Bill Kaczaraba
Boeing: New defect on 787 Dreamliner planes
Boeing said its 787 Dreamliner planes may have a new defect, according to CNBC and other business news outlets.3 years ago
Frank Sumrall
Garfield HS the focus of school safety precautions following nearby violence
Garfield High School and Nova High School both had its students return on campus in person Monday after locking down the campus last week.3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert
Seattle city attorney calling on council to approve new drug possession law
The Seattle City Council will debate if they should give the City Attorney power to prosecute drug possession cases.3 years ago
Frank Sumrall
$970M Seattle Housing Levy to be voted on Wednesday
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda -- alongside a series of affordable housing developers -- announced the renewal of the Seattle Housing Levy.3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert
Sammamish commissioner resigns after anti-LGBTQ+ comments
A Sammamish City Planning Commissioner has resigned following anti-LGBTQ+ remarks he made at a meeting last week.3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert
Red Flag Warning for Cascades, windy weather kicks off wildfire season
A Red Flag Warning has been issued for the central and south Cascades Tuesday, with possible wildfires in the area3 years ago
Laura Geller, KIRO 7 News
New grant money should make railroad crossings safer and more convenient
Washington state is getting grant money to try to make train crossings safer and more convenient. Monday, the White House announced improvement grants totaling more than $570 million nationwide.3 years ago
Heather Bosch
WA Rep. maintains fervent push to keep gas stovetops unregulated
U.S. Representative Dan Newhouse introduced a bill on Monday to block the new Department of Energy conservation standards for gas stovetops.3 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk
Missing 10-year-old girl found alive near Cle Elum River
A 10-year-old girl who was missing near the Cle Elum River for nearly 30 hours was found alive Monday afternoon.3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba
WA State Republican chair Caleb Heimlich stepping down
The chair of the Washington state Republican party, Caleb Heimlich, is stepping down effective August 12th.3 years ago
Ted Buehner
Could ‘Great Seattle Fire’ happen again with current warm streak?
Tuesday, June 6 marks the date of the tragic 1889 Great Seattle Fire that burned 25 blocks of downtown waterfront Seattle.3 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba
Seattle ranks among most expensive in US to raise a child
The Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue area ranks 34th in the nation in the cost to raise a child, according to a study from SmartAsset.3 years ago
Kate Stone
WA AG settles neglect, document withholding case for $3.1M
The AG's office will pay more than $3 million to settle a lawsuit over a woman who was allegedly mistreated at an adult family home in Kent.3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert
Brush fires in Bellevue, Orondo see start of Washington wildfires
It's not even summer and wildfire season is already underway in Washington state after two brush fires broke out over the weekend.3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert
Seattle school returns in-person after student contracts measles
A Seattle middle school was closed from May 26 - June 2 due to a student contracting measles. Students are able to return to school Monday.3 years ago
Deborah Horne, KIRO 7 News
Kent man says someone threw rock, shattering his windshield on I-5
A Kent man captured video of someone running onto I-5 and deliberately throwing a rock at his windshield, as he drove by.3 years ago
Deedee Sun, KIRO 7 News
Behavioral health hospital in Tukwila suddenly closing; patients scrambling
Hundreds of employees laid off and patients left with few options - that’s the fallout people are bracing for as a mental health facility in Tukwila is about to close its doors.3 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff and Jake Chapman, KIRO 7 News
Garfield and Nova high schools set to return to in-person learning Monday
Garfield High School and Nova High School are set to return to in-person learning on Monday, June 5, announced Garfield Principal Hart.3 years ago
Brittany Toolis, KIRO 7 News
King County official calls out KCRHA on release of 5-year plan
A King County official called out the King County Regional Homelessness Authority after the organization released its 5-year plan.3 years ago
Zeke Miller and Chris Megerian
Biden celebrates a ‘crisis averted’ in Oval Office address on bipartisan debt ceiling deal
President Joe Biden celebrated a “crisis averted” in his first speech to the nation from the Oval Office Friday evening.3 years ago
Micki Gamez
Ferry cancellations, delays causing frustration among island residents
Island resident Valerie McKnight says she's frustrated with the ferry system because of hefty delays and daily cancellations.3 years ago
Nate Connors
Montlake Boulevard SR 520 on-ramps, exits closed this weekend
SR 520 will not be accessible via Montlake Boulevard over the weekend, as both on and off-ramp access will be closed.3 years ago
L.B. Gilbert
Burien encampment cleared as new park lease starts
A homeless encampment in downtown Burien is being cleared after a struggle between the city, county, and residents who want it gone.3 years ago
