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Man dies after shooting breaks out in Seattle nightclub
Seattle Police Department (SPD) detectives are investigating a deadly shooting at a SoDo nightclub. The shooting broke out early Saturday morning at 3:09 a.m. in the 1900 block of 1st Avenue South, near the Krispy Kreme in South Seattle, according to SPD. More local crime: Hackers unlock Gig Harbor escape...
Lightning causes more than 800 acre fire in North Cascades
Billowing plumes of smoke could be seen in the North Cascades over the weekend after lightning caused a fire, named the Ruby Fire, near Diablo earlier this month. As of Sunday at 12 p.m., the fire is at 820 acres and is 0% contained, according to a news release from the National Park Service (NPS). The fire started on August 9.
Two teens injured in gang-related shooting at Grant County Fairgrounds
Two teens are recovering and another teenager is in police custody after what authorities are calling a “gang-related” shooting at the Grant County Fairgrounds Friday evening. Investigators say just after nine o’clock, a 15-year-old gang member was in line for a ride when a confrontation broke out between...
Seattle’s Pike Place Market opened 117 years ago today
Plus, the houses would only sell the farmer’s produce on commission, meaning they only paid for what they sold. But farmers accused the houses of claiming they didn’t sell the product and saying it spoiled, when in reality the houses sold the product and pocketed everything. Feliks Banel:...
WA State Patrol lost emails, public records and state leaders were not initially informed
The Washington State Patrol lost emails and public records following a data migration failure last year. In a story first reported by Cascade PBS, the Patrol’s mistakes resulted in the permanent deletion of these documents. After reviewing internal communications, PBS believed that possibly hundreds of thousands of documents were...
4 people arrested in effort to make King County transit stations safer
Four people were arrested Wednesday in an enforcement that is part of a King County initiative to create a safer Sound Transit. Three of the four people were known drug dealers, according to a news release from King County Executive Dow Constantine’s Office on Friday. Officials said the fourth suspect had a warrant for assault. Deputies also seized drugs and two handguns, one of which was stolen.
Hackers unlock Gig Harbor escape room’s secrets, demand cash
For the past nine years, Kelsy Matteson has run the wildly successful Escape Hour escape room in Gig Harbor. Then last month, it was all put at risk, when a hacker let his presence be known. “He said, I’ll just cut to the chase; I need money,” Matteson told KIRO...
Watch for the bump! New Everett HOV lane causing trouble for drivers
Listeners have been sending messages to the KIRO Newsradio Traffic team on X, @KIROTraffic, telling us about a paving issue on Interstate 5 (I-5) north near the Steamboat Slough causing a major bump that will likely be jarring for drivers who hit it. This is the location of the new...
Auburn PD installing 20 license plate recognition cameras to help catch criminals
The Auburn Police Department (APD) announced it is installing 20 license plate cameras to help diminish crime. The license plate recognition cameras (LPR), according to a news release from APD on Thursday, are used to solve property and violent crimes and are not intended for minor traffic or parking violations. The cameras capture only license plates and vehicle characteristics, not faces, stated APD.
Now that the primary is over, Reichert could pose bigger challenge to Ferguson than many believe
In a year marked by the first open gubernatorial election since 2012, early polling indicates former Congressman Dave Reichert could pose a significant challenge to Democratic candidate Bob Ferguson. Reichert, a Republican, was seen as a strong contender due to his favorable polling against Ferguson by Sound View, a local public affairs firm.
Tacoma Police Department gets ready to deploy new gunshot detection tech
The Tacoma Police Department (TPD) announced it will be using a new technology to help detect gun violence. ShotSpotter is an “acoustic gunshot detection technology” that uses a network of acoustic sensors to “detect, locate and alert police to all nearby gunshot incidents,” according to SoundThinking, the company’s new name.
FBI arrests Snohomish man accused of Jan. 6 attack on Capitol police
Federal agents with the FBI arrested a 47-year-old man in Snohomish on Thursday, accused of attacking police officers during the January 6 insurrection. According to a criminal complaint filed Thursday in the U.S. District Court for D.C., Derek Noftsger flew from Seattle to Baltimore, arriving in Washington, D.C. on January 4, 2021.
The Rainier cowgirl is a big asset for this small town
An iconic sign for a shop that once sold T-shirts and jeans – in the shape of a giant “cowgirl” – has been resurrected in the Thurston County town of Rainier. As reported earlier this month by The Chronicle, there was a sign in Rainier on display from 1982 to 2005. From a design and regional mythology perspective, this particular roadside attraction fit somewhere in between Kidd Valley’s old “Burger Babe” and the giant Winlock Egg.
Puyallup’s South Hill team represents the Northwest in Little League World Series
This is one of those cases when just appearing is a big victory. Puyallp’s South Hill Little League team makes its World Series premiere Friday afternoon. “You try to put yourself in all the right places to give them the right opportunities,” South Hill coach Derek Jennings told KIRO Newsradio. “It takes so much luck and just being in the right place at the right time. And, it’s nothing you can really, you can really put into words.”
Nicole Brodeur: ‘Swift Lift’ is something Kamala Harris could use right now
There’s a scene in the 2020 Netflix documentary Miss Americana, when Taylor Swift lets her political heart show. “I need to be on the right side of history,” she said. She’s backstage talking with her parents about Tennessee conservative Marcia Blackburn, who in 2018 was running for the U.S. Senate. Swift was upset that Blackburn voted down the Violence Against Women Act and is against gay marriage and equal pay.
Smoke pours into Seattle as crews put out major 2-alarm fire in Capitol Hill
The Seattle Fire Department (SFD) reported Friday morning the two-alarm fire in a vacant building in the city’s Capitol Hill neighborhood its crews responded to is under control. It started at 4:30 a.m., the SFD posted on X it was responding to the fire in the three-story building located...
Puget Sound Fire personnel’s quick thinking saves three kittens
Puget Sound Fire crews rescued three kittens from a fire at a home in Kent. Puget Sound Fire posted on X on Thursday around 4 p.m. about the fire, stating firefighters responded to a kitchen fire on Southeast 206 Street. Officials said firefighters put out the fire in around 15...
The weekend in traffic: From the Mercer mess to Foo Fighters
The tangled web of traffic will wind even tighter this weekend in and around Seattle. Consider this your warning to stay away from these areas, if possible. The Interstate 5 (I-5) south exit ramps to Mercer Street will close again from the mainline and express lanes. The closure will begin Friday night at 11 p.m. and will continue until Monday morning at 5 a.m. However, drivers can still access the Mercer exit on I-5 north, and the Mercer on-ramps to I-5 will remain open. Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) crews will be wrapping up this two-week project over the weekend.
Man’s fiancée indicted in Pullman kidnapping case of 2-year-old girl to Mexico
There is another update in the Pullman kidnapping case of Seraya Aung Harmon, a 2-year-old girl who went missing and was later found. Nadia Cole, the fiancée of 21-year-old Aaron Aung from Moscow, Idaho who is the father of Aung Harmon, was indicted, reported KIRO 7 on Thursday. Cole...
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