Man shot in car in South Seattle, suspect on the run
Seattle police are looking for the man they say shot another man inside his car near Be'er Sheva Park Thursday night.
‘I’m so traumatized’: Honduran woman, 71, released but Portland daughter remains held
The rooms were small, the mattresses hard and they got mostly canned food to eat with a once-a-day break to go outside. Juana España Lopez, 71, of Honduras and her daughter, Jackie Merlos of Portland, were allowed to share a room at the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention center in Tacoma but that was...
Shots fired in overnight altercation near UW campus
The Seattle Police Department (SPD) said gunshots were fired near the west side of the University of Washington campus early Saturday morning.
$6M settlement reached over delayed cancer care in Wash. prison
SEATTLE — Washington state has agreed to pay $6 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit over lapses in the cancer diagnosis and treatment of a man who died at Monroe Correctional Complex. Michael Sublett, 64, died of liver cancer in November 2023 after a long period of unnecessary...
At least 28 Starbucks closing in WA, including 10 in Seattle
Starbucks is laying off around 900 employees and closing several stores in the U.S. and Canada to refocus on a turnaround, The Associated Press reported earlier this week. The coffee giant is closing at least 28 stores in Washington, including nine in Seattle, KIRO 7 confirmed. Seattle Starbucks stores closing.
Student Found Dead At Ohio Stadium Ahead Of Buckeyes’ Matchup vs. Washington
Ohio State’s preparation for its game against Washington has likely been dampened by some devastating news, with the body of a dead student having been found at its Ohio Stadium. The Buckeyes will not be playing at home this Saturday, with the fixture scheduled to take place at Husky Stadium, but spirits will...
‘It’s not out of reach’: Spike defends Seattle’s livability despite $250K median family income
The U.S. Census Bureau revealed that Seattle is one of three cities where the median income for married couples with kids is more than $250,000, joining San Francisco and Washington, D.C., according to The Seattle Times. In light of the recent statistics, KIRO host Jake Skorheim posed a question about...
Former Seattle financial advisor sentenced for stealing over $500k from client’s account for years
A former financial advisor from the Seattle area was sentenced to 32 months in prison for wire fraud, after stealing $531,411 from a client’s trust account over six years, according to a release from the Department of Justice.
Firefighter Arrested at WA Wildland Fire Released from ICE Detention
Immigration officials released Oregon firefighter Rigoberto Hernandez from the Northwest ICE Processing Center in Tacoma on Tuesday. He is back home in Oregon, his attorneys say. U.S. Border Patrol agents arrested Hernandez and another wildland firefighter four weeks ago while they were working the Bear Gulch fire on...
The Perfect 3-Stop Washington Day Trip Includes a Troll, Waterfall, and Pie
The Evergreen State is gorgeous: lush forests, mountain valleys, rugged coasts. Each curve and crease hides a gem waiting to be discovered-and they’re often not too far apart. On a recent afternoon, I set out from Tacoma for an afternoon of exploring, and I met a troll, stood at the bottom of a massive waterfall, […]

















