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Photo: Interstate 5....
Nate Connors

Prepare for I-5 traffic as projects return to South Seattle

Drivers who commute on I-5 south this weekend will experience backups through Tukwila. The Revive I-5 Project is taking up another weekend.
3 years ago
Renton crash memorial...
James Lynch

Family and friends gather to remember loved ones lost in Renton crash

Family and friends who lost loved ones in this week’s horrific crash in Renton, gathered to remember, and to honor the lives lost.
3 years ago
Moscow shooting...
The Associated Press

Russia: 60 dead, 145 injured in concert hall raid; Islamic State group claims responsibility

Assailants burst into a concert hall in Moscow on Friday and sprayed the crowd with gunfire, killing over 60 people, injuring more than 100.
3 years ago
Diaper drive...
Colleen O'Brien

Colleen O’Brien: A lofty goal of 500,000 diapers

Throughout March, the local non-profit Do the Right Thing hosts a March of Diapers Drive. The diapers collected go to dozens of local non-profits, which then distribute them to families in need.
3 years ago
homeless vet clinic...
Lisa Brooks

Vet clinic for low-income, homeless had ambulance ‘trashed, stripped of equipment’

Seattle Veterinary Outreach, which provides veterinary services for homeless and low-income people's pets, had its van stolen and trashed Thursday.
3 years ago
Image: The Oso landslide scar is seen near a sign at the memorial site on Saturday, Feb. 17, 2024, ...
GENE JOHNSON and BECKY BOHRER, The Associated Press

10 years after the deadly Oso landslide, climate change is increasing the danger

The trauma that engulfed a rural community after the Oso landslide on March 22, 2014, was a national wake-up call about landslides' danger.
3 years ago
Image: A Renton Police Department vehicle....
James Lynch

Renton juvenile crime skyrocketing, one tactic up 900%, says chief

Juvenile crime is skyrocketing in Renton. The Renton police chief posted a message on X addressing the issue.
3 years ago
It has been a decade since the Oso landslide swept through Oso, taking 43 lives. (Photo: Chris Sull...
Ted Buehner

10 years later: Ted Buehner recalls Oso landslide sweeping everything in its path

Ten years ago, the Oso landslide occurred. Forty-three lives were lost in this tragic event, the deadliest landside in American history.
3 years ago
drones graffiti...
Frank Sumrall

Drones will be used to combat graffiti after Inslee signed new bill

State transportation officials have been authorized to use drones to address graffiti vandalism after Gov. Jay Inslee signed House Bill 1989 into law.
3 years ago
Dog face...
Bill Kaczaraba

Another Western Washington pet shelter faces food crisis

The Humane Society of Tacoma and Pierce County is seeking the public's help.
3 years ago
Members of the Seattle Storm hold high championship trophy after winning Game 3 of the WNBA basketb...
The Associated Press

Storm exec dies after suffering medical emergency

Tricia McLean, the chief financial officer for the Seattle Storm, has died following a medical emergency, the WNBA team said Thursday. She was 61.
3 years ago
tacoma car crash fatal...
Frank Sumrall

Explosive sound in Sedro-Woolley puzzles residents, Skagit County deputies

At approximately 8:15 p.m. Tuesday night, a loud explosive sound was heard in Sedro-Woolley, causing many residents to contact the Skagit County Sheriff.
3 years ago
pollen season...
Frank Sumrall

Tease of spring weather brings pollen season, flurry of allergies

Spring briefly bloomed earlier this week, meaning pollen season has made its way to cause sniffling and sinus misery across the Puget Sound region.
3 years ago
Photo: A hiring sign for tree care service work is posted in Wheeling, Ill., Sunday, March 19, 2023...
Julia Dallas

Washington unemployment rate rises for 5th month in a row

Numbers from the Washington State Employment Security Department show the state's unemployment rate has risen for the fifth month in a row.
3 years ago
Photo: A rally was held outside of Garfield High School on stopping gun violence....
James Lynch

Garfield High School parents hold rally surrounding gun violence

It has been a week plagued with gun violence in the Central District near Garfield High School. Parents are fed up.
3 years ago
(Seattle Sports 710 AM)...

Video: UW Huskies athletic director Troy Dannen leaving for Nebraska

Brock and Salk react to UW Huskies athletic director Troy Dannen leaving for Nebraska.
3 years ago
Seneca overpass body...
Nate Connors

Seattle drivers prepare for full I-5 closure Wednesday night

Seattle drivers will need to prepare for an I-5 closure Wednesday night and an SR 520 East ramp closure as WSDOT crews will be working.
3 years ago
Skagit Fire Dept. fire...
Diane Duthweiler, KIRO Newsradio and Bill Kaczaraba, MyNorthwest

Mount Vernon fire station burns down, leaves volunteers with a lot of work

It would be easy to make the Lake McMurray firehouse the butt of a joke. The station that burned down.
3 years ago
Seattle airplane groping...
Kate Stone

King County judge hears three murder cases back to back

Suspects in three separate homicides in Seattle, all arrested on the same weekend earlier this month, appeared before the same judge at the King County Courthouse Wednesday.
3 years ago
kent house fire...
Sam Campbell

Family escapes burning Kent home, firefighters save man on roof

Firefighters rushed to a burning home in Kent early Wednesday morning, saving a person from the roof of a house fire.
3 years ago
pot shop smash-and-grab...
Kate Stone

Georgetown pot shop robbed, second Seattle smash-and-grab in 2 days

A pot shop in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood became the latest target of smash-and-grab thieves Wednesday.
3 years ago
Seattle Pilots opening day at Sick's Stadium, Seattle, April 1969 ( Cary Tolman, MOHAI collection)...
Feliks Banel

Seattle Pilots broadcaster Bill Schonely looks back to the pre-Mariners days

Bill Schonely’s career might have been very different if the Pilots had stayed in Seattle or if he had followed the team to Milwaukee. But now he roots for the Mariners.
3 years ago
Port Orchard evacuation...
Lisa Brooks

No harmful substance found in Port Orchard evacuation

The Kitsap County Administration Building in Port Orchard is back to normal operations a day after an evacuation.
3 years ago
insomnia cookies...
Lisa Brooks

Late-night dessert delivery service expanding to U-District for college cravings

What college student can resist the idea of warm cookies delivered to their dorm room late at night? That's where Insomnia Cookies swoops in.
3 years ago