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manuel ellis...
Stephanie Klein

Family, attorney react to charging decision in Manuel Ellis case

The Ellis family and their attorney spoke about the Attorney General's decision to charge three Tacoma police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis.
5 years ago
social distancing, small business, holiday shopping, seattle recovery...
MyNorthwest Staff

Leaders unveil ‘Seattle Rescue Plan’ to aid city’s post-pandemic recovery

Seattle leaders unveiled the "Seattle Rescue Plan," a proposed spending plan for $128.4 million in COVID-19 relief dollars from the federal government.
5 years ago
COVID...
Nicole Jennings

WA Sec of Health: COVID will be here a ‘long time’ without enough immunity

Will COVID eventually disappear, or is it in our lives for good from now on? That all depends, says state Secretary of Health Dr. Umair Shah.
5 years ago
child hunger, school lunches...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Bill from Sen. Murray aims to alleviate child hunger when schools close

Sen. Patty Murray introduced a bill to help alleviate child hunger by providing low-income families with an EBT card when school is out or closed.
5 years ago
trick-or-treater...
MyNorthwest Staff

Tacoma police union reacts to charges in Manual Ellis case

The state Attorney General’s Office has filed felony charges against three Tacoma police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis. The Tacoma police union reacts.
5 years ago
yogurt...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

15 cases of E. coli in Washington linked to PCC brand yogurt

Fifteen cases of E. coli across multiple counties have been linked to PCC Community Market brand Pure Eire yogurt sold in Washington state. 
5 years ago
Wind advisory...
MyNorthwest Staff

Sunny Memorial Day weekend expected for Western Washington

A wind advisory is in effect for parts of Western Washington, with winds between 20 and 30 miles an hour expected for most of Thursday.
5 years ago
Collision I-5 Lynnwood...
MyNorthwest Staff

Driver gets $553 ticket for taking photos after I-5 collision

A driver passing the scene of a 5-car collision on I-5 Thursday morning was pulled over and issued a $553 ticket for negligent driving in the second degree.
5 years ago
vaccine booster, heart...
Nicole Jennings

WA Dept. of Health says no evidence rare heart problem caused by vaccine

Correlation is not causation -- that's the message of the state Department of Health about at a rare heart problem reported by some vaccine recipients.
5 years ago
parking...
Kathryn Altena

Seattle street parking rate changes coming June 1

Street parking prices are changing again in some of Seattle's busiest neighborhoods, but the highest rate will be $2.50 per hour.
5 years ago
Asian giant hornet, murder hornet...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

State entomologists want public’s help to spot Asian giant hornets

Local entomologists are trying to get ahead of what could be a big season for Asian giant hornets, and you can help track them down. 
5 years ago
Seattle schools...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle Public Schools Board approves reopening plan for fall

The school board for the state's largest school district, Seattle Public Schools, will vote Wednesday on a plan for full in-person learning this fall. 
5 years ago
officers, umbrella incident...
MyNorthwest Staff

SPD chief demotes commander for role in pink umbrella tear gas incident

SPD Chief Adrian Diaz issued announced his decision on Wednesday to demote an incident commander for his role in a controversial June 2020 protest.
5 years ago
Scripps...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Seattle 8th grader set to compete in Scripps National Spelling Bee

The Scripps National Spelling Bee just announced its 2021 spellers, and the list includes a 14-year-old from Seattle.
5 years ago
Vaccination...
Nick Bowman

WA Sec. of Health: State hopes to avoid ‘tale of two societies’ for vaccinated, unvaccinated

Despite vaccination rates in Washington continuing to trend upward, state health officials still have concerns over counties where rates remain low. 
5 years ago
Homeless camp, homelessness initiative...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle group gets approval to gather signatures for homelessness ballot initiative

A coalition seeking to force city leaders to address homelessness can now move forward on gathering signatures for its ballot initiative. 
5 years ago
Sawant signatures recall...
Nick Bowman

Battle over Kshama Sawant recall has now seen over $1 million raised combined

As the battle over the potential recall of Councilmember Kshama Sawant continues, the tug-of-war has now seen fundraising efforts crest a milestone.
5 years ago
Bellevue Facebook...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Bellevue deputy mayor says city is ‘poised to really take off’ in coming years

In the state of the city address, the deputy mayor of Bellevue says the city is in good shape to recover post-pandemic and continue to grow.
5 years ago
sweeper...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

11-year-old boy’s name for Seattle’s new bike-lane sweeper wins contest

The Seattle Department of Transportation says "okay-broomer" was suggested by an 11-year-old Seattle boy and got more than half the votes.
5 years ago
mask...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Washington now asking businesses to prove mask-less workers are vaccinated

Washington state is requiring businesses to make sure an employee is vaccinated against COVID-19 before that person can work without a mask.
5 years ago
Manuel Ellis...
MyNorthwest Staff

State Attorney General charges three officers for death of Manuel Ellis

The state Attorney General's Office announced Thursday that it has filed felony charges against three Tacoma police officers in the death of Manuel Ellis.
5 years ago
I-976 lawsuit, therapeutic court, forgery, fraud...
Nicole Jennings

WA judge has until next week to decide if fraud suspect should be released on bail

A federal judge in Washington has until next week to decide if the Nigerian national accused of unemployment fraud will be released on bail.
5 years ago
totem pole...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Team of carvers touring totem pole on ‘Red Road to DC’

The Lummi nation's "House of Tears" carvers set out Tuesday from Bellingham, to drive a totem pole to the Smithsonian museum.
5 years ago
Seattle police, complaints SPD...
Hanna Scott

Seattle council digs in to OPA report on complaints against SPD from 2020 protests

SPD's response to protests in 2020 led to thousands of complaints against the department, detailed by OPA Director Andrew Myerberg on Tuesday.
5 years ago