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Seattle Seahawks chair Jody Allen says team isn’t for sale in statement
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Signs, cameras proposed amid spike in car break-ins at King County trailheads
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King County Council pledges $1 million to help those seeking abortions out of state
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Two years later, some COVID patients still can't smell or taste
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Harborview‘s number of firework-related injuries over the July Fourth weekend dips
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MyNorthwest Staff
Tacoma woman pleads guilty defrauding $600,000 from friends
A 40-year-old woman has pleaded guilty to committing a series of schemes to defraud friends and acquaintances of more than $600,000 over nearly 10 years.
MyNorthwest Staff
Police charge man with DUI in fatal crash on I-5
At 11:00 a.m. yesterday, July 4, a serious collision occurred on I-5 near 145th St.
Darren Dedo
Bellevue Police has new transparency and accountability website
The website has crime statistics, trends, community engagement efforts, use of force reports, and information about diversity within the department.
KIRO 7 News Staff
Air quality dips to unhealthy in some areas due to calm weather and fireworks smoke
Calm weather and light winds around the Puget Sound mean fireworks smoke is going to stick around in the low levels of the atmosphere into Tuesday morning.
Dalton Day
WA indigenous sovereignty in question after SCOTUS ruling on state-tribal domain
The U.S. Supreme Court rules that the Federal Government and the State have select, concurrent jurisdiction over Indian country.
KIRO 7 News Staff
15 of Washington’s 39 counties reporting high levels of COVID-19
Pierce, Thurston and Lewis counties are among 15 of Washington’s 39 counties that are seeing high transmission of new cases.Seattle Sports
The Associated Press
Logan Gilbert wins 10th, surging Mariners sweep sliding Padres
Logan Gilbert earned his 10th win to tie for the major league lead, Sam Haggerty hit his first home run in over two months and the Mariners beat the Padres 6-2 on Tuesday.
Brent Stecker
Mariners’ Scott Servais: 3 keys to Seattle’s 5 straight series wins
The Mariners wrapped up their fifth straight series win on Tuesday. We got an inside perspective on Seattle's big run from the manager.
Brent Stecker
More honors for Julio Rodríguez: Mariners rookie is AL Player of the Week
Mariners phenom Julio Rodríguez is adding more than just rookie awards to his mantle now, taking home AL Player of the Week.
Brent Stecker
Seattle Seahawks chair Jody Allen says team not for sale in statement
Seattle Seahawks chair Jody Allen has shot down any chance of the team being sold in the near future in a statement released Tuesday morning.
Brent Stecker
Mariners Trade Deadline: What it will take for M’s to be buyers
Longtime MLB reporter Jayson Stark of The Athletic joined Seattle Sports to provide his look at how the Mariners may approach the trade deadline.
The Associated Press
Seattle Kraken hire Jessica Campbell as 1st female assistant in AHL, add goaltending coach
The Coachella Valley Firebirds, an affiliate of the Seattle Kraken, have hired the American Hockey League’s first female assistant coach.Jason Rantz
Jason Rantz
Rantz: School Board director to host 9-year-olds for classes on sexual pleasure, gender ID at sex shop
A controversial school board director is again raising eyebrows, this time for conducting a sex-education class for children as young as 9 years old at a sex shop.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Two Seattle-area churches vandalized, one story keeps getting stranger
St. Louise Catholic Church in Bellevue wasn't the only church to be vandalized after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v Wade. St. Anthony Parish in Renton was also targeted.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Seattle Public Schools budget focuses goals exclusively on black students, leaving others behind
SPS intentionally separates students by race, adopting "targeted universalism," which argues that if you treat everyone equally, it might deepen inequality.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Democrat councilmember argues against school safety, mental health focus
In a pithy and poorly argued editorial in the Tacoma News Tribune, Hitchen rejects basic school safety measures -- many she's afforded as councilmember.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Gov Inslee and WA Democrats aren't pro-choice. They're pro-abortion
Inslee and his colleagues are not pro-choice. They're actually pro-abortion. There's a big difference between the two.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Violating policy, SeaTac Airport censored pro-life, conservative customers
The social media manager for SeaTac Airport censored pro-life, political messages it disagreed with by hiding them from its thread.Dave Ross
Dave Ross
Ross: Highland Park shooter's published, violent fantasies were a needle in the internet's haystack
The Highland Park shooter is now world-famous because his rap videos seemed to mirror what he was about to do.
Dave Ross
Ross: The joyful responsibility of raising the next generation
Any of you who are grandfathers or grandmothers know how delightful it is to babysit a two- or three-year-old who is just learning about the world.
Frank Sumrall
Officer who shot, killed Charleena Lyles testifies in inquest
Seattle police Officer Jason Anderson answered questions before a jury in the King County Child and Family Justice Center.
Dave Ross
Ross: Overturning Roe was just the beginning for conservative lawmakers
Former State Attorney General Rob McKenna explains personhood laws, which give a fetus full human rights, and which could require blood tests to establish paternity within weeks of conception.
Dave Ross
Ross: Jan. 6 committee hearing reveals alleged presidential attack of Secret Service agent
The alleged wheel-grab was the most dramatic part of Cassidy Hutchinson’s testimony during yesterday’s snap session of the January 6th Committee.
Dave Ross
Ross: SCOTUS 'rules' that the 'war' on religion is over. What's next for the faith community?
There will soon be millions more poor children to take care of. School violence, drug abuse, crime, suicide, abortion – these problems are all begging for better solutions.Dori Monson
Dori Monson Show
Dori: With ongoing emergency powers, Gov. Inslee imposes permanent vaccine mandate for state workers
A June 30 memo issued by Gov. Jay Inslee says you’re going to need to be vaccinated – and continue to get boosted against COVID-19 before July 2023.
Frank Sumrall
Dori: King County Sheriff's Office arrests son after killing mother in Shoreline
The mother had a restraining order on her son, but ended up letting him live with her.
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Will KC health director appointee push for mask mandate return after St. Louis finger-flip fray?
Local eyes will be on Khan, who comes from Missouri where he was acting director of the St. Louis County Department of Public Health since February 2021.
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Local crimes spike due to more repeat offenders
In the past three days, there have been 14 shootings in Tacoma alone. In King County: 29 shootings in the first 28 days of this month.
Dori Monson
Dori: 'Just want to coach again' says Bremerton coach after Supreme Court victory
What started as a prayer of thanks on a Kitsap County football field has now ended as a prayer of thanks in front of the U.S. Supreme Court, for former Bremerton High School assistant football coach Joseph Kennedy.
Dori Monson
Tiffany Smiley pushes for debate with Patty Murray in U.S. Senate Race
After 14 months of vying to overtake the U.S. Senate seat held by Democratic incumbent Patty Murray, who has held the seat for nearly three decades, candidate Tiffany Smiley said she continues to pose the same question to Washington state voters on the campaign trail.Gee & Ursula
MyNorthwest Staff
Gee and Ursula's top stories: Future of the Pac-12, Inslee's Vaccine Mandate
KIRO Newsradio’s Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin bring you their top stories on the day on July 1.
MyNorthwest Staff
Gee and Ursula: 3 things you need to know on Thursday, June 30
KIRO Newsradio’s Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin bring you their top stories on the day on June 30
MyNorthwest Staff
Gee and Ursula's top stories: GOP to eliminate filibuster, Bremerton coach, Mariners-Angels scuffle
Ursula and guest-host Jack Stine discuss the potential elimination of the filibuster, what the future for Bremerton Coach Joseph Kennedy looks like, and how the biggest brawl in baseball this year turned into a surprise pizza party.
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Gee and Ursula's top stories: Bremerton coach, Inslee protecting WA, Pride's seismic return
Ursula and Jack Stine tackle the Bremerton Coach decision, Inslee's promise to make Washington a sanctuary state, and Pride's big return to Seattle.
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.Podcasts
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Chris Sullivan
8-mile backups possible for Bremerton as Warren Avenue Bridge undergoes construction
The week of July 5 usually signals the start of road construction ramping up, and now it's Bremerton's turn for a major traffic project.
Chris Sullivan
Rest areas: what's working, what's not? WSDOT looks for the public's input
As you drive around the state during 4th of July weekend, make a note at what you see at rest areas. The Washington Department of Transportation is doing a complete review of them, and it needs your feedback.
Chris Sullivan
Washington state licensing fees, some tolls to increase Friday
The start of July usually means the start of summer in Washington, but it also means the annual increase of fees approved by the Legislature and the increase of some tolls.
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.Northwest History
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: State agrees to rename Harney Channel in the San Juan Islands
A group of residents of the San Juan Islands believe the time has come to rename a stretch of saltwater known as Harney Channel.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Local slogans and jingles are 'audio landmarks'
The little Elephant Car Wash sign may be made an official city landmark next week – but some local businesses that didn’t have neon had memorable jingles and slogans instead, and many endure as “audio landmarks.”
Feliks Banel
'Kirkland Native History Document' spurs debate about Eastside Indigenous history
When the City of Kirkland published a document last week about the Native American history of that part of King County, one local historian wasn’t very happy.
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.