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Lindsay Baum...
Hanna Scott

10 years later, still no arrests in disappearance of Lindsay Baum

McCleary was a small town when young Lindsay Baum went missing. Ten years later, it has been confirmed that she is dead. But her killer remains at large.
7 years ago
e-cigarettes vape pen...
Nick Bowman

Mayor Durkan: ‘It’s time’ to discuss ban on e-cigarettes in Seattle

On the heels of San Francisco passing a ban on the sale of Juul products and e-cigarettes, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced her intent to look into a similar ban for Seattle. 
7 years ago
Seattle baseball radio history...
Feliks Banel

Summoning the distant early voices of Seattle baseball radio history

It’s not quite the dog days of summer yet, but everyone has pretty much given up on the Mariners for another year. That’s why it’s the perfect time to listen back to some earlier voices from Seattle baseball radio history.
7 years ago
Jay Inslee Democratic debate, poll...
MyNorthwest Staff

KIRO Radio hosts react to Gov. Inslee’s debate performance

The first night of Democratic debates is now behind us, and featured Washington state's own, Gov. Jay Inslee. How did it go for the governor? That depends on who you ask.
7 years ago
paradise tanager...
Stephanie Klein

Tropical bird escapes exhibit at Seattle’s Woodland Park Zoo

A small Paradise Tanager, whose wild relatives live in the Amazon basin of South America, flew out of the Tropical Rain Forest Aviary at the Woodland Park Zoo.
7 years ago
homeless, homelessness plan...
KIRO Newsradio staff

Georgetown man: Why can’t residents park on street during RV sweeps?

Does the city of Seattle have legal authority to tell a resident they can't park in front of their own home for 72 hours during an RV sweep?
7 years ago
youth homelessness...
Aaron Granillo

King County wants to end youth homelessness in 2 years

Officials throughout Seattle and King County, and local non-profits and philanthropists have an ambitious goal -- to end youth homelessness in two years.
7 years ago
Boeing 737 MAX...
Dyer Oxley

Boeing started parking 737 MAX planes in Renton employee parking lot

Boeing has started parking the pileup of 737 MAX jets in its employee parking spaces in Renton, as well as in overflow fields in California.
7 years ago
graham...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Fatal collision: Semi truck vs Volkswagen Beetle snarls traffic in Graham

A semi collided with a Volkswagen Beetle Tuesday afternoon, snarling traffic through Graham, Wash. Everyone inside the car died.
7 years ago
Cobblestone Seattle...
Nick Bowman

Why Seattle’s cobblestone streets are here to stay

Cobblestone streets have been the bane of Seattle drivers for generations, so why are these holdovers from a bygone era still around to plague your suspension?
7 years ago
white center...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Deputies increase emphasis patrols in response to White Center shootings

The King County Sheriff's Office is increasing emphasis patrols after two separate shootings in White Center.
7 years ago
comfortable handcuffs...
Dyer Oxley

Seattle police get new handcuffs for comfort’s sake

The Seattle Police Department has been quietly phasing in new handcuffs. The main difference -- these are more comfortable handcuffs.
7 years ago
Redmond collision...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Woman dead, 2 children critically hurt in collision east of Redmond

A woman was killed and two children were badly hurt in a collision east of Redmond early Tuesday.
7 years ago
Showbox Market Seattle 620...
Nick Bowman

Can the Showbox still be saved? What’s next for the iconic venue

A recent ruling scuttled efforts to save the Showbox from demolition, leaving its owner free to proceed with his plans to build a 44-story apartment building on the property. But is this really the end for the iconic music venue?
7 years ago
Capitol Hill shooting Cal Anderson Park...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Man shot multiple times in busy part of Capitol Hill

Seattle police are searching for someone who shot a man several times and left him to die in a busy part of Capitol Hill, near Cal Anderson Park.
7 years ago
seattle, homeless, homelessness, tent, camp, rv...
Dyer Oxley

Washington state homelessness numbers decline by 3.1 percent

The Washington State Department of Commerce has released the final numbers on the statewide homelessness count for 2019.
7 years ago
Fort Sill protest internment...
Feliks Banel

Seattle historian joins Fort Sill family separation protest

When a protest took place an army base in Oklahoma where the Trump administration plans to house hundreds of migrant children, a Seattle man who has collected stories of the Japanese-American experience of World War II was there.
7 years ago
Costco purse snatchings...
KIRO 7 News Staff

String of purse snatchings hit King, Pierce County Costcos

The King County Sheriff’s Office is warning people to be watchful after a string of purse snatchings reported in store parking lots in King and Pierce counties.
7 years ago
Pramila Jayapal student debt...
MyNorthwest Staff

Rep. Jayapal joins Bernie Sanders in bid to erase all college debt

Washington Rep. Pramila Jayapal joined Bernie Sanders Monday, to unveil a new proposal to eliminate over $1.5 trillion of student debt nationwide.
7 years ago
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, Apple's Vice President of Global Real Estate and Development Kristina R...
MyNorthwest Staff

Apple expanding in Seattle far more than previously expected

Apple announced that its expansion in Seattle will be far more significant that previously known, with thousands of new employees coming to town.
7 years ago
Wildfires, smoke...
Nick Bowman

Washington wildfires: Set for worse ever, or blown out of proportion?

Depending on who you're talking to, Washington state is either poised for the worst year of wildfires it's ever seen... or a completely normal summer. 
7 years ago
white center...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Three injured in White Center shooting over weekend

A shooting investigation is underway after three people were shot Sunday morning in the White Center area, the King County Sheriff’s Office said.
7 years ago
coyotes...
MyNorthwest Staff

With Seattle coyote sightings on the rise, should pet owners be concerned?

Christopher Schell, assistant professor at UW Tacoma, joins the show to discuss the rise in coyote sightings and what people should do if they encounter one.
7 years ago
police tape, shootings, drug conspiracy, kitsap, Mount Vernon...
Dyer Oxley

Police bust prostitution operations across Kitsap with military connections

Kitsap County investigators busted a series of massage parlors for prostitution. A majority of the customers have military connections and are not being charged at this time.
7 years ago