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Teen from Puyallup catches home run ball that ended M's 21-year playoff drought
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Mariners will not be hosting playoff games this weekend
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New Seattle Kraken mascot will take some getting used to
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Man suspected of stealing bike from REI worth $2,400 arrested in Bellevue
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Ted Buehner
Improved air quality on the way to western Washington
It was another weekend with hazy skies due to wildfire smoke, with some areas of western Washington being “unhealthy for sensitive groups”
Bill Kaczaraba
Transportation Secretary Buttigieg coming to Seattle this week
Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg will visit Seattle and Wenatchee this week, the Transportation Department announced Monday.
L.B. Gilbert
Man airlifted with burns covering 80% of his body after propane explosion at Olympia marina
An explosion at the Olympia Marina happened around 6:42 p.m. Sunday, which damaged several boats and sent one person to the hospital.
Tim Booth, Associated Press
Mariners end two decades of misery returning to postseason
Baseball is fun again in the Pacific Northwest in a way that it hasn’t been in more than two decades. The longest postseason drought in the four major professional sports ended Friday night when the Mariners earned a long-coveted spot in the Major League Baseball playoffs.
Bridget Chavez, KIRO 7 News
Parents want answers after traumatic bus ride for students in Lakewood
Students aboard a bus experienced a chaotic ride to school Wednesday morning, a student suffered a seizure and the bus driver didn’t do enough to help.
L.B. Gilbert
Aberdeen School District cancels classes Monday after threats online
Aberdeen School District canceled classes because of threats made online against Aberdeen High School on one of their social media accounts, Superintendentndent Jeffrey Thake announced Sunday evening.Seattle Sports
Mike Salk
Salk: What separates playoff-bound Mariners from M’s teams that fell short
How did these Mariners get it right when their previous 20 teams all came short of the playoffs? Mike Salk breaks it down.
The Associated Press
Mariners lose to Tigers, will start playoffs on road; Haggerty hurt
The Mariners will start their first playoff trip in two decades on the road after a costly 4-3 loss to the Detroit Tigers, who got a two-run homer from Javier Báez.
Brent Stecker
Mariners’ Paul Sewald: T-Mobile Park had different feeling before clincher
"The second I got to the field, this whole place just felt differently," Mariners pitcher Paul Sewald said about Friday to Wyman and Bob.
SeattleSports.com Staff
Mariners Breakdown: The drought is over — their biggest win ever?
Did we just witness the biggest moment in Mariners history? Bob Stelton reacts to that, the end of the drought and much more in his latest M's breakdown video.
Brandon Gustafson
Julio Rodríguez returns to Mariners’ lineup after IL stint
After sitting out 10 days due to a back injury, star rookie Julio Rodríguez returns to the Mariners Monday night against the Tigers.
Brandon Gustafson
Bump: Seahawks’ struggling D has bright spots in rookies Bryant, Woolen
Despite a down game from the defense, two Seahawks rookies stepped up with big plays against the Lions in the 48-45 win.Jason Rantz
Jason Rantz
Rantz: WA judges side with accused drug dealer over ludicrous claim of racism
Three judges on the Washington Court of Appeals just overturned a conviction against an accused drug dealer by using woke standards
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Elementary principal allegedly pushed erotic fiction, said he's a 'lover of smut,' recorded smoking weed
Up until Sept. 24, the profile was public. But after the Jason Rantz Show on KTTH asked him about its content, the account went private.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Oregon quietly considers housing migrants, shuns attention of Texas, Florida
One leader from the Oregon Department of Human Services said they should be regarded as "welcome guests."
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Seattle Times out with early smear as Democrats fret over Tiffany Smiley threat
David Gutman wrote an editorial smearing Smiley for the Seattle Times. But the paper presents it as a news feature.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Sounders fans, coach throw player under bus over different political opinion
An online mob of radical Seattle Sounders FC fans went after the team's star defender. And his coach threw him under the bus.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Parents say school 'totally duped' son into radical CRT history class
Decolonizing U.S. History is not a traditional history course; it's a far-left, agenda-driven analysis that teaches through a critical race theory lens.Dave Ross
Dave Ross
Ross: The divide between the reasonable and the unreasonable comes down to what works
When I was doing a talk show I used to say that the real divide was between “the normal people and the wackos” – but I must admit now that the phrase lacked nuance.
Dave Ross
Ross: The key to wedding success? Eat lots of cake and make your dancing look spontaneous
Make the singing look spontaneous, and whether or not people like it, at least they’ll be forgiving. Just make sure they’ve had lots of cake.
Dave Ross
Ross: Before fearing what migrants destroy, try helping them build something first
The U.S. border is swamped with hundreds of thousands of migrants who want in – and border states are fed up.
Dave Ross
Ross: Those who don't learn history are doomed to accept whatever they are told
Zinn’s book failed to shake my patriotism, any more than visiting Cuba or the Soviet Union. I still see America as a unique experiment worth protecting.
Dave Ross
Ross: Metaverse already has its problems, from monetization to groping
2D social media isn’t immersive enough, so now we’re going to strap a fat cell phone over our eyes to join a lawless 3D cartoon universe?
Dave Ross
Ross: Physicist says time travel is impossible ... but can't make an absolute promise
I wanted to highlight part of an interview with a physicist about time travel since it appears mainstream media didn't pick up on it.Dori Monson
Dori Monson Show
Dori: 'Ozark,' actor Richard Thomas talks career, upcoming 'To Kill a Mockingbird' performance
50 years ago, he was the star of the No. 1 TV show in the country. Today, Richard Thomas is the lead of 'To Kill a Mockingbird.'
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Father of WSP trooper shot in face credits son’s tattoo with surviving
“When we got to the hospital, I saw firefighters, police officers – everybody came to the hospital,” Atkinson Sr. told Dori, choking back tears.
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Eastside Fire still refuses to rehire first responders released over COVID mandates
Eastside Fire and Rescue still refuses to hire firefighters released over COVID mandates despite high overtime pay.
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Seattle, Kent police need help locating suspects after two separate violent attacks
Police are seeking the public’s help in locating suspects in two separate violent mid-day attacks in Seattle and Kent.
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Grieving local mom fighting 'flood of fentanyl' pushes Gov. Inslee to do more
After the initial grief she suffered following her son’s fentanyl poisoning death, Melanie Madden is driven by her new-found purpose in life.
Dori Monson
Dori: Seattle Schools have no way to pay for new post-strike teacher contract
Barely a week since Seattle Public Schools educators ended their week-long strike, it appears there is no money in the current budget to cover the new agreement.Gee & Ursula
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Military veteran defends decision to patrol school grounds armed in Thurston County
While legal in practice, local law enforcement, the school district, and parents have raised concerns over Triplett's presence.
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Scenarios: My girlfriend can't sing, should I tell my brother before she performs at his wedding?
So my girlfriend thinks that she's an awesome singer, but she's not. In fact, she has a terrible singing voice. It's almost comedy.
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Gee and Ursula question King County’s mental health crisis response plan
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced a new behavioral health crisis response plan that includes a network of five crisis care centers
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Local business owner urges immediate action after death of Iranian woman
On Sunday evening the death of Mahsa Amini earlier this month at the hands of the Iranian police sparked protests 6,600 miles away in Bellevue.
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Big Tech made Seattle's new status as a fashion capital inevitable
According to an article from Esquire, Seattle is now an unlikely fashion capital. The Gee and Ursula Show explains why that new status was actually inevitable.
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Once Starbucks moves away from its ‘Third Place’ model, what does it have left to offer?
Earlier in September, Starbucks announced in front of shareholders its plan to move towards convenience and away from its “Third Place” business model.Podcasts
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Seattle Traffic
Chris Sullivan
Here's your warning: Seattle's SR 520 will be fully closed all weekend
We've been warning you all week because we don't want a repeat of last weekend: 520 is going to be closed this weekend.
Chris Sullivan
Major traffic shift coming to I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass
A big change is about to happen on I-90 east of Snoqualmie Pass. WSDOT is widening six more miles of I-90 starting next week.
Chris Sullivan
Avoid I-90 for the Seahawks game officials say, with westbound closed at Mercer Island this weekend
Good luck getting to the Seahawks game from the east side this weekend. Westbound I-90 is going to be closed at the west end of Mercer Island.
Chris Sullivan
Sullivan: My experience with a lane splitter and why it is still illegal
A question for all motorcyclists today. Do you want to make it home alive? Then don't be a lane splitter.
Chris Sullivan
WSDOT closes parts of I-405 this weekend to repair '15-foot-deep sinkhole'
You will not want to be using Interstate 405 this Saturday, because construction is going to close the freeway south of Bellevue.
Chris Sullivan
WA looks for answers as bike, pedestrian deaths hit 20-year high
The numbers are in, and we are not doing a good job behind the wheel when it comes to sharing the road with bikes and pedestrians.Northwest History
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Beloved Federal Way roller-skating rink saved by local non-profit
The big building housing a beloved roller-skating rink in Federal Way has just been purchased by a new owner - and it has a happy ending.
Feliks Banel
Seattle flight was second only to Wright Brothers in aviation history
A community group is making plans to celebrate the centennial of a 1924 Seattle event that some consider to be second only to the Wright Brothers’ flight at Kittyhawk
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: It’s STILL not pronounced ‘ORE-uh-GONE’
You would think by now that those distant East Coast media types in plush studios atop their ivory towers would know how to pronounce the name of the state south of the Columbia River.
Feliks Banel
New 'Empire Builder' documentary is about more than just railroad history
After more than two decades of work, a new documentary about James J. Hill, the founder of the Great Northern Railway, will premiere this month.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Volcano’s 'landscape starting to give back what it covered up in the 80s'
When Mount St. Helens erupted on May 18, 1980, 57 people died and dozens of square miles of the landscape were covered with ash and pumice. Now, more than 42 years later, the Forest Service says some long-lost artifacts from the blast are starting to turn up.