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L.B. Gilbert
Only half of 2020 Washington high school graduates enrolled directly in a two-year or four-year college after graduating, compared to 59% in 2019.
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L.B. Gilbert
A bill to lower the legal limit of Driving Under the Influence (DUI) of alcohol has failed to leave the floor of the state senate before its deadline.
4 years ago
Frank Sumrall
Lincoln Park, Me-Kwa-Mooks Park, Hamilton Viewpoint Park, West Seattle Stadium, and the Delridge Playfield have been listed as some proposed locations.
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Nate Connors
The Montlake Bridge will be down to one lane in each direction between 6 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday and Sunday.
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Kate Stone
The deadly shooting at Ingraham High School has sparked a mother, Maritza Rivera, to run for Seattle city council.
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MyNorthwest Staff
Seattle Police responded to a reported carjacking at gunpoint near Swedish Cherry Hill Hospital this morning.
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Seth Borenstein, Associated Press
After three nasty years, the La Niña weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone.
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L.B. Gilbert
A Franklin High School teacher has pled not guilty after being arrested for having an alleged sexual relationship with a 16-year-old student.
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Ted Buehner
You are not alone. Sleep scientists have found more than half of Americans usually feel tired after the adjustment back to daylight time.
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L.B. Gilbert
Three people are dead after a suspected stalker broke into a home, killed a husband and wife, then took his own life
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Bridget Chavez, KIRO 7 News
The FBI is now offering a $25,000 cash reward for any information that leads to an arrest on a pair of substation attacks that happened in Washington and Oregon.
4 years ago
Associated Press
Stocks are opening modestly lower as more weakness in banks overshadowed potentially encouraging news in the government’s monthly jobs report.
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Jake Chapman, KIRO 7 News
. Some drivers tell KIRO 7 they can’t drive their car without having to
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Lisa Brooks
An alert was issued by the University of Washington Thursday night about a stabbing on the University's Seattle campus.
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Frank Sumrall
Recent reports stated nearly $300 million was spent by companies bidding against each other to buy a limited amount of carbon emission allowances.
4 years ago
L.B. Gilbert
Washington State Department of Health (DOH) has announced the end of its free at-home testing program Say Yes! COVID Test, set to expire May 10.
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Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News
Detectives with the Kent Police Department are asking the public for help to identify a man suspected of kidnapping.
4 years ago
Nate Connors
Starting Friday morning, Whatcom County Sheriff's Department and Bellingham Police will be looking for distracted drivers.
4 years ago
Nicole Jennings
State and local leaders gathered at Kirkland City Hall to introduce a new mental health crisis center on Wednesday.
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Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News
Firefighters with Puget Sound Fire and King County Fire District responded to a fire at a home in Burien early Thursday morning.
4 years ago
Bill Kaczaraba
A 20-year-old man was arrested in downtown Seattle after he reportedly pointed a handgun at a woman.
4 years ago
Geoff Mulvihill, Associated Press
In just over a decade since voters approved state constitutional amendments to make recreational marijuana legal in Colorado and Washington, 19 other states have followed suit.
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L.B. Gilbert
The Washington state House passed a ban on the sale of assault weapons Wednesday night and prohibits the sale, manufacture, and import of assault weapons
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Jordan Duncan, KIRO 7 News
A bill to restart the state’s process on finding a site for a new airport passed the Washington state House on Wednesday with a vote of 88-9.
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