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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.
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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.
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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.
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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
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Seattle counts down to opening of West Seattle Bridge

The KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk brings you its top stories on the afternoon of Friday, Aug. 26.
4 years ago
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Hanna Scott

Everett drug trial potential ‘game changer’ for meth addiction

Dr. Thomas Robey, an emergency room physician, has high hopes a new drug trial he’s working on can prevent meth overdose deaths.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Teen suspects pull stolen gun on 10-year-old girl in Parkland

Darren Dedo reports on overnight crime on the morning of Aug. 26.
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Jordan Duncan, KIRO 7 News

Boeing delivers 4 test helicopters to U.S. Air Force to help replace aging fleet

Boeing has delivered four of its MH-139A Grey Wolf test helicopters to the U.S. Air Force as the service replaces its aging UH-1N helicopters, the aerospace company announced Thursday.
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle police chief finalists to hold mid-September public forum

These three finalists will engage in a series of stakeholder interviews, which will culminate in a candidate question-and-answer session Sept. 15.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

After 22 years and $1.4 billion, the new I-5 HOV lanes open in Tacoma

After 22 years of construction on Interstate 5, Tacoma’s High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) project is partially open to the public as of Friday Aug. 26. 
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Police investigate fatal motel shooting on Aurora

The KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk brings you its top stories on the morning of Friday, Aug. 26.
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MyNorthwest Staff

Wildfires close trails and campsites in North Cascades National Park

All trails and camps accessed through Hannegan Pass Trailhead, from Copper Loop to the junction of Big Beaver Trail have been closed due to fire activity in the area, according to National Park Service officials.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Judge to release redacted affidavit on FBI’s Trump home search

The KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk brings you its top stories on the afternoon of Thursday, Aug. 25.
4 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Video: Sully gets a tour of the revamped West Seattle Bridge

Chris Sullivan gets a tour of the west Seattle Bridge ahead of its reopening Sept. 18.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Lumen Field to make beer accessible without a checkout line

District Market will be the first store in an NFL stadium to feature both Amazon One and Amazon’s Just Walk Out technology.
4 years ago
L.B. Gilbert

Inflation Reduction Act will lower prescription drug prices for 1.4 million people in WA, says Sen. Murray

The bill will limit insulin payments to $35 per month for Medicare beneficiaries starting in 2023.
4 years ago
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Niku Kazori, KIRO 7 News

Don’t worry, cooler weather is on the horizon in the Pacific Northwest

A heat advisory remains in effect until midnight with moderate heat risk across much of the interior, but the coast will remain cooler and in the 70s.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Right place, right time as cop stops theft of thousands of dollars in retail theft

Darren Dedo reports on overnight crime on the morning of Aug. 25.
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