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Tech workers’ expensive housing tastes translate to hefty tax dollars
Dyer Oxley | April 15, 2016 5:29 pmTech workers are known for their hefty paychecks driving up rents and housing pricetags. But it turns out they are also paying quite a bit… -
Lawsuit: Seattle compost ordinance is rotten
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 3:23 pmSEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle ordinance that bars people from throwing their coffee grounds, pizza scraps and other potential compost into their trash cans is… -
Coast Guard rescues 3 from sinking fishing vessel
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 2:58 pmGRAYS HARBOR, Wash. (AP) — Officials say a U.S. Coast Guard boat crew rescued three people after their fishing vessel took on water and sank… -
Robinson Cano delivers on Jackie Robinson Day, M’s top Yanks
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 2:35 pmNEW YORK (AP) — Robinson Cano got two more hits to celebrate his special connection to Jackie Robinson Day as the Seattle Mariners sent the… -
Dates announced for 2-week viaduct closure in Seattle; Bertha ready to dig
Dyer Oxley | April 15, 2016 2:07 pmSeattle has known it is coming, and now it knows when. Bertha has a dig date that will close down the Alaskan Way Viaduct for… -
Man accused of hitting kids at bus stop appears in court
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 1:27 pmSEATTLE (AP) — A 19-year-old man who authorities say drove a pickup truck on a suspended license and slammed into children at a school bus… -
3 Washington State players declare for NBA draft
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 1:08 pmPULLMAN, Wash. (AP) — Washington State juniors Conor Clifford, Josh Hawkinson and Ike Iroegbu declared for the draft Friday. All three said they will not… -
The Latest: Remains likely those of woman in body parts case
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 12:16 pmSEATTLE (AP) — The Latest on the discovery of additional human remains inside a Seattle recycling bin (all times local): 5 p.m. Seattle authorities say… -
Missing Arlington couple’s vehicles found in Oso woods
KIRO 7 News | April 15, 2016 11:42 amSUVs belonging to an Arlington couple who was reported missing on Monday were found in Snohomish County. -
No tsunami threat for Washington state after powerful Japan quake
KIRO 7 News | April 15, 2016 11:22 amA powerful earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 7.1 has struck southern Japan, barely 24 hours after a deadly quake hit the same region. -
City official: Company withdraws from pipeline project
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 11:20 amWARRENTON, Ore. (AP) — City officials in Warrenton, Oregon, say an energy company that wanted to export liquefied natural gas from the northwest Oregon coast… -
Police find more human remains in Seattle garbage
Eric Mandel | April 15, 2016 11:01 amHuman remains have been found in the Central District, near where body parts were found of a Renton mother who was killed last week. -
Seattle commission wants public drinking at select locations
Dyer Oxley | April 15, 2016 10:29 amA Seattle commission wants the city to start public-drinking parks in response to disproportionate numbers of homeless individuals, black and Native Americans being cited to… -
Police: Skull found near Spokane golf course is human
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 10:10 amSPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Police say a skull found by a man walking his dog near a Spokane golf course Thursday is human. The Spokane… -
Pacific salmon may be scarce, pricy in stores this summer
Associated Press | April 15, 2016 9:47 amFRESNO, Calif. (AP) — Salmon caught off the Pacific Coast may be harder to find in stores this summer and cost more with tight restrictions…