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evacuations...
MyNorthwest Staff

Evacuations updated as winds continue to spread Bolt Creek Fire

Changing weather patterns have increased the threat of the Bolt Creek Fire. The fire has gone from 96% contained down to just 7% contained.
4 years ago
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Deborah Horne, KIRO 7 News

‘Just a hell of a kid,’ says father of trooper shot on duty

The father of a Washington State trooper speaks out days after a suspect tried to kill his son while on duty.
4 years ago
drones...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Huskies, Seahawks games paused after drones fly over stadiums

A similar incident occurred Saturday night over Husky Stadium as the University of Washington football team took on the Stanford Cardinal.
4 years ago
I-90 Traffic Mess...
Jake Chapman, KIRO 7 News

WB I-90 now re-open; many furious over construction planning

Traffic has been a nightmare for many in western Washington this weekend, especially those who attempted to go westbound on Interstate 90.
4 years ago
Kent shooting...
Deborah Horne, KIRO 7 News

Kent shooting likely a case of domestic violence

A Kent neighborhood is on edge after an argument between two acquaintances ended in gunfire on Saturday morning.
4 years ago
Auburn shooting...
KIRO 7 News Staff

1 dead, 2 injured in drive-by shooting in Auburn

An investigation is underway after one man was killed and two other men were injured in a drive-by shooting Friday night in Auburn.
4 years ago
tacoma car crash fatal...
Lisa Brooks

Suspect in Walla Walla trooper shooting held on attempted murder charges

Attempted murder and weapons charges have been filed against 37-year-old Brandon O'Neel of Walla Walla, in connection with Thursday night's shooting of a Washington state Patrol trooper.
4 years ago
Juanita Creek...
Nicole Jennings

Business owner transforms Juanita Creek section for migrating salmon

Cafe Juanita owner and executive chef Holly Smith took it upon herself to transform her portion of Kirkland's Juanita creek -- and give the migrating salmon a healthier highway.
4 years ago
Alaska Airlines Pilot...
KIRO Newsradio staff

Alaska Airlines reaches tentative agreement with pilots union

Alaska Airlines announced a tentative agreement with the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) on a new contract Friday.
4 years ago
Sumner official meme...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Sumner official who sent offensive meme in work email apologizes for ‘horribly offensive mistake’

A local government official is responding to allegations that he sent out an offensive meme via email using a government account in August, apologizing for what he called a “horribly offensive mistake.”
4 years ago
Seattle protests...
Associated Press

Man pleads guilty to bringing Molotov cocktails to protest

A Renton, Washington, man has pleaded guilty to bringing 12 Molotov cocktails to a protest at the Seattle police union headquarters on Labor Day 2020.
4 years ago
WSDOT reopens Highway 2...
Sam Campbell

Highway 2 reopens Saturday as crews stabilize neighboring hillsides 

State crews are working to reopen Highway 2 by Monday, cutting hundreds of trees in an effort to repair damage from the Bolt Creek Fire.
4 years ago
Mountain of trash at Snohomish County transfer station. (Photo from KIRO 7)...
Jordan Duncan, KIRO 7 News

Snohomish County solid waste facilities returning to normal hours this weekend

Snohomish County Public Works announced Friday that solid waste facilities in the county will be open during regular business hours this weekend, eliminating a previously scheduled closure of the facilities for Sunday, Sept. 25.
4 years ago
usps, crime...
Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Suspect robs, threatens to shoot USPS driver in North Seattle

A man walked up to the passenger side window of a USPS Vehicle in a residential area of northeast Seattle and threatened the mail carrier with a handgun.
4 years ago
kitsap ferry one boat...
Micki Gamez

Kitsap Ferries ends its summer fast ferry weekend service

The seasonal Fast-Ferry System and supporting bus service are coming to a scheduled end for the year at Kitsap Ferries.
4 years ago
Seahawks Quiet Room...
Heather Bosch

Seahawks unveil ‘sensory’ room at Lumen Field for fans overwhelmed by crowd noise

Every NFL team knows that Seahawks games are loud. It might surprise you that Lumen Field has a room meant to give the opposite experience.
4 years ago
collision...
L.B. Gilbert

Man driving the wrong direction on I-5 dies, kills 19-year-old woman in SeaTac

A woman has been killed when she was hit by a driver in the wrong lane in SeaTac on northbound Interstate 5 around midnight Thursday.
4 years ago
Photo from KIRO 7...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Tacoma Public Utilities proposes rate increase

Tacoma power and water customers might see an increase in their bills if a proposed rate increase is approved.
4 years ago
Cars drive across the I-90 floating bridge....
Chris Sullivan

Avoid I-90 for the Seahawks game officials say, with westbound closed at Mercer Island this weekend

Good luck getting to the Seahawks game from the east side this weekend. Westbound I-90 is going to be closed at the west end of Mercer Island.
4 years ago
(Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)...
Associated Press

Deputy fatally shoots man he chased into a cornfield

A Yakima County sheriff’s deputy shot and killed a man after the deputy chased him into a cornfield north of Toppenish on Thursday, police said.
4 years ago
lake washington...
Sam Campbell

Body recovered from Lake Washington off the I-90 bridge

Authorities are investigating after a body was found in Lake Washington overnight Thursday. 
4 years ago
Photo from KIRO 7...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Bivalent booster leads to big jump in COVID vaccinations in Pierce County

The Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department announced Thursday that the county has seen a big jump in the number of residents receiving COVID-19 vaccine doses in the last two weeks.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Walla Walla shooting sends state trooper to Harborview in serious condition

A state Trooper is in the hospital after he was shot in Walla Walla Thursday evening.
4 years ago
boeing...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Boeing to pay $200 million in SEC settlement over 737 MAX crashes

Boeing will reportedly pay $200 million to settle a case alleging that misleading statements about 737 MAX hurt investors.
4 years ago