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Image: Public Health - Seattle and King County has reported a confirmed measles case at Sea-Tac Air...
Jordan Duncan, KIRO 7 News

Public Health — Seattle & King County investigating confirmed case of measles

Public Health — Seattle & King County is investigating a confirmed case of measles in an adult woman who was recently at Sea-Tac Airport.
4 years ago
Puyallup car thief...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Car thief pretends to be customer, drives Jeep off Puyallup dealership lot

A brazen car thief pretended to be a customer and then swiped a vehicle right off the sales lot at a car dealership in Puyallup.
4 years ago
(Photo from KIRO 7)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

1 killed, two hospitalized after four-vehicle crash in Kent

Police are investigating after a person was killed in a four-vehicle crash in Kent on Saturday, according to the Puget Sound Regional Fire Authority.
4 years ago
Thurston Sheriff, house fire...
L.B. Gilbert

2 adults, 3 kids killed in house fire in Capitol State Forest

Two adults and three children were found dead early this morning after a house fire started in a rural area near Olympia
4 years ago
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Deedee Sun, KIRO 7 News

Seattle dating app scammer borrows phones, Venmos himself thousands

Thousands of dollars are being scammed from victims after they met up with someone on a dating app.
4 years ago
B&O tax...
Nicole Jennings

State group recommends axing, replacing B&O tax on businesses

A group commissioned by the Legislature is recommending the state replace its B&O tax on businesses with a different kind of tax.
4 years ago
WA ferries summer reservations...
Micki Gamez

Computer malfunction delaying reservations for San Juan ferries

Spring vehicle reservations for San Juan ferries and the Port Townsend-Coupeville route are postponed because of a computer malfunction.
4 years ago
Jenny Durkan's text messages...
Kathryn Stone

Judge sanctions City of Seattle over CHOP missing text messages

A judge has handed down sanctions against the City of Seattle for deleting thousands of missing text messages after the CHOP protest of 2020.
4 years ago
TSA...
Nicole Jennings

TSA found more guns at Sea-Tac in 2022 than any other year

TSA agents found 113 guns in people's carryon luggage at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport last year, more than any other year on record.
4 years ago
Seattle Kraken...
Bill Kaczaraba

Seattle Kraken celebrate Lunar New Year with new warmup jerseys

The Seattle Kraken will have a new look for Saturday's home game against the Colorado Avalanche... at least during warmups.
4 years ago
insecurity...
L.B. Gilbert

Food, housing insecurity an issue for half of WA college students

A survey of Washington college students finds that about half of the respondents have experienced food or housing insecurity or homelessness.
4 years ago
stolen...
L.B. Gilbert

Stolen 1930 Model A Ford Huckster found in Poulsbo

Deputies with the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office announced they recovered a classic car stolen from a Poulsbo garage last weekend.
4 years ago
rats toilet...
Micki Gamez

Rats coming up toilets no tall tale in Seattle after heavy rain

The rain sometimes forces rats up through sewage pipes and can end up in pipes that lead inside your sinks, showers, and toilets.
4 years ago
oil spill...
Bill Kaczaraba

Owner of seafood processing ship fined for oil spill in Tacoma

Trident Seafoods Corporation has been fined $25,000 for a fire that led to a hydraulic oil spill in Commencement Bay.
4 years ago
sawant...
MyNorthwest Staff

KIRO, KTTH hosts react to Kshama Sawant not running for re-election

KIRO Newsradio and AM 770 KTTH hosts react to the news of Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant not running for re-election.
4 years ago
Clallam County DNA...
L.B. Gilbert

Clallam County Sheriff crowdfunds for DNA testing on foot washed ashore

After a foot washed up near Port Angeles, Clallam County investigators have been trying to identify who it belongs to through DNA.
4 years ago
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Ranji Sinha, KIRO 7 News

Pierce County ambulance service announces layoffs

Scott Adams, an assistant chief with West Pierce Fire & Rescue, has raised concerns about how layoffs at American Medical Response (AMR) could impact responses to emergencies.
4 years ago
Image: People may have a hard time getting around this weekend after WSDOT announced several major ...
L.B. Gilbert

WSDOT announces several major weekend road closures

People may have a hard time getting around this weekend after WSDOT announced several major routes would be closed.
4 years ago
The State Capitol in Olympia...
Colleen West, KIRO 7 News

Proposed ‘Oakley Carlson Act’ aims to improve safety of kids removed from parents’ care

A 6-year-old girl who has been missing for more than a year has inspired a bill that’s been filed in the current legislative session.
4 years ago
Movie theater...
Bill Kaczaraba

Meridian 16 shutting down in downtown Seattle

In yet another hit to the downtown Seattle retail core, Regal theaters have announced it will close the Meridian 16 location as soon as February 15.
4 years ago
amazon...
Frank Sumrall

Amazon leaving Seattle’s West 8th tower after more than a decade

Amazon is moving forward without its lease at West 8th tower in Seattle's Denny Triangle, according to the Puget Sound Business Journal.
4 years ago
L.B. Gilbert

String of WA gun laws heard by House Judiciary Committee

In this most recent legislative session, a series of gun control regulatory bills have been introduced to the legislature.
4 years ago
FBI...
Frank Sumrall

FBI offering $25,000 reward to help identify pregnancy clinic arsonist

FBI Seattle is seeking the public’s help in identifying the individuals responsible for the arson of a pregnancy center in Everett.
4 years ago
A member of the Mile High Youth Corps walks near a smoldering pile of tree debris during a controll...
Matthew Brown, Associated Press

Feds send $930 million to curb ‘crisis’ of US West wildfires

The U.S. is directing $930 million toward reducing wildfire dangers in 10 western states by clearing trees and underbrush from national forests
4 years ago