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Hear an emergency alert Thursday? It’s the Great ShakeOut drill
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Kroger to lay off 3,000 corporate employees over 3 years as it leans into artificial intelligence
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Road closures pile up this week as WSDOT races to beat fall weather
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Man stabbed in head during attempted robbery near Seattle's Woodland Park
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‘No sustained honeymoon’: 65% say Seattle is losing World Cup public safety momentum
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Escaped prisoner arrested in Auburn
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MyNorthwest News
Seattle Restaurant Week returns next week with meals starting at $20
Foodies, get excited: Seattle Restaurant Week is back this month, with hundreds of participating restaurants and meals starting at $20.
Charges dismissed against teen in Foss High School stabbing
A Pierce County judge has dismissed the criminal case brought against a teen charged as an adult in a stabbing at Foss High School in Tacoma.
Jake: Remember the Titans — my fix for 2 schools that just canceled football
Washington high school's Todd Beamer and Hazen canceled their football seasons over injuries. I have a solution. It’s not very realistic, and it’s a long shot.
All EB SR 18 lanes reopen after semi loses brakes, hits 7 vehicles in Auburn
All lanes of eastbound SR 18 reopened Tuesday after a semi-truck lost its brakes and collided with seven other vehicles in Auburn.
Dump truck fire blocks 3 lanes on I-405 near I-90
Two general-purpose lanes and the right HOV lane on southbound I-405 are blocked due to a dump truck fire.
Machete bus attack suspect currently missing after leaving King County treatment center
A man who previously attacked a King County Metro bus with a machete is missing from an in-custody treatment facility he was staying at.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Jake: Remember the Titans — my fix for 2 schools that just canceled football
Washington high school's Todd Beamer and Hazen canceled their football seasons over injuries. I have a solution. It’s not very realistic, and it’s a long shot.
Harger: Gov. Ferguson won't let the income tax drop below $1 million. A payroll tax could start at $125,000
Last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson made a promise on Facebook. "I've said it before many times, and will say it again, I will veto any attempt by the Legislature to lower the threshold below a million dollars."
‘Most kids in Washington can’t even spell Mississippi’: Jake and Spike weigh Reykdal’s push for more school money
KIRO host Jake Skorheim rejected State Superintendent Chris Reykdal’s call to spend more of Washington’s budget on schools.
‘Do it the right way’: Gee and Ursula back Pierce County crackdown on unpermitted food vendors
Pierce County is considering a crackdown on unpermitted food vendors, and KIRO hosts Gee and Ursula said the proposal protects public health.
‘Big Brother watching you go number 2’: Jake and Spike split over Mayor Wilson’s plan for more high-tech toilets
Mayor Wilson wants to spend $1.4 million a year on 10 high-tech Throne public toilets while cutting $50 million to close a $175 million budget gap.
Gee: Wait, what?! The Seahawks are closer than you think
If you watched that Seahawks game against the 49ers and walked away thinking Seattle isn’t good enough, I saw something completely different.
Seattle Sports
Seahawks activate key special teamer Irv Charles off IR
Velus Jones Jr. was cut to make room on the 53-man roster for Charles, but he re-signed to the practice squad later in the day.
Drayer: Why Joe Espada is fun, interesting candidate in Mariners’ manager search
Shannon Drayer shares her insight on Joe Espada and why he could be helpful interview for Seattle, even if not hired.
Rams making change at kicker after two FG misses in MNF loss
Los Angeles is signing Blake Grupe off the Jets' practice squad to replace Harrison Mevis.
Mark Schlereth’s key to victory for Seahawks vs Broncos
If Seattle can take care of the ball, Schlereth has a hard time seeing Denver's offense doing enough to win.
Seahawks Status Report: Turnovers an issue for defending champs
Seattle's nine total turnovers are tied for fourth most in the NFL this season.
NFC West: McVay fumes after more special-teams woes from Rams
The Rams had a potential game-winning field goal blocked against the Bills on Monday night.
Seattle Red
Seattle taxpayers lose again: Supreme Court won’t hear city’s appeal in Brandi Kruse records case
Washington’s Supreme Court won’t hear Seattle’s appeal in Brandi Kruse’s public records win over Andrew Lewis records, leaving taxpayers with the legal bill.
Idaho voters can celebrate their Second Amendment rights by choosing the official state gun at the ballot box this November
Idahoans will get the chance to tell the legislature which firearm they want to be named the official state gun when they head to the ballot box next month.
Neutrality, voter transparency debated by Washington judicial candidates
Candidates for Washington Supreme Court Position 4 Judge Sean O'Donnell and Judge Ian Birk squared off in their first debate last week.
We Heart Seattle founder demands arrests and forced treatment as King County hikes sales tax for homeless families
Andrea Suarez says King County’s sales tax for homeless families won’t clear tents or drug camps, calling for arrests, jail time and forced treatment instead.
Yakima judges fume as ICE makes arrests at their courthouse, a building that literally contains the city jail
Yakima Municipal Court judges say ICE agents arrest people at the Zais Center without following state procedures. The building also houses the city jail.
Rantz: Here’s who’s really behind Washington’s data center protests (hint: Seattle DSA co-founded the group)
Seattle DSA co-founded the group behind Sunday’s anti-data center protests across WA. The Seattle Times left that out. China is grateful. Rantz explains.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
All EB SR 18 lanes reopen after semi loses brakes, hits 7 vehicles in Auburn
All lanes of eastbound SR 18 reopened Tuesday after a semi-truck lost its brakes and collided with seven other vehicles in Auburn.
Dump truck fire blocks 3 lanes on I-405 near I-90
Two general-purpose lanes and the right HOV lane on southbound I-405 are blocked due to a dump truck fire.
'Stupid and asinine': Drivers react to new lane restriction on SR 302 between Purdy and Gig Harbor
Drivers are frustrated after WSDOT removed a lane on SR 302 between Purdy and Gig Harbor, a change the agency said will improve safety.
MyNorthwest Weather
From frost to near 70: Western Washington’s autumn roller coaster
When skies clear and winds stay calm, it’s a perfect setup for radiational cooling, the process by which the Earth’s surface loses heat to space overnight.
Frost advisory tonight, sunshine returns Monday
It was a beautiful October day today, and we are wrapping up this nice weekend with mostly clear skies and a very chilly night on the way.
Hurricane-force winds in Washington? The Columbus Day Storm showed what’s possible
The 1962 Columbus Day Storm shows how destructive PNW windstorms can be and why preparing for extended power outages matters.
MyNorthwest Politics
Harger: Gov. Ferguson won't let the income tax drop below $1 million. A payroll tax could start at $125,000
Last week, Gov. Bob Ferguson made a promise on Facebook. "I've said it before many times, and will say it again, I will veto any attempt by the Legislature to lower the threshold below a million dollars."
‘Wanting to clean up the city is now a right-wing thing’: Reason reporter questions state probe of We Heart Seattle
A reason.com reporter said critics view the founder of We Heart Seattle as a right-wing figure as the group faces a state investigation.
WA Rep. Berg: 'No intention' of lowering Washington millionaires tax threshold despite controversial remarks
State Rep. April Berg, D-Mill Creek, claims a Washington Republican Party video of her remarks on the state’s millionaires tax misrepresents how the tax works.
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
A Wyoming grad student who allegedly poisoned a colleague has been arrested fleeing to China
CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — A Wyoming microbiology graduate student from China has been arrested on accusations she poisoned the tea of a fellow student who had pending patents and with whom she didn’t get along, then tried to flee the country after police questioned her. Aili Wang, 32, was arrested the next day at Los […]
Battle lines shift in House races as Republicans retreat from front-line districts
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans were retreating Tuesday from a handful of battleground U.S. House races while Democrats were racing to raise money to boost candidates who seemed like long shots earlier this year. The Congressional Leadership Fund, the leading House Republican super PAC, canceled spending in four races from the Midwest to the […]
Supreme Court refuses to toss out fees for lawyers who sought hand count in Arizona election
PHOENIX (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court has refused to toss out $122,000 in legal costs that lawyers for former Arizona gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake were ordered to pay for false and misleading statements they made in a lawsuit that sought to require a hand-count of all ballots in the 2022 midterm elections. The nation’s […]
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Seattle doctor leads breakthrough study on prostate cancer treatment
Meier and the co-authors conducted a 10-year trial measuring outcomes of over 300 patients treated with CyberKnife across 21 centers.
Know what you're eating: Why choosing organic matters
In a world of crowded grocery aisles and endless labels, one designation cuts through the noise with a guarantee you can trust: USDA Organic.
AC not cooling during Seattle heat wave? 4 things to check before calling for emergency repair
As temperatures climb across the Seattle area, many homeowners are discovering that their air conditioner is running but not cooling the home effectively.