KOMO News - Local & Regional

Hidden camera shows workers on 520 Bridge project drinking on job

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:19:11 -0700

A KOMO hidden camera investigation discovered workers drinking on the largest construction project in the state.

UW Surplus Store brimming with bargains

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:51:00 -0700

Many shoppers think buying online will get them the best deals, but they probably haven't been to the University of Washington Surplus Store.

Seattle pilot program could mean brown grass at city parks

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:01:19 -0700

The Emerald City is about to go brown -- and you can blame the budget.

Group gathers in Seattle to support Catholic nuns

Tue, 22 May 2012 23:19:20 -0700

It wasn't just Catholics standing in support of thousands of Catholic sisters Tuesday evening.

'It was just scary, we didn't know who had made it and who hadn't'

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:00:34 -0700

One year ago, a massive EF-5 tornado ripped through Joplin, Missouri killing more than 150 people.

Orting vet accused of giving substandard care

Tue, 22 May 2012 17:28:33 -0700

The state Health Department is once again investigating a small town veterinarian who's accused of treating animals in a dirty operating room and using mossy twigs to prop up a dog's cropped ears

Kids found safe after abduction in Burien

Tue, 22 May 2012 16:39:55 -0700

The two boys whose abduction triggered an Amber Alert on Tuesday have been found safe.

Two charged with stealing, reselling 100s of bus passes

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:16:42 -0700

Two former Hopelink employees are facing felony theft charges following allegations that they stole and resold hundreds of Metro bus passes meant to help poor or disabled people.

Gregoire flies to DC for talks on defense cuts

Tue, 22 May 2012 21:12:14 -0700

Gov. Chris Gregoire is headed to Washington, D.C. to urge key senators to stop proposed cuts next year to the Air National Guard.

Wash. education groups file charter initiative

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:12:28 -0700

A coalition of Washington education groups on Tuesday filed a citizen initiative asking voters to allow 40 public charter schools in the state over the next five years.

Animal lover rescues dog from WA irrigation canal

Tue, 22 May 2012 20:48:28 -0700

The Yakima County, Wash., sheriff's office says an animal lover managed to rescue a dog from the Roza Canal.

Mother, 3 kids killed before Salem, Ore. home hit by fire

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:25:06 -0700

Fire crews responded to a house fire on Fisher Road NE at about 5:30 a.m. Tuesday. While fighting the fire, crews discovered the four bodies in the home. The children's father was later found dead in a car near Cottage Grove.

First Boeing aircraft made in SC to take flight

Tue, 22 May 2012 12:46:13 -0700

The first Boeing 787 made in South Carolina goes up for a test flight this week.

McKenna, Inslee weigh in on transportation taxes

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:45:23 -0700

Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna says Washington will need to ask voters to support a tax package to fund the state's multi-billion dollar transportation needs, but his Democratic counterpart, Jay Inslee, isn't ready to support any specific financing plan.

State education groups files charter initiative

Tue, 22 May 2012 15:20:12 -0700

A coalition of Washington education groups has filed a citizen initiative to ask voters to allow 40 public charter schools in the state over the next five years.

Marysville cop charged in accidental death of daughter

Tue, 22 May 2012 11:30:58 -0700

Derek Carlile has been charged with second-degree manslaughter in the death of 7-year-old Jenna Carlile, according to his attorneys.

Republican Sen. Pflug departing state Legislature

Tue, 22 May 2012 13:01:53 -0700

Republican Sen. Cheryl Pflug is moving on to a new job, leaving an open seat that will help determine control of the state Senate.

Man sought in South Seattle killing

Tue, 22 May 2012 09:39:20 -0700

Police are looking for a 26-year-old man suspected of shooting another man to death in a restaurant parking lot in South Seattle last week.

Reardon: 'I just want to get it past us and move on'

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:54:42 -0700

For the first time in seven months, embattled Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon is answers questions about allegations that surfaced last year that he misused county funds.

Critics asking SPD to back off jaywalking tickets

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:30:25 -0700

Some high-level critics say jaywalking tickets have led to fights and alleged abuses from Seattle police officers, and now they're asking the department to back off enforcing the law.

Seattle firefighter caught with meth still being paid, faces new charge

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:22:19 -0700

A Seattle firefighter recently convicted on a drug charge is now accused of violating a protection order secured by a former girlfriend - and remains on the fire department payroll.

Man charged with slapping loud kid in theater

Tue, 22 May 2012 10:13:32 -0700

An Auburn man accused of smacking a loud 10-year-old at a Kent movie theater could face months in jail if convicted of the felony assault charge now filed against him.

2 Lewis-McChord soldiers killed in Afghanistan

Mon, 21 May 2012 17:13:54 -0700

Two soldiers killed Friday in Afghanistan were from Joint Base Lewis-McChord.

Port Orchard home overrun with fungus

Mon, 21 May 2012 23:15:42 -0700

A local family is scrambling after their dream house turned into a house of horrors.

Track coach, 41, fired for taking student to prom

Mon, 21 May 2012 12:16:54 -0700

The daughter-in-law of Nike co-founder Bill Bowerman has been dismissed as a volunteer track coach at a small Eastern Oregon high school because she escorted a 17-year-old boy to last month's prom.