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Bill Kaczaraba

New Amtrak departure increases daily trips across Cascadia region

A new Amtrak departure from Vancouver, B.C., to Portland, began Monday. This will increase the number of Seattle-Portland round trips.

4 years ago

Joe Jarzynka played with the UW Huskies in the 1990s. (Getty Images)...

Bill Kaczaraba

Joe Jarzynka, former UW Huskies football player, found dead

Joe Jarzynka, a popular University of Washington football player in the 1990s, was found dead Sunday morning along the Sol Duc River.

4 years ago

Michael Simeona

Seattle area experiences first 6 p.m. sunset of 2023

You know you're from Seattle when the first post-6 p.m. sunset of the year is a notable occasion. It happened Sunday night.

4 years ago

Theresa Robinson, KIRO 7 News

King County deputy and ‘subject’ end up in a ‘fire fight;’ deputy treated and released

A King County Sheriff’s deputy is out of the hospital after an early-morning shootout with someone he was investigating.

4 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Deputies: Driver arrested after striking, killing man with car in Olympia, then moving victim’s body

Deputies arrested a man suspected of striking and killing another man with a vehicle in Olympia on Friday night.

4 years ago

Michael Simeona

Macklemore shows good side of Seattle in ‘No Bad Days’

Ben Haggerty, better known as 'Macklemore,' knows how to show the good side of Seattle in his latest music video 'No Bad Days.'

4 years ago

Michael Simeona

Beloved Seahawks fan ‘Mama Blue,’ 92, passes away

Patti Hammond, best known as longtime Seahawks fan 'Mama Blue,' has passed away according to a post on her Facebook page.

4 years ago

KIRO 7 News Staff

Firefighters battle blaze at former machine shop in Everett

Approximately 40 firefighters responded to a fire at a commercial building in south Everett on Friday night, according to the Everett Fire Department.

4 years ago

Photo: Seattle Police Department officers are investigating a deadly shooting....

KIRO 7 News Staff

Police investigating after woman shot, killed in south Seattle

Just after 2:10 a.m., police responded to the 4200 block of South Othello Street after receiving a report of a woman who had been shot.

4 years ago

Micki Gamez

New poll asks Washington residents what the ‘state smell’ should be

A recent poll from Axios asked readers what the state smell of Washington should be. The answer may not come as much of a surprise.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Four arrested in Washington on drug trafficking charges

Four people have been arrested in Washington state on drug trafficking charges, according to U.S. Attorney Nick Brown.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Illegal dumping in Seattle will now be monitored by surveillance cameras

Seattle Public Utilities has launched a new program aimed at curbing illegal dumping in the city. A pilot program will use cameras.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Boeing employee from Auburn announced as Powerball winner

Becky Bell, a Supply Chain Analyst for Boeing, was grocery shopping with her daughter at her local Fred Meyer on Sunday, Feb. 5.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Tacoma woman with tuberculosis facing arrest for refusing treatment

A Tacoma woman with tuberculosis (TB) is facing arrest Friday after her counter-arguments in court were unsuccessful.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Emerald City Comic Con takes over downtown Seattle

The Emerald City Comic Con is taking on Seattle this weekend in the gleaming new Summit building at the Seattle Convention Center.

4 years ago

Colleen West, KIRO 7 News

‘Did somebody lose their she-shed?’ Shed that fell off semi-truck blocks road in Clearview

People living along one street in Clearview saw a strange sight Friday morning. “Somebody lose their she-shed?”

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Firefighters douse major blaze in vacant commercial building in Seattle

A fire at a vacant commercial building off Lake City Way in Seattle Friday morning caused the roadway to be shut down.

4 years ago

Gwen Baumgardner, KIRO 7 News

Snohomish County businesses seeing surge in property crime

Businesses in Snohomish County have expressed their frustration with the recent property crime across the region.

4 years ago

Ted Buehner

March is the start of thunderstorm season in the Pacific Northwest

Thunderstorms can occur throughout the year, but springtime is prime time, while autumn has another rise in thunderstorm activity as well.

4 years ago

Bill Kaczaraba

Nordstrom to shut down all operations in Canada

Nordstrom is leaving Canada. The luxury franchise has six retail stores in Canada, seven Nordstrom Racks.

4 years ago

MyNorthwest Staff

Significant gun legislation advances through WA Senate in tight vote

“This policy will ensure that the gun industry is treated like every other industry and faces real consequences for irresponsible conduct,” Ferguson said.