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TRENDING: Meteorite lights up Seattle’s sky

October 16 2022 04:48 AM

A meteorite over the Pacific Northwest lit up the night's sky last week.

Witnesses told KIRO 7 News of a bright flash in the sky at roughly 10:18 p.m. on Wednesday night, Oct 12.

The Pacific Northwest Weather Watch YouTube channel, a channel focusing on weather in the region, captured a video of it appearing over Seattle.

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Carli Berry has been telling stories in the Okanagan for the past three years and after finding her footing in the newspaper industry, joined the Infonews team in January 2020. Recipient of the 2019 MA Murray award for feature writing, Carli is passionate about stories that involve housing, business and the environment. Born on Vancouver Island, she is happy to say Okanagan Lake reminds, her slightly, of the ocean. Carli can be reached at (250) 864-7494 or email cberry@infonews.ca.