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More than 60,000 people ran, jogged, walked, and rolled through New York City for the New York City Marathon yesterday. Among them was a Washington athlete who took on the course in a wheelchair, accompanied by KIRO 7’s own Eric Thomas.
The auction includes experiences, art, and merchandise to help support Orca Network programs, which are dedicated to raising awareness about the whales of the Pacific Northwest and protecting the Salish Sea.
On Wednesday night, the Seattle community rallied behind the widowed father of two to raise money for treatment and expenses, but more importantly, to show their support for the Anaya family.
This summer at Gas Works Park, a new sound to Lake Union has brought a fresh conversation to a decades-old problem: contamination from the land’s past life as a coal-oil plant.
5-year-old Alice Jo, also known as Jojo, was “one of the little hearts at the center of our entire family,” according to her aunt.
Many of the Jimothy-themed art projects have inspired donations, auctions, and fundraisers to support local food banks and businesses after Seattle-based muralist Ryan Henry Ward first painted his version of Jimothy and committed the earnings to the Ballard Food Bank.
With a name that embodies the spirit of compromise, maybe it’s not surprising that while everyone’s obsessed with Jimothy the raccoon’s sudden celebrity, Jimothy Rogers – a loving father of two - sees something deeper.
The fires have collectively burned almost 10,000 acres and forced more than 67,000 people from their homes. An estimated 833 buildings have been destroyed.
The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office arrested a suspect for arson in connection with the Old Trails Fire, part of the Spokane Area Complex Fires that have claimed more than 700 homes and forced thousands to evacuate.
Seattle city leaders say they are looking to community violence intervention groups when it comes to combating gun violence after the mass shooting in Seattle.
