Deborah Horne

3 weeks ago | kiro7.com | Deborah Horne

SEATTLE — A Seattle restaurant is cooking up delicious meals, all while breaking down barriers. During June, celebrating Gay Pride, KIRO 7 is highlighting local businesses owned by members of the LGBTQ-plus community. ‘Fat’s Chicken and Waffles’ has been serving up chicken and waffles and a whole lot more in Seattle’s Central District for a decade. The owner and main server happen to be a married couple, a couple of Erikas!They are a couple in business, a couple in life, too.

1 month ago | kiro7.com | Deborah Horne

Some tense moments at the King County Jail Monday. This, as protesters arrested over the weekend appeared before a judge. Nearly two dozen people were arrested Saturday at Cal Anderson Park in Seattle’s Capitol Hill neighborhood. That’s when a rally by a Christian pro-family group turned violent. Now Mayday USA is planning a rally of its own Tuesday, to call for Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell to resign. KIRO 7 has been pushing to get a response from the mayor. He finally responded late Monday.

1 month ago | kiro7.com | Deborah Horne

FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Have we got a dragon of a tale for you — a Federal Way man credits his pet bearded dragon with saving his life. “Spike,” the bearded dragon, was not about to get eaten by flames. When fire broke out in his Federal Way apartment last Saturday, he used his tail like a whip to wake up his sleeping owner. Spike’s owner is counting his blessings. He thinks his life was saved because he has more work to do. If so, he has his pet dragon to thank.

1 month ago | kiro7.com | Deborah Horne

TACOMA, Wash. — A cold case mystery played out all day in Tacoma. Police detectives have been digging up a backyard, but refusing to say why. Tacoma police are pretty tight-lipped about this investigation, saying only that they are following up on a cold case. KIRO 7 has been working to find out why police won’t say more. Tacoma police say they don’t want to raise the hopes of a family still grieving over the loss of a loved one, no matter how long ago.

1 month ago | kiro7.com | Deborah Horne

SEATTLE — A Seattle-based author got the news she won a Pulitzer Prize while working as an itinerate sous chef for the Alaska State legislature. Her book is the second graphic memoir to snag the nation’s biggest journalism prize. Tessa Hulls’ debut memoir has been racking up accolades and awards since it came out in 2024. The book explores the effect of China’s traumatic history on her grandmother, her mother, and herself. “It was right before lunchtime,” remembered Hulls, laughing.