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belltown hellcat...
Jordan Duncan, KIRO 7 News

Sedro-Woolley officer won’t face charges after shooting, killing man during February traffic stop

The Skagit County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday that a Sedro-Woolley police officer will not face charges after shooting and killing a man during a traffic stop in February.
4 years ago
sea-tac...
Nicole Jennings

Sea-Tac Airport explains what led to 2.5 hour security lines that stretched to the parking garage

Sea-Tac Airport says an unexpected late-summer travel boom and not enough TSA officers led to abnormally long lines last weekend.
4 years ago
US 2...
L.B. Gilbert

Crews working to remove burned roadside trees in order to reopen US 2 at Stevens Pass by Monday

After the Bolt Creek Fire closed down US Route 2 more than a week ago for a 13-mile stretch, the WSDOT are hoping to have the road reopened by Monday,
4 years ago
drug possession...
Rachel La Corte, AP

Projections lowered in latest Washington revenue forecast

Revenue projections for Washington state’s current two-year budget period increased by about $43 million more than projected at the state’s last quarterly update
4 years ago
rays...
Heather Bosch

Seattle seafood restaurant turns down Tampa Bay Rays for web domain, ‘we’re true to who we are’

Tampa Bay is out of luck, and we're not talking about the MLB wildcard race against the Mariners.
4 years ago
drivers...
Micki Gamez

Washington state has some of the most aggressive drivers in the nation, according to study

Washington ranks ninth in the nation when it comes to aggressive drivers, according to a Forbes Advisor study
4 years ago
Everett Drug Bust...
Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Everett undercover police seize drugs, gun, and money from repeat offender

Everett Police say a few days ago, members of their Anti-Crime Team (ACT) saw a man they knew that had an active Department of Corrections warrant at a gas station in Everett.
4 years ago
(KIRO 7 TV)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle council puts social housing initiative on February special election ballot

The Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution Tuesday that will allow residents to vote in the February 2023 special election on whether the city should establish a public developer to create, own and maintain public housing.
4 years ago
diaz...
L.B. Gilbert

Adrian Diaz looks to change Seattle Police’s ‘toxic environment’ as permanent chief

Seattle's new Police Chief Adrian Diaz unveils his plan to change SPD's 'toxic environment' in an exclusive appearance on KIRO Newsradio.
4 years ago
shooting...
Darren Dedo

Investigation begins into overnight shooting outside Harborview

Seattle Police are trying to figure out exactly what happened during a shooting Tuesday outside of Harborview Medical Center while a man fights for his life.
4 years ago
smoke...
Dalton Day

Smoldering Bolt Creek fire blankets greater Seattle area with smoke

The Bolt Creek fire continues to burn Wednesday morning, and its smoke has blanketed the northwestern part of the state with smoke, resulting in unhealthy levels of air quality for the region.
4 years ago
teamsters...
Lisa Brooks

Teamsters march on Amazon HQ, announce new push to unionize its employees

Hundreds marched down 7th Avenue to Amazon corporate headquarters Tuesday behind a semi-truck emblazoned with the Teamster's logo.
4 years ago
(KIRO 7 TV)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

At least 1 Lynnwood business heavily damaged in fire

At least one business burned in an overnight fire in Lynnwood.
4 years ago
cannabis...
Hanna Scott

Seattle mayor inks trio of bills to increase number of minority-owned pot shops

The legislation also outlines goals to continue to work towards expunging convictions for cannabis-related crimes prior to 2014.
4 years ago
(King County Prosecutor's Office)...
Darren Dedo

Man charged with felony vandalism after rampaging through Capitol Hill precinct

King County prosecutors have charged a Seattle man with a felony for tearing up a Seattle Police precinct.
4 years ago
I-90 shutdown...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Westbound I-90 bridge to Seattle now closed all weekend due to ‘extreme traffic conditions’

WSDOT has now closed all lanes of the westbound I-90 bridge from Mercer Island to Seattle in hope of relieving congestion.
4 years ago
shelter...
Nicole Jennings

Protesters outside Seattle City Hall denounce planned SODO homeless shelter

Approximately 100 people gathered outside Seattle City Hall Tuesday to protest the construction of a homeless shelter in the city’s SODO neighborhood.
4 years ago
(Jae C. Hong)...
Beth Harris, AP

Maury Wills, former Seattle Mariners manager, dies at 89

Maury Wills, who intimidated pitchers with his base-stealing prowess as a shortstop for the Los Angeles Dodgers on three World Series championship teams, has died. He was 89.
4 years ago
spd sexual harassment discrimination...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mayor Harrell appoints Adrian Diaz as permanent Seattle police chief

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has selected Adrian Diaz to be the city’s permanent chief of police.
4 years ago
crime...
Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Stolen car stuck in cement; suspect flees with young child, bottle of whiskey

The suspect drove through the barricades around the project and onto freshly poured cement, getting themselves stuck in the pavement of the new roundabout.
4 years ago
Seattle area national park sites superintendent Charles Beall interacts with visitors at "PARKTRACK...
Lauren Donovan, KIRO 7 News

New funding proposed to revitalize Seattle parks, including hiring park rangers

“It’s no question for anyone that our public parks system took a hit as a result of the pandemic,” said Seattle Parks Superintendent Christopher Williams.
4 years ago
Photo from Flickr...
Associated Press

Human remains wash ashore on Olympic Peninsula near Sequim

Human remains washed ashore at Dungeness Spit near Sequim, Washington, and agencies are working to determine whether they are connected to the crash of a floatplane earlier this month.
4 years ago
teachers strike...
Sam Campbell

Seattle teachers ratify new agreement with district

The Seattle teachers' strike ended Tuesday morning. The union, the Seattle Education Association (SEA), announced it had ratified a new contract with Seattle Public Schools, with more than 4,000 educators voting to confirm the new contract.
4 years ago
behavioral health...
Associated Press

King County proposes millions for new policing alternatives

King County Executive Dow Constantine on Monday proposed measures to boost public safety in Washington state’s most populous county with alternatives to traditional law enforcement.
4 years ago