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4/20, DUI...
MyNorthwest Staff

WSP arrests 32 drivers during 4/20 emphasis patrols

Washington State Patrol arrested almost three-dozen drivers for suspected impairment over the weekend, during emphasized patrols deployed for 4/20. 
8 years ago
Kent apartment fire...
KIRO 7 News Staff

18 displaced after 2-alarm Kent apartment fire

A two-alarm apartment fire in Kent’s East Hill neighborhood displaced 18 residents Sunday evening.
8 years ago
I-90...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Semi carrying human waste crashes, blocks eastbound lanes on I-90 in Issaquah

Troopers with the Washington State Patrol responded to a semi rollover crash on eastbound I-90 Sunday.
8 years ago
dogspot...
MyNorthwest Staff

Dog parking? High-tech, rentable dog houses coming to Seattle

These aren't the dog houses of your childhood. They're equipped with heat and air conditioning, secure access, auto-sanitizing UV lights, and even feature a puppy cam, so you check in your dog during the 15 minutes or so that you're apart.
8 years ago
Matt Shea...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Report: Washington Rep. Matt Shea allegedly used app to discuss surveillance of liberals

Washington State Republican Representative Matt Shea reportedly was found to have taken part in an online discussion which planned surveillance and violence of liberals around Spokane.
8 years ago
seattle overpass...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Criminals dropped off under Seattle overpass

A Yakima County Sheriff's van was spotted dropping off criminals in downtown Seattle. A concerned citizen took the video and sent it off to the Mayor's Office, and that sparked an investigation.
8 years ago
Nurse Harborview...
Nick Bowman

Questions, confusion after Senate passes ‘catastrophic’ measure limiting nurse shifts

Washington state nurses were stunned this week, when a bill originally intended to require uninterrupted breaks was passed in the Senate, limiting shifts to eight hours. So, how did this happen, and what's being done now to fix it?
8 years ago
Affirmative action...
Hanna Scott

I-1000: Does affirmative action have a place in Washington state?

People for and against I-1000 -- including all three living former Washington governors -- debated whether affirmative action has a place in Washington state this week.
8 years ago
carjacking Kent...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Prosecutors say carjacking suspect admitted killing truck’s owner with owner’s gun

King County prosecutors said a suspect on the run from several arrest warrants, admitted to investigators that he stole a truck Monday night and killed the truck's owner with a gun he found in the truck's center console.
8 years ago
lake city, aerosmith...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Teacher hurt in Lake City shooting spree gets to meet Aerosmith

A Seattle school teacher who was injured in a mass shooting in Lake City got a special moment of joy. But she wasn't going to let it keep her from seeing Aerosmith in concert.
8 years ago
Jeff Bezos tax, Amazon...
Hanna Scott

State Democrats unveil new wealth inequality tax in Olympia

As state lawmakers continue work to get a budget deal done, a group of Senate Democrats are injecting a new idea into the mix: A tax on wealth inequality.
8 years ago
4/20 marijuana...
KIRO 7 News Staff

WSP emphasizes DUI patrols, rolls out upgraded mobile unit for 4/20

DUI emphasis patrols -- and an upgraded 26-foot-long mobile unit -- will be hitting the roads this weekend, coinciding with 4/20, the world's unofficial pot holiday.
8 years ago
Elliott Bay map...
Feliks Banel

All Over The Map: The man who named Elliott Bay and more

Elliott Bay, Eagle Harbor, and many other ports-of-call around Puget Sound all have something in common besides the seagulls, friendly boaters, and bracing sea air: US Navy Lieutenant Charles Wilkes.
8 years ago
light poles Tukwila...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Attorney takes over investigation into power pole collapse

The Seattle Times reported Thursday that the City Attorney's Office will be assuming control over an investigation into the collapse of 26 power poles in Tukwila in early April.
8 years ago
mueller report...
MyNorthwest Staff

Washington politicians respond to release of Mueller Report

After a redacted version of the Mueller Report was released Thursday, politicians from Washington state responded with skepticism and relief.
8 years ago
seattle, limebike, snow, bikeshare, bike, lime bike share...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle dislikes biking in the rain, but shuns bikeshares in the snow

If Seattle residents don't like biking in the rain, then they really don't like the snow. That's one takeaway from a recent bikeshare report on snowy February 2019.
8 years ago
Death penalty...
Hanna Scott

Washington likely won’t abolish the death penalty this year

The bill to abolish Washington state's death penalty failed to meet a deadline in the House Wednesday, meaning it likely won't move forward this year.
8 years ago
Pierce County...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Video shows violent gas station robbery in Pierce County

Pierce County Sheriff's detectives have released security video from a Midland gas station showing a robbery suspect and are asking for public help identifying the gunman.
8 years ago
Key Arena demolition and renovation, construction...
MyNorthwest Staff

Report: KeyArena delays reopening, needs millions more

KeyArena's grand reopening has been delayed yet again, threatening the start of the Seattle Storm's 2021 basketball season, and potentially costing taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.
8 years ago
facial recognition security camera...
MyNorthwest Staff

Controversial data privacy bill dies in Olympia

A controversial bill related to data privacy and facial recognition technology failed to make a key deadline in the Washington State Legislature Wednesday, and at least for now, is dead.
8 years ago
library, Seattle library...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle City Council votes to add $5.8 million to library levy

A $213 million library levy that -- among other measures -- would eliminate overdue library fines, was amended by Seattle City Council Wednesday to include an additional $5.8 million.
8 years ago
Thank Democrats for higher gas prices on Tuesday. (File, Associated Press)...
MyNorthwest Staff

Washington state gas prices continue to climb

Predictions that Washington state's gas prices would peak between April and May have proven prophetic, with rates climbing well above averages for both last month and last year. 
8 years ago
Renton...
KIRO Newsradio staff

Over 400 homeless Renton students ‘not a crisis’ say school officials

There are more than 400 homeless students in the Renton School District, sleeping on couches, with friends, and elsewhere. Though the district insists this is not a crisis.
8 years ago
prison, earned release, felon voting rights...
Hanna Scott

Non-violent robbery no longer subject to three strikes law

The Washington State Legislature has passed a bill to remove the crime of second-degree robbery from the list of crimes subject to the three strikes law, which comes with an automatic life sentence.
8 years ago