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boeing whistleblower...
Frank Sumrall

Boeing whistleblower found dead as the airline manufacturer’s issues snowball

A former Boeing employee-turned-whistleblower against the aircraft manufacturer's plant in South Carolina has been found dead.
3 years ago
White Center shooting...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Temporary lockdown at schools in White Center after man shot

Schools in White Center were in lockdown Monday after a person was shot near the campus of Evergreen High School.
3 years ago
Missing Mercer Island man...
Bill Kaczaraba

Mercer Island man believed to be kidnapping, homicide victim

The body of a missing Mercer Island man has been found in Grays Harbor.
3 years ago
Cherry blossom trees UW...
Bill Kaczaraba

Univ. of Washington cherry trees close in on full bloom

Cherry trees on the University of Washington campus are set to bloom in full this month often attracting big crowds to the Quad.
3 years ago
Paris...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Random attack turns Paris vacation into nightmare for South King family

A family with ties to Covington and South King County is clinging on to hope after their loved one – 21-year-old Justin Han – was brutally, and apparently randomly, attacked in Paris while on vacation.
3 years ago
tumwater...
Bill Kaczaraba

Deadly weekend in Thurston County; suspected homicides within hours of each other

Two homicides happened in Thurston County within hours of each other on Saturday morning.
3 years ago
burien missing boy...
Sam Campbell

Burien police officer not enforcing city’s new camping ban

A Burien police officer backed down from enforcing the city’s camping ban after being confronted by a former city council member.
3 years ago
Two men are in critical condition following a shooting early Saturday on Interurban Ave. in Tukwila...
Frank Sumrall

Multiple stabbings in Tukwila Sunday night, half-mile from earlier shooting

Multiple stabbings occurred in Tukwila Sunday night, just a half-mile away from an earlier fatal shooting.
3 years ago
sr 599 tukwila...
Frank Sumrall

North lanes reopened on SR 599 in Tukwila after two-car collision

A two-car collision occurred at approximately 3 a.m. Monday, blocking all lanes heading north on SR 599 in Tukwila.
3 years ago
Photo: The Washington State Ferry Samish crew, along with the United States Coast Guard Sector Puge...
Julia Dallas

Samish ferry crew, Puget Sound Coast Guard rescue sinking boaters

The Samish Ferry crew, along with the USCG Sector Puget Sound, acted quickly to rescue boaters aboard a sinking cabin cruiser.
3 years ago
tacoma high school stabbing...
Gwen Baumgardner, KIRO 7 News

Tacoma man wakes up to nearly 30 bullets flying through apartment

A Tacoma father said he is thankful to be alive after waking up to nearly 30 gunshots being fired into his apartment. It happened Saturday morning around 5:30 a.m. at the Norpoint Ridge Apartments, in the 100 block of Norpoint Way Northeast in Tacoma. Tacoma police said no one was seriously injured but the bullets […]
3 years ago
power wind washington...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Wind wreaks havoc across Western Washington, tens of thousands without power

Near 50,000 customers were without power Saturday afternoon, as a late winter storm blew through Western Washington.
3 years ago
drive-by shooting Aurora...
Louie Tran, KIRO 7 News and Deborah Horne, KIRO 7 News

‘It’s intimidating’: Drive-by shooting on Aurora Avenue North leaves man with serious injuries

Seattle police are investigating a drive-by shooting that happened at the intersection of Aurora Avenue North and North 101 Street in North Seattle.
3 years ago
daylight saving time...
Lisa Brooks

Bellevue casket company pushes to bury ‘Daylight Saving Time’

As we spring forward into Daylight Saving Time this weekend, a Bellevue-based online casket company is dying to weigh in on the matter.
3 years ago
Photo: Kent police car...
Julia Dallas

Kent police arrest men accused of stabbing woman, making racist remarks

Kent police arrested a man accused of stabbing a woman while making derogatory and racist remarks on Thursday.
3 years ago
mount vernon homicide arrest...
Matt Markovich

‘Doesn’t enhance public safety’: Bill allows speed cameras to ticket responding police

A bill authorizes the use of speed cameras subjects police cars to speeding tickets, even if they are responding to an emergency.
3 years ago
Boeing workers...
Bill Kaczaraba

Boeing negotiations with machinists expected to be contentious

Negotiations began Friday morning between Boeing and its largest union.
3 years ago
work zones wsdot...
Frank Sumrall

WSDOT pleas for safer driving in work zones after more workers injured in crash

WSDOT is pleading with drivers to slow down when approaching work zones, where a large number of accidents have been recorded.
3 years ago
Seattle collision lanes...
Frank Sumrall

Lanes reopened on I-5 in Seattle after collision, delays mostly over

WSP representatives are on the scene, preparing drivers for delays on both I-5 as well as on the Spokane Street on-ramp.
3 years ago
Photo: Reyna Hernandez, 54 years old....
Frank Sumrall

Renton business owner missing since Feb. 26 found dead in Mexico

Reyna Hernandez, a hairdresser and business owner in Renton, was found dead in Mexico after missing for nearly two weeks.
3 years ago
Admiral Pub West Seattle...
James Lynch

West Seattle pub feeling community outpouring after break-in

Burglars hit the popular Admiral Pub in West Seattle early in the morning on March 1.
3 years ago
Stained glass cross...
Kate Stone

Seattle Catholic prep school pays $2.4M to former student over sex abuse claims

A Seattle Catholic prep school is paying over $2.4M to a former student claiming she was groomed and sexually abused by a teacher.
3 years ago
Photo: The Nisqually River Bridge will be cleaned this weekend as I-5 sees road work....
Nate Conners, KIRO Newsradio and Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest

Weekend road work: The bridges working against traffic flow

The Nisqually River Bridge is set to get its annual cleaning this weekend.
3 years ago
miami seaquarium lolita...
Freida Frisaro and David Fischer, The Associated Press

Tokitae’s former home in Miami will soon leave its premises

The Miami Seaquarium, once home to Lolita, the beloved Orca that died last year, is being evicted from the waterfront property.
3 years ago