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³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio Headlines: Three boats and marina catch fire on Lake Washington

Aug 15, 2022, 10:07 AM

Photo from Seattle Fire Department...

Photo from Seattle Fire Department

Three boats caught fire at a Lake Washington marina late Sunday, temporarily stranding two people on a dock.

The Seattle Fire Department said the fire happened near the Rainier Yacht Club on Seward Park Avenue South around 9:45 p.m..

In addition to the three boats, an overhead marina structure caught fire as well.

³ÉÈËXÕ¾ Newsradio Headlines: Lightning storms ignite 13 new wildfires in Eastern Washington

Seattle Storm ends regular season on a loss in Las Vegas

The Seattle Storm ended their regular season with a loss, 100-109, to the Las Vegas Aces on Sunday.

Despite the loss, Sue Bird hit her thousandth three-pointer. Diana Taurasi is the only other player to do that.

The Storm are the number four seed and will host the Washington Mystics in the first round of the playoffs this Thursday, Aug. 18, at Climate Pledge Arena in a best-of-three series.

Camps of unhoused people overflow on Interurban trail; City Light says they can’t do anything about it

Neighbors living along the Interurban Trail, which stretches from Seattle to Everett, say what was once a beautiful path through nature is now trashed, all because of homeless camps that have gone unchecked by the city.

Seattle City Light oversees the Interurban Trail, but says they don’t have the authority to remove people or their belongings. They but claim they’re working with “city partners” on a solution.

Two arrested for racing over Tacoma Narrows Bridge 

State troopers say they pulled over two cars racing across the Tacoma Narrows Bridge Saturday morning at speeds of 117 miles per hour.

No one was hurt or killed.

The drivers of a red Cadillac CT4 and a black Mitsubishi Lancer are now facing charges of reckless driving and racing.

Local car dealer robbed, thinking about leaving Seattle

A local car dealer’s frustrations are growing after being robbed several times.

The owner of Wild West car dealership in Seattle released surveillance video that shows alleged robbers arriving in a Mercedes Benz.

They went into the office to try to find the keys to the cars outside.

The owner says he’s gone through the same incident many times before and even has a collection of Seattle Police Department business cards left by officers for every report he’s previously made. He says he has yet to see anyone held accountable, though.

He’s reached out to SPD but he says they apparently have no interest in coming out, instead, asking him to fill out an online form.

The owner says he is so angry about the lack of response he’s thinking about selling his car business and moving out of Seattle.

5.2 magnitude earthquake near Aleutian Island 

There was a 5.2 magnitude earthquake over the weekend near the Aleutian Islands in Alaska.

According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake happened at 7:43 a.m. Sunday.

It was followed by several smaller tremors.

There have not been reports of damage or injuries and no tsunami warnings.

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