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Sen. Patty Murray, 72, is the first woman to serve in this role and is now third in line for the presidency.
Do you support the petition tor recall Councilwoman Sawant?
"We are with you, we're not against you."
chief Steve Mylett addresses the crowd gathering in Bellevue; condemns the four officers involved in #GeorgeFloyd's death and other police-involved deaths - and how his police force is learning and moving forward.
After Seattle Police abandoned the East Precinct, officers said they are receiving reports of armed people manning the checkpoints intimidating people trying to enter and committing extortion.
Early Friday morning, Elon Musk wrote on his social media platform Twitter that "Any parent or doctor who sterilizes a child before they are a consenting adult should go to prison for life."
New study ranks Seattle as America's best city to live in: bit.ly/2uXL5M9
BREAKING: Gov. Inslee announces statewide mandatory face mask rule.
Mary Kay Letourneau, who made headlines in the 1990s for an affair with her underage student, has died after losing a battle with cancer. komonews.com/news/local/mar
#BREAKING Washington State Gov. Jay Inslee will not seek a fourth term, he announced on Monday morning.
After more than 40 years in the business, KOMO TV's beloved weathercaster Steve Pool is retiring from broadcasting.
From everyone at KOMO, you will be dearly missed, Steve. We wish you all the best in your retirement!
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Yakima County Sheriff Robert Udell said the problem is not the guns, but rather the mental health and drug issues our society is facing.
Bill to ban high-capacity gun magazines headed to desk of Gov. Inslee, who said he plans to sign it. komonews.com/news/politics/
Have you missed seeing Mt. Rainier these past few weeks? Good news, the mountain is back 😍
📷: Jim Burns
#SoNorthwest
Stuntman Eddie Braun makes the jump across Snake River Canyon!
The latest: bit.ly/2cDwFtn
A personal message from KOMO News Meteorologist Steve Pool.
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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Seattle has the second-highest percentage of people considering or planning to move away.
JUST IN: From - Former King County Sheriff Dave Reichert appears to be a Republican front running in the Washington governor race.
King County Health Officials say an overwhelming majority of new Covid-19 cases are coming from unvaccinated people.
The committee co-chair who was recorded screaming in a public meeting to defend the nomination of a sex offender to a homelessness oversight board has been removed from her position.
A 90-year-old great-great-grandma who caught the coronavirus at Life Care Center in Kirkland is now getting better, and says, "I ain't dead yet!"
Oak Harbor's football team offers to forfeit playoff match against #MPHS & give them 1st place-komonews.com/news/local/Oak
Gov. Inslee just announced a statewide order that will forbid businesses from serving customers who are not wearing face masks.
NBA player Isaiah Thomas distributed 500 backpacks filled with school supplies Saturday to children in need as they get ready to go back to school.
If the bill is passed, it would make Washington state the first in the U.S. to recognize the Lunar New Year as a paid legal holiday.
BREAKING: Washington State's Nick Rolovich has been fired after the coach, among the state's highest paid workers, declined to comply with Gov. Inslee's mandate for state employees to be vaccinated by Monday.
HAPPENING NOW: Hundreds have gathered at #CalAndersonPark in #Seattle to rally in support of abortion rights.
Volunteers -- of all ages -- headed into Downtown #Seattle Sunday morning to help the city clean up after the #SeattleProtests Saturday night.
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Montana has an old law that states if a student rides their horse to school the school principal must take care of the horse throughout the day.
The "Greater Idaho" movement proposes that nearly everything east of the Cascades - except Bend - becomes part of Idaho.
JUST IN: Cordell Goosby has been charged with murder for the shooting death of a pregnant woman at a Belltown intersection. He also was charged with attempted murder. What the charging documents say:
Minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents under a measure signed into law by Gov. Jay Inslee Tuesday afternoon.
A man was arrested Sunday following a high speed chase on I-5 in which the suspect's pet pit bull may have been driving the vehicle during part of the incident, authorities said.
Never mind cow tipping, police in San Francisco say vandals are now tipping Smart cars. komonews.com/news/offbeat/H
HAPPENING NOW: Thousands are gathered in Olympia to protest Washington's vaccine and mask mandates.
The tables turned on an armed person who was shot and killed after announcing plans to "shoot up the crowd" on Sunday night:
A political shift is beginning to take hold across the U.S. as tens of thousands of suburban swing voters who helped fuel the Democratic Party's gains in recent years are becoming Republicans:
BREAKING NEWS: The voter-led effort to recall controversial Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant will appear on the ballot of an upcoming winter election.
KOMO Photo: @CenturyLink_Fld Lit up in French colors tonight to honor the victims in #ParisAttacks
"It is unconstitutional, it is cruel, it is immoral...it is not American."
responds to Pres. Trump's refugee ban today.
During the Friday afternoon protest on northbound I-5 in downtown Seattle, protesters blocked an ambulance that was treating a 37-year-old male who was in critical condition.
Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte signed a controversial bill that bans gender-affirming care for minors.
The numbers are impressive: Johnson & Johnson said its COVID-19 vaccine is 85 percent effective in protecting against severe illness and 100 percent effective in preventing getting hospitalized or dying from coronavirus.
TORNADO IN PORT ORCHARD: A tornado touched down in Port Orchard this afternoon.
Matthew Hargis captured this video in the Safeway parking lot earlier today.
Video courtesy: Matthew Hargis
DETAILS: bit.ly/2SZzTJB
Issaquah Highlands resident Mark Svendsen captured quite the scene Tuesday when more than 100 goats escaped an enclosure and ran free in the neighborhood.
More: bit.ly/2GEqaEG
Video courtesy Mark Svendsen
JUST IN: New photos of the shooting suspect in the #CascadeMallShooting. Can you help police identify him?
. is celebrating 45 years at KOMO today.
Congratulations, Connie! We are so lucky to have you!
Tiffany Smiley greeted supporters at a stop in Tumwater Monday morning, sending a message to voters.
Hundreds marched to honor and grieve Eina Kwon, a pregnant Seattle business woman who was shot and killed in Belltown earlier this week.
BREAKING: Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson launched an exploratory campaign Tuesday to become the state's next governor.
#TaylorSwift had this to say about #Seattle reflecting on her last performance here:
“On my last tour here, I made a diary entry and I wrote: Seattle, Washington is the best crowd I have ever played for….
Clearly, you’re still just as out of your minds as last time.” #eras
A calf has been born into the K pod family of southern resident orcas, the first in 11 years:
BREAKING UPDATE: Seattle police say there was no interaction between the woman and the suspect prior to him approaching the car and firing his gun into the driver’s side window.
Former King County sheriff and U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert announced Friday he is running for Washington governor in 2024, becoming the most prominent Republican candidate in the race.
WATCH: Seattle police officers used pepper spray on a crowd at Cal Anderson Park as tonight's Capitol Hill protest turned tense.
More details on the tense protest happening right now: bit.ly/3gNcNSX
Local bar refuses to shutdown, holds dine-in peaceful protest
On Monday evening, the Lakewood City Council approved two ordinances that will ban public camping and the use of controlled substances in public.
The stock price for Unilever, the owner of Ben & Jerry's, has rapidly declined since the ice cream company referred to the United States as "stolen Indigenous land" on July 4.
In the Seattle area, a list of bars and restaurants enforcing proof of vaccination now includes nearly 130 businesses.
Starting July 1, the sale of ammunition magazines with more than 10 rounds will be banned in Washington state. Importing, manufacturing and distributing them will be outlawed, too.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has joined his counterparts in Oregon and California in creating "Western States Pact" that promises close collaboration in the continued fight against COVID-19.
BREAKING: Washington state is on track to fully reopen its economy by June 30, with a return to 100 percent capacity for the vast majority of public spaces, Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday.
Hours after Gov. Jay Inslee announced new restrictions to help tame surging coronavirus cases, some local business owners said they wont fall in line with the order, saying they are fighting for their economic lives.
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King County is the nation’s first large county to surpass the 70 percent threshold for COVID-19 vaccinations.
JUST IN: Seattle has became the first major American city to fully vaccinate 70% of its residents 12 years-old and older, Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Wednesday.
Illinois lawmakers float bill to force unvaccinated to pay all of their COVID expenses if they catch virus.
BREAKING: President Joe Biden is visiting Seattle next week.
