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Mason County tow truck hit...

Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Tow-truck driver airlifted to hospital after being hit by car in Mason County

A tow-truck driver was airlifted to Harborview Medical Center in Seattle after being hit by a car while on the job.

seattle man dies in custody...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Man dies in police custody in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood

An investigation is underway after a man died in police custody Saturday evening in Seattle.

teachers pay wa grades...

Charlie Harger

Harger: WA pays teachers top dollar for middling test scores. Maybe we're grading the wrong thing

Top-tier pay. Record spending. Average results. Why Washington should offer families a real vocational track alongside the traditional college path.

Renton camping ban vote...

Heather Bosch, KIRO 7 News

Renton City Council to vote on camping ban

Renton is poised to become the next Washington State city to ban camping on public property.

light rail stabbing pioneer square...

Frank Lenzi

Stabbing victim boards Sound Transit light rail train in Seattle's Pioneer Square

A person was stabbed in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood late Sunday afternoon and then boarded a northbound Sound Transit light rail train before first responders could intervene, the agency said.

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Tom Brock

Texts on hold: SPD delays Bite of Seattle shooting records

Interim Seattle Police Chief Andre Sayles says he needs more time before he can release the police department's internal communications the night of the deadly "Bite of Seattle" shootings.

KIRO Newsradio Opinion

seattle mayor wilson junk fees rent recall approval wilson...

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

'This is just who she is': Jake questions whether Mayor Wilson can learn from repeated PR failures

Jake examines whether Mayor Wilson can learn from recent PR failures after she spoke about the violent Belltown shootings from a picket line.

teachers pay wa grades...

Charlie Harger

Harger: WA pays teachers top dollar for middling test scores. Maybe we're grading the wrong thing

Top-tier pay. Record spending. Average results. Why Washington should offer families a real vocational track alongside the traditional college path.

SEA Airport...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

'Why does every other airport look better than ours?': Gee calls out SEA as TSA rolls out pre-9/11 gate access at select airports

KIRO host Gee Scott said the new program signals that airport security is about to get a lot faster.

Jeep...

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

'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.

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John Curley Show

'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.

premium...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

'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

Seattle Sports

The reports on Sam Darnold’s injury make Salk ‘a little nervous’

Brent Stecker

The reports on Sam Darnold’s injury make Salk ‘a little nervous’

"No one seems to be entirely in agreement, which in and of itself actually makes me a little nervous," Salk said.

Brock Huard explains problem facing UW Huskies and QB Demond Williams Jr.

Brent Stecker

Brock Huard explains problem facing UW Huskies and QB Demond Williams Jr.

"It's all falling on him, and that's no way to play the position. That's no fun."

Bump expects heavy dose of Seahawks RB Jadarian Price vs Cards

Zac Hereth

Bump expects heavy dose of Seahawks RB Jadarian Price vs Cards

“He should touch the ball 20 times," Bumpus said.

Resetting races for MLB playoffs with 2 weeks left in regular season

The Associated Press

Resetting races for MLB playoffs with 2 weeks left in regular season

Here’s a quick rundown of baseball’s remaining unresolved races for postseason spots.

Passan very interested in how Mariners respond to their 2026 season

Brent Stecker

Passan very interested in how Mariners respond to their 2026 season

"That to me is going to be the most interesting part of 2026 for the Seattle Mariners," Passan said to Seattle Sports' Brock and Salk.

NFC West: Rams’ McVay says opener showed Myles Garrett needed knee surgery

The Associated Press

NFC West: Rams’ McVay says opener showed Myles Garrett needed knee surgery

“We had been aware of this, thought it was something he would be able to work through,” Rams coach Sean McVay said of Myles Garrett and his knee injury.

Seattle Red

Rantz: Thank the venues for the job Ed Sheeran was too cowardly to do—booting antisemitic Macklemore

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Thank the venues for the job Ed Sheeran was too cowardly to do—booting antisemitic Macklemore

Venues, not Ed Sheeran, removed Macklemore from the Loop Tour. Jason Rantz on the headliner's silence, the 2014 costume, and Seattle teams that still say nothing.

‘Cease and desist’: Zyn humiliates Gluesenkamp Perez over campaign merch aimed at young men who dip

Jason Rantz

‘Cease and desist’: Zyn humiliates Gluesenkamp Perez over campaign merch aimed at young men who dip

Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez pulled her $50 'Glue-ZYN-Kamp' tin after Philip Morris demanded she cease and desist. Republicans call it pure pandering.

Pramila Jayapal wants your boss to pay overtime at hour 33 in the state with the nation’s highest wage floor

Jason Rantz

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

Jason Rantz

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

Jason Rantz

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

Jason Rantz

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.

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MyNorthwest Traffic

I-90 Trail...

Julia Dallas

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.

eastbound SR 520 seattle...

Nate Connors

Seattle road closures that could interrupt your weekend travel plans

Getting to Montlake from downtown Seattle will be a challenge beginning this weekend.

Nisqually River Bridge...

MyNorthwest Staff

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

wa weather sun summer...

Ted Buehner

Summer isn't over yet: Warmer, sunnier weather returns to western WA after soggy weekend

After a soggy fall-like weekend, is summer over? The short answer is no!

rain...

KIRO Newsradio staff

Rain this weekend, then Seattle's last shot at 80 degrees next week

Rain is on the way this weekend in the Seattle area.

Hot summer...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

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.

MyNorthwest Politics

Katie Wilson (8)...

Luke Duecy

The Spin: How Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s team communicates after gun violence

In this edition of “The Spin,” KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy looks at two recent examples and the PR strategies behind the messaging.

joy hollingsworth seattle...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

'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.

Shon Barnes (2) wilson...

Julia Dallas

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.

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South Sound Business...

South Sound Business, Gunner Stuns

Tacoma Unveils New Affordable Workforce-Housing Project

Originally published on South Sound Business. Southport Financial Services, Pierce County, the city of Tacoma, and other project partners last week celebrated the grand opening of the Viridian Grove Apartments.

Northwest Travel Life...

Northwest Travel & Life, by Allen Cox

Gateway to the Gorge: Vancouver, Camas & Washougal, Washington

Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Ripples of history flow through the waters of the Columbia River. The turbulent Columbia River Gorge was one of the most difficult challenges for early westward-bound explorers and pioneers. Lewis and Clark braved the river until they were forced to…

Northwest Travel Life...

Northwest Travel & Life

Exploring Oregon’s Trees to Sea Scenic Byway

Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Just like waterfalls or wine varietals, there’s no shortage of scenic byways in the Northwest. Whatever length of route preferred, or type of natural beauty craved, there’s a drive out there for every sucker for scenery, and I’ve yet to…

MyNorthwest History

7-eleven downtown seattle inconvenient...

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

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.

wa smoke heat wildfire spokane...

Ted Buehner

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.

Kaiser Canyon Fire wildfire...

Ted Buehner

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

FILE - U.S. embassy personnel inspect the damage caused by a bombing in Baghdad, March 14, 2026. (A...

Associated Press

US watchdog tallies Iran war's hit to weapons stockpiles, military bases and more

WASHINGTON (AP) — A U.S. government watchdog released its first report on the impact of the Iran war on Monday, acknowledging the military’s advanced weapons shortfalls and offering the first public look at the damage to American aircraft, bases and diplomatic outposts in the Middle East. Much of the information has been previously reported over […]

FILE - Voters cast their ballots during the primary election in Windsor, Conn., Aug. 11, 2026. (AP ...

Associated Press

DHS voter probe may break state laws and wrongly implicate US citizens, whistleblower alleges

NEW YORK (AP) — A last-ditch Trump administration effort to hunt for noncitizen voters ahead of November’s elections is requiring federal employees to misrepresent themselves on voter lookup tools in a way that likely violates state laws, according to a federal whistleblower’s statement released Monday. The Department of Homeland Security probe known as the “Unlawful […]

President Donald Trump greets Lee Greenwood at the Republican convention, Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026,...

Associated Press

Trump nominates wife of 'God Bless the USA' singer Lee Greenwood to serve as US ambassador

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump on Monday nominated the wife of “God Bless the USA” singer Lee Greenwood to serve as the U.S. ambassador to Barbados and the Eastern Caribbean. Kimberly Greenwood was among a list of nominees the Trump administration sent to the U.S. Senate for confirmation. Later Monday, Kimberly Greenwood posted on […]

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MyNorthwest Staff

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.

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MyNorthwest Staff

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.

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MyNorthwest Staff

How Puget Sound homeowners can spot a trustworthy roofer (and avoid the scams making headlines)

The scammers share a playbook: Arrive uninvited, claim to see damage, start work before the homeowner has time to think. If you are a homeowner in the Puget Sound area, these seven steps can protect you from being a victim in the next scam.