There was elation and frustration on the day Seattle saw its first pay hike toward $15 minimum wage. Read additional details here: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/seattles-minimum-wage-law-goes-effect-month/nkkBG/
A Capitol Hill artist made five fake notices of proposed land use signs to place at popular Seattle locations on April Fools’ Day, to make a statement about the aggressive development he feels is changing the character of the city.
John Tingley, who goes by the moniker “Tinglr,” said his installation art is called “The Joke’s On Us.”
Read the full story here: http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/april-fools-land-use-signs-spark-conversations-sea/nkkWm/
Amanda Knox issued a statement Friday night – This comes after Italy’s highest court overturned the murder conviction against her and her ex-boyfriend.
Bert Pound, a proud UW alumni, does one-armed push-ups every time the Huskies score – and he’s 98-years-old. He was with the marching band in 1937 and in 1975 became a founding member of the Husky Alumni Band. Read more: http://kiro.tv/OneArmedPushUps
Interview and video by KIRO photojournalist Bill Skok.
In April 1994, Stan Boreson was a guest on KIRO 7's "Hour Northwest" along with Julius Pierpont Patches (Chris Wedes) and Gertrude (Bob Newman. Ross Shafer, formerly of "Almost Live!" hosted "Hour Northwest."
This story with file footage of the D.B. Cooper search was broadcast on KIRO 7 Eyewitness News the evening of Nov. 27, 1980. It shows FBI agents searching, the town of Ariel, Washington and evidence from the Cooper case - the nation's only unsolved hijacking. It also has interview footage with the family of Brian Ingram, who found $5,800 of Cooper's ransom money. See pictures from the case here: http://kiro.tv/DBCooperPhotos
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray and community leaders reacted a grand jury in Ferguson, Missouri, decided not to indict officer Darren Wilson in the death of Michael Brown.
Seattle firefighters arrested multiple times for DUIs in their time off were allowed to continue driving for the Seattle Fire Department for months, sometimes even years, against department policy.
Two are confirmed dead, and four are injured after a school shooting in Marysville on Friday. Authorities believe a .40-caliber Beretta handgun was used.
Two are confirmed dead, and four are injured after a school shooting in Marysville on Friday. A student at the school reports that a lunch lady grabbed at the gunman and stopped him from continued shooting.
Two are confirmed dead, and four are injured after a school shooting in Marysville on Friday. Crisis response dogs were brought in by the HOPE Organization to help.
Two are confirmed dead after a school shooting in Marysville on Friday. Family members struggle to understand how shooter Jaylen Fryberg could have done this.
Thomas Roberts and Arthur Ruckart were Seattle police officers killed decades ago in the line of duty. On July 24, 2014, they were given proper headstones after efforts by the Retired Seattle Police Officers Association, Lake View Cemetery and an anonymous donor.
Here's the story from Henry Rosoff: http://kiro.tv/SPDOfficersRemembered
A train carrying crude oil derailed in Seattle under the Magnolia Bridge. The was heading to Anacortes. Each tank can carry an average of 700 barrels of crude oil.
KIRO 7's live broadcast of the Kingdome implosion in Seattle, March 26, 2000. CenturyLink Field now stands where the Kingdome was from 1976-2000. Steve Raible, Susan Hutchison, Richard Thompson, Essex Porter and Clark Stahl report.
A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley. PICS: http://kiro.tv/WashWildfirePICS
A fire racing through rural north-central Washington destroyed about 100 homes, leaving behind smoldering rubble, solitary brick chimneys and burned-out automobiles as it blackened hundreds of square miles in the scenic Methow Valley. PICS: http://kiro.tv/WashWildfirePICS
Surveillance cameras at a SODO light rail station captured the fatal June 30th confrontation between a King County Sheriff's deputy and an armed 23-year-old man. At the request of the King County Sheriff, the Seattle Police Department is investigating the shooting. This video was released by the Seattle Police Department, which was investigating.
Chuck Tarbox coached Juanita High to back-to-back championships in 1984 and 85. That came after snapping a 42-game losing streak in 1980. Tarbox died July 3, 2014 at age 77. Read about his life here: http://kiro.tv/ChuckTarboxObit
Elvin Jones classic drum set played by Clarence Acox. Link to the full story on kirotv.com. Clarence Acox is playing a 1990's Elvin Jones Yamaha set with a Gretsch snare Elvin used from the '70's onward, recorded Spring 2011 at Bennett Drum Studios, Bellevue, WA.
Elvin Jones classic drum set played by Clarence Acox. See the full story on KIRO-TV In Color, Sunday, June 26, 6:30PM, (Seattle Channel 7) then streamed on kirotv.com. Clarence Acox is playing a 1990's Elvin Jones set with a '70's era snare at Bennett Drum Studios, Bellevue, WA.
We're trying to figure out what this strange phenomenon on Lake Washington is. It appears as though a river is flowing through the middle of the lake -- keep in mind the lake has no currents and there were supposedly no boats in the area at the time.
