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MyNorthwest Staff
Protests to hit Seattle in response to Roe v. Wade overturning
The City of Seattle has responded with several protests being organized later today in response to the Supreme Court's decision.
Associated Press
Ex-Washington state employee pleads guilty to pandemic fraud
A former employee of Washington state’s Employment Security Department pleaded guilty to three federal felonies for exploiting his employment for personal enrichment and fraudulently distributing at least $360,000 in pandemic-related unemployment benefits, prosecutors said.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Searching for Washington’s lost Airway Beacons
If you know where to look a hike in the Cascades goes right past the remnants of a once sprawling nationwide network of transportation infrastructure.
KIRO 7 News Staff
Three arrested in connection with street racing in Pierce, King counties
Three people allegedly involved in street racing in Pierce and King counties over the past two weeks were arrested by Tacoma police.
MyNorthwest Staff
Shooting in Chinatown-International District leaves one dead
A man was shot and killed in an encampment in the Chinatown-International District early Friday, June 24. At 12:04 a.m., police responded to reports of shots fired at 12th Avenue S, where they found a 31-year-old man with a fatal gunshot wound. Two shootings and two fires in MyNorthwest overnight crime report The man was […]
MyNorthwest Staff
Live reactions to Roe v. Wade ruling from KIRO Newsradio
KIRO Newsradio analyzes and contextualizes the ruling on Roe that will inevitably have cascading political and social ramifications for years to come.Seattle Sports
The Associated Press
Bruin sparks Seattle Sounders to 3-0 victory over Sporting KC
Will Bruin gave an early lead, Jordan Morris and Cristian Roldan each scored and the Sounders breezed to a 3-0 win over Sporting Kansas City.
Brandon Gustafson
Mariners place star 1B Ty France on IL, recall IF Drew Ellis from Tacoma
The Mariners will be without their top hitter for at least 10 days as 1B Ty France is on the injured list with a flexor strain in his elbow.
SeattleSports.com Staff
Bumpus: Why is star Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett underrated?
Why is star Seahawks WR Tyler Lockett still an underrated player in the NFL? Former WSU and Hawks WR Michael Bumpus shares his thoughts.
The Associated Press
Mariners hold off Angels 4-3 despite another Mike Trout home run
Julio Rodríguez homered and scored twice, Eugenio Suárez had three hits and an RBI, and the Mariners beat the Angels 4-3 Friday night.
Brandon Gustafson
Mariners Lineup: Ty France out vs Angels after collision at 1B
Star Mariners 1B Ty France will miss Friday's series opener against the Angels after colliding with a baserunner in Oakland on Thursday.
Brandon Gustafson
Bumpus: New Seahawks TE Noah Fant can have career year in 2022
Michael Bumpus has high hopes for new Seahawks tight end in 2022, and he explained why Fant could really breakout this season.Jason Rantz
KTTH staff
State Sen. Muzzall on bipartisan support of insurance commissioner to resign
State Senator Ron Muzzall-R of Oak Harbor, came on the Jason Rantz show to discuss the scandal and why he thinks both Republicans and Democrats are uniting against Kreidler.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Cops rip bigoted Seattle Pride leaders as they ban uniformed officers from LGBT march
Initially, Seattle Pride explained that "all city departments – including SPD – are able to participate as contingents in the parade" this year.
KTTH staff
Seattle exodus causes small Washington town to invest in new infrastructure
As Seattle housing prices continue to skyrocket, many look outside the city leading to new improvements needed in small towns like Sultan.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: City of Seattle isn't answering police non-emergency line, doesn't track missed calls
To help meet the demands of police abolitionists, the city of Seattle removed the police from handling emergency calls. The transition has been a disaster.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Astonishing 10,000% increase in catalytic converter theft due to WA Democrat's law
Catalytic converter theft is up an astonishing 10,000% in Washington state since 2019. You can place the blame almost entirely on a Democrat-passed bill.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Teacher levels 'veiled threat' against parents on LGBT lesson plan
A Bothell music teacher offered a not-so-subtle warning to parents to not pull their kids from his upcoming LGBT-themed lesson.Dave Ross
Dave Ross
Ross: Jan. 6 committee hearings reveal just how far Trump leaned on the Justice Department
Donald Trump wanted to send a letter to state officials saying that the Justice Department has identified significant concerns about the outcome of the election in several states, including Georgia.
Dave Ross
Ross: Let's worry about the Google AI's ethics and discretion, not its soul
Google wants a truly conversational search engine, with immediate real-time access to the sum total of online information.
Dave Ross
Ross: Let Donald Trump describe a ginger mint as evidence of election fraud under oath
A Ginger Mint. Note, she did not say a hollowed-out Ginger Mint – containing a USB drive, or a roll of microfilm, or the key to a secret safe deposit box – it was a real Ginger Mint. The kind you suck on.
Dave Ross
Ross: An epiphany about Big Oil while waiting in line at Costco
Since I had to go to Costco anyway, and since I know that they have the cheapest gas, I decided that I would wait in the Costco gas line.
Dave Ross
Ross: Leaked Patriot Front conversations reveal an obsession with media attention
I’ve always wondered what goes through the minds of people who go to the trouble of buying a uniform and a shield and piling into U-Haul to confront people they don’t even know.
Dave Ross
Ross: Christians put Trump in charge of the country, and then prevented him from destroying it
Ah, the sound of happy Americans – cheering for the betrayal of their Constitution. And if you believe the polling, about 75% of those cheers were coming from conservative Christians.Dori Monson
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Google engineer explains how AI chatbot shows sentient side, might have a soul
Cognitive and computer science expert Blake Lemoine boldly told his employer that the machine showed a sentient side and might have a soul.
Dori Monson
Dori: Parkland dad protecting preschool daughter during attempted carjacking gets shot in mouth
Adrenalin, parental instincts and lessons learned from his dad kicked into overdrive at the start of Matthew Phillips’s Father’s Day weekend when an attempted carjacker pulled a rifle on him and his 3-year-old daughter in Pierce County.
Dori Monson
Dori: Local gun stores 'busy as all get out' as firearm debates rage nationwide
With two weeks to go before Washington state enacts tougher gun laws, at least one local firearms retailer says stores like hers are seeing “a buying rush.”
Dori Monson
Dori: Bellingham dad upset with transgender books for preschoolers: 'let kids be kids'
Bellingham parent Christopher Morris believes preschool should be a time of life when adults need to let “kids be kids.”
Dori Monson
Dori: Seattle Police guild president calls slower response times a `crisis’ that local leaders ‘don’t grasp’
At a time when the number of police on Seattle streets keeps dropping and crime is rising, response times to life-threatening cases continue to climb
Dori Monson Show
Dori: `Somebody tried to burn our building down,' Olympia lawmaker says
Barkis said that “whoever did this had clear intent, clear motive ... these people had the intent of burning my building down.”Gee & Ursula
MyNorthwest Staff
'Republican Party is in danger,' says Medved in response to Jan. 6 hearings
"I think it's going to be harder and harder for people to defend what happened on January 6," Medved said.
Frank Sumrall
Racial disparities in King County Sheriff's use of force, more data needed says Sheriff
"Black people are 350% more likely to be arrested by the King County Sheriff's Office on a per capita basis," said Gee Scott.
Frank Sumrall
Richard Sherman joins Amazon TNF team as the streaming service prepares for its NFL debut
Sherman will join Tony Gonzalez as the two analysts for the Thursday night pregame, halftime, and postgame broadcasts.
Frank Sumrall
WA Superintendent focuses on school safety with gun violence on the rise
"Our training has gotten a lot more sophisticated for the last four or five years. We always have a framework around student safety," Reykdal said.
Frank Sumrall
Ursula sounds off on 'fiasco' of Seattle's voided parking tickets
The City of Seattle announced it has nullified approximately 100,000 parking tickets and refunded another 100,000 paid tickets.
Frank Sumrall
Pro-gun rights listener calls in to find middle ground amid ongoing nationwide debate
Bob Goodman called in and voiced a pro-gun rights side of the rekindled gun debate, while also trying to find middle ground with Gee and Ursula.Podcasts
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Chris Sullivan
Upcoming holiday weekends can't escape Revive I-5 construction
WSDOT plans on Revive I-5 construction for most upcoming summer weekends, including Pride and the 4th of July.
Chris Sullivan
Tacoma Narrows Bridge toll going down, but who should get the savings?
Taxes, fees, and tolls usually never go down once applied, but drivers in Tacoma are about to see a drop in their toll rate on the Narrows Bridge.
Chris Sullivan
WA State Patrol powerless to clear rest areas of illegal camping
The state's rest areas have become the latest battlefront over homeless encampments, and a recent State Supreme Court ruling has left the police no way to enforce the illegal camping laws.
Chris Sullivan
Major milestones ahead for Puget Sound region construction projects
The Main Street Bridge has closed in Bellevue, and now it's time to take it down.
Chris Sullivan
West Seattle Bridge opening delayed another two months
West Seattle residents are going to have to wait until September before the high bridge reopens.
Chris Sullivan
Why do 25% of people still litter in Washington state?
25% of the population still tosses stuff out of their cars, and that's enough to generate the trash we see on Washington's roadways.Northwest History
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Searching for Washington’s lost Airway Beacons
If you know where to look a hike in the Cascades goes right past the remnants of a once sprawling nationwide network of transportation infrastructure.
Feliks Banel
Parkland School advocates score two victories in preservation campaign
Neighbors of Pacific Lutheran University (PLU) in Parkland on Tuesday night, June 21 chalked up two victories in their continuing battle to save the old 1908 Parkland School - which PLU owns and wants to demolish.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: This airstrip is half in Washington, half in Canada
The next time you’re approaching the international border, imagine for a moment you were bouncing along a gravel runway across the 49th parallel at the controls of your Cessna.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Gold Mines, Old Forts and other Northwest history mapped by Oregon man
An Oregon service station owner loved old maps so much, he launched a family business that’s still going strong more than 50 years later.
Feliks Banel
Parkland School neighbors, alums and former teachers try to save endangered landmark
An old public school is being threatened by a wrecking ball, and the community surrounding it is upset that they weren’t consulted earlier.