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Linda is the morning news anchor and features reporter for KIRO Radio. This is her local news blog, with an emphasis on social media, technology, Northwest companies, education, parenting, and anything else that grabs her attention.

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Help us build a Fisher House

A home away from home for soldiers and their families

Bonneville Seattle is raising funds for the construction of a second Fisher House at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Tacoma and we need your help.

May 21, 2013 @ 8:22 pm

Washington spending per student below national average

For the first time in more than three decades, spending per public school student fell, according to new U.S. Census Bureau data. Washington state is among the low spenders.

May 21, 2013 @ 6:09 pm

Tornadoes, the IRS scandal, and high gas prices in the heartland

A few days in the Midwest and I was never far from three topics that somehow came up in every conversation - the bad weather, the IRS scandal, and rising gas prices.

May 15, 2013 @ 8:43 am

Details emerge about fatal struggle between homeowners, intruder in North Bend

We know more about the intruder fatally stabbed inside a North Bend home earlier this week, but the description we have of his life makes it even more of a mystery as to why he would break into someone's home.

May 15, 2013 @ 7:23 am

Making it easier to recall elected leaders in Washington

State Senator Pam Roach is behind a new effort to define the state's "vague" recall law and add drunken driving as a justification for tossing someone out of office.

May 14, 2013 @ 9:24 am

Anything goes on party buses, state can't regulate behavior

Renting a party bus for prom? I did, and now I'm wondering how are rolling parties regulated and why would anyone want to be a party bus driver?

May 13, 2013 @ 9:56 am

Bill Gates previews his next 20 years on '60 Minutes'

What are your plans for the next 20 years of your life? Bill Gates has his next two decades mapped out.

May 13, 2013 @ 4:14 pm

Sacramento press calls Chris Hansen a �bully' and worse

Your impression of Chris Hansen probably depends on where you live. In Seattle, he's a wealthy hero fighting to bring an NBA team back to the Emerald City. In Sacramento, he's a �bully' for increasing his offer to buy the Kings for a total value of $625 million.

May 12, 2013 @ 6:04 pm