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Bridget Chavez, KIRO 7 News

‘They saved my life’: Everett man credits Harborview addiction program with helping him get sober

An Everett man who has suffered from opioid use credits the addiction program at Harborview Medical Center with helping save his life.
3 years ago
Flying Heritage...
Bill Kaczaraba

Everett’s Flying Heritage Museum to re-open Memorial Day weekend

Everett's Flying Heritage and Combat Armor Museum announced Monday their re-opening on May 27, three years after closing due to the pandemic.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

21-year-old shot in Auburn park, dies in hospital

Investigators are trying to determine what led up to a fatal shooting at Auburn Environmental Park early Monday.
3 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Seattle mayor announces downtown revitalization plan to combat fentanyl

Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his plan to try and revitalize downtown Seattle, an area that has been plagued with public fentanyl use.
3 years ago
earthquake...
Bill Kaczaraba

Discovery leads UW scientists to better understand earthquake threat

Warm liquid seeping from the ocean floor off Oregon is offering UW scientists more information about the threat of a major earthquake in the northwest.
3 years ago
narcan...
L.B. Gilbert

Narcan vending machines in King Co. show signs of success 1 year in

King County has been installing Narcan, a life-saving opioid overdose prevention medication, in vending machines for about a year.
3 years ago
kayakers...
L.B. Gilbert

3 kayakers rescued by Coast Guard near Grays Harbor, 1 hospitalized

A United States Coast Guard (USCG) aircrew rescued three kayakers in Grays Harbor on Wednesday, one of whom had dangerous signs of hypothermia.
3 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Sound Transit opening new parking garage at Lynnwood Transit Center on Monday

Sound Transit is opening a new parking garage at the Lynwood Transit Center on Monday.
3 years ago
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KIRO 7 News

Police respond to 3 shootings across Shelton on Saturday night

Police responded to three separate shootings in less than four hours in Shelton on Saturday night.
3 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Body of Leticia Martinez-Cosman found in Renton, says brother

A body found April 11 in Renton has been identified as Leticia Martinez-Cosman according to the woman’s brother, who confirmed with KIRO 7.
3 years ago
A cruise ship sails by the Seattle waterfront (Photo courtesy of Port of Seattle)...
Frank Sumrall

Seattle expecting record-breaking cruise year as first ship sets sail

It’s the first of more than 250 cruise ships scheduled to dock at Piers 66 and 91 through the fall, as cruise ship season lasts until late October.
3 years ago
Image: A row of houses in Seattle as household income in Seattle rises. (Flickr Creative Commons)...
Bill Kaczaraba

Real estate excise tax bill makes it out of committee

The real estate tax bill proposes increasing the supply of affordable housing by allowing cities to adjust the real estate excise tax.
3 years ago
Washington State Spring Fair...
L.B. Gilbert

Washington State Spring Fair is back with new events

It's time for the Washington State Spring Fair at the Puyallup fairgrounds, which kicked off Thursday, April 13.
3 years ago
tacoma high school stabbing...
Bill Kaczaraba

Tacoma Police believe they’ve busted a teen crime ring

Tacoma Police believe they've busted a teen crime ring after authorities stopped a stolen car and found three of the suspects.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Bicyclist suffers injuries after being hit by car in Kirkland

Kirkland Police are investigating a crash involving a bicyclist who was hit by a car that occurred around midnight Friday.
3 years ago
Construction on the Interstate 90 bridge light rail...
L.B. Gilbert

Concrete supports need to be rebuilt, delaying Eastside light rail

Bad concrete have caused lengthy delay in construction on Interstate 90, and won't open the light rail across Lake Washington until late 2025.
3 years ago
Cars drive across the I-90 floating bridge....
Nate Connors

I-90 floating bridge to be closed overnight into Saturday

WSDOT will close westbound Interstate 90 between the Mercer Island lid and Interstate 5 starting tonight and ending Saturday morning.
3 years ago
Decriminalization, psychedelics...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Bill to explore safety of psilocybin heads to governor’s desk

A bill that would explore the safety of a compound in those mushrooms known as psilocybin is now on the governor’s desk.
3 years ago
state dinosaur...
L.B. Gilbert

WA Legislature passes state dinosaur bill, heads to governor’s desk

The Suciasaurus rex once roamed Washington, but a group of fourth graders started pushing for it to become the official state dinosaur.
3 years ago
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Briseida Holguin, KIRO 7 News

Sea-Tac fully reopens its Central Terminal as problems surround International Arrivals Facility

It was a big milestone for the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport, which fully reopened its Central Terminal Thursday.
3 years ago
Fentanyl...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

3 arrested in connection to fentanyl-related death of 5-year-old girl

Three individuals - including the victim's parents - were arrested after a 5-year-old Ferndale girl's death from a fentanyl overdose.
3 years ago
drug bust...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Seattle drug bust uncovers large volumes of cash, narcotics, guns

Seattle Police Detective Judinna Gulpan believes officers made a key arrest for hindering the region's ever-growing drug trafficking problem.
3 years ago
laid off...
Bill Kaczaraba

Seattle-based Redfin lays off 4% of its workforce

Seattle-based Redfin laid off 201 employees on Tuesday, the third round of layoffs in the past year. That's about 4% of its workforce.
3 years ago
assault weapons ban...
Frank Sumrall

Customers flock to gun stores as WA assault weapons ban nears

If passed, Washington would become one of the first states in the country to implement a ban on assault weapons.
3 years ago