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earthquake research...
Ted Buehner

Another Emergency Alert System blare will hit your cellphone on Thursday

This Thursday, the Great Shakeout will use EAS again to initiate the Great Shakeout earthquake drill at about 10:19 a.m. across the state.
3 years ago
Westlake fire...
Brittany Toolis, KIRO 7 News

Arson suspected in Westlake apartment fire that trapped residents inside

A Westlake apartment building caught fire in the middle of the night, trapping residents inside.
3 years ago
Mideast demonstrators in Westlake Center on Saturday. (KIRO 7)...
Bill Kaczaraba

Demonstrators snarl streets in downtown Seattle over Mideast conflict

SEATTLE — Protestors were blocking downtown Seattle streets on Saturday demonstrating about the Israeli-Hamas conflict. The Seattle Department of Transportation posted on Twitter around 3 p.m. showing protestors were northbound on 4 Avenue at Madison Street. UPDATE: Demonstration moving SB on 5th Ave at Pine St. Use alternative routes and use caution. pic.twitter.com/q2CvFusJ19 — SDOT […]
3 years ago
Image: American Amanda Knox delivers a speech during a panel session entitled "Trial by Media" duri...
Steve Coogan

Washington’s Amanda Knox to go on trial again in Italy

Italy's highest court overturned Seattle native Amanda Knox's slander conviction, ordering a new trial. Knox is in favor of the ruling.
3 years ago
Microsoft Call of Duty...
KELVIN CHAN AND MATT O’BRIEN, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Microsoft closes deal to buy Call of Duty maker Activision Blizzard after antitrust fights

Microsoft completed its purchase of video game maker Activision Blizzard for $69 billion on Friday, closing one of the most expensive tech acquisitions in history that could have repercussions across the video game industry.
3 years ago
Jack in the box car crash...
Ranji Sinha, KIRO 7 News

Car crashes into Federal Way Jack in the Box, bursts into flames

A car slammed into a Jack in the Box in Federal Way and burst into flames early Friday morning.
3 years ago
Forecasters predict two atmospheric rivers moving into western Washington this week. (Photo: Getty ...
Bill Kaczaraba

Sun Friday, clouds and rain this weekend in the Puget Sound region

The sun is back to the Puget Sound region Friday, but it will be short-lived. “There will be a change in this dry weather pattern heading into this weekend,” KIRO Newsradio meteorologist Ted Buehner told MyNorthwest. Happy Friday the 13th! Cold front is approaching from the west today, high clouds will fill in from west […]
3 years ago
Electric meter...
Bridget Chavez, KIRO 7 News

Seattle City Light to raise rates by nearly 10%

All Seattle City Light customers will start paying nearly 10% more beginning January 2024 after the utility announced rate increases.
3 years ago
Israel bomb shelter...
Bill Kaczaraba

Washington resident is stuck in Israel, waiting to get home

Timothy is a listener of KTTH's Jason Rantz Show and is stuck in Tel Aviv. The Grays Harbor County resident finds himself unable to get home.
3 years ago
Image: Protesters gather at a University of Washington in Seattle protest of the conflict in the Mi...
Bill Kaczaraba

Protesters clash at UW in Seattle over Mideast conflict

On the University of Washington campus, chants of "Resistance is justified" rang out as protesters on both sides of the Mideast conflict gathered Thursday.
3 years ago
Image: A Seattle Police Department vehicle...
Steve Coogan

Seattle man awaiting sentencing in child rape case arrested for girlfriend’s murder

The man charged with murdering his girlfriend was already awaiting sentencing on separate child rape charges.
3 years ago
Ducks uniforms...
Heather Bosch

Oregon Ducks debut ‘splatter’ uniforms against Huskies

Before the University of Washington and Oregon clash on the gridiron, one of the teams is already fielding criticism over its uniforms.
3 years ago
overdose...
Heather Bosch

King County overdose deaths surpass 2022 levels; experts worry new laws won’t help

From January through August, King County Emergency Medical Services responded to 5,645 overdoses while SFD responded to another 4,000.
3 years ago
ferry crash...
Bill Kaczaraba

NTSB probe: Captain was asleep at the wheel during ’22 ferry crash

The National Transportation Safety Board found human error was to blame for the crash of a Washington State Ferries vessel with 94 people on board.
3 years ago
ozempic...
Heather Bosch

Wash. lawsuits target insurance companies over weight-loss drugs, surgery

Two insurance companies are being sued in Washington State for refusing to cover weight loss treatments including popular, new weight loss drugs.
3 years ago
Solar eclipse...
Bill Kaczaraba

Watch: The solar eclipse

NASA provides coverage of the solar eclipse this morning.
3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert

Marysville institutes mandatory minimums to end cycle of fentanyl

The Marysville City Council unanimously adopted mandatory minimum sentences for repeat criminals at a meeting Monday.
3 years ago
seattle public schools saferwatch...
Bridget Chavez, KIRO 7 News

‘Absolute heartbreak’: Parents, students try to save Seattle teachers’ jobs as SPS makes cuts

Dozens of teachers’ jobs across Seattle Public Schools are on the chopping block after the district informed families it would be making class size adjustments at some elementary and K-8 schools
3 years ago
Associated Press

The Amazon antitrust lawsuit is likely to be a long and arduous journey for the FTC

Amazon is heading into one of its biggest sales events of the year — Prime Day — with a lawsuit hanging over its head that accuses it of preventing sellers from hawking their merchandise at lower prices on other sites.
3 years ago
A bill designed to reshape how Washington’s prison system handles the release of incarcerated ind...
Bill Kaczaraba

Washington prisons agree to changes for treatment of transgender persons

The Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will now provide gender-affirming clothing to transgender individuals.
3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba

Local activist: ‘If there is ever a chance for peace in the world, we must change’

Cari Conklin-Larsen told the story about her Jewish friend helping a girl named Lulu, who was born in Gaza, to receive life-saving surgery.
3 years ago
Ted Buehner

Wash. to have a partial solar eclipse Saturday, but will we see it?

Western Washington will have a partial solar eclipse Saturday morning, but how visible will the eclipse be?
3 years ago
Image: Seattle Gay News owner and publisher Mike Schultz...
Travis Mayfield

Seattle Gay News to stay open: LGBTQ+ paper won’t close after all

Seattle Gay News, or SGN as it is known, was looking for a buyer earlier this year. Enter longtime executive Mike Schultz.
3 years ago
titan recovered coast guard...
L.B. Gilbert

Titan sub wreckage recovered from Atlantic Ocean by Coast Guard

The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) has recovered the rest of the debris from the Ocean Gate submersible "Titan," which imploded on a dive into the Titanic June 18.
3 years ago