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Starbucks...
MyNorthwest Staff

Report: Starbucks is laying off 350 employees at Seattle HQ

Seattle-based coffee giant Starbucks announced it is laying off 350 corporate employees, mostly at its headquarters. The cuts come shortly after other leadership positions were let go among other changes.
8 years ago
Archdiocese of Seattle...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Seattle Archdiocese pays nearly $7 million to 6 men who claim abuse

The Archdiocese of Seattle has paid nearly $7 million to settle six more claims of priests sexually abusing children. The Archdiocese of Seattle has identified 78 church workers who are credibly accused of child sexual abuse.
8 years ago
amazon, hq2...
MyNorthwest Staff

Amazon splits HQ2 between New York and Arlington, Virginia

Amazon has officially chosen Long Island City -- in New York City -- and Arlington, Virginia to split its HQ2. The two locations will each employ 25,000 people.
8 years ago
I-5 Lid...
MyNorthwest Staff

What an I-5 lid might look like through downtown Seattle

A preview of what the Seattle I-5 lid might look like. The campaign was recently endorsed City Councilmember Mike O’Brien recently endo
8 years ago
A cache of weapons was found following a stalking arrest...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Cache of weapons seized from man’s apartment after stalking arrest

Seattle police officers seized a variety of weapons and related items from a Seattle man’s apartment after he was arrested for stalking a neighbor, according to investigators.
8 years ago
wind, windstorm...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Wind advisory expires, but wind in forecast for east Puget Sound lowlands

A wind advisory has expired, but the National Weather Service in Seattle says it'll be gusty on Monday. Just not windy enough to meet the advisory's criteria. 
8 years ago
Elks...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Arson causes $250,000 in damage to Washington’s first Elk Lodge

Fire investigators have ruled a fire at the Elk Lodge just south of the Fremont Bridge as arson. The damage is so severe that Elk Lodge #92 will have to close for the rest of the year, at least.
8 years ago
washington wolf...
KIRO Newsradio staff

Wolf war howls between western and eastern Washington

Eastern Washington Ranchers want wolves killed after they attack their cattle. Western Washington wolf advocates are fighting to protect the packs. Ranchers want the west side to mind its own business.
8 years ago
rent...
MyNorthwest Staff

The reason it’s so hard to find rent deals around Seattle

Property managers are offering fewer and fewer deals to attract renters around Seattle, In fact, while the rest of the country has experienced an increase in incentives, Seattle is cutting back.
8 years ago
Queen Anne...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Four-alarm fire in North Queen Anne engulfs five buildings

One building collapsed in a what KIRO 7's Deedee Sun reports was a four-alarm fire Saturday night in North Queen Anne near Seattle Pacific University.
8 years ago
Zain was one of two Richland labs indicted Thursday...
MyNorthwest Staff

Richland labs charged for laundry list of offenses in fake opioid trial

The U.S. Attorney's office indicted two companies out of Richland, Washington, for a handful of offenses related to labs conducting a false drug trial. 
8 years ago
horizon, richard Russell...
MyNorthwest Staff

FBI investigation concludes: Horizon airplane crash was intentional

Three months after Richard Russell stole a Horizon airplane from Sea-Tac Airport, the FBI has concluded an investigation into the theft, and says that the man intended to crash the plane.
8 years ago
Robert Benton, WWI vet...
Feliks Banel

The story of Washington’s last living World War I veteran

When a Puyallup man passed away back in 2004, he was thought to be the last living World War I veteran living in Washington. This is his story.
8 years ago
Fremont...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Famous Fremont ‘Center of the Universe’ sign stolen in Seattle

The famous sign designating Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood as the center of the universe was stolen, and a witness caught the entire slow-moving theft on video.
8 years ago
A tour bus, right, and a chartered passenger bus, left, remain on the Aurora Ave. Bridge following ...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

$8.25 million midtrial settlement for 4 Ride the Ducks crash victims

Four victims of the infamous 2015 Ride the Ducks crash on Seattle's Aurora Bridge have settled with the company in the middle of the trial. A civil case continues.
8 years ago
Armistice Day...
Feliks Banel

Armistice Day: The biggest party in Seattle history

Veterans Day has only been known by that name since 1954. The original holiday was first celebrated as Armistice Day on Nov. 11, 1918 at the close of World War I. It was the biggest impromptu party Seattle had ever seen.
8 years ago
Sea-Tac airport...
MyNorthwest Staff

Sea-Tac Airport adds to resumé, begins allowing visitors past security

Sea-Tac Airport is unveiling a program that will allow visitors without a boarding pass past security to gates.
8 years ago
Gun control and mass shootings have become the center of focus for many Americans...
MyNorthwest Staff

Washington task force attempts to address mass shootings

In the wake of a tragic mass shooting in California, a Washington state task force assembled earlier in 2018 released its recommendations Thursday to prevent similar incidents.
8 years ago
starbucks...
MyNorthwest Staff

Starbucks expanding in Japan with help from Uber

Starbucks announced Thursday it plans to add 300 stores in Japan over the next three years, including one of its high-class roasteries, along with other innovative goals such as a delivery service in Tokyo.
8 years ago
homeless...
MyNorthwest Staff

Rob Johnson won’t seek reelection; Seattle City Council poised for major shakeup

Seven out of nine Seattle City Council members are up for reelection in 2019, which could lead to an overhaul the likes of which we've rarely seen.
8 years ago
Seattle PD's Police Union contract could be jeopardy...
KIRO 7 News Staff

Community leaders urge Seattle City Council to reject police union contract

Leaders with 24 community groups sent a letter Thursday to the Seattle City Council urging them to vote down a proposed contract with the Seattle Police Officers Guild.
8 years ago
Whitaker...
MyNorthwest Staff

McKenna: What could happen to the Mueller investigation after Sessions’ exit

Attorney General Jeff Sessions is out. Matthew Whitaker is in. And there is plenty of worry surrounding the investigation into Russian meddling in the 2016 election. But politics is not so easy, according to former Washington Attorney General Rob McKenna.
8 years ago
Sessions protest in downtown Seattle...
MyNorthwest Staff

Hundreds of protesters gather in downtown Seattle after Sessions’ firing

In the wake of Jeff Sessions resigning from his post as Attorney General, crowds are set to gather in Seattle and across the nation in protest of acting Attorney General, Matthew Whitaker.
8 years ago
kim schrier...
MyNorthwest Staff

Schrier calls for more civility in wake of anti-Semitic political ads

Dr. Kim Schrier was among a range of Democratic candidates across the country who faced a series of ads many are calling anti-Semitic. In response, she argues that most Americans desire a more civil political landscape.
8 years ago