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U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA) waves in front of the seal of Washington state as she takes the sta...

Lisa Brooks

Cantwell: Congress on aiding Ukraine, equal pay for US sports teams

Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) was on hand Wednesday as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy went before a joint session of Congress.

4 years ago

Sam Campbell

Holiday travelers faced with long lines after weather, security delays

Travelers ran into lines of more than an hour wait time at SEA security checkpoints Thursday morning, with holiday travel stacking up

4 years ago

L.B. Gilbert

Seattle detectives investigating house fire and ‘suspicious death’

Detectives are investigating a house fire that killed an elderly woman in Beacon Hill on Wednesday morning.

4 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Some Snohomish County deputies begin wearing body cameras

Some Snohomish County deputies will be the first in the sheriff’s office to begin wearing body worn cameras.

4 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Senators call on consumer protection agencies to investigate real estate listing agreements

A Florida-based company that’s signed tens of thousands of U.S. homeowners to 40-year real estate listing contracts in exchange for quick cash

4 years ago

Ted Buehner

Ted Buehner’s wonderful adventure holiday travel guide

About 113 million people are expected to travel for the Christmas holiday weekend period nationwide, according to AAA.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Believe it or not, now comes the hard part when it comes to weather

Look for temperatures as cold as the single digits up to the Canadian border and in the 20s in the Olympia area.

4 years ago

Nicole Jennings

State climatologist on why winter solstice is not our earliest sunset

The winter solstice is here, but while it is the shortest day of the year, it is neither the day with the earliest sunset nor with the latest sunrise.

4 years ago

Nicole Jennings

Prepare for dangerously low temps, ice storm across Puget Sound

Before the snow clears out, the region will be hit with two hazards -- dangerously low temperatures and an ice storm during Friday's commute.

4 years ago

L.B. Gilbert

Seattle Monorail to be made ADA accessible with federal grant

The city of Seattle will soon be receiving 15 million in funding to make the Seattle Center Monorail station fully ADA accessible.

4 years ago

Micki Gamez

List of King County Library’s 100 top books of 2022 is out

KCLS librarians and staff members share their favorite books of the year, with their top 100 books of 2022.

4 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Bald eagle caught on camera carrying Canada goose in its talons

Security camera footage from an eastern Washington dam shows a bald eagle flying by while clutching a Canada goose in its talons.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

New investigation: Racial slurs ‘most likely’ used at football game

Racial slurs were "more likely than not" used at a football game between Stanwood and Lakes High Schools, according to a new investigation.

4 years ago

L.B. Gilbert

Woman saved from Lynnwood house fire by neighbor

A Lynnwood house caught fire Tuesday evening, with a neighbor rescuing a woman from the burning residence.

4 years ago

Frank Sumrall

Joe Kent officially concedes after recount returns similar results

Joe Kent has officially conceded Washington’s 3rd Congressional District seat to Marie Gluesenkamp Pérez after a recount.

4 years ago

L.B. Gilbert

Snohomish County framer fined $400,000 for 16th safety violation

A Snohomish County contractor is being fined $400,000 for breaking safety regulations, a violation the company has already been cited for 15 other times.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Washington Democrats congratulate Rep. Suzan DelBene

Representative Suzan DelBene has been appointed as the chair of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Snow stops but cold temperatures make an ‘icy mess of our roads’

People across the Puget Sound region are dealing with roads covered with ice and packed snow and cold temperatures, and the ice won't melt

4 years ago

Image: The skyline of Seattle has been seen at night with the Space Needle visible, on Dec. 12, 201...

Ted Buehner

Buehner: When to expect more daylight after the winter solstice

As I often joked just after the Winter Solstice when working at the National Weather Service, summer is coming!

4 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Snow, ice causing spinouts, road closures and dangerous driving conditions

Snow across parts of Western Washington is causing road closures and difficulties in some areas where drivers are unable to navigate slick roads.

4 years ago

Associated Press

Flu deaths rise to 40 in Washington state, vaccines urged

The flu is spreading at a high rate in Washington state with deaths at higher rates than are usually seen at this point in the season, according to health officials.