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Potholes...
Bill Kaczaraba

Study: Washington ranked No. 1 state with the worst pothole problems

The state of Washington is ranked No. 1 regarding pothole problems in a study by AAA as reported in USA Today Blueprint.
3 years ago
A driver drove a car on a sidewalk in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood on the evening of Saturday, Fe...
Deborah Horne, KIRO 7 News

‘Neighbors outraged’: Driver pulls onto Ballard sidewalk to escape police

It was all caught on surveillance camera. The neighbors believe the vehicle came from an encampment a block away.
3 years ago
Warmer temperatures recently brought people out to Green Lake....
Ted Buehner

Winter’s still here, but the weather will reflect a sense spring is coming

It is mid-February. Each day is getting a bit over three minutes longer and daylight hours have expanded to about 10.5 hours.
3 years ago
Approximately 40 firefighters and medics responded early Saturday to a head-on crash that witnesses...
Steve Coogan and Matt Markovich

Seattle PD, FD deliver sobering statistics to Seattle City Council

SPD Chief Adrian Diaz and SFD Chief Harold Scoggins delivered stark reminders the issues of crime, homicide and homelessness haven't changed much.
3 years ago
Image: Redmond Police Department arrive on the scene at the Sammamish River Villas apartment comple...
Steve Coogan

Redmond police investigate early-morning shooting at apartment complex

The Redmond Police Department is investigating a shooting at an apartment complex on Leary Way, according to social media posts.
3 years ago
cougar attack...
Samantha Lomibao, KIRO 7 News

Woman recovering after being mauled by cougar northeast of Fall City

According to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife, officers got reports of injuries on a trail northeast of Falls City.
3 years ago
road rage shooting...
Frank Sumrall

Suspect arrested after shooting trooper during traffic stop in Kent

The trooper was taken to Harborview Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries, according to WSP.
3 years ago
The State Capitol in Olympia...
Kate Stone

3 of Washington’s 6 citizen initiatives will get legislative hearings

Citizen-backed changes to police pursuit, state income tax, and parental rights laws will get their moment in front of lawmakers in Olympia this month.
3 years ago
pse gas service...
Kate Stone

End of PSE’s obligation to provide natural gas service closer to passing legislature

House Republican leader Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, said earlier this week the legislation would, "effectively ban natural gas for for Washingtonians."
3 years ago
Image: A recent photo of Port Townsend...
Heather Bosch

‘Difficult decision:’ Father won’t face charge in newborn baby’s death

A Port Townsend father, who has who has a history of drug use and homelessness, won't face charges in the death of his newborn baby, for now.
3 years ago
Image: The Washington State Patrol released a statement Friday, Feb. 16 about charges being recomme...
Kate Stone

More charges recommended for protesters who shut down I-5 in Seattle

Washington State Patrol forwarded their recommendations for seven additional people involved in the pro-Palestinian protest that shut down I-5 be charged.
3 years ago
Image: This image shows a suspect identified as Marcelo F. Vargas-Fernandez on the Expedia Group ca...
Kate Stone

Expedia to close Seattle offices for 3 days to up security after spy cam reports

Expedia's development comes after a former employee was charged earlier this month with installing spy cameras in two all-gender restrooms on the campus.
3 years ago
Bus shooting...
Bill Kaczaraba

Kent bus shooting leaves 1 person dead

A shooting on a Metro Transit bus in Kent Friday afternoon left one person dead.
3 years ago
Image: Federal Way police officers responding to a crime....
James Lynch

Federal Way Police Chief: ‘No-pursuit law makes communities less safe’

Federal Way Police Chief Andy Hwang blames Washington State’s no-pursuit law for no being able to capture group that damaged 69 cars.
3 years ago
Sound Transit train routes...
Steve Coogan

Sound Transit sets April opening date for 8 new Eastside stations

Sound Transit announced Thursday the initial segment of the Link 2 Line will open to passenger service on Saturday, April 27. 
3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba

UW Medicine: King County sees ‘great increase’ in syphilis cases following national trend

"In the last two years, we’ve seen an increase in women by 90% each year in the incidence of syphilis from 2020 to 2022,” one expert said.
3 years ago
Image: Travis Kelce of the Kansas City Chiefs, left, celebrates with Taylor Swift after defeating t...
Associated Press

Taylor Swift gives $100K to family of woman killed in Chiefs parade shooting

Taylor Swift donated $100,000 to the family of Lisa Lopez-Galvan, the woman killed in the shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs' Super Bowl victory parade.
3 years ago
navalny death...
Dasha Litvinova, The Associated Press

Western officials and Kremlin critics blame Putin for Navalny’s death in prison

"He was killed for exposing Putin and his mafia as the crooks and thieves they are," Kasparov, who lives abroad, wrote on X.
3 years ago
zoey wiseman car crash...
Frank Sumrall

Man suspected to be responsible for girlfriend’s death turns himself in three months later

Nickolas Greinke was the 16-year-old girl's boyfriend and is suspected of abandoning the crashed truck with his dead or dying girlfriend inside.
3 years ago
King County sheriff...
Heather Bosch

2 men tied to white supremacist group charged in Maple Valley murders

Two men tied to a white supremacist prison group have been charged in the death of a man and woman whose bodies were found dumped in Maple Valley in 2023.
3 years ago
Holding hands...
Angela Poe Russell

Angela Poe Russell: Love is challenging in a complex time

Love is more difficult in a time of dating shows, technology, and a need for connection.
3 years ago
Image: The device under the sink was seized by the Seattle Police Department in January believed to...
Kate Stone

Expedia employees: We were left in the dark about bathroom spy cams

Employees at Expedia's Seattle headquarters say they were unaware of an investigation into cameras found in two bathrooms until the news surfaced online.
3 years ago
fab freight transit lane...
Chris Sullivan

SDOT experiments with freight/transit lane

A F-A-B lane is a freight and bus lane. It's a lane that commercial trucks and buses can share to improve the overall flow of traffic.
3 years ago
Image: Fallen ice melts in an ice cave created by meltwater at the retreating Castner Glacier in th...
The MyNorthwest staff with wire reports

Looking at Alaskapox: Recent death puts virus seen in small animals in spotlight

A recent case in outside of Fairbanks — this one resulting in a man's death — has brought new attention to the so-called Alaskapox virus.
3 years ago