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Frank Sumrall

Gunfire from weekend shooting wounds 10-year-old in Lakewood

The gunfire erupted in a Lakewood parking lot near South Tacoma Way and 80th Street.
3 years ago
uber eats seattle...
Lisa Brooks

Tony Delivers provides a local alternate to food delivery in Seattle

When the WSU grad started losing customers due to food delivery costs, he decided to start his own delivery service. This month, Tony Delivers was born.
3 years ago
UW graduate marines...
Samantha Lomibao, KIRO 7 News

‘Ben was always in the front’: UW graduate among marines killed in helicopter crash

A University of Washington graduate was among the five marines killed in a helicopter crash in Southern California this week.
3 years ago
tacoma stabbing...
KIRO 7 News Staff and Brittany Toolis, KIRO 7 News

‘It’s infuriating’: Residents question park safety after Tacoma stabbing

Police said a man stabbed a woman as she walked deep in the park on one of the trails Saturday afternoon.
3 years ago
bellevue pimp social media...
James Lynch

11 and 15-year-old girls trafficked in Seattle

Police say the girls had no idea what was planned for them when they met 25-year-old Ezra Wimana online.
3 years ago
Chinatown demonstration...
Bill Kaczaraba

Chinatown-International District Sound Transit station re-opened after demonstration

The Sound Transit station in the Chinatown-International District has been closed for a demonstration.
3 years ago
stab hospital tacoma...
Bill Kaczaraba

Detectives investigating homicide in Yesler Terrace

Seattle Police are investigating on Saturday after a man was found dead in Yesler Terrace neighborhood.  
3 years ago
Big Boulder...
Bill Kaczaraba

Big daddy boulder blocks road near Wenatchee until explosives played a role

A gargantuan-sized boulder fell onto a highway near Wenatchee on Tuesday nearly as wide as half the roadway!
3 years ago
Crews with WSDOT also installed temporary tolling equipment on the 520 bridge, and began demolition...
Nate Connors

Weekend Closures: Revive I-5 and Montlake Boulevard

Montlake Boulevard and parts of I-5 affected by traffic closures this weekend,
3 years ago
North Bend bear...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Bear spotted attempting to break into North Bend home

A bear was spotted Wednesday night attempting to get into a North Bend home.
3 years ago
A sinkhole partially swallowed a garbage truck in Spokane on Friday, Feb. 10, 2024....
Bill Kaczaraba

Sinkhole partially swallows a Spokane recycling truck

A City of Spokane recycling truck got swallowed by a sinkhole within city limits Friday.
3 years ago
Image: The Seattle Police Department arrived on the scene of an attempted robbery near Ingraham Hig...
Kate Stone

Ingraham High students arrested for trying to rob classmate at gunpoint

Four Ingraham High School students were arrested Friday and are accused of trying to rob another student at gunpoint on school grounds.
3 years ago
Image: Protesters block a portion of Interstate 5 in Seattle on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2024....
Kate Stone

WSP recommends charges for protesters who shut down I-5 in Seattle

The agency recommended charges against five people accused of being involved in the pro-Palestinian protest that shut down I-5 north for hours last month.
3 years ago
Aurora shooting march for peace...
Luke Duecy

Shooting on Aurora leaves man in serious condition

Seattle police are investigating an overnight shooting that left a man in serious condition.
3 years ago
The Ryan House in Sumner, Wash. dates to the 1860s; after years of fundraising to preserve it, the ...
Feliks Banel

Ryan House in Sumner named “Most Endangered”

The grassroots effort to save the historic Ryan House in the Pierce County community of Sumner just got a boost from the Washington Trust for Historic Preservation. The statewide advocacy group has added the threatened structure to its list of “Most Endangered Places” in Washington.
3 years ago
Travis Mayfield

Mayfield: Strippers, strip club owners deserve equity under state law

In Washington, strippers are generally only able to work as independent contractors.
3 years ago
Little Hands Big Hearts Early Learning. (KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle daycare teacher admits to drugging kids during naptime

A Seattle daycare teacher has been fired after admitting to giving infants melatonin, a common sleep aid.
3 years ago
seattle childrens hospital...
Kate Stone

Jury awards families $215,000 in lawsuit against Seattle Children’s Hospital

A King County jury has ruled the hospital is responsible for exposing two babies and an 11-year-old child to a deadly fungus during medical procedures.
3 years ago
primary election washington ballot...
Matt Markovich

House passes bill shifting elections to even-numbered years

After an hour-long floor debate, the state House passed HB 1932 on Thursday by a vote of 52-45 with one member excused.
3 years ago
McMorris Rodgers...
Frank Sumrall

McMorris Rodgers won’t seek re-election after 20 years representing Eastern Wash.

After representing Washington's 5th District in the U.S. House for 20 years, Cathy McMorris Rodgers announced she is not running for re-election.
3 years ago
FAB bus...
Bill Kaczaraba

Traffic changes coming to Seattle’s Westlake Avenue in 2025

Changes are coming to Westlake Ave. in a year that the Seattle Department of Transportation (SDOT) hopes will help buses and freight travel more efficiently.
3 years ago
seattle humane ceo...
Frank Sumrall

David Loewe, ex-Seattle Humane CEO, suspected in murder-suicide involving his wife

The man who allegedly committed the murder-suicide was a former CEO of Seattle Humane, a not-for-profit humane society for animal adoptions.
3 years ago
Bus...
Brittany Toolis and KIRO 7 News Staff

Deputies investigating after Covington student dies on school bus

A Kentwood High School student died after being found unconscious on a school bus.
3 years ago
SR 18 construction...
Nate Connors

Lane reductions over Tiger Mountain to last two months

The next phase on the State Route 18 Widening Project is underway and expected to last into April.
3 years ago