Seattle City Council passes 2021 budget, including cuts to SPD

As the Seattle City Council voted to defund the police, two victims were stabbed nearby. One died at the scene. A second was stabbed in the neck.

Despite encouraging news in Senate and House elections scattered across the country, the 2020 returns did little to shake the GOP’s recent status as near-perennial, popular-vote, presidential losers.

KTTH's Todd Herman had one question for Senator Mark Schoesler on Monday: Is there a legit medical emergency in Washington state?

Rep. Jesse Young criticizes what he says is Jay Inslee’s abuse of power in new set of restrictions -- while saying no to a special legislative session.

A woman was stabbed to death in Seattle's Belltown neighborhood on Monday. Later that day, police arrested a man for an unrelated in stabbing on Olive Way.

New studies suggest that schools are a safe place for kids during COVID, and that a more targeted approach protecting the vulnerable may be better than lockdowns.

State and local health officials recommend that as cases rise, COVID tests be reserved for those who have symptoms or a close contact who is infected.

Beginning at noon on Monday, Nov. 23, a 14-mile stretch of the Mountain Loop Highway will be closed for the season for traffic in both directions.

A judge in Pennsylvania dismissed Trump's lawsuit arguing that election results should be tossed because voters were treated differently in each county.

The state Department of Health says there have been over 147,000 coronavirus cases in Washington state, and 2,655 people have died from the virus statewide.

While the Seattle City Council is poised to cut the police budget again, the mass exodus continues as at least 34 more officers separated from the department.

Virologist Dr. Angela Rasmussen, weekly guest of the Gee & Ursula Show, stops by to answer questions from KIRO Radio listeners on all things COVID-19.

Arik Korman from the League of Education Voters on what Washington students, especially those who are vulnerable, need now to succeed with remote learning.

Dana Slovak, owner of Koko's Bartini in Kennewick, says they're defying Inslee's orders and opening their doors for dinner, calling it a "peaceful protest."

Gov. Inslee said the state was able to develop an economic relief package of $135 million for businesses and families impacted by COVID-19.