A new report shows that two cities in Washington state have the highest sales taxes in the country. The report from the nonprofit Tax Foundation says Seattle’s combined local and state sales tax is the highest of any major city in the U.S. Except for certain goods, sales in Seattle are taxed at 10.35% – […]
Detectives with the Kent Police Department are investigating an officer-involved shooting in Kent. The shooting occurred around 12:40 a.m. Wednesday at an apartment complex located at 102 Madison Avenue N. “Officers responded to a 911 call reporting six to seven gunshots,” KPD said in an official press release. “Officers arrived in the area and had […]
WASHINGTON (AP) — Vice President Kamala Harris and her running mate, Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, will begin a two-day bus tour of Georgia on Wednesday, traveling through rural areas in the state’s south and culminating with a major rally in the coastal city of Savannah. Democrats will meet with supporters, campaign staff, small business owners […]
The Seattle Mariners have placed right-handed reliever and new signing Yimi García on the 15-day injured list due to elbow inflammation, the team announced Friday afternoon. The change is retroactive to Tuesday. Drayer: Considering Scott Servais’ legacy, why the Mariners let him go In a related move, Seattle recalled left-handed reliever Gabe Speier from Triple-A […]
Two teenagers are recovering and another is in police custody following a shooting at the Grant County Fairgrounds Friday night that authorities are describing as “gang-related.” Investigators say that shortly after 9 a.m., a 15-year-old gang member was standing in line for a ride when a confrontation broke out between rival gangs. They say he […]
This is one of those cases where just participating is a huge win. Puyallp’s South Hill Little League team will make its World Series debut Friday afternoon. “You try to put yourself in the right spots to give them the right opportunities,” South Hill coach Derek Jennings told KIRO Newsradio. “You have to have so […]
There is another update in the Pullman kidnapping case of Seraya Aung Harmon, a 2-year-old girl who went missing and was later found. Nadia Cole, the fiancée of 21-year-old Aaron Aung of Moscow, Idaho, who is Aung Harmon’s father, has been charged, KIRO 7 reported Thursday. Cole is accused of helping Aaron Aung kidnap his […]
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A former professional football player was sentenced to prison Tuesday for the April 2019 death of his girlfriend’s 5-year-old daughter in his Las Vegas apartment. The ruling came after Cierre Wood, a former NFL and Canadian Football League running back, reached a deal with prosecutors and pleaded guilty to first-degree murder […]
BetOnline, a private international online gaming company, announced that the proverbial sports calendar is “rather light” at this time of year and that its sportsbook will offer wagers on the 38 games of the Little League World Series (LLWS) tournament, including those featuring the South Hill Little League baseball team from Puyallup. The Puyallup Little […]
The Washington Department of Transportation (WSDOT) is warning Good to Go customers about scammers sending fake bills throughout the Puget Sound area. WSDOT toll spokesman Chris Foster told KIRO 7 the department has received about 400 calls from motorists in the past month about text messages from scammers. The fraudulent text messages contain fake toll […]
