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A “Welcome Back Bash” was held at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday to recognize and celebrate city ...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle celebrates return of in-person workers at City Hall

A “Welcome Back Bash” was held at Seattle City Hall on Tuesday to recognize and celebrate city and county employees returning to the office.
4 years ago
A mother holds her four year old son as he receives the child Covid-19 vaccine at Temple Beth Shalo...
MyNorthwest Staff

COVID vaccines for children facing shipping delays

Skagit and Thurston County's Health Departments say they will start giving immunizations to children younger than six on Thursday.
4 years ago
Cade Simeona receiving his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine, held by his mother Cassie Simeona...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Children’s Hospital administers first COVID-19 vaccines for children under five

The Food and Drug Administration has given emergency authorization to the COVID-19 vaccine for infants and kids between six months and five years old.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Bellevue schools to launch replacement for school resource officer program

The Bellevue School District is partnering with the Bellevue Police Department to launch a new version of the school resource officer program.
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Washington Court of Appeals affirms dismissal of Seattle’s ‘Jump Start’ payroll tax lawsuit

A Washington Court of Appeals upheld the King County Superior Court’s dismissal of a lawsuit brought by the Greater Seattle of Chamber of Commerce that contested the constitutionality of a payroll expense tax.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle tops national list for office space sales while pandemic-level vacancy rates persist

Year-to-date ending in May, the Seattle metro area sold the highest dollar value of office space in the U.S., recording $2.17 billion in total sales.
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Associated Press

Seattle facing $117 million revenue shortfall in 2023

Seattle is facing a projected $117 million gap between revenues and expected expenditures in 2023, and the city’s budget chief says there’s no easy way to bridge the gap.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

‘Stubborn’ Lynnwood fire displaces residents and destroys businesses

More than a dozen people and three businesses lost their homes and livelihoods as a fire ripped through Lynnwood last night.
4 years ago
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Dalton Day

US Supreme Court rules that Hanford-worker federal entitlements are discriminatory

The U.S. Supreme Court has held that a 2018 law — easing workers’ compensation for federal contract workers at the Hanford Site — is unconstitutional.
4 years ago
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Colleen West

One rescued in Renton after car ends up in Lake Washington

One person was rescued after their car ended up in Lake Washington at the end of Gene Coulon Memorial Park in Renton.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

At least four dead in shootings across Seattle during the long weekend

Over the long weekend, two shootings left four people dead and at least two injured according to police reports.
4 years ago
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Heather Bosch

High-pressure system eases into Pacific Northwest bringing weekend highs in 80s

Warmer days are ahead for the Seattle area as a high-pressure system brings forecasted highs in the 80 the weekend of June 25th.
4 years ago
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Aaron Granillo

‘It just takes one time:’ Fentanyl’s deadly toll across WA, US shows no signs of slowing

There seems to be no slowing the rapid surge in deadly overdose deaths involving fentanyl in Washington state.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Airports bracing for one of the busiest travel days of the year

Seattle-Tacoma International Airport could see the most travelers since the COVID-19 pandemic began, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Washington state celebrates Juneteenth for the first time

In honor of Washington celebrating Juneteenth for the first time as an official state holiday, Governor Jay Inslee called for change at a ceremonial declaration on Thursday.
4 years ago
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Hanna Scott

Family sues Bellevue School District alleging inaction on bullying, harassment

His parents are suing the district claiming “deliberate indifference" to the "bullying and more" he endured after what they say was a false allegation.
4 years ago
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Jordan Duncan

I-405 in Bellevue to close for construction this weekend

I-405 will be closed between Northeast Fourth Street and Southeast Eighth Street from Friday, June 17 at 10 p.m. through Monday, June 20 at 5 a.m.
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Deedee Sun

Meet Sriracha: Local pup from Snohomish competing in Westminster dog show

Two-year-old Sriracha is a 12-pound Italian greyhound that will be competing in the toy category.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Search underway for diver missing in waters off Mukilteo

Officers said the missing diver, a 33-year-old Edmonds man, was with a diving partner, who was able to get to shore and is OK.
4 years ago
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Shawn Garrett

Oak Harbor man arrested after expressing desire to kill LGBTQIA+ people

A resident of Oak Harbor was arrested Friday after expressing his desire to kill members of the LGBTQIA+ community on social media.
4 years ago
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Annette Cary

Avian flu kills baby raccoons in Washington state park, a first in North America

The first confirmed case of avian flu in a mammal in Washington state was detected in a baby raccoon at Sacajawea Historical State Park in Pasco, WA.
4 years ago
Actors Chris Pratt and Anna Faris ride in the Seafair Torchlight Parade Grand Marshal vehicle on Ju...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Seafair announces full force return after two-year pandemic hiatus

The Seafair Festival has been known to attract more than 2 million people and countless boats. 
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Protester hit by driver during BLM march files suit against city

A protester badly injured during a Black Lives Matter protest on I-5 when a driver plowed into her and a friend filed a lawsuit against the city of Seattle.
4 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Boeing brings on hundreds of new engineers as demand ramps up

“We’ve brought on a lot more people to go through this. We’ve had to,” Mike Fleming, senior vice president of commercial development programs, said.
4 years ago