MyNorthwest News

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Heather Bosch, KIRO 7 News

‘He did not deserve this’: Family and friends hold vigil for teen killed in Tacoma parking garage

Family and friends gathered at a Tacoma parking garage — one week after police said masked gunmen opened fire and killed a 16-year-old boy.

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KIRO 7 News Staff

31-year-old man shot near Mount Baker McDonald’s

Seattle police are investigating after a 31-year-old man was shot near a McDonald’s in the Mount Baker area on Sunday night.

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Ania Keenan, KIRO 7 News

Sheriff says ‘communication breakdown’ delayed arrest of teen suspect in Friday shooting threat

A 15-year-old is in juvenile detention after authorities investigated a threat of gun violence that led to the cancellation of a senior night football game.

football game canceled...

Jack Bilyeu, KIRO 7 News

One in custody, one wanted after threats prompt football game cancelations in Thurston County

Two high school football games in Thurston County were canceled Friday after two separate threats.

File photo of a brown bear. (Getty images)...

Tom Brock

Close call in Index: Bear attack leaves resident with minor wounds

An Index resident survived a bear attack outside their home Sunday morning and was only slightly hurt.

A crash involving a motorhome and a Washington State Patrol vehicle injured the trooper and sent th...

Tom Brock

Washington State Patrol trooper injured after motorhome slams into cruiser on I-5 in Seattle

A three-vehicle crash on I-5 in Seattle put a Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper in the hospital Sunday morning.

KIRO Newsradio Opinion

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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘The money is still here’: Gee says Ballard’s luxury car condos show Seattle’s wealth isn’t going anywhere

A new Ballard development will sell garage condos for luxury cars starting in the mid-$600,000s.

vote...

Charlie Harger

Harger: Some voters in Hoquiam, Oakville and Raymond have to vote again. What a mess

Some voters in one town send back a second ballot on top of the first. Some voters in two other towns get a new ballot to fill out.

‘I just don't believe that’: Gee questions impact of five-minute recess cut at Seattle school....

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘I just don’t believe that’: Gee doubts teachers’ claims as Seattle schools trim recess by 5 minutes

KIRO Newsradio host Gee Scott questioned whether cutting five minutes of recess could immediately change students’ behavior.

‘You saw what they did to you when it came to the natural gas.’: Curley urges support for WA in...

John Curley Show

‘You saw what they did to you’: Curley urges support for WA initiatives, names 5 Supreme Court picks

KIRO Newsradio host John Curley urged listeners to vote yes on all three statewide initiatives and complete the judicial portion of their ballots.

Gee and Ursula welcome Bellevue’s crosswalk phone alerts: ‘They just believe in common sense’...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘They just believe in common sense’: Gee and Ursula praise Bellevue’s crosswalk alerts that warn drivers by phone

KIRO Newsradio hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin welcomed Bellevue’s pilot program that sends crosswalk warnings to drivers’ phones.

‘There should be no hate towards this group of people’: Gee backs city councilmembers taking st...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘There should be no hate toward this group’: Gee backs city council members taking stands on statewide initiatives

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, hosts at KIRO Newsradio, support city council members publicly weighing in on statewide ballot initiatives.

Seattle Sports

Seahawks Injury Updates: The latest on Shaheed, Cross and more

Cameron Van Til

Seahawks Injury Updates: The latest on Shaheed, Cross and more

Here's the latest Seahawks injury news on Rashid Shaheed, Charles Cross, Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price.

Seattle Kraken lose star winger Jared McCann with long-term injury

Brent Stecker

Seattle Kraken lose star winger Jared McCann with long-term injury

As the Kraken look to keep their run of strong play going, they'll be without the best player in team history.

After Seahawks beat Chiefs and 49ers fall, just one NFL team is undefeated

The Associated Press

After Seahawks beat Chiefs and 49ers fall, just one NFL team is undefeated

Only the Minnesota Vikings remain unbeaten — for now — and they battled to beat the Colts on Sunday.

Kenneth Walker III runs into wall in return to Seattle

The Associated Press

Kenneth Walker III runs into wall in return to Seattle

Walker came into the matchup against his former team with an NFL-leading 665 yards rushing, but was held to 36 yards on 14 carries.

Stacy: Seahawks’ defense offers emphatic reminder of its dominance

Stacy Rost

Stacy: Seahawks’ defense offers emphatic reminder of its dominance

With a spectacular performance in primetime, Seattle's defense showed that it's still as fearsome as ever.

Wyman: Seahawks vindicate GM by shutting down K9

Dave Wyman

Wyman: Seahawks vindicate GM by shutting down K9

It wasn't Kansas City's Kenneth Walker III who had 100 rushing yards on Sunday, but instead Seattle's Emanuel Wilson.

Seattle Red

Same trick, different party: Democrats who blasted the fake Bob Fergusons are silent on Alaska’s other Dan Sullivan

Jason Rantz

Same trick, different party: Democrats who blasted the fake Bob Fergusons are silent on Alaska’s other Dan Sullivan

Washington Democrats wanted fake Bob Fergusons prosecuted in 2024. Now Democrats are in court defending a same-name Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot.

Trump DOJ offers path to restore gun rights, but Washington law could stand in the way

Jason Rantz

Trump DOJ offers path to restore gun rights, but Washington law could stand in the way

The Trump DOJ opens gun rights restoration to 5,000 applicants November 4, but federal relief won’t erase Washington’s DUI gun ban or other state restrictions.

Katie Wilson’s office hasn’t released arrest numbers from 12th and Jackson four months into her ‘no longer tolerate’ crackdown

Jason Rantz

Katie Wilson’s office hasn’t released arrest numbers from 12th and Jackson four months into her ‘no longer tolerate’ crackdown

Four months after Mayor Katie Wilson’s 12th and Jackson crackdown pledge, Little Saigon owners say nothing changed and City Hall won’t share arrest data.

Washington regulators scrap big-donor limits days before Election Day, opening the door to unlimited checks

Jason Rantz

Washington regulators scrap big-donor limits days before Election Day, opening the door to unlimited checks

Washington’s PDC stopped enforcing caps on large last-minute campaign donations with ballots already out, a shift that could reshape state Supreme Court races.

Four years in Congress, one renamed post office: John Braun rips Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s record in WA-3

Jason Rantz

Four years in Congress, one renamed post office: John Braun rips Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s record in WA-3

John Braun says Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s top achievement is renaming the Bucoda post office, and hits her vote against no tax on tips and overtime in WA-3.

Democrat homelessness researcher warns Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan will cost thousands of lives without drug law enforcement

Jason Rantz

Democrat homelessness researcher warns Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan will cost thousands of lives without drug law enforcement

Washington Policy Center’s Eric Zimmerman, an elected Democrat, says activist ideology keeps Seattle from enforcing drug laws as Wilson rolls out a new plan.

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MyNorthwest Traffic

Amtrak...

Chris Sullivan

Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility ahead of 2027 schedule

Amtrak has cut the ribbon on its new 100,000-square-foot maintenance facility in SODO, opening a building originally scheduled to debut in 2027.

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2)...

Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Expect major delays: Lanes closing on Tacoma Narrows Bridge for extensive repairs

Major lane closures are coming to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, starting this weekend.

copper wire theft lighting lakewood...

Chris Sullivan

Wire theft knocks out more lighting along I-5 in Lakewood

Here we go again. Thieves who ripped wire from Washington State Department of Transportation electrical boxes impacted drivers in Lakewood earlier this week.

MyNorthwest Weather

seattle meteor shower wa...

Ted Buehner

Orionid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night as Seattle skies stay mostly clear

Now is a great time to view the Orionid meteor shower. The peak of the event happens to be during this week of nearly clear nighttime skies, Wednesday night.

october seattle driest...

Ted Buehner

Seattle on track for one of its driest Octobers on record

The driest October on record was back in 1895, when records were kept in downtown Seattle. Only 0.02 inches of rain fell that month.

El Niño (2)...

Ted Buehner

Strengthening El Niño boosts odds of warmer Pacific Northwest winter

El Niño is strengthening, raising concerns about a warmer winter and less mountain snow in the Pacific Northwest.

MyNorthwest Politics

vote...

Charlie Harger

Harger: Some voters in Hoquiam, Oakville and Raymond have to vote again. What a mess

Some voters in one town send back a second ballot on top of the first. Some voters in two other towns get a new ballot to fill out.

Everett...

KIRO 7 News Staff

Everett proposes a $766 million budget with a potential new sales tax

Everett’s proposed budget for next year does not cut services or staff, but it could include a new sales tax to fund public safety.

homelessness (1)...

Luke Duecy

Seattle’s new homelessness plan aims to move people into housing. Here are the big questions

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is betting that a more coordinated approach to homelessness can get more people off the streets, but questions remain.

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

Nickolai Pedersen and Julian Gonzales III help cut a downed tree off a roof as residents start to c...

Associated Press

Flood warning lingers in Four Corners as soaked towns face sewage-tainted waters. 1 death reported

Parts of the Southwest’s Four Corners region remained under a flood warning Monday as some saturated neighborhoods began cleaning up, assessing damage and watching out for water that could be contaminated with chemicals and raw sewage. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall happened Monday along the San Juan River in parts of the Four Corners region, […]

President Donald Trump arrives to speak during a campaign rally at McMorran Place Sports and Entert...

Associated Press

Trump heads to Mississippi as the two parties prepare for final sprint ahead of midterm Election Day

CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump heads Monday to Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm campaign blitz that highlights Republicans’ challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country. Mississippi, among the nation’s most reliably Republican states, is not where the GOP envisioned needing a […]

FILE - Pages from the Anthropic website and the company's logos are displayed on a computer screen ...

Associated Press

Anthropic expands AI support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares to the public

Anthropic expanded its support for the nonprofit sector Monday, even as the artificial intelligence company filed to sell shares to the public for the first time. The maker of the AI assistant Claude said the moves are all part of its broader strategy for “compounding good.” Anthropic launched a new Claude for Nonprofits plugin created […]

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MyNorthwest Staff

More than a side hustle: Help people with disabilities gain independence with DSP Connections

DSP Connections (DSPC) has opportunities for people to not only take on a side hustle but also make a massive difference.

Home Comfort Alliance...

MyNorthwest Staff

'The cold snap doesn't create the problem': Home Comfort Alliance releases 2026 Seattle furnace cost guide

Home Comfort Alliance has released a new analysis examining furnace maintenance and emergency heating repair costs in Seattle.

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MyNorthwest Staff

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.