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2 days ago | 
kiro7.com | Julia Dallas
This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com. This week will be great for beachcombing, as low tides are expected to return to the Puget Sound. The lowest tide is set to hit Wednesday just before 11:20 a.m., measuring -3.89 feet, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. A low tide of -3.67 feet is expected Thursday around 12 p.m.The last tides that low were seen in late May in Elliott Bay, according to The Seattle Times.
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3 days ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
Beachgoers comb the shore during Puget Sound low tides. (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7) (Photo courtesy of KIRO 7) Share MyNorthwest Content Editor This week will be great for beachcombing, as low tides are expected to return to the Puget Sound. The last tides that low were seen in late May in Elliott Bay, according to The Seattle Times. This week’s tides will be the lowest this summer in Seattle.
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3 days ago | 
yahoo.com | Julia Dallas
This story was originally published on MyNorthwest.com A Mexican citizen who was living in Kent was sentenced to prison Monday for his role in a drug ring, according to a from the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington. Martin Alonzo Peinado Torres, 33, will spend 22 months in prison for conspiracy to distribute controlled substances. Peinado Torres said he was forced to be a drug ring courier after being lured by a Facebook post promising a construction job.
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3 days ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
Hiking on West Tiger Mountain in King County near Issaquah. (Photo: @brewbooks via Flickr Creative Commons) (Photo: @brewbooks via Flickr Creative Commons) Share MyNorthwest Content Editor King County is suing multiple homeowners in Issaquah. The homeowners allegedly cut down more than 140 trees for a better view of West Tiger Mountain, KING 5 reported Monday.
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3 days ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
Puyallup Police investigated a case of a Mexican citizen who is now sentenced to prison. (Photo courtesy of the city of Puyallup) (Photo courtesy of the city of Puyallup) Share MyNorthwest Content Editor A Mexican citizen who was living in Kent was sentenced to prison Monday for his role in a drug ring, according to a from the U.S Attorney’s Office for the Western District of Washington.
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4 days ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
Iran launched a missile attack at a U.S. military base in Qatar Monday in retaliation for the American bombing of the country’s nuclear sites, The Associated Press (AP) reported. Iran said the attack on Qatar matched the number of bombs dropped by the U.S. Iran also said it targeted the base because it was away from more populated areas, the media outlet stated.
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1 week ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
The reign of Bartell Drugs is officially over, but the stores will still be there in spirit, just under a different name. CVS announced Friday it is rebranding the remaining Bartells. “We’ve decided to convert the 64 stores we are planning to buy and operate, including 20 Rite Aid locations that are still branded Bartell Drugs, to CVS Pharmacy upon the closing of the transactions,” CVS wrote in a statement to KIRO Newsradio.
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1 week ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
A juvenile was shot outside Lincoln High School in Tacoma. There was also a four-car crash involving an officer responding to the scene. The incident occurred around 2:49 p.m. Tuesday, just before school let out, the Tacoma Police Department (TPD) told KIRO Newsradio. Lincoln High School shootingTPD released a statement Thursday, noting they received a call that shots were fired, and then another call that a juvenile who was shot had shown up at their business near the shooting.
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1 week ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
WSP pulls over woman using dummy in HOV lane. (Photo courtesy of WSP) Share MyNorthwest Content Editor The Washington State Patrol (WSP) can add another fake passenger to its growing list of HOV lane violators. WSP Trooper Rick Johnson is reminding the public that items do not count as humans. HOV lane violator uses a dummyTroopers pulled over a woman on I-5 south near 185th street on Monday who had a fake skeleton in the back seat.
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1 week ago | 
mynorthwest.com | Julia Dallas
King County Assessor John Wilson is continuing to fight a temporary restraining order taken out against him by his former fiancée. “This is a new low point for county politics,” Wilson stated in a Facebook post Wednesday. “And let me state this loud and clear–I have never posed a stalking threat or harassed Ms. Lee Keller, my former fiancée. I have posed no danger to her whatsoever.”Wilson stated on June 30, he will ask a court to dismiss the order requested by Lee Keller.
