Man tries to push victim into train at Seattle light rail station: docs
SEATTLE - A man accused of trying to push another man in front of a passing light rail train at Seattle's Northgate station has been charged with second-degree attempted murder. The suspect, 26-year-old Elisio Melendez, is being held on $750,000 bail in connection to the incident that occurred on March...
11-Year-Old Girl Pulled From West Seattle Water in Critical Condition
11-Year-Old Girl Pulled From West Seattle Water in Critical Condition An 11-year-old girl is fighting for her life after being rescued from the water in West Seattle early Friday morning. Seattle Fire Department crews responded to a water rescue call around 12:30 a.m. in the 3400 block of Chelan Avenue Southwest, and...
‘Crosslake Connection’ opens Saturday with focus on safety for first-of-its-kind rail line
SEATTLE — As Sound Transit prepares to open the "Crosslake Connection" this weekend, riders may notice something new posted at stations: alerts warning that weather conditions could impact train service. Those notices are part of a broader safety system tied to what makes this project unique: the first light...
Fatal house fire in Seattle’s Cherry Hill claims life of 87-year-old woman
An 87-year-old woman died from a house fire in Seattle’s Cherry Hill neighborhood Thursday evening. The Seattle Fire Department was called to respond to a house fire that broke out just before 6 p.m. Thursday on 20th Avenue, near the Garfield Playfield. Fire crews extinguished the fire in about...
BIZNOTE FOLLOWUP: Alki Lumber’s last West Seattle customer
Earlier this week, we reported that – after more than a century – Alki Lumber would officially close its West Seattle Triangle location at end-of-day today. Shortly after they did, two readers sent photos of the last customer, Siobhan Costello – the one above, from John Bennett, the one below, from Andy McConnell:
Burien man arrested after troopers reportedly catch him speeding at 130 mph
A high-speed chase on I-5 ended in a crash and an arrest. Washington State Patrol troopers stated, via X, that a 28-year-old Burien man was driving a stolen car, speeding up to 130 miles an hour early Friday morning. Troopers tried to deploy spike strips several times, but the driver...
1 killed following shooting in Renton, WA Friday
RENTON, Wash. - One person has been killed following a shooting Friday afternoon in Renton. Around 2:40 p.m. on Mar. 27, deputies with the King County Sheriff's Office report receiving calls about the incident in the area of Southeast Renton-Issaquah Road and 164th Avenue Southeast, in the Coalfield area. First...
‘It’s not compulsory — yet’: Jake says ‘no way in heck’ he would agree...
While The Seattle Times reported Washington utilities are exploring cutting energy costs by remotely controlling thermostats during spikes, KIRO host Jake Skorheim said there is “no way in heck” he would allow that. “No way in heck I do this,” Jake said on “The Jake and Spike Show”...
Hazen High School student charged with double murder
A Hazen High School student is accused of committing a double murder after taking a bus from Renton to Seattle. On March 20, the King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office (KCPAO) charged a 16-year-old boy, who was 15 at the time of the homicides, with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of unlawful...
‘The state is not business-friendly’: Curley rips proposed vacancy tax amid 30% empty Seattle...
In January, the Puget Sound Regional Council reported that the region had lost 12,900 jobs last year. Last year’s losses were the first annual decrease in jobs since 2009 at the depth of the Great Recession. John Curley, host of “The John Curley Show” on KIRO Newsradio, addressed the...

















