MyNorthwest Staff
Alaska Airlines to scale back flights amid slew of cancellations as pilot shortage persists
After a week of cancelled flights brought on by a shortage in pilots, Alaska Airlines will now be reducing 2% of its total flights through June.5 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk
Seattle loses nearly 3,000 rental properties in less than a year
Seattle has lost nearly 3,000 rental properties between May of last year and January of 2022. Those properties constitute roughly 10,000 units in total.5 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk
Crew shortage cancels inter-island San Juan ferry service through Sunday
Since Thursday afternoon's 4:15 sailing from Orcas, all inter-island San Juan ferry services will be stopped until Sunday morning.5 years ago
Dalton Day
‘Long-term’ app-based delivery driver guaranteed wage push gains momentum in Seattle
A coalition of app-based delivery drivers is pushing the Seattle Council to adopt minimum wage thresholds for their industry.5 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
Renton police make several copper wire theft arrests
Renton police said they made several arrests with “criminals going to extreme lengths to steal (copper) wire” over the past few days.5 years ago
Micki Gamez
Uptick in road rage across King County fuels spate of recent freeway shootings
King County has already experienced 20 freeway shootings so far this year, according to State Trooper Rick Johnson.5 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk
Golf club-wielding vandal smashes King County Courthouse windows
An individual wielding a golf club smashed dozens of King County Courthouse windows Wednesday morning.5 years ago
Nick Bowman
Search for next King County Sheriff narrowed down to three finalists
Executive Dow Constantine has unveiled the three finalists for King County Sheriff, after narrowing the list down from 12 initial candidates.5 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Another inmate escapes Echo Glen, arrested two hours later outside facility
A 16-year-old inmate at Echo Glen's Children Center who escaped Thursday night has been arrested by King County Sheriff's Office deputies.5 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
Ferries shuttle firefighters to San Juan Island to fight large fire in Friday Harbor
Washington State Ferries said a boat was diverted to shuttle fire crews to Friday Harbor on San Juan Island Thursday morning.5 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
70 degrees, thunderstorms, and a chance of snow: wild run of weather on tap to close out week
A storm swept across Western Washington on Monday, but soon, the Seattle area could end up seeing its warmest weather of the year.5 years ago
Dalton Day
‘The first step in healing,’ Lummi say of push to return captured orca to the Salish Sea
A local Inidengous rights nonprofit is trying to reclaim a southern resident orca whale that was captured in the Puget Sound five decades ago.5 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
New law will require employers in Washington to include salary ranges in job postings
Starting in 2023, employers in Washington state will be required to include estimated salaries in all postings for job seekers.5 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
Fatal crash closes southbound I-5 near Arlington
All lanes of southbound I-5 are blocked in the Arlington area after a fatal crash Wednesday morning.5 years ago
Micki Gamez
Could Seattle’s Vision Zero use more focus?
Despite an ambitious goal to put an end to traffic deaths, Seattle has seen an exponential increase in recent years.5 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
‘There’s so much more to do,’ says Sen. Murray of decision to extend student loan moratorium
The Biden administration has extended a pause on student loan repayments through Aug. 31. A Washington senator says it's not enough.5 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
After two-year hiatus, Seafair to return with full slate of events in 2022
After a two-year hiatus due to the pandemic, Seafair will be returning in full this summer with a full slate of events and activities.5 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
One person jumps, others rescued from burning Rainier Beach apartments
One person jumped and several others were rescued from a burning apartment building in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood.5 years ago
Nick Bowman
Gov. Inslee’s veto pen continues to run afoul of state lawmakers
Gov. Jay Inslee has again run into trouble with the Legislature with a partial line-item veto of a tax deferral program for rural counties.5 years ago
Dalton Day
As WA changes racially derogatory place names, alternatives risk ‘erasing women, history of land’
Washington state is set to rename 18 place names that have been deemed derogatory to Native American women. The alternatives are computer generated.5 years ago
Dalton Day
MoPOP is ‘reflecting popular culture right now,’ and it’s doing it online
MoPOP's curatorial director Jacob McMurray is spearheading a project to move the beloved museum’s contents into an accessible online format.5 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Iconic Seattle monument to Black history reinstalled Tuesday after year-long restoration
An iconic Seattle monument returns after a year-long restoration, with the reinstallation of the Soul Pole outside the Douglass-Truth library branch.5 years ago
Dalton Day
Concrete deliveries to West Seattle Bridge resume; no updated timeline for reopening
Following an industry strike that has jeopardized the completion of the West Seattle Bridge, concrete delivery resumed to the project Tuesday morning.5 years ago
