Olympia driver injured in 3-car I-5 wreck early Sunday, WA State Patrol says
A 26-year-old Olympia man was injured overnight Sunday after he became involved in a three-car wreck on Interstate 5, according to the Washington State Patrol. The driver who triggered the crash left the scene, according to the State Patrol. A separate driver, a 72-year-old Kent woman, died at the scene of the wreck....
Blazing Bagels Goes Dark Overnight As Bankruptcy Empties Seattle Shops
Blazing Bagels, a longtime staple for carb lovers around the Puget Sound, abruptly closed all of its Seattle-area locations this week, leaving staff and regulars stunned. Employees say they were notified by email that the company was shutting down amid bankruptcy and that they would be paid only for hours already...
Southbound I-5 reopens in SeaTac after fatal overnight 3-vehicle crash blocked all lanes
A fatal three-vehicle collision early Sunday morning, Mar. 15 shut down southbound I-5 near South 200th Street in SeaTac for more than four hours, according to the Washington State Patrol. […] The post Southbound I-5 reopens in SeaTac after fatal overnight 3-vehicle crash blocked all lanes first appeared on The...
Buckeyes Snap Loss Streak, Beat Washington In 10 Innings, 10-9
Seattle, WA – — The streak is over, thanks to Lee Ellis jumping a fastball in the tenth inning off Washington reliever Bryce Johnson, hitting it out over the left field fence, and lifting the Buckeyes to their first win in three weeks, 10-9. The win came after four Buckeye pitchers, nine Buckeye runs on 13 hits, and...
‘Inventory is one of the biggest problems’: Gee backs idea to turn empty Seattle...
As a developer looks to turn the Liggett Building, an empty historic office building in downtown Seattle, into apartments, KIRO host Gee Scott asks why not?. “It makes way too much sense to take some of these vacant, empty spots and turn them into an opportunity for people to live, and by the way, it shouldn’t be...
Seattle Center’s $1.3 Billion Power Play Aims For Fall Ballot
Seattle Center’s leadership is retooling its pitch to City Hall, working to win over the city’s new mayor while pushing a massive funding package to repair aging buildings, modernize public spaces and shore up the arts organizations that call the campus home. Supporters say the goal is to protect the Center’s role as...
Man stabbed at McDonald’s in Hunts Point
Investigators say a 46-year-old man was stabbed in the shoulder and leg following an argument that turned violent.
From coder to shuttle driver: where Seattle’s laid-off tech workforce is now
Three years ago, Daniel DePaolo was working as a software engineer on Sports Illustrated’s web team. “The company was a pretty good size, pretty good benefits and pay, and I was like, wow, this is great,” he said. “Maybe I could support a family, maybe have a second kid, and live some sort of ideal American dream.”
Hundreds of flights delayed, canceled at Sea-Tac airport due to weather
An unusual flurry of mid-March snow in the Seattle area caused hundreds of canceled and delayed flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Friday. The Federal Aviation Administration said that average delays for flights arriving at Sea-Tac had reached 62 minutes due to the weather. Port of Seattle...
Fire crews rescue driver dangling over a 20-foot drop-off in Tacoma
The Tacoma Fire Department’s Technical Rescue Team got there just in time, to prevent a precarious situation. A driver in a vehicle somehow ended up dangling over a 20-foot drop-off. The vehicle broke through a chain-link fence and nearly fell from a concrete embankment onto a parking lot below.
