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Puyallup...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Puyallup police find naked suspect in garage after high-speed chase

Police arrested a naked man at a Puyallup home on Monday who'd fled the hospital after crashing his car in a high-speed chase down Highway 167.
8 years ago
seattle, police, shooting...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle police release body cam video of Queen Anne shooting

Seattle police say they shot and killed a man Wednesday night while responding to a domestic violence call in the Queen Anne neighborhood.
8 years ago
scooter...
MyNorthwest Staff

Mayor Durkan announces pilot program for e-scooters in Seattle

Mayor Jenny Durkan detailed the city's extensive plan Wednesday to at long last bring electric scootershares to Seattle.
8 years ago
Seattle police emphasis patrols...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle council grills SPD, mayor’s office on new emphasis patrols

Councilmember Lorena Gonzalez grilled the mayor's office and SPD Wednesday on new police emphasis patrols, while constituents urged the city to make the patrols permanent.
8 years ago
paine field...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Roughly 15,000 people a week are flying out of new Paine Field in Everett

Two months in, approximately 10,000 to 15,000 people are flying out of Paine Field, the new commercial airport in Everett that features 24 flights daily.
8 years ago
Dick's Kent Midway Landfill...
Nick Bowman

Public voices support for not building Sound Transit facility on Dick’s site

A recent report released by Sound Transit revealed a sizable outpouring of support for removing the site of a Kent's Dick's Drive-In from consideration for a new light rail maintenance facility. 
8 years ago
Jayapal...
Dyer Oxley

Rep. Jayapal: Refusal to release Mueller report an act of ‘lawless administration’

Washington Congressmember Pramila Jayapal reacted to President Trump's move to invoke executive privilege in order to stop the full, unredacted Mueller Report from being released.
8 years ago
Sinixt First Nation...
Feliks Banel

Verdict restores historic cross-border Native hunting territory

The Sinixt First Nation was deemed legally extinct in 1956; a court case involving a Washington man may reverse that decision. (Sinixt Nation)
8 years ago
lyft, uber, seattle, Uber tax...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Local Uber, Lyft drivers protest low wages as others across country strike

Thousands of Uber and Lyft drivers across the country are planning to turn off their apps to protest what they say are declining wages at a time when both companies are raking in billions of dollars from investors.
8 years ago
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KIRO 7 News Staff

Edmonds school board considers dozens of teacher layoffs

The Edmonds School Board will have its first reading of a plan that includes potential layoffs Wednesday. The board says it may need to cut up to 45 classroom instructors
8 years ago
homeless count snohomish county...
MyNorthwest Staff

Snohomish County notes highest number of homeless counted since 2012

The latest point-in-time count in Snohomish County indicates a 26 percent increase in homelessness over last year, and the highest number of homeless counted since 2012.
8 years ago
HOV Violators Tracy Taylor Trooper Rick Johnson...
MyNorthwest Staff

How Washington State Patrol is cracking down on HOV violators

Now that state lawmakers have passed a bill cracking down on HOV violators, how exactly will state patrol carry out that mandate? KIRO Radio's Tracy Taylor rode along with Trooper Rick Johnson to find out. 
8 years ago
Standardized testing...
Hanna Scott

State does away with standardized test requirement for students

A bill recently signed by Gov. Inslee does away with a standardized test requirement for Washington's high school students.
8 years ago
ghost guns...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Gov. Inslee signs handful of gun bills into law

A handful of gun laws in Washington state were set to be signed into law Tuesday by Gov. Jay Inslee.
8 years ago
measles...
MyNorthwest Staff

What to do about potential measles exposure

Wondering how to stop this latest measles outbreak? Health officials say it's pretty elementary.
8 years ago
Everett mom...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Everett mom records, chases after man on son’s stolen bike

An Everett mother says she's had enough after she saw someone riding around the neighborhood on her son's stolen bike.
8 years ago
bear, bears...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

WDFW: Take photo, then scare bears out of your backyard

If you see bears wandering into your backyard or onto your street, take a photo, and then scare them away, according to the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife.
8 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Gig Harbor PD search for woman trying to lure children with ‘ruse’

Gig Harbor police are asking for the public's help identifying a possible suspect in two child luring accounts. The incidents have not officially been reported to police, but are very similar accounts.
8 years ago
prosecutor...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Police accuse King County prosecutors of declining cases, not charging felons

Repeat criminals let out of jail - only to terrorize new victims with the same crimes. Some are pointing the finger at the King County Prosecutor's Office.
8 years ago
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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Cars crushed by demolished wall in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood

The wall of a garage being demolished in Seattle's Capitol Hill neighborhood came crashing down on several parked cars Monday afternoon.
8 years ago
Crane Mercer...
MyNorthwest Staff

Company investigated in Mercer crane collapse being sued in separate incident

A company under investigation following a fatal crane collapse on Mercer Street in Seattle is currently being sued for a separate crane-related incident back in 2016.
8 years ago
rideshare...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Rideshare companies face King County officials about passenger safety

Company officials from Uber and Lyft answered questions Monday afternoon when officials pressed them on recent assaults involving their drivers.
8 years ago
Puget Sound housing market...
MyNorthwest Staff

Puget Sound housing market continues to favor buyers in 2019

The housing market in the Puget Sound region continues to favor buyers far more than it did in 2018, with active listings increasing, and prices continuing to level out in April.
8 years ago
showbox...
MyNorthwest Staff

Showbox will be considered for landmark status as hopes renew for El Corazon

Advocates for saving the Showbox Market got some good news recently, with a hearing scheduled to consider the building for landmark status. Meanwhile, another iconic Seattle music venue got some good news as well.
8 years ago