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Bluefish tuna...
KIRO 7 News

‘Astonishing’ discovery as 200-pound bluefin tuna turns up in Salish Sea for first time ever

Researchers on Orcas Island stumbled on a bizarre discovery Wednesday morning, after finding a five-and-a-half-foot-long bluefin tuna washed ashore on Crescent Beach.
3 years ago
toddler lynnwood...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Toddler hurt after falling 2 stories out window in Lynnwood

A toddler was hurt Tuesday night after falling out of a 2-story window in Lynnwood, according to South County Fire.
3 years ago
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Bridget Chavez, KIRO 7 News

Tacoma tenants compete with City Council for renters bill of rights

For those who live in the city of Tacoma, come November, you’ll see two competing measures on a ballot that could give more protection to renters.
3 years ago
tacoma holy rosary church...
Feliks Banel

Battle for Holy Rosary Church’s survival stretches from Tacoma to the Vatican

Four years into a struggle to save a beloved Tacoma church, the community group organized to secure its preservation is taking their battle to the Vatican.
3 years ago
miami seaquarium lolita...
L.B. Gilbert

Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay shares plans to move whale Tokitae ‘as soon as we can’

Indianapolis Colts owner and philanthropist Jim Irsay is still working on bringing the orca Tokitae back to the Salish Sea, and he says he's helping to fund the effort.
3 years ago
WSDOT lost penguin stuffed animal...
L.B. Gilbert

WSDOT works to find owner of lost penguin stuffed animal

The Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is asking for the public’s help in reuniting a little lost penguin with its owner.
3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert

Nick Brown, former US attorney, announces run for Washington AG

The man who recently stepped down as U.S. attorney in Seattle, Nick Brown, announced Wednesday he would be running for Washington's next attorney general. 
3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert

Another 250+ layoffs at Microsoft as company starts new fiscal year

In yet another round of cost-cutting, Microsoft laid off 276 employees Monday evening as the company enters a new fiscal year.
3 years ago
Crime...
Bill Kaczaraba

‘This cannot be the new normal,’ top state police official says

With violent crime in Seattle soaring, the Executive Director of the Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs says we must recognize, "this cannot be the new normal."
3 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

NBA Commissioner: ‘Enormous interest’ in bringing Sonics back to Seattle

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver stoked the rumor mill hinting at the possibility of bringing professional basketball back to the Emerald City.
3 years ago
forever chemicals...
Micki Gamez

‘Forever chemicals’ found in clothing could be making us sick

Writer Alden Wicker concluded in her work all the chemicals that we use on clothes are from fossil fuels as dye is one of the first chemical products invented by chemists.
3 years ago
Image: Luis Castillo of the Seattle Mariners poses for a photo with family during the MLB All-Star ...
Frank Sumrall

MLB’s biggest stars hit the All-Star red carpet

Check out the biggest and brightest stars to stroll down the "magenta" carpet at Pike Place Market for the 2023 MLB All-Star Game in Seattle.
3 years ago
Image: The Baird Springs Fire in Grant County...
staff and wire reports

Growing wildfire in central Washington prompts evacuations

As of noon Tuesday, all Level 3 evacuations were downgraded to Level 2.
3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba

Washington AG Ferguson getting demands to reveal donors in gubernatorial campaign

A new complaint wants Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson to reveal his donors in recent campaign transfers for his bid for governor.
3 years ago
Deer on I-5...
Colleen West, KIRO 7 News

Deer spotted on I-5 express lanes in Seattle

Two deer somehow made their way onto the Interstate 5 express lanes just north of downtown Seattle.
3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba

Republicans push back on state’s new long-term care tax

The pushback is growing over Washington's new long-term insurance program. A group of Republican state senators wants to make it optional.
3 years ago
Point Defiance Park...
Bill Kaczaraba

Point Defiance Park will close early, increase security this week due to shootings

Tacoma's popular Point Defiance Park will close early this week due to recent shootings.
3 years ago
(Photo from KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Pilot of ultralight aircraft hurt in Arlington collision

An incident involving an ultralight aircraft left the pilot injured Sunday morning.
3 years ago
seattle all-star...
Frank Sumrall

Rick Rizzs: MLB All-Star Week is ‘Disneyland for baseball fans’

Seattle has been busy hosting MLB's All-Star Week at T-Mobile Park -- and the approximate 100,000 visitors and baseball enthusiasts the event brings.
3 years ago
pidgeon SR 526...
Chris Sullivan

Pigeon trouble on SR 526 disrupts seismic retro-fitting

Seismic upgrades and pigeons don't really have much in common. But don't tell that to contractors working on improvements to the Boeing Freeway in Everett.
3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba

Nearly 60 firearms discovered at Sea-Tac TSA checkpoints in 2023

The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has discovered 58 firearms in travelers' carry-on luggage so far this year at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
3 years ago
Image: Parked cars in downtown Seattle...
Nate Connors

Street parking rates increase in some Seattle areas

Paid-parking rate adjustments took effect throughout the city of Seattle Monday.
3 years ago
corbin carroll...
KIRO 7 News Staff

A long awaited homecoming for D-Backs All-Star, Seattle native Corbin Carroll

Representing the Arizona Diamondbacks, rookie phenom Corbin Carroll remembers growing up in Seattle with his parents and sister.
3 years ago
yakima flights seattle...
L.B. Gilbert

Yakima County, businesses raise funds to get more flights to Seattle

Some businesses in Yakima County are so eager for more air service they are contributing to the fund needed to get Alaska Airlines to add flights.
3 years ago