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tacoma grocery store owner...
Aaron Granillo

Tacoma grocery store owner added to FBI’s Most Wanted Fraudsters list

A Tacoma grocery store owner accused of stealing more than $600,000 has been added to the FBI's Most Wanted Fraudsters list.
2 months ago
Bellevue crash...
MyNorthwest Staff

I-405 south in Bellevue cleared following crash

Four lanes are blocked on I-405 south in Bellevue due to a collision.
2 months ago
Light rail Pinehurst Station Sound Transit...
Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Sound Transit announces opening date for Link light rail’s Pinehurst Station

Sound Transit announces opening date for Link light rail’s Pinehurst Station
2 months ago
cherry hill apartment fire rescue...
Jason Sutich

Student officer on first shift of his career helps rescue residents from burning Seattle apartment

Two Seattle Police Department officers ran into a burning apartment building on Cherry Hill Monday morning and rescued a 28-year-old man among several others.
2 months ago
bainbridge island pilot crash...
KIRO 7 News Staff

18-year-old Bainbridge Island pilot crashes plane into Cispus River

An 18-year-old Bainbridge Island pilot crashed into the Cispus River in Randle around 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1.
2 months ago
hammer attack suspect...
James Lynch

Prosecutors file attempted murder charge in downtown Seattle hammer attack

King County prosecutors have charged Bey Mateen Muhammed, 23, with attempted murder in a hammer attack in Seattle.
2 months ago
Puyallup Police car...
MyNorthwest Staff

Driver arrested for DUI after hitting pedestrian in Puyallup

A driver was arrested for alleged DUI after reportedly hitting a pedestrian in Puyallup.
2 months ago
Antwane Tyler...
Jason Sutich

Rising country star from Monroe set to debut at Nashville’s Grand Ole Opry

Monroe native Antwane Tyler is headed to the Grand Ole Opry for his debut at the historic Nashville, Tennessee venue on Nov. 13.
2 months ago
uber layoffs...
Frank Sumrall

Uber laying off nearly 100 Washington workers as part of company’s largest cuts since 2020

Uber is laying off 93 workers in Washington, the company confirmed in a memo to all staff Wednesday.
2 months ago
kent suv crash metro bus stolen...
MyNorthwest Staff

‘I stabbed a pedophile’: Portland man sentenced to 5 years after stabbing man he says sent him child sexual abuse material

A Portland man stabbed a 46-year-old man, Joshua Field, whom he met on a dating site last summer because Field had sent him child sexual abuse material.
2 months ago
gloria steinem...
JOCELYN NOVECK, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Gloria Steinem, a potent voice of US feminism and co-founder of Ms. Magazine, dies at 92

Gloria Steinem, the celebrated author and activist who became one of the most visible symbols and potent voices of the U.S. women’s movement and a fierce advocate for feminist causes for over six decades, has died.
2 months ago
lakewood police chief fired...
MyNorthwest Staff

Lakewood police chief fired two weeks after being placed on administrative leave

Two weeks after he was placed on administrative leave, Lakewood Police Chief Patrick Smith has been fired from his position.
2 months ago
qualtrics laying off seattle employees...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Qualtrics laying off 117 Seattle employees following $6.75B Press Ganey acquisition

Seattle-based software company Qualtrics is laying off 117 employees, according to a WARN filing on Wednesday.
2 months ago
mayor katie wilson north seattle...
Nia Bliss, KIRO 7 News

North Seattle neighbors air out crime concerns, questions to Mayor Katie Wilson

Multiple community groups from across North Seattle were joined on stage with Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson for the North Precinct Advisory Council’s public safety meeting on Wednesday night.
2 months ago
big 5 renton sentenced shooting...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Man sentenced to more than 25 years for shooting, killing teen outside Big 5 in Renton

A man who shot and killed a teenager outside the Big 5 Sporting Goods Store in Renton two summers ago has been sentenced to more than 25 years in prison.
2 months ago
seattle rapper kill cold case...
James Lynch

Cold Case: Family pleads for answers in killing of North Seattle rapper ‘Lavish Rich’

Nearly three years after 31-year-old father and local rapper Cornel Callandret Jr. was gunned down in Seattle, his family and fans still wait for answers.
2 months ago
shoreline pedestrian bridge...
Chris Sullivan

Region’s latest pedestrian bridge taking shape in Shoreline

Drivers keep asking me what is being built on the west side of I-5, just north of the 145th overpass. It looks like a bridge, and that's exactly what it is.
2 months ago
Minneapolis shooting...

2 people were killed and suspect is dead in downtown Minneapolis shooting

Two people were killed, and the suspect is dead after a shooting in a downtown Minneapolis apartment building.
2 months ago
85 Cats Tacoma...
Frank Lenzi

More than 100 cats seized from Tacoma home in ‘rough condition’ after welfare check

At least 85 cats were seized from a Tacoma home this week after officers responding to a routine welfare check discovered the animals.
2 months ago
Chelan Hills Fire...
Julia Dallas

18-year-old arrested in connection with deadly Chelan Hills Fire

An 18-year-old man from Kent was arrested in connection with the Chelan Hills Fire, KIRO 7 reported Wednesday.
2 months ago
dui port orchard crash...
Jason Sutich

Port Orchard woman arrested for suspected DUI after rolling SUV, fleeing scene, asking stranger for ride home

A 24-year-old woman from Port Orchard was arrested on suspicion of DUI Tuesday after driving her car into a ditch and rolling it over.
2 months ago
tacoma layoff housing slump...
Jason Sutich

Tacoma loses 120 jobs as Georgia-Pacific shuts down manufacturing plant, citing housing slump

A bath tissue manufacturer, Georgia-Pacific, is departing from Tacoma as the company announced its shutting down its facility and laying off 120 employees.
2 months ago
king county assessor john arthur wilson restraining order...
MyNorthwest Staff

King County Assessor John Wilson violated ethics code 4 times, ombuds report finds

Criminal charges against King County Assessor John Wilson have been dropped after his ex-fiancée declined to cooperate.
2 months ago
parkland suspect...
James Lynch

‘This family was incredibly lucky’: Bullet rips through Parkland apartment wall, 23-year-old arrested

Pierce County Sheriff’s Office deputies responded to a drive-by shooting just after 11:30 p.m. Tuesday in Parkland.
2 months ago