Kara McDermott
Stories
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She called 911 and said she was suicidal. Then she was charged with a crime
After June called five times on St. Patrick’s Day, saying she was suicidal, she was charged with false reporting, a misdemeanor crime.
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Grammy nominee Brandi Carlile's best songs, according to our in-house super fan
Northwest legend Brandi Carlile is up for six Grammy Awards on Sunday, including top honors Record of the Year and Album of the Year.
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What I knew about suicide didn’t fit my sweet, energetic 12-year-old boy
Penny Daniel is a grandmother and mother of three, "a big, a middle and a little." She recently shared this heart-wrenching story about the death of her 12-year-old son, Declan, at the NAMI Washington's storytelling event, The Brainpower Chronicles. It's a difficult story, but draws together some lessons learned after a terrible tragedy.
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These are the prettiest Thanksgiving pies we've ever seen
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3 graphs that show how Amazon compares to its sister cities
How will Amazon affect Queens, in New York City, and a neighborhood just a mile south of the Pentagon? We looked to information on income, housing costs and education to find out.
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Every Seattleite is a smoker this week
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How to help animals cope in the smoke
Call it "canary in the smoke-choked city." While people are struggling with the unhealthy air quality in Seattle, the animals are having similar issues.
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Three Republican-held seats in Washington state could be lost in November
Seattle-area primary results are below, but we want to highlight some interesting developments from outside our area, where three Republican-held seats...
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Eat your heart out, Elon Musk: Behold these ugly electric cars from Seattle's past
Tesla tried to go mass market last year by starting production on the Model 3 – price tag starting at $35,000. It didn’t go well.
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Interim no longer: Carmen Best named next Seattle Police Chief
After public uproar following the initial selection for the city's new head of police, Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan announced Tuesday morning that Interim...