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Light rail stabbing Rainier Valley...
Bill Kaczaraba

Link Light rail re-opens after stabbing in Rainier Valley

A stabbing on the Link Light rail has shut down part of the system Friday morning at the Othello station in the Rainier Valley.
3 years ago
c. auris deadly fungus...
Frank Sumrall

First case of deadly fungus diagnosed in Washington

Approximately every 1 in 3 patients with a C. auris infection dies, according to the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department.
3 years ago
Seattle Swifties...
Bill Kaczaraba

‘Swifties’ already making presence known in Seattle

A hundred-thousand 'Swifties' are descending on Seattle for two nights of Taylor Swift concerts at Lumen Field.
3 years ago
Capitol Hill Block Party...
Bill Kaczaraba

Seattle’s biggest summer weekend of entertainment has arrived

It seems everywhere you turn this weekend, there will be some form of entertainment across the greater Seattle region.
3 years ago
Tony Bennett dies...
Associated Press

Tony Bennett, masterful stylist of American standards, dies at 96

Tony Bennett died in his hometown of New York. There was no specific cause, but Bennett had been diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease in 2016.
3 years ago
Federal Way shoplifting...
Brittany Toolis, KIRO 7 News

Owner of Federal Way hardware store accuses city council candidate of shoplifting

The owner of a Federal Way hardware store accuses a city council candidate of shoplifting and says he has video evidence.
3 years ago
Associated Press

Amazon, Microsoft agree to AI safeguards set by White House

Amazon, Microsoft and other tech companies in the AI space agreed to safeguards brokered by President Joe Biden's administration.
3 years ago
Ellensburg (Photo courtesy of Central Washington University)...
Frank Sumrall

Ellensburg among cities with fastest-growing rent prices year-over-year

It's not getting any more reasonable to live in Ellensburg as the central Washington city ranks No. 3 for fastest-growing cost of a one-bedroom rental.
3 years ago
(KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

K9 ends seven-hour standoff in Tacoma

A seven-hour standoff in Tacoma ended when the 45-year-old domestic violence suspect was discovered hiding in the trunk of his car.
3 years ago
pullayup fire...
Briseida Holguin, KIRO 7 News

Family of 8 loses house, garage and car in Puyallup fire

Central Pierce Fire & Rescue said no one was injured. However, a detached garage, most of the house, and a car burned.
3 years ago
popeyes tacoma...
MyNorthwest Video

Rantz has a bone to pick with ‘dummy’ food delivery drivers

A Tacoma couple’s home address has been falsely listed as a Popeyes in a food delivery app. Unfortunately, DoorDash drivers are dumb enough to be knocking on the door and asking for chicken. “The DoorDash driver then goes to this home that is very clearly a home,” Jason Rantz said on KTTH 770 AM. “You […]
3 years ago
Auto thefts...
Bill Kaczaraba

Tukwila launches new weapon in fight against area car thefts

Tukwila Police are cracking down on car thefts with a new tool called an "automatic license plate reader."
3 years ago
Inslee gas prices...
Frank Sumrall

Inslee on debilitating gas prices: ‘We won’t stand for’ corporate greed

"The CEO of Exxon Oil made $35 million last year while he's jacking up our prices through the roof," Inslee said.
3 years ago
Seattle waterfront shuttle...
Nate Connors

Free shuttle service returns to Seattle’s waterfront

Like many businesses in Seattle, the free waterfront shuttle service shut down during the pandemic. But now its back.
3 years ago
Japanese beetle...
Frank Sumrall

Crops threatened after invasive Japanese beetle discovered in Pasco

A single Japanese beetle --  a highly invasive pest also known by its scientific name Popillia japonica -- was discovered in Pasco last week.
3 years ago
Dogs Mt. Rainier...
L.B. Gilbert

State Troopers detain two dogs while on paw-trol near Mt. Rainier

Two dogs are now in police custody after being found running along the side of the highway near Mt. Rainier.
3 years ago
(Photo from KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

2 young men involved in 2020 Bellevue murder-for-hire plot plead guilty

Two young men pled guilty on Wednesday to a murder-for-hire plot that happened in Bellevue in 2020.
3 years ago
Chinatown International-District Fire...
Sam Campbell

Power restored to Chinatown-International District residents after fire

Seattle Fire Department crews are at the scene of a fire in a vacant building in the Chinatown-International District.
3 years ago
Wedgwood tree...
L.B. Gilbert

Wedgwood tree remains standing as activists continue ‘tree-sitting’

A red cedar tree in Wedgwood remains standing as a home-building contractor scrambles to find another company willing to cut it down.
3 years ago
Seattle Nordic Museum...
Lisa Brooks

Seattle National Nordic Museum director receives knighthood

The next time you go to the National Nordic Museum in Seattle's Ballard neighborhood, you could meet an actual Knight.
3 years ago
(Photo from KIRO 7)...
Gwen Baumgardner, KIRO 7 News

Seattle ‘Swifties’ join Ticketmaster lawsuit after melt-down left them empty-handed

This weekend thousands of Taylor Swift fans will be in Seattle to catch her two-night ‘Eras Tour’ at Lumen Field
3 years ago
Seattle police tombstone...
Sam Campbell

Seattle Police Chief answers to civilian police oversight over tombstone display

Seattle’s Police Chief appeared before a police oversight body to answer questions about a fake tombstone of a man killed by officers.
3 years ago
air-conditioned weather washington...
Ted Buehner

Seattle has ‘air-conditioned weather’ compared to rest of US

When MLB All-Stars were in Seattle a week ago, many expressed how great the weather was compared to the rest of the U.S.
3 years ago
Example of illegal street racing (Photo by Lawrence K. Ho / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)...
L.B. Gilbert

Seattle considers proposal for cameras to prevent street racing

Seattle residents fed up with street racing could find some relief if a new proposal makes it through the city council.
3 years ago