Image: The Seattle Police Department arrested Richard Sitzlack, early Saturday morning. He is a sus...
Luke Duecy

Man charged in Metro bus stabbing pleads not guilty

The man charged with fatally stabbing a King County Metro bus driver in Seattle pleaded not guilty in court Monday.
2 years ago