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concrete tacoma overpass...
Bill Kaczaraba

Want cheap rent? Move to Bismark. Want cheap rent here? Good luck

A new study by WalletHub shows that Seattle and Tacoma are not the places to find cheap rent with a high quality of life.
2 years ago
cyberstalking...
Frank Sumrall

DOJ gives Seattle man 9-year sentence: His ‘cyberstalking activities were unparalleled’

A Seattle man -- Sumit Garg, 33 -- was sentenced yesterday to nine years in prison for multiple counts of cyberstalking.
2 years ago
belltown apartment fire...
Frank Sumrall

One dead, six injured in Belltown apartment fire; 50 residents displaced

A two-alarm fire at an apartment building in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood killed one person and injured another six.
2 years ago
Image: The Eagle Falls swimming hole on South Fork Skykomish River is seen in October 2017....
Bill Kaczaraba

24-year-old man drowns in tragic incident at Eagle Falls

The death is the third one this year at Eagle Falls, raising concerns from residents who want it to be shut down.
2 years ago
A lawsuit filed by the Washington state attorney general to block a proposed merger of Albertsons a...
Steve Coogan

These 124 Washington stores will be impacted by the Kroger-Albertsons merger

Kroger and Albertsons revealed Tuesday the full list of 579 stores they will sell off to ease antitrust concerns over their proposed merger.
2 years ago
Photo: Seattle Coliseum Theater....
Bill Kaczaraba

Seattle landmark auctioned off at a discount

The Coliseum Theater, located at Fifth Avenue and Pike St., changed hands for $8.9 million. The Seattle landmark has been around since 1916.
2 years ago
Image: SR 99 north in Seattle was closed due to a massive fire on Tuesday, July 9, 2024....
Steve Coogan

SR 99 north in Seattle reopens after major brush fire closed it for hours

All lanes on State Route 99 north end at the 1st Ave Bridge in Seattle were blocked Tuesday due to a fire. It reopened Wednesday morning.
2 years ago
Image: A person can be seen walking up the stairs to Seattle City Hall. (Photo courtesy of Flickr C...
Steve Coogan

Seattle passes $1.55B transportation levy funded by taxpayers; voters to get final say

The Seattle City Council approved a transportation levy on to voters during their meeting Tuesday afternoon.
2 years ago
pierce county pride...
Frank Sumrall

Pierce Co. Council member to avoid chambers while Pride Flag is present

Pierce County Councilmember Amy Cruver says she will refuse to sit in the county's council chambers while a pride flag flies overhead.
2 years ago
Photo: Alaska Airlines picket...
Bill Kaczaraba

Alaska Airlines flight attendants win big contract; Vote to ratify set for August

Alaska Airlines flight attendants have reached a tentative agreement with the airline for a new three-year contract.
2 years ago
sr 11 buckles heat...
Frank Sumrall

Stretch of SR 11 Highway buckles under extreme heat

WSDOT had to shut down State Route 11 to just one lane after concrete panels under the asphalt had buckled due to the region's recent extreme heat.
2 years ago
North resevoir water tank in Mercer Island. (Photo courtesy of Mercer Island)...
Bill Kaczaraba

‘Very concerning position’: Mercer Island nears crisis with water shortage

With water usage hitting unprecedented levels, Mercer Island faces a critical water shortage and mandatory cutbacks may come Tuesday.
2 years ago
renton drowns...
Frank Sumrall

26-year-old man drowns in Renton beach, body found by friends

Police are investigating an overnight drowning at Renton's Gene Coulon Beach after he allegedly never came home from swimming.
2 years ago
Image: The Good To Go Flex Pass sticks to a car windshield with small Velcro tabs and can be switch...
Chris Sullivan

‘Convincing’ Good To Go! toll scam rears its ugly head

Scammers are at it again, trying to get your personal information with bogus scam text messages posing as Good To Go! toll reminders.
2 years ago
Image: From left, 2-year old girl Seraya Aung Harmon, Nadia Cole, center, and Aaron Aung. Aung is e...
Steve Coogan

Missing Pullman girl, 2, found alive with couple who fled to Mexico

The search a missing 2-year-old girl from Pullman and the couple last seen with the child ended when they were all found alive in Mexico.
2 years ago
youth detention center...
Frank Sumrall

2 youth detention centers no longer receiving inmates as populations overflow

The DCYF announced it will suspend taking in new inmates at two youth detention centers -- Echo Glen Children’s Center and Green Hill School.
2 years ago
car crash uw tacoma...
Frank Sumrall

Fatal car crash causes power outage at UW Tacoma, in-person classes canceled

The UW campus in Tacoma has suspended its in-person operations this week after a tragic car crash caused a campus-wide power outage.
2 years ago
biden democrats...
Lisa Mascaro, The Associated Press

Biden tells Hill Democrats he ‘declines’ to step aside and says it’s time for party drama ‘to end’

President Joe Biden stood firm against calls for him to drop his candidacy and called for an "end" to the intraparty drama.
2 years ago
fatal plane crash eatonville...
Frank Sumrall

2 dead in fatal plane crash near Eatonville over Fourth of July weekend

A small plane crashed in an area just south of Eatonville after nose-diving into a tree line at approximately 9:15 p.m. July 6, killing two people on board.
2 years ago
boeing guilty...
Associated Press

DOJ: Boeing accepts a plea deal to avoid a criminal trial over 737 Max crashes

Boeing will plead guilty to a criminal fraud charge stemming from two crashes of 737 Max jetliners that killed 346 people.
2 years ago
Photo: The Seattle Public Library - Central Library will be available as a cooling center during ho...
Julia Dallas

Where are the closest cooling centers?

The Washington State Department of Health has provided a map to find the closest cooling centers near you as temps reach 90 degrees.
2 years ago
Photo: Pierce County deputies are investigating after a woman was found dead in a house....
Julia Dallas

Auburn police detain man accused of murdering his child’s mother

The Pierce County Sheriff's Department reported that a woman was found dead in a house in Rhododendron Park on Friday.
2 years ago
Photo: Seattle police arrested a woman for shooting her gun inside Showbox SoDo....
KIRO 7 News Staff

Suspect in custody after firing gun inside Showbox SoDo Friday night

Seattle police arrested a woman for shooting her gun inside Showbox SoDo Friday night. Investigators said she opened fire during a concert.
2 years ago
Photo: Washington State Patrol troopers responded to a semitruck crash on I-5 north just before Sou...
Julia Dallas

Weekend I-5 delays: Semitruck driver suffers serious injuries after crash

Washington State Patrol troopers responded to a semitruck crash on I-5 north just before Southcenter on Sunday.
2 years ago