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This is Snoqualmie Falls right now — gushing from the heavy rain and snow melt we’ve seen over the past couple days.
It’s roaring much louder here in person.
A Flood Warning is still in effect for parts of the Snoqualmie River.
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HAPPENING NOW: Federal Way HS students are demanding the city take action to make this intersection safer.
They tell me drivers consistently run red lights while they’re crossing the street to school.
An organizer says 1 of those cars hit her friend. The friend is recovering.
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Aurora over South Seattle right now. Absolutely floored how visible it is here.
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NEW: Molly Moon’s Ice Cream is suing the City of Seattle because of losses tied to CHOP.
The ice cream maker accuses the city of supporting and encouraging “a hostile occupation” of the neighborhood surrounding their Pine Street store.
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This is the TSA pre-check line at SeaTac airport right now.
It extends past security, down the check-in portion of the terminal. People in line say they were told it will take 1 hour to get through — but they weren’t told why.
I’ve working to find out what’s going on here.
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Maintenance crews and police just showed up.
One of the workers in green said he’s exhausted at the consistency of politically motivated graffiti on campus.
Looks like it’s going to take a little while. They’re waiting on another generator to power their cleaning equipment.
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NEW: I’m hearing from workers at the Tacoma 7-Eleven that was robbed overnight the suspects pulled the trigger but the gun jammed.
“If it wasn’t for those guns to be jammed, there’d be two homicides.”
Police say stolen Kia used appears to be same that crashed into semi on I-5.
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This is the scene where Bellevue police caught five people — four of them teens — after a resident at this apartment complex reported them trying to steal cars from the lot.
Officers recovered 4 stolen cars ( 2 Kia, 2 Hyundai) in the process.
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This is the scene of a shooting 6 hours later at Houghton Beach Park in Kirkland.
Three people (2 teenagers, 1 adult) were shot. Police have not arrested any suspects. They believe the shooter has fled Kirkland.
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Lack of public safety and physical blocking of the sidewalks + roadway forced customers and suppliers to avoid the area, leading to significant losses in revenue and profit, according to the company’s lawsuit.
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Moon’s claims the city violated its constitutional rights and created a “government-authorized invasion.”
“The City acted with deliberate indifference toward the safety and property interests of Plaintiff” despite being aware of the situation, the suit alleges.
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HAPPENING NOW: Outreach workers are rushing to get people living in the encampment at Ambaum Blvd & 12th Ave into shelter or setup with drug addiction services.
That’s because the city is now putting out “hard enforcement” of the public camping ban, according to a city official.
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Here’s the damage to MarijuanaClub99 after a group of would-be thieves smashed into the building with 3 Kias.
A neighbor tells me he heard two booms, ran outside — and used bear spray on the group.
The thieves took off, and now
@SnoCoSheriff
deputies are looking for them.
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The company appears to be seeking an unspecified amount in damages pending a trial.
Despite laying blame at the city’s feet, the suit also makes clear the company “supports the free-speech rights of many of those who gathered on Capitol Hill” who then formed CHOP.
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BREAKING (my stomach): Beth’s in Seattle has reopened… and staff tells me I’ve just ordered the first 12-egg omelette since they closed in the pandemic!
(When I went to bed last night, I wasn’t anticipating expensing a 12-egg omelette for live reports.)
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Here’s a clearer view, out from under the mist (no shortage of it kicked up here.)
It’s a struggle to keep my recording equipment dry!
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NEW:
@BvuePD
tells me this started when troopers tried to pull over an Escalade driver on I-405 and they refused to stop.
The driver sped through this intersection, colliding with the blue Subaru, crashing and then running away.
No injuries reported. Police looking for suspect.
Here’s a look at that scene right now — a blue Subaru and white Cadillac absolutely mangled.
Working on getting more information from police.
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NEW: A Burien police officer tells homeless people at a downtown encampment he will NOT be enforcing the city’s camping ban — only telling them to be several feet from the nearby building.
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Scratch that — this sign was cleaned up FAST.
Maintenance crews and police just showed up.
One of the workers in green said he’s exhausted at the consistency of politically motivated graffiti on campus.
Looks like it’s going to take a little while. They’re waiting on another generator to power their cleaning equipment.
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I’ve reached out to both Molly Moon’s and the City of Seattle’s attorneys.
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I’m in North Bend where multiple neighbors say they’ve seen the missing zebra around the Riverbend neighborhood.
Neighbors are split between worry — and humor. Some have put up Zebra X-ing signs.
Some are concerned about cougars finding it before animal control does.
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@Telegraph
You may want to run the full video, not the cropped one you have run, because it doesn't show the police officer zeroing in on the lone woman - this appears to be the reason he was attacked.
#HongKongAirport
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Happy Thanksgiving!
There’s a
@ohiou
@scrippsjschool
Bobcats takeover at the station today with me and Paul Holden running Seattle’s Morning News at
@KIRONewsradio
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UPDATE: Fencing has been put up — but apparently ripped open — on the west side of the Ship Canal Bridge encampment.
WSDOT plans to work on the East side, pictured right, this morning. A spokesperson with the office tells me they’ll repair the fence.
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UW maintenance workers — sent out to get a sense of how much work is ahead of them — tell me it’ll be tens of thousands of dollars just to replace the turf.
That’s not accounting for graffiti on old buildings that they say have sandstone walls & can’t be power washed too hard.
Protesters are making progress clearing the Quad this morning, but the mark of their tents remains in bleached squares on the grass.
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HAPPENING NOW: Seattle police are investigating after a dead body was found near the NB I-5 exit ramp to SR 522.
I spoke with the people who say they found the body — they tell me they were cleaning trash nearby when one of them looked down, saw a pair of feet and…
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HAPPENING NOW: Abandoned building is up in flames here in the Chinatown-International District.
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UPDATE: TSA just confirmed to me a flier packed an air soft gun into their bag at Checkpoint 5 around 5:30am, that caused a delay as agents halted the line and waited for police to arrive and investigate.
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HAPPENING NOW: Large fire at Buddy’s Home Furnishings in Tacoma. Pacific Avenue is blocked for several blocks near 82nd Street.
Firefighters dousing the blaze with multiple hoses. It’s currently unclear what caused the fire.
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HAPPENING NOW: An encampment in Burien at the center of a long, contentious dispute between community members and the city is now being cleared.
City workers in orange vests got here after people in green striped jackets, who described themselves as concerned community members.
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Hear an explosion while driving along Hwy 99 through Seattle this morning?
It may have been a fire at this encampment, on the Northeast Queen Anne Greenbelt just south of the Aloha Inn.
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NEW: The University of Washington sign at NE 45th St and Memorial Way has been painted red.
On the pillars on each side, tags read “From the river” and “to the sea.”
The red paint appears to be fresh.
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SPACE NEEDLE: Waiting on
@RealKingFelix
to ascend to the top and raise the
@MLB
All-Star flag here!
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OVERNIGHT: I’m learning even more convenience stores in King County were robbed early this morning.
This Chevron in Lake Forest Park was held up at gunpoint. I’m told there were no injuries but the clerk was pretty shaken up.
7-Elevens in Bothell, Redmond and Bellevue also hit
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HAPPENING TODAY: Crews with Washington Department of Transportation are set to start clearing this encampment, under the I-5 overpass near King St & 8th Avenue.
Officials say 86 people from the site have already moved to temp & perm housing, but about 30 remain.
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NEW: A
@UW
spokesperson tells me the university has no statement or comment on this.
Maintenance crews and police just showed up.
One of the workers in green said he’s exhausted at the consistency of politically motivated graffiti on campus.
Looks like it’s going to take a little while. They’re waiting on another generator to power their cleaning equipment.
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NOW: Tech workers and activists are gathering across the street from Google’s South Lake Union office in Seattle.
They’re demanding the company end a project with the Israeli govt. They claim it is allowing Israel’s military to target Palestinians through AI.
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I’m in Ballard where neighbors say they heard an explosion during a fire at this Take 5 Urban Market.
Apparently, the explosion was triggered by a gas leak.
“So is it our responsibility to get all this stuff cleaned up?” one of the owners asked.
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OVERNIGHT: Police say a stalker broke into a Redmond home and killed a woman and her husband.
According to RPD, the man got into the house through a window. The woman’s mother escaped and ran for help.
Authorities say the suspect killed himself.
Working to learn more.
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Reporters here in Bremerton just heard gunshots after interviewing a spokesperson with the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
We’re learning the stand-off with a homicide suspect is still going on near Forest Drive, and neighbors have been evacuated.
More updates
@KIRONewsradio
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“He has been firing shots all morning.”
Pierce Co Sheriff’s office spokesperson tells people near 3400 block Forest Drive NE to stay sheltered if they haven’t already evacuated.
It started when deputies and FBI agents tried to arrest the man at a home around 3 a.m.
No injuries
Reporters here in Bremerton just heard gunshots after interviewing a spokesperson with the Kitsap County Sheriff’s Office.
We’re learning the stand-off with a homicide suspect is still going on near Forest Drive, and neighbors have been evacuated.
More updates
@KIRONewsradio
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Here’s Nordstrom in downtown Seattle.
Several bullet holes in the window. I’m told it was from people in two cars, one of them a Kia, trying to get into the store around 3:30am.
No description of suspects or other details from police. We’re waiting to hear back from SPD.
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A TSA spokesperson also tells me the line never approached 1 hour and that the top wait time at 6am was only about 19 minutes.
A spokesperson with SeaTac previously told me they topped out at 40-45 mins — which TSA says is inaccurate.
Now: TSA pre at <5, per airport screens.
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Happening now in Columbia City somewhere near Rainier Avenue and 39th, I think.
On my way to scene.
Stay tuned.
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HAPPENING NOW: Rescue crews from across Washington state are about to board their flight to Maui.
They’re going to be conducting search and rescue, providing medical care and using K9s to look for victims of the wildfires.
Interview with their personnel is coming
@KIRONewsradio
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DEVELOPING: A large emergency response is shutting down Lake City Way near 145th and firefighters work to put out a fire at a reportedly abandoned building.
Residents nearby say they heard sirens overnight and woke up to what they thought was fog. Unclear what started fire.
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The OFFICIAL queue for
#TaylorSwift
‘s merchandise shop outside Lumen Field has opened now — and it’s longer.
#Swifties
looking at at least 1hr 45 mins wait until the merch trailer opens. Some got here and lined up across the street as early as 3:30am.
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TODAY: Two teenagers too young to drive are set to face a judge for allegedly running over people in North Seattle.
The 15-year-old boy and 13-year-old girl were caught on video laughing as they collided with a pedestrian, per SPD.
Their arraignment is scheduled here at 1:30pm.
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We’re not quite done with winter yet — no matter what that (allegedly) prophetic groundhog says in Pennsylvania.
This is a park in Shoreline where SOME neighbors woke up to snow — others just a couple blocks away lucked out and didn’t have to scrape off their cars.
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I asked the man why he would risk his own safety and not just call 911 about his neighbor’s shop.
He says “I’ve known him a while… I like him.”
Hours later, the owner, Ryan Johnson, showed up to survey the damage.
His neighbor was there once again, helping him clear it out.
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HAPPENING NOW: The encampment under the Ship Canal Bridge is set to be cleared. The state’s notice says it could happen as early as 9am this morning.
People inside apparently packing their belongings.
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Here’s one of the first drivers taking the new, direct left from Montlake Blvd to westbound SR 520.
For >50 years, northbound drivers had to take a U-turn to get on the freeway. It led to big lines of commuters stuck behind them.
@wsdot
says that’s over with this new turn lane
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For economic context: Management here tells me they go through hundreds of thousands of eggs a year, and inflated egg prices have had an inevitable impact on prices.
12-egg omelettes now going for $27-35.
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ABANDONED: That sound is firefighters using a chainsaw to cut through the roof and make themselves an opening to dump water onto this fire.
It’s another vacant building fire, this one at University Way & 56th.
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HAPPENING NOW: 1 person has been stabbed near the Othello station and police have a suspect in custody.
We don’t know what happened beforehand. Train service is being impacted as police investigate.
Witness says he wasn’t told about stabbing until after he got off at next stop.
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Has your mailbox been broken into or had the key stolen recently?
I’m reporting on widespread mail theft again, this time in Marysville.
Police there tell me they are not sure if the issue extends past the 98270-98271 zip codes and the USPS says thefts are rising regionally.
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Smoke is just billowing out of the building, flames now picking back up and taking hold of the roof.
Seattle Fire tells me a spokesperson is on the way with more information.
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Take a look at these trees!
North Bend looks like something out of Frozen this morning.
The trees may look beautiful but they don’t mix well with gusts of wind.
PSE says they’re to blame for thousands of people here without power this morning.
Est. on restoration is 11am.
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Police describe the suspect as a man wearing dark sweatpants and a blue hoodie.
No indication whether alcohol or drugs are involved.
I’m working to get info from Washington State Patrol on why they tried to pull the driver over to begin with.
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Federal Way police opened fire on a man they say charged them with a knife.
Police say it started with a domestic violence call on SW 337th St.
The 43-year-old man is dead, and investigators are still on scene.
Valley Independent Investigative Team is leading the investigation
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THE KING ON TOP: Felix Hernandez is (on) the building. He’s raised the flag — but not without letting us know how terrified of heights he is.
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#Developing
I’m here in downtown Sumner where a 3-alarm fire has torched multiple businesses, like the Whispering Hills Market, Stuck Junction Saloon & The Attic venue.
Firefighters got the call overnight, around 3 am, it’s still burning & they say it’ll be a while til it’s out
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In the words of one of my favorite fantasy characters, “Just keep breathing… that’s the key.”
Very happy I skipped breakfast when I woke up this morning.
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This Chevron and a neighboring Subway are two of the stores police say thieves tried to ram a truck into last night.
Subway store employee tells me they weren’t able to steal anything there as cops arrived.
Bothell police are looking for 4 suspects, but no arrests reported.
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To all those
#Clemson
fans all bent out of shape about that targeting call...
#CFBPlayoff
#collegefootball
#ChampionshipMoments
#LSUvsCLEM
#LSU
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Two of the victims were last reported in serious but stable condition, the other does not have life-threatening injuries, according to Kirkland police.
Police now tell me they’re not sure whether there were one or multiple shooters. State patrol is helping to investigate.
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OVERNIGHT: Another 7-Eleven robbed in Lynnwood. This one on 148th St SW.
Workers at nearby shops tell me a tow truck driver tried to step in and block them from leaving and that’s when they say the suspects shot him. That man taken to Providence Regional Medical Center.
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KISS THE FISH: Copper River salmon were flown into SeaTac this morning — thousands of the coveted fish loaded onto an Alaska Airlines flight, aka the Salmon-Thirty-Salmon.
The first fish off the plane: a 34-pound King salmon. I’m told the taste is exquisite — and expensive.
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DEVELOPING: Heavy and growing police/SWAT presence in Ballard after authorities say a King County Sheriff’s Deputy detective was shot.
Suspect appears to be barricaded in a white apartment building where police are surrounding, some taking cover behind cars.
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Firefighters are packing up after an RV fire sent black smoke up and around drivers on I-5 near Boeing Field.
Fire officials haven’t provided any info yet on what started the fire, but they tell me RVs are extremely flammable so they’re making sure no reigniting can happen.
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After people at the camp and Moore told the officer about sheriff’s apparent refusal to enforce the ban, he went back to his cruiser to seek clarification.
My video is after he returned to the camp — he told people here they did not have to clear the camp. Only away from bldg.
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A bit foggy up here on my first trip to the Space Needle’s top deck
@Mariners
Dan Wilson is set to raise the team flag up here shortly… we’ll see if winds push out the clouds for Seattle to see
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VIDEO: Everett Police Officer Chad House is wheeled out of the hospital to cheers.
He was rushed to Providence Regional Medical Center on Wednesday after investigators say a robbery suspect shot him in the head.
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CONFIRMED: Seattle Fire tells me the entire roof did collapse, so they’re able to see inside now. Most of the fire is calming down, but still unclear whether anyone was inside.
That will be part of investigation. Firefighters likely to be on the ground here for several hours.
UPDATE: Loud noise and bursts of smoke recently as firefighters dump water from outside. SFD told me previously they were in defensive position because the roof could collapse.
Here’s two videos just minutes apart.
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One man I spoke with found the fresh prints. He showed me a map of trails where he’s tracked the animal, marking four sightings within the past couple days.
A listener
@KIRONewsradio
also sent us footage from a trail cam from yesterday.
Looking for update from Animal Control.
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Snoqualmie Pass this morning is a reminder for us — winter is coming!
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Developing: Police presence growing outside home in Auburn as detectives investigate a second homicide here in just 3 months.
Deputies say a 911 caller reported a break-in around 3am. When they got here, deputies found a man shot to death.
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@RevEnFuego
I could ALWAYS rely on you to give us the most compelling, professional and clean promos, Justin.
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JBLM CRASH: The Apache helicopter that crashed on the grounds of the base last night was performing a “routine training exercise,” according to the US Army’s 7th Infantry Division.
We don’t know what caused the crash, as the 7ID is describing it only as an “aviation mishap.”
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The woman’s voice you hear in this recording is former city council member Cydney Moore, who showed up here after some of the people in the camp texted her saying they were being ordered to move.
She told the officer this was against policy for the King Co Sheriff’s office …
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Adding to delays, An outage with the baggage check system at Sea-Tac caused a backup for travelers on Alaska Airlines before they got to jammed security lines.
The airline says the outage has since been solved but the bags may get to their destination late.
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OVERNIGHT: This is the Arco where police say a man in his 30s was shot and killed last night.
SPD tells me officers heard the he was actually found inside this gas station.
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HAPPENING TODAY: I’m told the man arrested in connection with Leticia Martinez-Cosman’s disappearance is also due in court at 2 p.m. today.
Police are not confirming if he is the same man seen in a selfie, which her family says she sent while on a first date at a Mariner’s game.
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This is the (very dark) scene where Renton police say two people were shot in a tent.
The shooting happened at an encampment near the Cedar River Dog Park.
Police say the suspect is “well known” to them. The victims’ current status is unknown.
Video from
@RentonpdWA
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PRO TIP: If you’re headed to Pike Place for the
@MLB
All-Star Red Carpet Show, market mgmt tells me this incline on Pine will provide the best view of the players once the crowd shows up.
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BREAKING: King County Sheriff Patricia Cole-Tindall has filed a legal challenge against to the Burien anti-camping ban.
The sheriff is challenging whether the recently amended ban is constitutional.
Here’s a bit from the release
@KingCoSheriff
just sent out.
NEW: A Burien police officer tells homeless people at a downtown encampment he will NOT be enforcing the city’s camping ban — only telling them to be several feet from the nearby building.
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They’ve brought out the power washers now.
Maintenance crews and police just showed up.
One of the workers in green said he’s exhausted at the consistency of politically motivated graffiti on campus.
Looks like it’s going to take a little while. They’re waiting on another generator to power their cleaning equipment.
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If you look under the hashtags
#HongKong
#HongKongProtests
and
#HongKongAirport
you will see the misinformation and spam accounts. Report them so they can be reviewed for authenticity.
Do not let the truth be silenced. Share this article.
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This is the Virginia Mason hospital in Seattle where nurses on the picket line say they have been attacked at work — nurses telling me one was stabbed, another almost hit by a hammer before a coworker told them to duck.
They’re demanding extra security measures and fast.
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Burien’s city council voted 4-3 last night to direct the city mgr to draw up plans for a camping ban ordinance, modeled after Bellevue’s.
I’m in Burien reporting this morning. Just across the street from City Hall, tents line one side of 152nd St. The other side, campaign signs.
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Protesters are making progress clearing the Quad this morning, but the mark of their tents remains in bleached squares on the grass.
Camping pro-Palestinian protesters are still here
@UW
this morning — deadline for them to be gone is 3pm.
They agreed to it when UW said it would help students from Gaza and review concerns of Islamophobia.
Many fewer tents here today but some aren’t happy with the deal.
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which, last week, directed deputies to ignore the camping ban, citing concerns it was not constitutional, according to
@jasonrantz
on KTTH.
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Truck drivers getting a helping hand up as the sun comes up over Snoqualmie Pass.
It’s a biting 28 degrees up here.
Snow looks powdery, and I’ve already run into multiple people chasing this blizzard warning — here to ski on the “steep and deep.”
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Here’s a look at the conditions in Snoqualmie Pass - snow completely covering the road up here.
I passed two toe trucks trying to yank stuck cars out of the snow.
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Clerk says several people came in and tried to rob not just the graveyard shift employee but a customer, too.
Earlier, Lakewood police say they spotted the stolen Kia, flipped their lights on but juvenile suspects sped off, hitting the semi at high speed.
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Here’s a look at the scene at the ground-level.
Smoldering debris inside a homeless encampment.
When I asked if anyone was hurt, a crew member told me it’s abandoned.
UPDATE: The NB I-5 off-ramp to Lake City Way in Seattle is blocked. Fire, State Patrol and Incident Response are on scene.
Seek alternate routes.
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