
Gwen Baumgardner
Journalist at KIRO-TV (Seattle, WA)
Journalist with @KIRO7Seattle. Former @DrakeUniversity pole vaulter. Saved by grace. 💬 Let’s talk food insecurity/ dachshunds/ Kansas
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3 weeks ago |
kiro7.com | Gwen Baumgardner
BELLINGHAM, Wash. — The Bellingham Police Department is sounding the alarm on impaired driving. In the first three months of 2025, officers made 114 DUI arrests, which is up from 99 DUI arrests at this time last year. It’s the city’s highest amount of DUI arrests in at least five years. “If you choose to get in your car and drive impaired. That’s a decision that you’ve made. Whether you’re capable of getting in the car at that time or not.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Gwen Baumgardner
The Bellingham Police Department is sounding the alarm on impaired driving. In the first three months of 2025, officers made 114 DUI arrests, which is up from 99 DUI arrests at this time last year. It’s the city’s highest amount of DUI arrests in at least five years. “If you choose to get in your car and drive impaired. That’s a decision that you’ve made. Whether you’re capable of getting in the car at that time or not.
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3 weeks ago |
kiro7.com | Gwen Baumgardner
RAINIER BEACH, Wash. — Every tap inside the Northwest Tap Connection signals choreography for change. The dance studio has been around for nearly 20 years in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. “For me, my thing was a hook,” says studio founder Mebla Mirchell-Ayco. Students know Mitchell-Ayco as Miss Melba. She’s a 30-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department.
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3 weeks ago |
yahoo.com | Gwen Baumgardner
Every tap inside the Northwest Tap Connection signals choreography for change. The dance studio has been around for nearly 20 years in Seattle’s Rainier Beach neighborhood. “For me, my thing was a hook,” says studio founder Mebla Mirchell-Ayco. Students know Mitchell-Ayco as Miss Melba. She’s a 30-year veteran of the Seattle Police Department.
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1 month ago |
kiro7.com | Gwen Baumgardner
FEDERAL WAY, Wash. — Federal Way Police are investigating a shooting at a gas station, involving multiple people, guns, and bullets. It happened on Sunday around 4:45 a.m. at the ARCO station, along Pacific Highway and 272nd Street. No one was injured in the shooting, but bullet holes were seen throughout the gas station property. Some of the bullets hit the nearby gas pumps. The owner of the gas station, tells KIRO 7, if a bullet hit a gas line, it likely would have triggered an explosion.
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