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MyNorthwest Staff

Overnight shooting on Aurora Ave. leaves 1 dead, 1 injured

The Seattle Police Department is investigating a deadly north Seattle shooting that left one dead and one injured in the early hours of Tuesday morning.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

SDOT removing illegally placed concrete blocks, building protected bike lanes

The blocks were initially placed along Southwest Andover Street in June after the city of Seattle removed a long-standing RV encampment.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Seattle Fire Department logs record overtime during pandemic

The KIRO Newsradio newsdesk brings you its top stories on the afternoon of Monday, Aug. 29.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Sweep of encampment near I-5 gets mixed reaction from community

"People are upset at the ones that are homeless, but not upset at the system that made them homeless," another person said.
4 years ago
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Heather Bosch

Long time teacher, “Far Side” inspiration, honored by students

"He taught me how to be a teacher," said Laura. "One of the main reasons I went into science teaching was because of Mr. Webb."
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Child reunited in Bellevue, police returned him to family

 A child has been found in Bellevue this afternoon and Bellevue Police Department are looking to reunite him with his family. 
4 years ago
Hydroplanes have been a Seattle summer staple since the early 1950s, and Oberto has been one of the...
Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News

Art Oberto, former voice and face of Oberto beef jerky, dies at 95

Art Oberto, the former president of the Oberto meat company, died Friday, according to bizjournals.com.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Children’s Hospital confirms patient tested positive for monkeypox

A pediatric patient at Seattle Children’s Hospital has tested positive for the monkeypox virus and is currently receiving treatment at the hospital.
4 years ago
Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Series of Seattle shootings with 1 dead and 3 injured

Darren Dedo reports on overnight crime on the morning of Aug. 29.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Heart attack kills Issaquah hang glider, witness says

A hang glider died on Sunday in Issaquah after Eastside Fire and Rescue crews found them unresponsive 30 feet up in some trees.
4 years ago
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Theresa Robinson, KIRO 7 News

Negotiations continue in Kent teachers’ strike as district considers lawsuit against union

Nearly 25,000 students in the Kent School District have yet to return to class as teachers enter their third day of striking amid negotiations between their union and the district.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Appeals court claims DC sniper, Bellingham native Lee Boyd Malvo must be resentenced

Malvo and his mentor, John Muhammad, shot people during a three-week period in 2002 with a sniper rifle in what is now known as the Beltway sniper attacks.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Sewage monitor OKs Lake Washington beaches for swimming

King County has reopened beaches between Madrona Beach and Howell Park along Lake Washington after a sewage spill from a malfunctioning waste treatment
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Two ‘large fires’ burn 2,600 acres of forest in Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest

The White River and Irving Peak fires are burning 2,665 acres of forest in the Okanagan-Wenatchee National Forest 15 miles outside of Plain, WA.
4 years ago
NASA’s Artemis I rocket sits on launch pad 39-B at Kennedy Space Center on August 29, 2022 in Cap...
Dave Ross

Ross: How Monday’s moonshot preparation resembles the Apollo 11 launch

I can remember sitting in a radio studio at the age of 17 in 1969 watching a black-and-white TV as the Eagle landed at Tranquility Base.
4 years ago
Former Seattle Mariner Ichiro Suzuki speaks as he is inducted into the Mariners Hall of Fame (Assoc...
Associated Press

Ichiro expresses gratitude entering Mariners Hall of Fame

Ichiro Suzuki was inducted into the Seattle Mariners Hall of Fame on Saturday night, giving his entire 16-minute speech in English while reflecting on his career.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: 1 dead in Tacoma officer-involved shooting

The KIRO Newsradio newsdesk brings you its top stories on the morning of Monday, Aug. 29.
4 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Actor Joel McHale asks why the post office has stopped some Vashon Island deliveries

Some residents of Vashon Island have been recently notified by the Postal Service that home deliveries to their residences will be stopped due to safety complaints from postal workers.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

University Place School District to pay $4.25M to students in sexual abuse cases

The University Place School District has agreed to pay $4.25 million to six student-athletes who were allegedly sexually abused by a former volunteer wrestling coach at Curtis Jr. High and High School.
4 years ago
Heather Bosch

First recorded case of monkeypox spreading from humans to pets

There's been at least one report of a person with Monekypox who may have passed the virus to a dog.
4 years ago
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Nicole Jennings

UW doctor’s advice for those with BA.5 testing positive for 10 days

People with the BA.5 subvariant of omicron are tending to test positive longer. Here's what you need to know if it happens to you.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Snohomish County executive proposes purchase of 340 body cameras for deputies, detectives

The cameras are “intended to improve the transparency of interactions between law enforcement and the public.”
4 years ago
According to charging documents, the witness told investigators they had bought fentanyl powder and...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Feds warn of so-called rainbow fentanyl in Oregon

Rainbow fentanyl is a version of the highly-toxic and often fatal synthetic opioid that can look like sidewalk chalk, or candy.
4 years ago
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Colleen West, KIRO 7 News

Be on the lookout for oversized, striped-eyed grasshoppers in Everett area

People who live in the Everett area are being asked to report sightings of an unusually large grasshopper with distinct striped eyes.
4 years ago