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Seattle Officer Injury...
Lisa Brooks

Officer pinned between two cruisers during suspect arrest in North Seattle

A Seattle Police Department (SPD) officer was injured late Monday afternoon as police tried to arrest a 22-year-old suspect on multiple felony warrants.
4 years ago
Bolt Creek Fire US 2...
Lisa Brooks

Bolt Creek Fire re-closes 3 mile stretch of US 2 near Skykomish

US Route 2 is closed again because flames from the Bolt Creek wildfire were dangerously close to the roadway Monday night.
4 years ago
avalanche cascades...
Chris Sullivan

Major traffic shift coming to I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass

A big change is about to happen on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass. WSDOT is widening six more miles of I-90 starting next week.
4 years ago
belltown hellcat...
Hanna Scott

Crime and Punishment: Highest number of domestic violence murders, prosecutor says

Joseph Gongora was recently convicted for murdering his girlfriend in 2020 and has now been sentenced to roughly 18 years behind bars.
4 years ago
Skagit County plane rescue...
Michael Simeona

Video: Snohomish County Search and Rescue unit saves two men in Skagit County

Two men were rescued by the Snohomish County Sheriff's Office's Search and Rescue unit in Skagit County on Monday morning.
4 years ago
WSP Dean Atkinson Jr. shot sentenced...
Hanna Scott

Over $40k raised for WSP Trooper recovering from being shot in face

Money continues to pour in for State Trooper Dean Atkinson Jr., who was shot in the face in an ambush-style attack in Walla Walla.
4 years ago
Coronavirus, Dow Constantine...
Frank Sumrall

King County Executive bolsters behavioral health access with new, multi-level proposal

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a new behavioral health crisis response plan as part of his two-year budget proposal on Monday.
4 years ago
crime...
Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: 15 guns, 5.5 pounds of fentanyl recovered in North Seattle drug bust

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) has arrested two alleged drug traffickers in North Seattle, seizing fentanyl, heroin, and guns.
4 years ago
amtrak...
MyNorthwest Staff

Amtrak resumes service to Vancouver, BC after 2-year hiatus due to border restrictions

Amtrak announced Wednesday that they will be restarting their service to Vancouver, British Columbia on the Amtrak Cascades train starting Sept. 26. 
4 years ago
online...
Hanna Scott

Online schools help struggling students in post-pandemic world

As Washington students continue returning to their classrooms some experts warn not all kids will thrive in the in-person environment
4 years ago
crash...
KIRO 7 News Staff

‘Going to be extremely challenging’: Efforts begin to pull up Whidbey Island floatplane wreckage

Efforts to pull up wreckage from fatal Whidbey Island floatplane crash begin Monday
4 years ago
shot...
L.B. Gilbert

Pierce County Sheriff investigates shooting death in Graham

Deputies with the Pierce County Sherriff's Department are investigating an incident where a man was shot and killed Sunday afternoon in Graham.
4 years ago
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
Photo from KIRO 7...
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