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Seattle attorney representing 737 MAX victims' families weighs in on Boeing arraignment
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Medved: As religious affiliation declines, why do believers still control Congress?
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Jake Chapman, KIRO 7 News
Woman hit and killed by SPD car identified; officer was responding to call nearby
According to police, the officer was heading north on Dexter Avenue North on Monday night, responding to a ‘priority one’ call.
L.B. Gilbert
Mount Rainier, national parks receive ‘record-setting' $1.1 million
Washington’s National Park Fund announced that they were distributing $1.1 million to use at projects to improve the parks.
L.B. Gilbert
Man had gun held to head during robbery at Silverdale ATM
Kitsap County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man after he allegedly robbed someone at gunpoint in Silverdale Wednesday.
Associated Press
Boeing pleads not guilty in case over deadly Max crashes
FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Boeing pleaded not guilty Thursday to a charge that it misled regulators who approved its 737 Max, the plane that was involved in two crashes that killed 346 people. Family members of passengers who died gave emotional testimony, calling for criminal prosecution of top Boeing officials. The families are trying […]
L.B. Gilbert
Courts resume late fees for Seattle parking, traffic tickets
Starting Jan. 30, late fees will resume on all tickets past due, after being suspended in March 2020 for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Associated Press
Washington lawmakers hear testimony on 7 abortion bills
Abortion rights proposals have been front and center in Olympia, Washington, this week as state lawmakers heard hours of public testimony on seven proposals that would reinforce abortion access.Seattle Sports
The Associated Press
No. 6 Arizona Wildcats beat WSU Cougars 63-58 to split series
Azuolas Tubelis had 18 points and 12 rebounds for the Wildcats as No. 6 Arizona beat the WSU Cougars 63-58 on Thursday night.
Joe Fann
Fann: Why has Seahawks’ Pete Carroll been snubbed for Coach of Year… again?
The Seahawks over-performed in 2022, yet Pete Carroll isn't one of the five finalists for NFL Coach of the Year, an award he's never won.
Shannon Drayer
Dipoto: How Mariners plan to handle rest for J.P., pitchers’ workloads
Mariners insider Shannon Drayer details Thursday's Jerry Dipoto Show, including insight on shortstop J.P. Crawford and the starting rotation.
Brandon Gustafson
NFL Draft expert Zierlein: Freaky defenders that fit Seahawks
Which defenders could the Seahawks draft to help their defensive front? NFL.com's Lance Zierlein broke down several names on Brock & Salk.
Brandon Gustafson
QB Will Levis to Seahawks? Brock & Salk react to Kiper’s mock draft
ESPN's Mel Kiper has the Seahawks selecting Kentucky QB Will Levis fifth overall in his first mock draft. Brock & Salk take a closer look.
Shannon Drayer
Drayer: Inside look at MLB’s evolving technology race from Mariners’ front office
Dave Cameron, the former USS Mariner blogger and new Seattle director of player procurement, joined the Mariners Hot Stove on Seattle Sports.Jason Rantz
Jason Rantz
Rantz: State releasing sex predators to unsecured housing by school bus stop
Washington DSHS tried to quietly release sexually violent predators into a residential neighborhood in Tenino.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: WA DOH censored critics of 'transmasculine people with a cervix' ad
Desperately craving inclusion, the DOH is using Washingtonians to earn social currency, hoping to add to the department's progressive bona fides.
Frank Sumrall
Legislation to claim RVs as homesteads muddies Seattle's homeless problem
Washington's Senate Housing Committee examined a bill last week aiming to prevent RVs being used as temporary housing from being towed.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Sounders fans livid new sponsor won't perform abortion, needless child gender surgery
A small but irascible group of Sounders FC fans are livid as the team's new sponsor doesn't provide abortion services.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Seattle running out of dead body storage due to fentanyl ODs
The fentanyl overdose crisis in Seattle is so bad that the King County Medical Examiner is running low on storage for dead bodies.
Michael Simeona
KTTH Roundtable: Democrat rewarded for lying about military service
Jason Rantz and Bryan Suits discuss how Democrat WA Rep. Clyde Shavers was rewarded a seat on a veterans committee in the House.Dave Ross
Dave Ross
Ross: An odyssey of awe, a leaky ceiling and the power of self-confidence
Three weeks ago, Colleen and I interviewed researcher Dacher Keltner on the subject of Awe – which he defines as follows.
Dave Ross
Ross: Ticketmaster's monopoly challenged in congressional hearing
Members of a Senate committee – Republican and Democrat seemed to agree at yesterday’s hearing that Ticketmaster has become a monopoly.
Dave Ross
Ross: Republicans know their spending cuts are unpopular
Have Republicans specified what it is they would cut that's a big enough spending item to make a difference in the debt?
Dave Ross
Ross: A big, trillion dollar platinum coin can solve the debt crisis
A $1 trillion coin obviously has no practical use – my barista won’t take a fifty – but it would instantly put debt below the current limit.
Dave Ross
Ross: Finland's affordable housing strategy could work here too
You can’t make a profit building low-income housing and providing support services to the residents, but one Finland resident found a way.
Dave Ross
Ross: The coffee jitters are the least anxious part of my morning brew
Is it environmentally responsible to make your morning coffee with a single-use coffee pod? Dave dives into the data.Gee & Ursula
Frank Sumrall
Gee Scott: 'Not even an effort' from politicians after surge of mass shootings
"And there is absolutely nothing that is going to happen in Congress to help try and prevent not even not even an attempt," Gee said.
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Gee Scott on updated Doomsday Clock: 'We're close to the end'
A group of Atomic Scientists say we are "at a time of unprecedented danger" after moving the Doomsday Clock closer to midnight.
Frank Sumrall
Pierce County leaks precious data, KIRO's Gee Scott among victims
The mistake was quickly spotted, according to county officials, as the information that went public was quickly deleted within two hours.
Bill Kaczaraba
Pierce County Deputy Sheriff: Little to no consequences for teen crime
A Pierce County deputy sheriff says the region is seeing an uptick in teen crime partly because there are little to no consequences.
Bill Kaczaraba
Microsoft institutes 'unlimited time off' policy for U.S. workers
Redmond-based tech giant Microsoft has announced a new policy "unlimited time off" for full-time workers based in the U.S.
Frank Sumrall
Gee: 'Put these kids in jail for about 10 years' after string of youth crime
Bellevue Police arrested four teenagers Tuesday after allegedly leading officers on a chase following an armed carjacking.Podcasts
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Seattle Traffic
Chris Sullivan
Speed cameras on freeways? Seems like a quick way to make roads safer
We have them in school zones, and we have them at intersections, is it time to put speed cameras on the freeways to keep speeds down?
Chris Sullivan
WSDOT is hiring, but can it keep people from bolting for better pay?
The Washington Department of Transportation is back to pre-COVID-19 staffing levels, but can the agency keep those hires from leaving?
Chris Sullivan
Gas prices have been creeping up, but who's responsible?
Gas prices are on the rise again in Washington, and it doesn't have anything to do with the war in Ukraine or supply issues in the U.S.
Chris Sullivan
Emergency repairs to close multiple I-5 lanes in Everett this weekend
State transit officials are going to close two of the three northbound I-5 lanes around Marine View Drive in Everett all weekend.
Chris Sullivan
Tow truck drivers beg for more protection on our roads
They clear our roads, many times in the dark of night, with no protection. Is it time to give tow truck drivers more visibility on our roads?
Chris Sullivan
Boulders return to prevent homeless camps along WA highways
Let's talk about boulders -- specifically, the use of boulders to prevent homeless camps from returning to sites along freeways and highways.Feliks Banel: NW History and All Over The Map
Feliks Banel
Cold War film 'A Day Called X' imagines Soviet attack on Portland
In 1957, CBS aired a 30-minute film imagining what might happen if Portland, Oregon, came under threat of nuclear attack.
Feliks Banel
How were Pacific, Pend Oreille and Pierce counties named?
This is the ‘Minding Your Ps’ edition (and ninth overall episode) of “County Countdown," covering Pacific, Pend Oreille, and Pierce counties.
Feliks Banel
Remembering the night Larry King broadcast live from the Space Needle
Fans of Larry King remember his late night phone-in program, which stopped in Seattle in 1981 to broadcast straight from the Space Needle.
Feliks Banel
The worst atmospheric river of all was winter 1861-1862
Even with autumn on the horizon and winter not far behind, for the really stormy stuff, you have to go back to the winter of 1861-1862.
Feliks Banel
Preservation groups: Seattle City Council making mistake with historic bank
The Seattle City Council will vote next week on a key part of a landmark designation for an old Seafirst bank branch on Denny Way.