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Sam Campbell

PAX West hosts tens of thousands of fans for the ‘magnum opus of Seattle gaming’

With so many of the industry's biggest players here, the University of Washington's (UW) esports program says it brought students and staff to network.
4 years ago
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Micki Gamez

Seattle ranks No. 1 for domestic Labor Day travel

Travel for Labor Day weekend is up nationally and the number one destination is Seattle, according to AAA Insurance.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Sound Transit losing close to $100 million to fare-dodgers

After two years of forgoing enforcement, the agency plans to deploy "fare ambassadors" to do spot checks.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Sunken fishing boat off San Juan Island no longer leaking visible diesel as divers work to recover fuel

Coast Guard crews are now trying to figure out how to get the 49-foot commercial fishing vessel, and the hazardous materials on board, out of the water.
4 years ago
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Briseida Holguin, KIRO 7

New details emerge in 2020 murder of woman found dead near Snoqualmie Pass with car in flames

A cold case is resurfacing: Tacoma Police are paying attention to the Diana Davis murder.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

A guide to Seattle’s Labor Day long weekend festivities

AAA bookings indicates Seattle is the No. 1 domestic destination for Labor Day weekend.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Labor day weather sees the start of fall leading into another La Nina winter

Seattle is cooling down after a stretch of record-breaking heat this summer, with highs in the mid to high 70s for the weekend.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Judge rules that Facebook parent company Meta ‘intentionally’ violated state campaign ad law

Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced Friday that a judge ruled that Facebook parent company Meta intentionally violated the state’s campaign finance transparency law.
4 years ago
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Linzi Sheldon, KIRO 7 News

Puget Sound region school districts grapple with long-lasting impact to grades from pandemic

Thousands of students are heading back to school with no requirements on masks or social distancing for the first time in two-and-a-half years.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Wild ride for Kirkland car thief caught on video

The Kirkland Police Department is investigating a break-in at Doug's Auto Tune & Repair that happened just about 5 a.m. on Monday.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Man killed by falling tree in Olympic National Park

Park Rangers said a Canadian man died after a tree fell on his tent at a remote wilderness campsite in Olympic National Park.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Kirkland man brandishing rifle and sword enters 80-minute standoff with police outside condo

Kirkland Police Department officers arrested a man Friday after an 80-minute-long standoff for threatening to kill a maintenance worker.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

‘Get out now’ evacuations issued in Cusick with 3,500 acre wildfire growing

What started as an estimated 30-acre fire Wednesday night has grown, and now evacuations of campgrounds are taking place near as the 3,500-acre wildfire.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Teen believed missing under ‘suspicious circumstances’ found safe after extensive search

THURSTON COUNTY, Wash. — At 10 p.m. Thursday, the Thurston County Sheriff’s Office announced that 16-year-old Gabriel Davies was found safe and was returned to his family.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Tukwila residents to vote on $3 increase to city’s minimum wage

If voters approve the ballot initiative, the minimum wage would go up from $14.49 to approximately $17.50.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Lightest wildfire season for WA in a decade

We've had approximately 10% the land scorched this entire summer, as we did over Labor Day weekend in 2020.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Flower pot starts fire, scorches home near Lake Stevens

Home security video shows a potted plant starting a fire in Snohomish County yesterday around 3:50 p.m.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Missing Thurston County teen, truck found with blood inside and smashed cell phone

Darren Dedo reports on overnight crime on the morning of Sept. 1.
4 years ago
Heather Bosch

New flight dashboard will help vacationers get what they deserve during delays, cancellations

A new dashboard from the U.S. DOT travelers will be able to check and see what kinds of guarantees, refunds, or compensation major domestic airlines offer.
4 years ago
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Sam Campbell

‘It’s very bad down here:’ Downtown Seattle hopes ‘clean team’ will improve Third Ave

The Downtown Seattle Association is unveiling a new fleet of mobile, rapid-response vehicles to keep the city streets clean.
4 years ago
Ranji Sinha, KIRO 7 News

Seeking new contract, Delta pilots picket ahead of busy Labor Day travel weekend

Delta Airlines pilots are picketing across the country and one of the picket lines was outside Seattle-Tacoma International Airport.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Engine fires ground JBLM’s Boeing-manufactured Chinook helicopters

The U.S. Army grounded its entire fleet of H-47 Chinook helicopters after “a small number” of the aircraft’s engines caught fire.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Starbucks announces CEO successor to Howard Schultz

Starbucks has announced that Laxman Narasimhan will be taking over as CEO from current interim CEO Howard Schultz.
4 years ago
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Micki Gamez

With seatbelt use down, car crash fatalities have risen 20%

According to a new federal government study, seatbelt use is down and fatality crashes are up
4 years ago