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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Storm win playoff series against Mystics, set to play Aces in semi-finals

The KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk gives you the news you may have missed on the morning of Monday, August 22.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Fatal shooting near Paine Field prompts manhunt

Darren Dedo reports on overnight crime on the morning of Aug. 22.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Man accused of violently murdering Olalla couple arrested in Tacoma

Tacoma Police officers arrested Shaun Rose Sunday evening, the man accused of violently murdering a couple in Olalla, Washington.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle Fire responds to hit-and-run boat collision on Lake Washington

The Seattle Fire Department responded to a report of two boats colliding on Lake Washington Saturday night, according to the SFD.
4 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Fans flock Seattle Pacific University to catch LeBron, Tatum, and more at Saturday’s CrawsOver event

LeBron James' return to the Emerald City has reignited the city's fervent love for the NBA.
4 years ago
General view of atmosphere during the Watershed Country Music Festival at the Gorge Amphitheatre on...
Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News

Deputies believe mass shooting prevented at Gorge Amphitheater

Witnesses said the man hid one pistol in the rear of his waistband and the other in a holster.
4 years ago
Olalla Murder...
Colleen West, KIRO 7 News

Suspect sought in ‘gruesome’ double murder in Olalla

On Saturday, deputies identified 40-year-old Shaun D. Rose as a suspect. They consider him to be armed and dangerous.
4 years ago
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Nicole Jennings

Harborview off basic life support divert, back to accepting all patients

Harborview had to close its doors to all but the most urgent patients for a week, but the hospital has now reopened to everyone.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: WA’s Cherokee population to be visited by Principal Chief, First Lady

The KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk gives you the news you may have missed on the afternoon of Friday, August 19.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Two people arrested for statewide dealership car thefts

Detectives recovered a stolen BMW, a stolen gun, various key fobs, and suspected stolen credit cards and IDs.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

LeBron James heading to Seattle this weekend to compete in CrawsOver Pro-Am tournament

Last month, LeBron made a rare offseason appearance alongside DeMar DeRozan at the Drew League in Los Angeles.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle just got one step closer to banning gas-powered leaf blowers

The Seattle City Council voted out of committee Friday a resolution that sunsets City and privately owned gas-powered leaf blowers within city limits.
4 years ago
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Associated Press

Snohomish County prison worker charged with unsafe gun storage after suicide

Prosecutors said a state prisons employee didn’t properly secure the gun her 12-year-old son used to die by suicide, leading to a first-of-its-kind criminal charge in Snohomish County.
4 years ago
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Hanna Scott

King County prosecutor requests criminal probe of missing texts of former mayor, police chief

Texts of public officials are public records and must be retained for at least two years. Knowingly destroying them before then is a felony under state law.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Daughter discovers parents violently murdered in Kitsap County

Kitsap County deputies are investigating what they say is a double homicide in Olalla.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: WA beaches contaminated with unsafe levels of bacteria

The KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk gives you the news you may have missed on the morning of Friday, August 19.
4 years ago
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Associated Press

Stewart has 23 points, Storm beat Mystics 86-83 in Game 1

Breanna Stewart had 23 points and 12 rebounds, Jewell Loyd scored 12 of her 16 points in the final five minutes and the fourth-seeded Seattle Storm beat the fifth-seeded Washington Mystics 86-83 on Thursday night.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Home invaders shoot woman dead near Everett

A woman was killed in an early-morning home invasion.
4 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Major delays announced for light rail expansion into Redmond, Lynnwood, and Federal Way

The ribbon cuttings for ST-3 light rail extensions are being pushed back: East Link, Redmond, Lynnwood, and Federal Way. None of them will open on time.
4 years ago
The Aleutian Isle sunk near San Juan Island, Washington (Canadian Coast Guard)...
Nicole Jennings

Coast Guard reports progress at sunken fishing boat off San Juan Island

Progress continues to be made on retrieving items from the sunken fishing boat sitting 200 feet below the surface of Puget Sound.
4 years ago
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KTTH staff

Seattle police union warns pending retirements may delay action on high priority calls

The Seattle Police Department has 350 sworn officers eligible for retirement but cannot afford to lose more than 100 officers.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Rare tick disease hospitalizes Whatcom County man in first case from WA

Anaplasmosis has hospitalized a Whatcom County man in the first locally acquired instance of the tick-borne disease in a human.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Judge requires Starbucks to re-hire unlawfully fired employees

The KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk gives you the news you may have missed on the afternoon of Thursday, August 18.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

DUI suspect drives wrong way on I-90, arrested with beer cooler in plain sight

WSP booked the driver into the King County Jail on charges of driving under the influence and reckless driving.
4 years ago