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Southwest, Boeing...
Chris Sullivan

Is Boeing’s BFF looking for a new friend?

Boeing and Southwest Airlines have been best friends for 50 years, but is Southwest looking for a new partner as it looks to expand its fleet?
6 years ago
seattle, parking rates...
Kathryn Altena

Paid parking rates adjusted in parts of Seattle to ‘improve customer access’

Street parking rates are being adjusted in a few Seattle neighborhoods, effective Feb. 17. SDOT says the changes are to help customers find a parking space.
6 years ago
covid rules, masks, multi layered masking...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mercer Island MD explains why CDC now recommends multi-layered masks

Mercer Island MD Dr. Gordon Cohen explains why the CDC is now asking people to use two or more layers when wearing masks in public.
6 years ago
spd, waterfront...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Police fatally shoot man armed with knife near Seattle Waterfront

Detectives are investigating after Seattle police shot and killed a man Tuesday night along the Seattle Waterfront.
6 years ago
opioid, drug possession, decriminalize drugs...
Hanna Scott

Washington bill to decriminalize drug possession advances out of committee

State lawmakers moved a bill to decriminalize small quantities of drugs out of committee Tuesday, as the debate continues in Olympia.
6 years ago
Gov Jay Inslee schools in person learning...
Nick Bowman

Gov. Inslee expands COVID testing for schools in bid to resume in-person learning

Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday that he will be pushing for Washington schools to reopen in person with an expansion of COVID testing.
6 years ago
Charleena Lyles vigil, protesting...
Nick Bowman

Appeals court revives wrongful death lawsuit over shooting of Charleena Lyles

An appeals court has reversed a lower court decision that had previously dismissed a lawsuit brought against Seattle over the 2017 death of Charleena Lyles.
6 years ago
QFC hazard pay...
Nick Bowman

QFC to close two Seattle locations, blames city’s grocery worker hazard pay ordinance

QFC will be closing a pair of Seattle locations, blaming a recently-passed hazard pay ordinance that gives workers an added $4 an hour.
6 years ago
WSDOT crews clearing snow that could pose dangerous to drivers. (WSDOT_East on Twitter)...
MyNorthwest Staff

I-90, US 2 reopen after heavy mountain snow and avalanche danger

The snow may be done falling in the lowlands, but it's going to keep coming down all day in the mountain passes. Driving conditions are dangerous.
6 years ago
king county homeless, homeless...
Nick Bowman

Mercer Island council votes to ban homeless camps in public places

Mercer Island City Council will be voting Tuesday on an ordinance banning the city's homeless individuals from camping in public places.
6 years ago
Jenny Durkan, State of the City...
Nick Bowman

Durkan speaks to ‘final chapters’ of COVID crisis in her last State of the City address

Jenny Durkan delivered her last ever "State of the City" address Monday, outlining plans to shepherd Seattle through the final stages of the COVID crisis.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman

Washington to briefly divert focus toward second doses of vaccine

Washington state's vaccination efforts will be temporarily shifting its focus this week, giving priority to those receiving their second doses. 
6 years ago
Pierce County snow burglary...
MyNorthwest Staff

Snow helps Pierce County deputies apprehend pair of suspects in attempted burglary

Pierce County deputies were able to use tracks in the snow to apprehend a pair of suspects in an attempted burglary over the weekend.
6 years ago
Puget Sound snow, Seattle...
Nick Bowman

Puget Sound region makes history over record-setting weekend of snow

The weekend's days-long snowstorm ranks among some of the most significant periods of snowfall Western Washington has ever seen. 
6 years ago
outbreaks schools...
MyNorthwest Staff

Health officials get ‘encouraging news’ from studying 84 COVID outbreaks in Washington schools

Schools in Washington state are seeing low levels of COVID-19 transmission so far, according to the state Department of Health. New report tracks 84 outbreaks in schools.
6 years ago
Car tabs, sound transit, No on I-976, license plate shortage...
Hanna Scott

It’s not $30 car tabs, but state Sen. Nobles’ bill offers much-needed relief

It's not the $30 car tabs from I-976, but state Sen. T'wina Nobles' bill would offer some relief while ensuring transportation investments continue.
6 years ago
democracy voucher, democracy vouchers program, donors...
Nick Bowman

Seattle begins mailing out democracy vouchers, as election season kicks off

Seattle's Ethics and Elections Commission has officially begun mailing democracy vouchers out to voters, marking the start of 2021's election season.
6 years ago
pandemic...
MyNorthwest Staff

COVID updates: State’s 4 mass vaccination sites forced to close for weather delays

Health officials say there have been 316,186 confirmed cases of coronavirus in Washington state, and 4,822 deaths since the outbreak began. 
6 years ago
phase 2...
MyNorthwest Staff

All eight regions of Washington now in Phase 2

All eight regions in Washington are now able to move to Phase 2 after a reporting error was discovered at one of the hospitals in the South Central region.
6 years ago
rings, ring finders...
Aaron Granillo

Meet The Ring Finders, a group reuniting couples with lost wedding rings

A growing network of treasure hunters, known as The Ring Finders, are on a mission to reconnect married couples with missing rings.
6 years ago
emails Sawant recall...
Nick Bowman

SPD arrests city employee over threatening emails to Councilmember Kshama Sawant

The Seattle Police Department has arrested a city employee suspected of sending threatening emails to Councilmember Kshama Sawant. 
6 years ago
king county covid, fully vaccinated...
Stephanie Klein

King County Health Officer says we might see a ‘tsunami’ of COVID cases

Last week, King County residents learned they may be in the eye of a hurricane, as the number of COVID-19 cases continued to drop. This week, it's the receding tide before a tsunami. 
6 years ago
gas leak...
MyNorthwest Staff

Puget Sound Energy secures gas leak near Boeing Field

People were evacuated after a natural gas leak Friday afternoon near Boeing Field. Puget Sound Energy secured the leak and ventilated the area. 
6 years ago
Pierce County Hazard pay, King County...
Nick Bowman

King County looks to expand hazard pay for grocery store workers

King County Councilmembers introduced a bill this week to give grocery store workers in unincorporated areas $4 an hour in hazard pay.
6 years ago