Chemical reaction causes 3-alarm hazmat response at Lynnwood gym

A fire department hazmat team responded to a chemical reaction at a Lynnwood gym.   A spokesperson with the Lynnwood Fire Department said the leak at LA Fitness at 19820 Scriber Lake Road caused a 3-alarm hazmat response.   A customer of the gym told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News reporter ...

• 6:59 a.m. Monday, Jan. 28, 2013
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Justin Bieber's claims of Tacoma theft may be a PR stunt

It appears that Justin Bieber's claims that his personal items were stolen in Tacoma may have been a PR stunt.  On Wednesday, Bieber announced to more than 28 million Twitter followers that a computer and camera were stolen while he was on stage during Tuesday's concert at the Tacoma Dome. ...

• 10:26 a.m. Friday, Oct. 12, 2012
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Attack in Yemen

• 6:32 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012

George Zimmerman granted new judge by Appeals court

Circuit Judge Kenneth Lester will be removed from the case against George Zimmerman, the man accused of killing Trayvon Martin. Zimmerman, a former neighborhood watch leader, said in an appeal that he fears Lester is biased against him and he wanted a new judge to preside over his case. On ...

• Updated: 1:57 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 29, 2012

Capitol building evacuated for unattended bag

The State Capitol building in Olympia was evacuated after an unattended bag was found in the rotunda, the Washington State Patrol said on its Twitter account.   The WSP bomb squad responded after a dark-haired woman left a Macy's bag in a roped off area of the rotunda.   Police ...

• 11:35 a.m. Monday, Aug. 13, 2012

Two injured after car hit by train

Medics were called to a car-train accident in Fife just before 7pm Thursday night. A late 80's Honda was crossing the tracks at 78th Ave. E in Fife when it was hit by a Union Pacific freight train going about 40 miles per hour. There are no railroad bars in ...

• 7:51 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012
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Obama calls Supreme Court ruling a 'victory'

President Barack Obama says the Supreme Court's decision to uphold his health care overhaul is a "victory for people all over the country" and will make their lives more secure. Obama says the decision upholds the fundamental principle that in America — the wealthiest nation on earth — no one ...

• 9:07 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012

Romney: I will repeal health care law on first day in office

The Supreme Court's decision to uphold President Barack Obama's sweeping federal health care law handed the Democratic incumbent crucial election-year vindication for his signature legislative accomplishment. Republican rival Mitt Romney said he would repeal the overhaul on his first day in office, if elected. "If we want to get rid ...

• 8:46 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012

High court upholds key part of Obama health law

The Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the individual insurance requirement at the heart of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul. The decision handed Obama a campaign-season victory in rejecting arguments that Congress went too far in requiring most Americans to have health insurance or pay a penalty. Chief Justice John ...

• 5:56 a.m. Thursday, June 28, 2012

Identity thieves target disabled woman while she was at hospital

Everett police have broken up what they say was a major identity theft ring that victimized at least 64 people, including a disabled Mukilteo woman whose home was burglarized while she was at the hospital.   The alleged ringleader, 32-year-old Melissa Martin, is jailed pending $650,000 bail. She is accused of ...

• 4:21 p.m. Monday, June 25, 2012
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