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'He can taste it': Curley suggests Bob Kettle is using Katie Wilson's public safety struggles to position for mayor
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Man dies in police custody in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood
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Summer isn't over yet: Warmer, sunnier weather returns to western WA after soggy weekend
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Harger: WA pays teachers top dollar for middling test scores. Maybe we're grading the wrong thing
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Renton City Council to vote on camping ban
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Hoist in the high Cascades: Coast Guard lifts injured hiker from treacherous Oregon mountaintop
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MyNorthwest News
Grounded: Grays Harbor deputies cut short highway wire heist
Deputies in Grays Harbor arrested two men Saturday for trying to steal hundreds of feet of wire along Highway 12.
Why interest in this Mount Rainier-sighting app is surging
A community-driven app that tracks Mount Rainier’s visibility is gaining attention.
The Spin: How Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s team communicates after gun violence
Four deadly shootings in a little more than a month, including the Bite of Seattle shooting and three fatal shootings in Belltown, provide a backdrop for examining how Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s communications team handles difficult news. In this edition of “The Spin,” KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy looks at two recent examples and the […]
Embassy Suites workers in Pioneer Square reach 'tentative' agreement with Hilton
Workers at the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel in Pioneer Square have ended their strike.
Rain this weekend, then Seattle's last shot at 80 degrees next week
Rain is on the way this weekend in the Seattle area.
For the first time, 9/11 deaths from disease are being honored; this WA man is one of them
In the 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, this year marks the first that people who died from illnesses related to the event were honored.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
'You're driving these stupid little ducks around': Jake pleads with Jeep owners to clear the dash during massive recall
Chrysler is recalling Jeep Grand Cherokees, and host Jake Skorheim said it's the perfect excuse for owners to finally deal with their rubber ducks.
'We are the Cape Canaveral of launching task forces': KIRO hosts reacts as study exposes Seattle's big tech dependency
A new independent economic assessment of Seattle's finances arrived this week, and the city's response drew immediate ridicule from Mike Lewis.
'Put yourself in someone's house': Gee connects Washington's 22% premium spike to rising homelessness
Health insurance premiums for Washingtonians are about to soar. The state insurance commissioner approved a 22.2% rate increase for individual health plans
'Fighting with the Canadians about dumb stuff': KIRO host says trade war has already cost WA $7.1 billion
As Washington bars brace for a ban on Canadian alcohol, Mike Lewis delivered a blunt assessment of the spiraling U.S.-Canada trade war.
'They get bad grades and get deemed as the bad kid': Gee calls school system archaic after Tacoma launches Maritime program
Tacoma just opened a first-of-its-kind maritime training program for high school students, and Gee Scott believes it's long overdue.
'Go directly past jail, there's no room': Jake and Spike reimagine Seattle Monopoly as new game in the works
A Seattle edition of Monopoly is in the works, and the game's creators are asking the public to suggest locations and landmarks for the board.
Seattle Sports
Six Mariners prospects with rising stocks in 2026
A look at some of biggest risers in the organization this year, which includes some well-known names.
Mariners surrender 4-run lead, fall to A’s 8-7 on walkoff HR
Lawrence Butler provided the game-winning blast off Andrés Muñoz in the ninth inning.
Rodney Thomas II embodies Seahawks’ 70-man mantra
Elevated from the "ready squad" to make a fill-in start, Rodney Thomas II rose to the occasion.
Rams star Myles Garrett needs knee surgery, will miss time
The standout pass rusher is expected to go on IR and miss at least four games.
What Wyman and Bob are watching over Mariners’ closing stretch
Two Mariners outfielders have Wyman and Bob's attention over the final two weeks.
Arizona Cardinals Season Preview: What to know about Seahawks’ Week 2 foe
Mike LaFleur takes over the rebuilding Cardinals after three seasons leading the Rams' high-powered offense.
Seattle Red
Pramila Jayapal wants your boss to pay overtime at hour 33 in the state with the nation’s highest wage floor
Rep. Pramila Jayapal is cosponsoring a bill to cut the workweek to 32 hours. It has failed three times and would hit Washington employers hardest.
He helped build DocuSign in Seattle. Now he says Washington lawmakers just proved the millionaires tax is a trap
DocuSign co-founder Court Lorenzini says Washington's 9.9% income tax will not stop at millionaires, and he is urging a yes vote on I-645 to repeal it.
Ex-Seattle Times columnist says far-left newsroom activists killed his columns
Matt Calkins says the Seattle Times spiked columns to avoid an internal uprising, choosing staff comfort over subscribers, and nobody has called him since.
Seattle home prices just fell $100,000 in a single month, and the buyers Democrats taxed away aren’t coming back
Seattle's median home price fell to $891,500 in August, down 9% year over year, as inventory hit a 15-year high and Eastside prices dropped $225,000.
DOJ says Washington tuition break for illegal immigrants could be gone by next semester
Associate Attorney General Stanley Woodward says a win in Seattle would end Washington's in-state tuition discount for illegal immigrants immediately.
Rantz: Washington Democrat’s made a gun class mandatory, then banned the teachers and jacked up permit fee
Washington's $126 permit-to-purchase law requires firearms training the State Patrol just barred most certified instructors from teaching. The collapse was predictable.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
WSP investigating after video of car driving across bridge on I-90 Trail goes viral
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating after a video of a car driving across the floating bridge on the I-90 Trail went viral.
Seattle road closures that could interrupt your weekend travel plans
Getting to Montlake from downtown Seattle will be a challenge beginning this weekend.
1 dead, car catches fire after 'mechanical mishap' on I-5 north at Nisqually River Bridge
A person was killed due to a "mechanical mishap" on northbound I-5 at the Nisqually River Bridge. A car subsequently caught fire.
MyNorthwest Weather
Rain this weekend, then Seattle's last shot at 80 degrees next week
Rain is on the way this weekend in the Seattle area.
After hottest US summer on record, KIRO Meteorologist says 'good odds' next year will be even worse
The summer of 2026 is officially the hottest on record in the contiguous United States, surpassing a mark that had stood since the Dust Bowl.
National Preparedness Month: what western WA should get ready for this fall, winter
September is National Preparedness Month; the best time to prepare for whatever nature throws at us in the coming months is in advance.
MyNorthwest Politics
The Spin: How Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s team communicates after gun violence
Four deadly shootings in a little more than a month, including the Bite of Seattle shooting and three fatal shootings in Belltown, provide a backdrop for examining how Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s communications team handles difficult news. In this edition of “The Spin,” KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy looks at two recent examples and the […]
'Too many have workshopped their public safety dissertations on communities': Seattle council president wants action, not plans
Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth told "The Gee and Ursula Show" she is tired of the city treating communities like test subjects.
Mayor Wilson's office tells council she removed Shon Barnes to align SPD with her 'values'
Mayor Wilson's office responded to a letter from City Councilmember Bob Kettle requesting a formal explanation for why she asked Barnes to resign.
Lifestyle from Premier Media
Why interest in this Mount Rainier-sighting app is surging
A community-driven app that tracks Mount Rainier’s visibility is gaining attention.
The Tacoma Film Festival Returning Next Month, Celebrating 20 Years
Originally published on South Sound. This year’s lineup begins with ‘Time Warp,’ Allison Berg’s documentary about the enduring cultural impact of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show.’
Tacoma Clean-Tech Startup Announces Federal Grant, New Private Investment
Originally published on South Sound Business. Homeostasis’ developing technology converts carbon dioxide into synthetic graphite for industrial applications.
MyNorthwest History
Former 7-Eleven location in downtown Seattle turns into an 'inconvenient store' art exhibit
The former 7-Eleven at Third and Pine is now home to the Inconvenience Store, the latest interactive art exhibit in downtown Seattle.
Heat, smoke make for true 'dog days of summer' in western Washington this week
August is already here, sometimes called the dog days of summer. Temperatures are forecast to climb back into the 80s on Thursday with some areas in the 90s.
Red Flag Warning: Eastern Washington braces for dangerous wildfire conditions this weekend
Have plans to head to eastern Washington this weekend to escape the expected much cooler weather in western Washington?
National News
Ex-youth detention center counselor faces sex assault trial in New Hampshire
MANCHESTER, N.H. (AP) — A sexual assault trial starts Monday for a New Hampshire man whose arrest more than seven years ago kicked off one of the biggest youth detention scandals in U.S. history. Former youth counselor Jeffrey Buskey, 60, of Litchfield, faces allegations involving four boys held at the Youth Development Center in Manchester […]
Trump dismisses new AI guardrails, says there is a 'SICK conspiracy' against AI and data centers
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Monday that he is a sufficient guardrail against rogue artificial intelligence, claiming that any efforts to limit the technology was part of a “SICK conspiracy.” “The only control or ‘guardrails’ that AI needs is a STRONG AND SMART (High IQ!) PRESIDENT, and the U.S.A. has that, in spades!” […]
Trump EPA is to eliminate rule that limits planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to repeal rules that limit planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions from power plants fueled by coal and natural gas, an action that Administrator Lee Zeldin has said would remove billions of dollars in costs for the industry and help “unleash” American energy. The rule change, proposed last […]
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AC not cooling during Seattle heat wave? 4 things to check before calling for emergency repair
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How Puget Sound homeowners can spot a trustworthy roofer (and avoid the scams making headlines)
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June is National Men's Health Month: Advancing prostate cancer treatment while preserving quality of life
One in eight men will hear the words "you have prostate cancer" in their lifetime. Unfortunately, many men tend to overlook the importance of preventative care.