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Tacoma crash SR509 charges...
L.B. Gilbert

Prosecutors say ‘insufficient evidence’ for charges in Tacoma crash that killed 6

Prosecutors have declined to file charges related to a a crash that happened in July which killed 6 people on State Route 509 through Tacoma.
3 years ago
Image: Chief Sealth International High School students participate in a walkout...
Frank Sumrall

Students walk out of Chief Sealth High to protest texts with sexual violence, harassment

Students at Chief Sealth High are planning to walk out Friday in protest over an incident involving graphic group text messages encouraging sexual violence.
3 years ago
SPD units at a homeless encampment in Seattle (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7)...
Frank Sumrall

Seattle City Council drug ordinance goes into effect

Seattle City Councilmembers voted to pass an ordinance Tuesday that aligns the city’s drug use laws with legislation the state passed earlier this year.
3 years ago
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Kevin Ko, KIRO 7 News

Auburn group offers crucial ‘One Stop Resource’ for low income residents

“Offering resources” is a phrase you’ll see often in relation to homelessness, but it’s sounds much easier than it seems.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Man arrested for stabbing outside Capitol Hill bar, 4 injured

A 36-year-old man was arrested after four people were stabbed early this morning in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood.
3 years ago
A Chase Bank branch location in downtown Seattle location. (Getty Images)...
Bill Kaczaraba

Greater Seattle households spend significantly more than the national average

Households in the Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, Washington, metropolitan area spent more than the national average, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

97% of Providence Everett nurses vote to approve strike

Nurses at Providence Everett voted to go on strike Thursday evening, with 97% of nurses agreeing to the proposal until Providence Medical ended what they call "unfair labor practice."
3 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Investigator believes new details could lead to landing site of DB Cooper

The mysterious disappearance of D.B. Cooper has baffled law enforcement and amateur investigators alike for over half a century. Now, one Cooper enthusiast believes he might have a new lead.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall and Steve Coogan

Mass shooting in Toppenish leaves 3 young people, gunman dead

In Yakima County, a mass shooting early Thursday left three young victims and the suspected gunman dead while another person is in critical condition. 
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Rite Aid to close 11 Wash. stores, including 5 Bartell Drugs locations

Rite Aid has decided to shut down 154 stores nationwide, including 11 Rite Aid/Bartell Drugs locations within Washington.
3 years ago
Image: Student Jaahnavi Kandula...
Steve Coogan

Outside agency to investigate the death of Jaahnavi Kandula

An outside agency has been hired to investigate the Jan. 23 death of Jaahnavi Kandula after she was hit and killed by a Seattle Police Department officer.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

3 discharged from hospital after shoot out at Golden Gardens Park

Police are investigating multiple shootings that occurred in Ballard Thursday evening, resulting in one dead and three injured.
3 years ago
Auburn attempted break-in...
Bill Kaczaraba

Video: Attempted Auburn break-in ends with shots fired at intruders

When officers arrived at the scene, a resident at the address reported an attempted burglary at their home involving three suspects.
3 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Trial against former Seahawk accused of beating, choking girlfriend in 2021 starts Thursday

Former Seahawk Chad Wheeler faces several charges stemming from an incident in 2021, including first degree domestic violence assault.
3 years ago
Image: Mt. Rainier can be seen from Camp Schurman in a recent image....
Ted Buehner

Mountain snow on the way as Puget Sound weather shifts

Heading into this weekend and next week, the mild weather pattern of the past few days is forecast to change.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Court documents provide new details of hammer attack at Beacon Hill light rail station

The victims of the attack were a man and a woman in their 60s. Both were taken to hospitals and are in stable condition, SPD reported.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Primate for UW studies dies in program’s care, inspection found

The primate's death was one of four non-compliant items an unannounced inspection by the United States Department of Agriculture found.
3 years ago
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Brittany Toolis, KIRO 7 News

‘This is my livelihood’: Redmond man saves life as his dump truck, business goes up in flames

A car slammed into a dump truck and burst into flames around noon on Tuesday in Redmond. Eyewitnesses clocked the sedan going about 60 mph, weaving in and out of traffic right up until the crash.
3 years ago
boys in the boat clooney...
Frank Sumrall

UW’s iconic ‘Boys in the Boat’ rowing team subject of new George Clooney film

The cast includes Joel Edgerton, Chris Diamantopoulos, Callum Turner and Jack Mulhern, with Mark L. Smith adapting Brown’s book for the screen.
3 years ago
Dee-Ann Durbin, Associated Press

Starbucks, Workers United union sue each other in standoff over pro-Palestinian social media post

Starbucks and the union organizing its workers sued each other Wednesday in a standoff sparked by a social media post over the Israel-Hamas war.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Family dog recovering after consuming methamphetamine on walk

A family pet in Snoqualmie is recovering at an animal hospital after the dog found and ate methamphetamine on a walk in North Bend last weekend.
3 years ago
skorheim pumpkin carving...
Frank Sumrall

Video: Jake Skorheim carves his greatest pumpkin yet

Jake Skorheim, host of KIRO Nights, gets festive in the office as he carves a pumpkin commemorating his late-night talk radio show.
3 years ago
thanksgiving what's open closed...
Bill Kaczaraba

Costco CEO Jelinek to step down; Vachris will take over

Costco Wholesale Corporation announced Wednesday that Craig Jelinek will step down as Chief Executive Officer, effective Jan. 1, 2024.
3 years ago
This undated image provided by Amazon.com shows the so-called Prime Air unmanned aircraft project t...
Tom Murphy and Haleluya Hadero, Associated Press

Amazon will start testing drones that will drop prescriptions on your doorstep, literally

Amazon will soon make prescription drugs fall from the sky when the e-commerce giant becomes the latest company to test drone deliveries for medications.
3 years ago