Natasha Chen
KIRO 7
Seattle, WA, United States
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Seattle to send navigation team to encampment where fire started
After a fire erupted at a homeless encampment Sunday afternoon underneath the Alaskan Way Viaduct, the city of Seattle will be sending its Navigation Team to meet with people there on Tuesday. → Read More
Man arrested for setting fire below Alaskan Way Viaduct
A two-acre fire erupted below the SR 99 viaduct Sunday afternoon, prompting major roadways to shut down for several hours. A Seattle Fire Department spokesperson said investigators are still trying to determine the cause of the fire. → Read More
Issaquah woman describes her recovery from hantavirus
Issaquah, Wash. – A woman who contracted hantavirus in March said she was in a medically induced coma for two weeks, after she came into close proximity with deer mice droppings and urine in her garage. → Read More
Group petitions to repeal Burien's ‘sanctuary city' policy
Burien, Wash. – King County Elections staff are currently verifying signatures turned in by a group who wants to repeal a Burien ordinance, which prohibits police and city employees from asking about immigration status and religion. → Read More
More than 200 arrested in SPD prostitution sting
More than 200 people were arrested for patronizing a prostitute last week, when police set up a fake massage parlor on Aurora Ave North, according to a business owner next door. → Read More
As new travel ban begins, local refugee family worries about others left behind
As a revised travel ban went into effect late Thursday, KIRO 7 visited a family who recently fled persecution in Iraq. → Read More
Neighbors selling homes as a bundle expected to rake in millions
Neighbors selling homes as a bundle expected to rake in millions → Read More
Highline School District disciplines students after clash of political messages on ‘spirit rock’
A ‘spirit rock’ on the front lawn of Highline High School has for decades been a blank canvas for students to paint what they like. But this week, some students painted the word “Trump” and the American flag, which covered the previous paint job of rainbow colors celebrating gay pride. → Read More
Lyft passenger in accident gets runaround on medical coverage
Seattle, Wash. – A passenger in a Lyft vehicle was injured in an accident on March 1st and has since been unable to get a guarantee of medical coverage to see necessary chiropractors. → Read More
Police: Employees busted for selling cocaine at Papa John's Pizza
Authorities arrested five people after undercover detective’s busted employees for selling cocaine at a Papa John’s Pizza in Sammamish, according the King County Sheriff’s Office. → Read More
Parents left with questions after NCAA rule change postpones football camp
Parents from around the country said they were left in the dark, after a football camp their children planned to attend in Tukwila was postponed. → Read More
City limits concession stand hours, after complaint from labor union
A business operating on Seattle Parks and Recreation property was told to stop serving food during school lunch hours, to avoid conflict with the union representing school cafeteria workers, who serve lunch at Garfield High School next door. → Read More
Implant in bicep presents alternative opioid treatment
Few doctors in the Seattle area are prescribing Probuphine, but one who is offering the new implant finds it a welcome choice for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. → Read More
Implant in bicep presents alternative opioid treatment
Few doctors in the Seattle area are prescribing Probuphine, but one who is offering the new implant finds it a welcome choice for the maintenance treatment of opioid dependence. → Read More
Seven things to consider before your next concert
After a bomb detonated at a concert in Manchester, England, killing and wounding dozens, KIRO 7 asked a retired FBI agent to share what he thinks about and prepares for at large events. → Read More
Seattle council may breathe new life into fight against new youth jail
In a packed hearing Tuesday night at Seattle University, people voiced opposition to a new Child and Family Justice center, hoping that Seattle council members would act to help them in their appeal of the building permit. → Read More
Tacoma motel shut down after calls about prostitution, drugs, assault
The Morgan Motel on Pacific Avenue was shut down, after close to 200 police calls to the location in the last year, regarding prostitution, drugs and assault. → Read More
New Washington law gives police more authority to kick out squatters
A new law signed by Governor Jay Inslee on Wednesday gives law enforcement the authority to remove squatters from a property, after the owner has filed a declaration. → Read More
In Seattle's approach to prostitution, city attorney made a pivot
For five years, the city of Seattle has touted its unique approach in targeting the buyers of sex rather than the prostitutes themselves. While the number of cases filed against prostitutes dropped dramatically in 2012 and 2013, it has increased again slightly in recent years. → Read More
Looking for Good Samaritan who helped boy hit by car
A mother is searching for the Good Samaritan who helped her son last week after he was hit by a car in West Seattle. → Read More