Former MyNorthwest.com Editor

After years of speculation, Trader Joe’s coming to Shoreline

Trader Joe's is reducing the drive Shoreline residents have to make to shop at the store.

10 years ago

Seattle’s 95-year-old stand-up comedian ain’t no joke

West Seattle's Georgie Kunkel started doing stand-up comedy in her 80s, and at 95 she gets on stage once a month to tell funny stories taken from her life.

10 years ago

Hundreds of tremors registered in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia

More than 400 tremors registered in a 25-hour period in the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia.

10 years ago

Bertha surges 6.5 feet ahead as crews prepare to tunnel out of pit

Bertha tunneled 6.5 feet on Monday, putting its cutterhead close to the concrete wall at the end of the repair pit.

10 years ago

FAA says proposed Seattle skyscraper is too tall

At Fourth Avenue and Columbia Street, a proposed 102-story tower could be a hazard to aircraft, according to the FAA. That's why a notice of presumed hazard was sent to the developer.

10 years ago

Obama defends forthcoming gun restrictions as constitutional

WASHINGTON (AP) — Gearing up for a certain confrontation with Congress, President Barack Obama defended his plans to tighten the nation’s gun-control restrictions on his own, insisting Monday that the steps he’ll announce fall within his legal authority and uphold the constitutional right to own a gun. Opening his final year in office on an […]

10 years ago

Democratic US Rep. Jim McDermott announces retirement

SEATTLE (AP) — Longtime Democratic Rep. Jim McDermott of Washington state is retiring. He announced Monday he won’t seek a 15th term. McDermott was first elected in 1988 and is the longest-serving member of the state’s congressional delegation. “I retire from the House forever humbled,” McDermott told reporters. The 79-year-old is a former Navy psychiatrist […]

10 years ago

Report shows police response to several Seattle neighborhoods slower than target time

The Seattle Police Department is missing its mark for response times in some areas of Seattle.

10 years ago

Don’t expect much more snow in Western Washington as El Nino awakens

Western Washington will start to see drier weather with fewer chances of snow, according to UW professor Cliff Mass. It's going to be the exact opposite of what we experienced on Sunday.

10 years ago

McKenna: I was unaware of email dismissing Washington prisoner recalculation

Former Attorney General Rob McKenna says it wasn’t until last week that he became aware of an email to the state’s Department of Corrections, advising the department to not recalculate sentences for prisoners after a software coding error. “The first I heard about it was last week when the Governor’s office contacted me to let […]

10 years ago

Danger looms on more than just ski resort backcountry

More snow has fallen at Stevens Pass in December than during all of last year’s ski season. That means countless ecstatic skiers and snowboarders. But every year people die on the mountains. A lot of those fatalities can be prevented if snowboarders and skiers take a couple extra steps to be careful. For example, if […]

10 years ago

Magnitude 4.8 earthquake shakes Victoria, B.C.

One of the largest earthquakes in more than a decade shook Victoria, B.C. and portions of Western Washington. The United States Geological Survey reports a 4.8 magnitude earthquake about 11 miles northeast of Victoria occurred just after 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday. The quake was felt in 42 different cities, according to the USGS intensity map. […]

10 years ago

Mercer Island police find stolen Auburn patrol vehicle

The Auburn police vehicle that went missing Sunday was found by Mercer Island police, KING 5 reports. Auburn police commander Mike Hirman said the 2012 Chevy Tahoe was easily identified by the Auburn logo on its doors, its paint job and the light bar on top. The SUV had a police-issue rifle locked in a […]

10 years ago

Seattle map lets users explore the dangers of their neighborhoods

Ever wonder if you’ll be at risk during a natural disaster? Now there’s a map for that. Seattle’s Office of Emergency Management published an interactive map that illustrates what areas of the city are susceptible to the top hazards. The Seattle Natural Hazard Explorer allows users to do an address search to see what natural […]

10 years ago

Records show Seattleites not interested in fancy crosswalks

Apparently fervor over custom crosswalks quickly died off in Seattle. Several public disclosure requests inquiring about the city’s Community Crosswalk Program turned up … nothing. Neither the Seattle Department of Transportation nor the Department of Community Development (both responsible for the program) have any records related to the program. That means nobody is officially interested […]

10 years ago

Killing online comments gives cynics ultimate power

A few days after The Seattle Times announced it would be laying off a number of staffers because they’re struggling to keep newspapers relevant, The Everett Herald has decided to shut down their online comments 鈥� a feature that helps keep their digital content relevant. They posted on their page: “…The Daily Herald staff is […]