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KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle social housing initiative submits signatures to get on ballot, but will they have enough?

The group behind Initiative 135 turned in thousands of signatures on Wednesday in an effort to get its Seattle social housing initiative on the ballot.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

West Coast dock worker contract talks to extend past deadline: ‘Everyone is holding their breath’

The 22,000 West Coast dock workers who load and unload most of the region’s cargo ships are not likely to reach an agreement with their employers by July 1— the expiration date for their current contract.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Woodinville’s Chateau Ste. Michelle looks to sell, move closer to Eastern Washington vineyards

Washington's largest winery, Chateau Ste. Michelle, is putting up the for sale sign on its Woodinville property.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Police attempt to reunite lost toy with its owner

The unicorn toy was on SR-532, causing cars to swerve. Officer Mishler found the bright pink, plush toy as he was heading home in the Stanwood area.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Police release new body camera video of events leading up to Everett officer’s death

Police have released new body camera video showing the confrontation that led to the fatal shooting of Everett police officer Dan Rocha.
4 years ago
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Feliks Banel

Parkland School advocates score two victories in preservation campaign

Neighbors of Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Parkland on Tuesday night, June 21 chalked up two victories in their continuing battle to save the old 1908 Parkland School - which PLU owns and wants to demolish.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

MyNorthwest’s June 22 overnight crime roundup: $400,000 stolen, hit and run turned kidnapping

A look at overnight crime in the Puget Sound region on the morning of June 22; $400,000 stolen from a storage unit and a hit and run turned kidnapping.
4 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

3 children hit by gunshots fired into Kirkland home

Two teenagers and a young child were shot in the Kingsgate area of Kirkland after gunshots were fired into their home Tuesday night.
4 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Finalists to be announced in Port of Seattle Police Chief search this week

The Port of Seattle is approaching its decision to hire a permanent police chief, as finalists for the job will be revealed later this week.
4 years ago
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Micki Gamez

Seattle’s Vision Zero becomes laser focused on District 2

"Our streets are not safe. They are not safe for kids. They are not safe for elders. They are not safe for people with low vision or those who are blind."
4 years ago
Francis Gaspar, a Seattle man, was found badly injured in Redmond in 2019 and later died at the hos...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Man charged in 2019 death of TSA agent found on Redmond road

A 46-year-old Bellevue man has been charged with the death of a Transportation Security Administration agent.
4 years ago
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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
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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
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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.
4 years ago
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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.
4 years ago
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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