Photo: Woodland Park Zoo's Batu is expecting....
Julia Dallas

Local zoo animals become mothers for the first time

Woodland Park Zoo and Point Defiance Zoo and Aquarium both have news! Two animals are experiencing motherhood for the first time.
44 minutes ago
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James Lynch

Auburn Officer Jeff Nelson’s fate now in hands of jury

It has been five years since Auburn Police Officer Jeff Nelson shot and killed 26-year-old Jesse Sarey who was going through a crisis.
60 minutes ago
Steamboat Geyser is protected by a boardwalk and 3-foot fence. (Getty Images)...
Bill Kaczaraba

Lynnwood man creates costly photo opportunity in Yellowstone

A 21-year-old Lynwood man faces legal consequences for his actions near Steamboat Geyser in Yellowstone National Park.
1 hour ago
Photo: A 27-year-old registered Washington sex offender was caught while he was allegedly traveling...
Julia Dallas

Washington sex offender caught allegedly traveling to sexually assault teen

A 27-year-old registered Washington sex offender was caught while he was allegedly traveling to Oregon to sexually assault a teen.
4 hours ago
Photo: Starting this fall, students at Seattle's Hamilton International Middle School will have to ...
Julia Dallas

2 Seattle schools to say goodbye to cell phones in the fall

Starting this fall, students at Seattle's Hamilton International Middle School will have to lock up their cell phones during school hours.
4 hours ago
Grocery prices...
Heather Bosch

Lawmaker: High grocery prices due to ‘Corporate Greed’

Grocery prices remain stubbornly high. One Washington lawmaker, Kim Schrier, says that's because of corporate greed.
5 hours ago
washington deliveries tax...
Bill Kaczaraba

Could your retail and online deliveries soon be taxed in Washington?

A proposed fee, or tax, may soon be added to retail and online deliveries in Washington in an effort to maintain roads.
5 hours ago
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Chris Sullivan

WSP searching for driver in hit-and-run fatal crash involving a pedestrian

The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is looking for a driver who hit and killed a pedestrian on State Route 7 heading north in Spanaway.
6 hours ago
Meridian Mobile Home Puyallup...
Bill Kaczaraba

Delayed construction leaves Puyallup mobile home park site vacant

Apartments slated to replace the Meridian Mobile Estates mobile home park in Puyallup have encountered delays.
7 hours ago
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Associated Press

U.S. Supreme Court rules against Redmond couple challenging foreign income tax

The court ruled in the case of Charles and Kathleen Moore, of Redmond, Washington after they previously challenged a $15,000 tax bill.
10 hours ago
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Frank Sumrall

Fiery car crash near Lacey causes I-5 to shut down for five hours

Authorities are looking for a suspected hit-and-run driver after a chaotic crash on Interstate 5 (I-5) occurred Thursday morning near Lacey.
10 hours ago
Boeing Max 737 families...
Associated Press

Victims of Boeing 737 Max crashes asking for the company to be fined billions

Families of some of the people who died in two Boeing 737 Max crashes are asking federal officials to fine Boeing $24.8 billion
11 hours ago
Photo: A Juneteenth celebration took place in Tacoma....
James Lynch

Tacoma hosts largest Juneteenth celebration in the state

For the second straight year, what's billed as the largest Juneteenth celebration in Washington was held at Tacoma's Stewart Heights Park.
1 day ago
Photo: Milton Police Department Officer Erik Haney was severely injured while trying to apprehend a...
Julia Dallas

‘Very emotional situation:’ Milton officer run over, dragged through parking lot

A Milton officer was severely injured while he was trying to take down a suspect on Wednesday in a Taco Bell parking lot.
1 day ago
Image: Former financial TV analyst James Arthur McDonald, Jr. was arrested at a residence in Port O...
Steve Coogan

Ex-financial TV analyst who became a fugitive arrested for fraud in Washington

A former CEO of two investment firms who was a frequent paid guest on a cable network's programs has been arrested for fraud.
1 day ago
Image: The service center for Marysville School District...
Julia Dallas

State sends reinforcements to review Marysville’s struggling school budget

The Washington State Superintendent of Public Instruction has put together a committee to review Marysville School District's budget.
1 day ago
Image: A person holds several small Pride flags during a recent event in Washington....
The KIRO 7 staff with MyNorthwest editors

Pride flag raised at Newcastle City Hall after City Council reverses decision

The Newcastle City Council reversed their previous decision Tuesday and elected to raise the Pride flag at City Hall. The council voted 4-3.
1 day ago
Image: A Pierce County Sheriff's Department logo can be seen on an officer at a scene with a police...
Steve Coogan

1 of 2 late-night Tacoma shootings involve sheriff’s deputies

In the second of two overnight shootings in Tacoma, Pierce County Sheriff's Department deputies fired at a suspect early Wednesday.
1 day ago
Image:The New York Giants' Willie Mays poses for a photo during baseball spring training in 1972. M...
Associated Press

Willie Mays, Giants’ electrifying ‘Say Hey Kid,’ dies at 93

Willie Mays, whose singular combination of talent, drive and exuberance made him one of baseball’s greatest players, has died. He was 93.
2 days ago
Seattle police tombstone...
Matt Markovich

Timing of former SPD chief coming out raises questions amidst legal, administrative turmoil

The former SPD chief's coming out has some unnamed sources within SPD and members questioning the timing of his announcement.
2 days ago
Image: Drugs, guns and money were seized as part of a large investigation led by the DEA and the Se...
Steve Coogan and James Lynch

Long Washington probe yields 84,000 fentanyl pills, hundreds of pounds of drugs

Four Seattle-area men with ties to Central and South America were arrested in a long probe related to drugs, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.
2 days ago
Image: Water moves through a spillway of the Lower Granite Dam on the Snake River near Almota on Ap...
Associated Press

US acknowledges Northwest dams have devastated the region’s Native tribes

The U.S. government acknowledged for the first time the harms the construction and operation of dams on two rivers have caused tribes.
2 days ago
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Frank Sumrall

Teen arrested in deadly shooting in Mount Baker neighborhood

A 15-year-old boy has been arrested in the Mount Baker shooting that happened on Sunday, according to Seattle police.
2 days ago
Image: With protesters in the audience, Boeing CEO Dave Calhoun takes his seat to testify before th...
Associated Press

Boeing CEO apologizes to relatives of 737 Max crash victims, defends firm’s safety record

Lawmakers grilled the Boeing CEO about the firm's plans to fix its manufacturing issues and its willingness to heed whistleblowers' warnings.
2 days ago