KIRO 7 News Staff
Fourth lung illness linked to vaping confirmed in Washington
Public Health – Seattle & King County on Friday confirmed the fourth documented case of severe lung disease associated with vaping.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
Seattle Mayor Durkan goes after Trump on housing in op-ed
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan penned an op-ed in Politico Thursday, criticizing President Trump for his stance on homelessness.7 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Climate Strike prompts walkouts across Washington state
Seattle is not the only Washington city that can expect a Climate Strike event on Friday or over the week that follows. Here is what is scheduled.7 years ago
Hanna Scott
Seattle’s plan to triple the rideshare tax on Uber, Lyft
Seattle is proposing a rideshare tax on Uber and Lyft to fund affordable housing and better transit. Critics say it will spike the price and harm drivers.7 years ago
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk
UW students rush to quit vaping after rash of illnesses
After an outbreak of vaping-related illnesses, many students at the University of Washington are rushing to kick the habit.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
Western Washington should expect ‘Wet-tember’ to continue
After a week of rainy weather in Western Washington, you can expect that trend to continue for the rest of September and beyond.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
Report: LimePod’s Seattle carshare experiment rides off into sunset
A Lime spokesperson confirmed Wednesday that the company will be shutting down its LimePod carshare service by the end of the year.7 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Amazon aims to be a carbon zero company by 2040
Seattle-based shopping giant Amazon has created a Climate Pledge for companies to sign onto, pledging to go carbon neutral by 2040.7 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
Seattle mayor proposes higher fees for Uber/Lyft rides to raise money for transit, housing
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is preparing to announce a large proposal to mandate a minimum wage for ride-share drivers while also using higher fees per ride to fund transit and housing projects.7 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
More than 100 DNA swabs linked to convicted criminals mistakenly destroyed by SPD
Seattle police are asking the Office of the Inspector General to review policies and procedures after the department discovered the SPD evidence warehouse staff mistakenly destroyed 107 DNA swabs associated with misdemeanor criminals.7 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Washington suing Trump over border wall funds taken from military base
Washington state intends to sue the Trump administration over its plan to divert funds from a Kitsap County military base for a border wall.7 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
FAA chief in town to test changes to Boeing’s 737 Max
Thursday is a critical day for Boeing's Renton plant. The head of the FAA is in town to inspect fixes for the 737 MAX.7 years ago
Dyer Oxley
Seattle’s latest numbers: more people moved out of homelessness
Seattle's most recent data indicates that city-funded programs are moving more people out of homelessness and into housing than in previous years.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
Service restored after outage causes ‘significant delays’ on Seattle light rail
A power outage caused significant delays for Link light rail service across Seattle later Wednesday afternoon.7 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
Statewide campaign against Tim Eyman’s $30 car tab initiative kicks off
Seattle and King County leaders joined with labor groups and transit advocates Wednesday to help push voters to say no to a $30 car tab proposal.7 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Police take action as Tacoma homicides in 2019 already match last year
There were 18 Tacoma murders in the first eight months of 2019 which matches the murder count for all of last year, according to The News Tribune.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
Power restored after Seattle outage affects over 11,000
Power has been fully restored after a Wednesday afternoon outage that initially affected over 11,000 Seattle City Light customers.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
Seattle schools not excusing students for Friday climate change walkout
Despite a resolution from Seattle City Council urging schools to allow students to attend Friday's global climate walkout, officials have stated they will not excuse absences.7 years ago
Dyer Oxley
A reminder to Western Washington: Rain makes driving dangerous
It may seem obvious, but many drivers still need the reminder about driving in the rain. Olympia alone saw 12 collisions in seven hours Tuesday.7 years ago
Dyer Oxley
You won’t believe what KeyArena looks like right now
The roof is still there, but nothing recognizable remains of Seattle's KeyArena below. A giant pit has replaced stadium seats and a basketball court.7 years ago
KIRO 7 News Staff
Man arrested for diving through window of Uber being sought after release
Seattle police are searching – again -- for a man arrested in July for diving headfirst through the back window of an Uber, before trying to steal the car.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
Report: Seattle building more new apartments than New York City
Although construction on new apartments has slowed down in other parts of the country, the Seattle area is bucking the national trend.7 years ago
Nick Bowman
WSDOT approaches final stages of Alaskan Way Viaduct demolition
After the speedy removal of a key section of the viaduct above South Dearborn Street, WSDOT is approaching the final stages of the demolition project.7 years ago
