Luke Duecy

KOMO 4 TV Amid crime wave, North Bend mulls public surveillance cameras (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: May 17, 2013 at 6:31 PM PDT Last Updated: May 17, 2013 at 7:53 PM PDT

Once a quiet town, in recent weeks crime's shot-up in North Bend like never before -- many drug-related crimes.

KOMO 4 TV Police: Mom uses young daughter to steal teen's violin (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: May 16, 2013 at 6:00 PM PDT Last Updated: May 16, 2013 at 10:28 PM PDT

A local teenager is upset after somebody stole his rare, one-of-a-kind violin right from underneath him. And police are looking into whether the thief used her grade-school daughter to do the dirty work for her.

KOMO 4 TV Man charged with child porn possession after discovery at landfill

By Luke Duecy Published: May 9, 2013 at 5:06 PM PDT Last Updated: May 10, 2013 at 7:01 AM PDT

Alert workers at the landfill noticed a man dumping child porn material on a heap of trash last year; investigators finally tracked down who they think was responsible for the content.

KOMO 4 TV Small liquor stores struggling to compete with big retail (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: May 7, 2013 at 6:05 PM PDT Last Updated: May 8, 2013 at 10:07 AM PDT

Almost a year after the state privatized liquor sales, more and more small, independent stores around the Puget Sound region are going under. They complain they can't compete with big retail and grocery stores.

KOMO 4 TV Boating season kicks off Saturday (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: May 3, 2013 at 12:15 PM PDT Last Updated: May 3, 2013 at 7:08 PM PDT

There are a couple of warnings this year - number one is that the state is cracking down on boating under the influence.

KOMO 4 TV Boat in Seattle traffic circle: Art or nuisance? (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Apr 12, 2013 at 4:55 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:00 PM PDT

A small boat parked in the middle of a Greenlake traffic circle is creating a lot of controversy. Neighbors call it art. The city says it needs to go.

KOMO 4 TV Injured veteran helps boy's dream come true with new bike (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Mar 27, 2013 at 5:33 PM PDT Last Updated: Mar 27, 2013 at 5:35 PM PDT

Jensen Blaine is a cool 6-year-old with an even cooler hairstyle who's endured 13 surgeries on his heart and spine caused by a rare, 1-in-a-million birth defect. And he's got the surprise of his life, thanks to Ernie Butler.

KOMO 4 TV 'It's good to see those stealing cars are paying the price for it' (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Mar 6, 2013 at 7:00 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:38 PM PDT

More than a dozen people were reunited with their stolen cars in Tacoma Wednesday, thanks to an undercover operation where cops posed as crooks themselves.

KOMO 4 TV Wrongfully-raided victim: 'They said they'd blow my head off' (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Feb 26, 2013 at 7:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 27, 2013 at 7:46 AM PDT

Pierce County deputies thought they were storming a house full of drug dealers and gang members. Instead, they terrified an elderly woman and her daughter, who suffers from multiple sclerosis. Now, the county faces a lawsuit.

KOMO 4 TV Study questions DOJ's claim on SPD's use of excessive force (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Feb 25, 2013 at 7:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 25, 2013 at 7:22 PM PDT

Seattle University professor Matt Hickman's study, first released in December, questions whether the city really had to spend millions to re-train Seattle police officers.

KOMO 4 TV Heck to defense contractor: Sequestration 'going to hurt' (Photo Gallery)

By Luke Duecy Published: Feb 22, 2013 at 6:11 PM PDT Last Updated: Feb 22, 2013 at 6:13 PM PDT

Looming federal budget cuts could devastate defense contractors, including Lakewood's Tactical Tailor whose workers heard from Rep. Denny Heck himself that Congress likely won't reach a deal before the March 1 deadline.

KOMO 4 TV Some cry foul as Seattle agrees to lower parking rate in International District (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Feb 18, 2013 at 6:19 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 12:48 PM PDT

After business slowed in the International District, the city agreed to reduce parking rates there to help shop owners. Now businesses in other neighborhoods want the same deal.

KOMO 4 TV Puyallup schools try to regroup after bond measure failure (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Feb 14, 2013 at 4:57 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 26, 2013 at 1:30 PM PDT

When Puyallup sounded the alarm to save their schools, voters failed to answer the call. Now school officials worry kids in Kindergarten through high school could be stuck trying to learn inside old, decrepit buildings.

KOMO 4 TV Officials worry drivers will avoid Alaskan Way tunnel, toll (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Jan 23, 2013 at 7:16 PM PDT Last Updated: Jan 24, 2013 at 2:54 PM PDT

Now, two years into the project, the state transportation commission says the tunnel will not generate in tolls the $200 million needed to help pay for itself. Commissioners fear drivers will avoid the tunnel to avoid paying.

KOMO 4 TV Suit aims to protect small biz in emerging pot industry (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Dec 6, 2012 at 6:27 PM PDT Last Updated: Dec 6, 2012 at 7:26 PM PDT

The first recreational marijuana stores won't pop up in Washington for another, but Olympia paralegal Arthur West wants to put a stop to the law before big business takes over.

KOMO 4 TV Pier 57 Ferris wheel gains gondolas, nears completion (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Jun 5, 2012 at 5:05 PM PDT Last Updated: Jun 5, 2012 at 5:05 PM PDT

KOMO 4 TV School deems intersection ‘too dangerous', prompts city action (Photo Gallery) (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: May 11, 2012 at 12:11 PM PDT Last Updated: May 11, 2012 at 1:14 PM PDT

SEATTLE -- A dangerous intersection and quick-draw traffic light has some Seattle parents up in arms. Now the city is listening to those complaints and taking action.

KOMO 4 TV After months of preparation, Safeco Field ready for Opening Day (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Apr 13, 2012 at 1:15 PM PDT Last Updated: Apr 13, 2012 at 1:15 PM PDT

KOMO 4 TV Howard Schultz for president? (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Oct 28, 2011 at 10:55 AM PDT Last Updated: Oct 28, 2011 at 6:38 PM PDT

Starbucks founder and CEO Howard Schultz is a leader in the world of coffee, but could he soon become the leader of the free world?

KOMO 4 TV Firefighters honored after losing lives in line of duty (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Oct 14, 2011 at 12:46 PM PDT Last Updated: Oct 14, 2011 at 12:47 PM PDT

KOMO 4 TV Beware of 'click-jacking' (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Nov 23, 2010 at 1:10 AM PDT Last Updated: Nov 23, 2010 at 4:10 PM PDT

Beware the next time you type in your computer password. There could be a hacker on the other end recording every keystroke you make. It's called "click-jacking" and we found out just how dangerous it can be.

KOMO 4 TV Holiday cheer for family hit hard by loss (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Dec 22, 2009 at 2:31 PM PDT Last Updated: Dec 22, 2009 at 2:31 PM PDT

The holidays are bittersweet for Kenny Flyte and his children, Jacob and Abby. Kenny's wife died earlier this year not knowing she had given birth to little Abby. We found a way to share the gift of giving with Kenny and his children.

KOMO 4 TV 'We wanted to pay our respects to the family' (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Dec 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM PDT Last Updated: Dec 8, 2009 at 7:40 PM PDT

While thousands of officers filled the Tacoma Dome to honor four slain officers, people who also wanted to gather to watch the memorial filled some overflow viewing locations, like at Pacific Lutheran University.

KOMO 4 TV Border Patrol gearing up for Olympics (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Nov 9, 2009 at 8:35 AM PDT Last Updated: Nov 9, 2009 at 8:35 AM PDT

Withe Olympic Games coming up in Vancouver, border patrol agents are preparing for a huge security operation.

KOMO 4 TV SeaTac residents call for city to shed light on crime (Video)

By Luke Duecy Published: Nov 6, 2008 at 12:14 AM PDT Last Updated: Nov 21, 2008 at 5:12 AM PDT

A battle is brewing between the city and and group of neighbors over things that go bump in the night. A group of residents held a candlelight vigil on Wednesday night to urge the city to shed light on crime.