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MyNorthwest Staff

Amazon Prime Video partners with Seattle Storm in WNBA broadcast push

Amazon’s streaming platform, Amazon Prime Video, will hold the broadcast rights to the Seattle Storm, streaming roughly 30 Storm games throughout 2022’s season.
5 years ago
SPD presence on Capitol Hill after reports of a rifle shot from a nearby balcony (KIRO 7 TV)...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Suspect arrested after shots fired from Capitol Hill apartment balcony, standoff

The Seattle Police Department tweeted that a man was taken into custody after shots were fired from an apartment balcony Saturday evening.
5 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Hundreds march through Downtown Seattle to support newly unionized Starbucks employees

Hundreds marched into downtown Seattle in support of Starbucks’ newly unionized workers, despite harrowing stories from around the country.
5 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Beginning of cruise season is a welcomed sight in Seattle

Cruise season is officially underway in Seattle as the first ship of the season arrived at Pier 66 on Saturday.
5 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Thieves use front loader to break into South Seattle dispensary

Deputies are investigating after thieves used a front loader to break into a pot shop in Seattle early Saturday morning.
5 years ago
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Lauren Donovan

Thieves steal $2,000 worth of merchandise from West Seattle game shop

Two thieves broke into a West Seattle shop and stole an estimated $2,000 worth of Magic: the Gathering merchandise and Pokémon cards.
5 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Shooting involving Edmonds officers turns deadly

An investigation is underway after a shooting involving Edmonds officers turned fatal on Friday.
5 years ago
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Deborah Horne

Teen arrested for allegedly organizing street races in Pierce, King counties

An 18-year-old man was arrested in Puyallup on Friday for allegedly organizing the illegal races from Tacoma to Kent.
5 years ago
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Dalton Day

Puget Sound orca whales struggle with inbreeding as scientists search for answers

A third of fertile southern resident orca whales have stopped breeding, causing subsequent inbreeding, and scientists aren’t sure why.
5 years ago
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Frank Sumrall

Biden: ‘No one should suffer or die because they cannot afford insulin’

Biden promises to reduce the price of insulin and other prescription drugs during his visit to the pacific northwest.
5 years ago
Seattle police mask...
Nick Bowman

Report: SPD flouting of mask mandates throughout pandemic ‘indicative of a serious culture issue’

A newly released report revealed wide-ranging issues the Seattle Police Department had in getting officers to comply with masking requirements.
5 years ago
Central District shooting...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle police shoot, injure man after responding to reports of gunshots in Squire Park

Seattle police are responding to a shooting near the Central District Friday morning.
5 years ago
Joe Biden Seattle...
MyNorthwest Staff

What to expect for delays, closures, reroutes with Biden speaking in Seattle-area for Earth Day

Drivers and commuters are being told to expect delays from freeway closures and transit reroutes with Joe Biden moving through the area Friday.
5 years ago
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a new behavioral health crisis response plan as par...
Frank Sumrall

King County turning former homeless hotel into temporary housing for refugees

The former Silver Cloud Inn in Redmond will temporarily house current and newly arrived refugees, King County Executive Dow Constantine announced.
5 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Starbucks Seattle’s Reserve Roastery votes to unionize as CEO labels organizers ‘vocal minority’

Seattle’s "flagship" Starbucks location, Seattle Reserve Roastery, is now the second in the city to successfully vote to unionize on a 38-27 margin.
5 years ago
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Dalton Day

Gravity Payments CEO Dan Price charged with sexual assault amid ongoing felony rape investigation

Dan Price, Gravity Payments' CEO has been charged with two counts of fourth-degree assault and one count of reckless driving in Seattle Municipal Court.
5 years ago
gun safes, Edmonds gun storage, guns...
Nick Bowman

Washington Supreme Court rules against Edmonds gun storage law

The Supreme Court of Washington ruled against an Edmonds gun storage ordinance on Thursday, affirming a Court of Appeals decision.
5 years ago
Seattle school vaccine mandate, closures...
Nick Bowman

Seattle schools to relax physical distancing requirements for students, staff

Seattle Public Schools will soon begin relaxing its physical distancing requirements for students as it pivots to a testing-centric approach.
5 years ago
Street racing...
Lauren Donovan, KIRO 7 News

Tacoma City Council unanimously passes ‘spectator ordinance’ to reduce street racing

Under a new Tacoma city ordinance, anyone caught just watching someone do donuts could pay up to $1,000 and spend a month in jail.
5 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

‘Focus remains on hospitalizations,’ WA health secretary says amid slight uptick in omicron cases

King County is in the midst of a slick uptick in COVID cases. The DOH sees hospitalization as the significant metric at which to look.
5 years ago
King County Metro, ORCA card...
MyNorthwest Staff

King County Metro involved in 104 preventable accidents over last four years

The King County Metro bus audit revealed there were 104 preventable incidents in its report since 2018
5 years ago
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Associated Press

Justice Dept. to appeal order voiding travel mask mandate

The Justice Department is filing an appeal seeking to overturn a judge’s order that voided the federal mask mandate on planes, trains, and travel hubs.
5 years ago
Pot shops, banking laws...
Nick Bowman

Washington leaders rally around push to change banking laws for pot shops amid rash of robberies

With Washington in the midst of an uptick in pot shop robberies, state leaders have unified around a push to reform banking laws.
5 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Public Schools employee faces child molestation charges

An instructional assistant with Seattle Public Schools (SPS) was charged with two counts of child molestation for abuse
5 years ago