3+ week, 4+ day ago   (34+ words) Bellevue firefighters extinguished a large office building fire on Wednesday, triggering road closures and a multi-department response. Bellevue firefighters extinguished a large office building fire on Wednesday, triggering road closures and a multi-department response....

1+ mon, 3+ week ago   (338+ words) Washington's Primary Election Day is just around the corner. It's on August 4 – the first Tuesday of the month. KIRO 7 has compiled your ultimate guide for this election cycle. July 17: Voting begins, deadline for all counties to mail out ballots July…...

2+ mon, 5+ day ago   (324+ words) Washington Senate Republicans are urging Governor Bob Ferguson to call a special legislative session to temporarily suspend Washington's climate-related fuel policies, arguing the move would provide immediate relief for drivers facing some of the nation's highest gasoline prices as renewed…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (569+ words) Donald Trump made a bizarre — and likely untrue — claim about America's first president on Monday as he tried to justify his family's staggering gain in personal wealth during his return to the White House. The president was speaking at a…...

2+ mon, 1+ week ago   (450+ words) Among the laws now taken effect in Washington state is one addressing the federal government' decision to end penny manufacturing last year. The United States Mint had made pennies since 1792, shortly after the agency was first established. Without the one-cent…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (672+ words) Washington state’s gas tax, already among the highest in the nation, is going up next week. The state’s per-gallon fuel tax of 55.4 cents will climb 1.1 cents on July 1. The 2% bump is the first of the annual inflationary adjustments required by…...

2+ mon, 2+ week ago   (245+ words) Also in the news: Federal Judge Halts Trump Administration Effort To Subpoena Walz In Immigration Enforcement Probe “I wouldn’t say all the time, your honor —” Deputy Solicitor General Emma Grunberg responded. “There were about 30 some odd or 50 some odd cases,…...

2+ mon, 3+ week ago   (144+ words) The Washington Department of Health is warning FIFA visitors about the strength of cannabis in Washington. The state health agency says potency varies by product and recommends that users start with a low dose and go slow. The Washington DoH…...

3+ mon, 2+ week ago   (269+ words) In a joint statement, Nippon Dynawave Packaging Co. and local law enforcement said the tank’s rupture caused “multiple critical injuries” as well as fatalities. Authorities said some victims had suffered burns or inhalation injuries. There was no immediate threat to…...

4+ mon, 2+ week ago   (174+ words) NEW YORK, April 27 (Reuters) - The Washington Hilton hotel said on Monday it ‌had been operating under "stringent" Secret Service ‌protocols when a man breached security and fired ​rounds from a shotgun in the hotel where President Donald Trump was attending…...