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Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm looks on during warm ups before the game against the Los Angeles ...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Sue Bird plays final regular season home game with Storm

Sunday was the final regular season home game for Seattle Storm legend and future WNBA Hall of Famer Sue Bird.
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Frank Sumrall

Fauci awarded with Hutch Award, will throw ceremonial first pitch Aug. 9

Fauci has served as the director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases for nearly 40 years.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Meet Tucker, the Mariners’ new clubhouse dog

The Mariners went "outside the diamond" to acquire another major roster addition for their late-summer postseason push.
4 years ago
Sue Bird #10 of the Seattle Storm looks on during warm ups before the game against the Los Angeles ...
Tim Booth, Associated Press

Sue Bird at peace for what could be final game in Seattle

Seattle is currently the No. 4 seed ahead of Washington with a week left in the regular season.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Mini heat wave to hit Western Washington this weekend

A second smaller heat wave is set to start Aug. 6 after a record-breaking six days of 90-degree weather last week.
4 years ago
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Nicole Jennings

Wildfire season in full swing in Washington after mild start

Wildfire season started off slowly in Washington this year due to the cool, wet spring, but as of this week, things appear to be fully underway.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

Boy scammed with counterfeit money at his lemonade stand

Everett Police is looking for a man who officers say used fake money to rip off a 12-year-old boy at his lemonade stand.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Hydroplanes are back, Amazon finalizing purchase of iRobot

After three years of no hydroplane races, the thunder is back on the Lake Washington.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Prosecutor declines to charge officer in killing of Juan Rene Hummel in Bothell

The Snohomish County Prosecutors' office announced that they will not be charging the officer who shot Juan Rene Hummel Jr. in 2020.
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MyNorthwest Staff

Tim Eyman loses home in Mukilteo to creditors over campaign finance violations

A bankruptcy Judge has ordered Tim Eyman to sell his Mukilteo home as financial restitution for his outstanding $5.6 million in civil penalties.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle releases draft map of new city council districts

The Seattle Redistricting Commission has released its proposed new district map.
4 years ago
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Darren Dedo

The Crime Blotter: Bellevue man caught trying to solicit sex with minors through social media

Darren Dedo, KIRO Newsradio reporter, covers overnight crime in the Puget Sound region on the morning of Aug. 4.
4 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: 2-year-old hospitalized after eating fentanyl at Tacoma park

The KIRO Newsradio newsdesk brings you their top stories on the morning of Friday, August 5.
4 years ago
Police: Man uses counterfeit $100 at Everett child’s lemonade stand (Photo from KIRO 7)...
Shawn Garrett

Police: Man uses counterfeit $100 at Everett child’s lemonade stand

Everett police is asking the public for help to identify a man accused of using a counterfeit $100 bill at a child’s lemonade stand, and walking away with $85 and lemonade.
4 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Choco Taco is back, who saw that was coming? Everybody

Only July 26th, Klondike announced that it would stop making the Choco Taco.
4 years ago
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Micki Gamez

Seafair returns after 3-year hiatus: an event guide to 2022’s festivities

Seafair is known as the most famous Northwest summer event. Postponed for two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, it's back
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Rep. Kim Schrier to face off against Republican Matt Larkin in November; Dunn concedes primary race

“Matt ran an honorable and positive campaign, and I am proud to endorse him in this November’s election," Dunn said.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Wildfire near Moses Lake evacuates Lind, destroys 10 homes

In Eastern Washington, the small town of Lind, near Moses lake, was evacuated Thursday afternoon.
4 years ago
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Nicole Jennings

WA Department of Health: COVID fall booster doses could be ‘weeks away’

The COVID fall booster doses -- which will target, among others, the BA.5 omicron subvariant -- should be on their way soon.
4 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

High schoolers can now earn credit for after-school work experience

High school students aged 16 and older can now earn elective credits toward their diploma through paid work experience.
4 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Three wildfires across Eastern Washington burn 22,000 acres

There are currently three major wildfires burning around Eastern Washington, the Vantage Wildfire in Kittitas County, the Cow Canyon Fire in Yakima Valley, and the Williams Lake fire near Cheney, Wash.
4 years ago
A sign directs people toward a pop-up monkeypox vaccination clinic which opened today by the Los An...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Monkeypox declared public health emergency

The KIRO Newsradio newsdesk brings you their top stories on the afternoon of Thursday, August 4.
4 years ago
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Shawn Garrett, KIRO 7 News

Black bear killed after attacking man in Whatcom County; first human/bear incident since 2015

A man jogging on a Whatcom County trail sustained multiple injuries from a black bear on Wednesday, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
4 years ago
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L.B. Gilbert

Armed police return to patrols at UW dorms after dispute with union

After suspending armed police from UW dorm patrol, the university has been forced to reverse its decision and will bring back armed patrols of UW dorms
4 years ago