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L.B. Gilbert

16-year-old dead after shooting at Parkland apartment, 1 other injured

A 16-year-old boy was shot and killed at an apartment complex in Parkland Wednesday evening.
4 years ago
Leticia Martinez-Cosman (left) with the man she went on a date with to the Mariners opening day gam...
L.B. Gilbert

Suspect in woman’s disappearance from Mariners game later allegedly attacked her son

A search is underway for a 58-year-old woman who's been missing since going on a date to a Mariners game last Friday.
4 years ago
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Gwen Baumgardner, KIRO 7 News

Several western Washington school districts facing budget cuts in coming year

Olympia, Shoreline, Everett, and Bellevue are just some of the public school districts facing multi-million dollar deficits in the coming year.
4 years ago
Speed cameras...
Chris Sullivan

Be sure to smile, speed cameras approved for state work zones

Governor Inslee has signed a bill that will allow the WSDOT to put up automated speed enforcement cameras in work zones.
4 years ago
lake...
Lisa Brooks

Attempted rescue at Auburn lake leads to 1 dead, 1 hospitalized

Tragedy struck Auburn's Fivemile Lake Wednesday evening when two men were stranded in the water leading to dire consequences.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Activists rally in Seattle for end to large-scale fish farming operations

Activists organized Wednesday to call for a stop to large-scale aquaculture developments that carry out breeding, raising, and harvesting of fish
4 years ago
gun violence...
Briseida Holguin, KIRO 7 News

Local students join nationwide walkout to protest gun violence

Students Demand Action said students walked out of more than 100 schools across the country.
4 years ago
encampment fire...
Frank Sumrall

SFD on pace to respond to more than 1,000 encampment fires in 2023

This brings the total to 261 in just over three months, on pace to shatter the amount of recorded encampment fires within a single year.
4 years ago
landlords rent downtown...
L.B. Gilbert

Seattle mayor asks public to reimagine downtown residential use

Teams of building owner are invited to submit proposals for increasing residency, which will help to bring people back to downtown Seattle.
4 years ago
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Jesse Jones, KIRO 7 News

Seattle DoorDasher falls victim to sophisticated hack, loses $800 in minutes

Imagine having all the money you worked for stolen from your account. That’s what happened to a Seattle man who was the victim of a vicious hack.
4 years ago
Auburn crash...
L.B. Gilbert

1 dead, 3 injured in rollover crash into Auburn home

One person is dead, and three others are critically injured, from a car accident that crashed into a home Wednesday morning in Auburn.
4 years ago
mount si...
L.B. Gilbert

Hiker found dead near top of trailhead on Mount Si

The King County Sheriff's Office said a hiker was found dead Tuesday evening at the trailhead of Mount Si, near North Bend.
4 years ago
chicken...
L.B. Gilbert

Big Chicken settles $35 million lawsuit in fowl price fixing scheme

In a lawsuit against 19 chicken producers alleging a massive price-fixing conspiracy, 14 manufacturers have paid to resolve claims.
4 years ago
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Deborah Horne, KIRO 7 News

Burglars targeting Asian business owners at their private homes

An alert to Asian business owners. Surveillance video shows a gang of burglars targeting them at their personal homes.
4 years ago
airport...
Frank Sumrall

Commission preparing for fallout if new WA airport location isn’t found

CACC, the organization searching for a location for a new airport, said they have not found a site without problems so far.
4 years ago
ArtsFund...
Lisa Brooks

More than 600 artistic organizations receive donation from ArtsFund

More than 670 arts and culture organizations across Washington have been named as recipients of funding from ArtsFund.
4 years ago
capitol campus calm...
Kate Stone

‘Current calm’ after Trump arraignment could be ‘new standard’ of politics

Fears of unrest in Olympia following the arraignment of former President Donald Trump did not come to pass on Tuesday.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Shoreline School District considers cuts to address budget shortfall

Yet another western Washington school district is facing budget cuts in the coming year. The Shoreline School District is looking at possible cuts
4 years ago
whale...
Lisa Brooks

Gray whale carcass washed ashore, among 300+ whales unexpectedly dead

Yet another body of a gray whale has washed ashore in western Washington. The emaciated 41-foot-long marine mammal washed up on the shores of Fox Island
4 years ago
Associated Press

Caregivers: Returning orca Lolita to Northwest is risky

A plan announced last week to return Lolita, a killer whale held captive for more than a half-century, to her home waters in Washington’s Puget Sound thrilled those who have long advocated for her to be freed from her tank at the Miami Seaquarium.
4 years ago
working families tax credit...
Ranji Sinha, KIRO 7 News

Millions still available through Working Families Tax Credit but many unaware of program

Washington state officials say millions of dollars are still available for families in need as part of the Working Family Tax Credit.
4 years ago
razor clam...
Frank Sumrall

Razor clam digs return after toxic beach closure

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife claims the most successful digging occurs within two hours before the listed time of low tide.
4 years ago
Photo: Seattle Police Department officers are investigating a deadly shooting....
Bill Kaczaraba

Man, two women arrested for assault near Green Lake

A 21-year-old man and 20-year-old and 19-year-old women were arrested for robbery near Green Lake Monday afternoon.
4 years ago
seattle city light...
Nate Connors

Seattle City Light adding EV charging stations as pilot program

Seattle City Light, along with Seattle Department of Transportation, will install 31 EV charging stations around the city.
4 years ago