MyNorthwest News

Edmonds waterfront shooting...

Frank Sumrall

VIDEO: Edmonds Police searching for 5 suspects involved in waterfront shooting

Five suspects remain on the loose after a shooting near the Edmonds waterfront left an 18-year-old man critically injured.

Image: The Blue Origin New Glenn rocket stands ready on Launch Complex 36 at the Cape Canaveral Spa...

Associated Press

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin calls off debut launch of massive new rocket in final minutes of countdown

Jeff Bezos' Blue Origin called off the debut launch of its massive new rocket early Monday because of technical trouble.

Image: Special counsel Jack Smith speaks about an indictment of former President Donald Trump on Tu...

Associated Press

Judge clears way for release of special counsel Jack Smith report on Trump's Jan. 6 case

The DOJ can publicly release the report from special counsel Jack Smith on Donald Trump's election interference case, a judge said Monday.

wildfires...

MyNorthwest Staff with wire reports

LA wildfires updates: Local firefighters join the fight as threat remains critical

In all, the four wildfires in the area have consumed more than 62 square miles (160 square kilometers), an area larger than San Francisco.

israel hamas ceasefire...

Victoria Eastwood, Samy Magdy and Josef Federman, The Associated Press

Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

centralia...

Frank Sumrall

Officer-involved shooting in Centralia: Suspect killed after brawl with police

An officer with the Centralia Police Department shot and killed a man during a physical altercation with police.

SeattleSports.com

Seattle Mariners infielder Donovan Solano...

Shannon Drayer

Drayer: What Donovan Solano signing means for the Mariners

Seattle Mariners insider Shannon Drayer on what veteran infielder Donovan Solano, who signed a one-year deal Monday, means for the team.

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Seattle Sports Video

Video: Grading Byron Murphy II’s Rookie Season With the #Seahawks | Seattle Sports

Hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton to discuss Byron Murphy II’s rookie season and how it projects going forward for the Seahawks 2024 first round pick. —- Listen to The Wyman & Bob Show weekdays from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. live on Seattle Sports 710 AM and the Seattle Sports App, or on-demand wherever […]

Paul Arriola U.S. national team 2023...

Cameron Van Til

Sounders acquire 2022 MLS All-Star in another trade with FC Dallas

The Seattle Sounders swung their second trade with FC Dallas in less than a week, acquiring 2022 MLS All-Star midfielder Paul Arriola.

MLB free agency Roki Sasaki Seattle Mariners...

Zac Hereth

Report: Mariners are not a finalist for Japanese ace Roki Sasaki

ESPN MLB Insider Jeff Passan reported the three finalists for the Japanese ace Monday. The Seattle Mariners were not included.

New Seattle Mariners infielder Donovan Solano...

Zac Hereth

Mariners sign veteran Donovan Solano to one-year deal

The new Seattle Mariners signing has played all around the infield and is a .279 hitter during his 11-year career in the majors.

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Seattle Sports Video

Video: “I Don’t See Geno Smith on the #Seahawks Next Season.” – Jordan Babineaux | Seattle Sports

Seahawks Legend Jordan Babineaux joins hosts Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton to discuss the future of Geno Smith. —- Listen to The Wyman & Bob Show weekdays from 2 p.m. – 7 p.m. live on Seattle Sports 710 AM and the Seattle Sports App, or on-demand wherever you listen to podcasts. —– More info on […]

KIRO Newsradio Opinion

This was the way I remember Jimmy Carter dressing when I met him. (Getty Images)...

Bill Kaczaraba

Kaczaraba: How President Jimmy Carter got the Mideast Peace Accords done

I met Carter for the first time in Plains, Georgia, a rural town 170 miles outside of Atlanta. I was a local reporter for a TV station.

FILE - The U,S, Capitol  in Washington, DC. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File)...

Bill Kaczaraba

Medved: What role will Elon Musk play in a possible government shutdown?

Michael Medved said that we've seen the threat of a government shutdown before, but without the wildcard of billionaire Elon Musk.

seattle public safety...

Angela Poe Russell

Angela Poe Russell: Politicians' public safety promises falling flat in Seattle

The fact that the City of Seattle couldn’t protect people's public safety to safely catch a bus at their preferred stop is embarrassing.

KTTH Opinion

Seattle housing...

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle mayor Bruce Harrell's housing plan is literally impossible

Seattle deserves a serious housing plan. Under mayor Bruce Harrell, we got a fantasy that will never come to fruition. And he knows it.

Images: In the main photo, a man walks in front of the burning Altadena Community Church in Pasaden...

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Outrage and disgust after Rep. Pramila Jayapal mocks victims of Los Angeles fires

In a post on X, Squad member and Seattle Democrat Pramila Jayapal mocked victims of the fires in Los Angeles.

Photo: Two more restaurants have closed due to the Seattle minimum wage hike....

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Two more Seattle restaurants close over 'untenable' minimum wage hike

Two more restaurants become the latest victims of the Seattle minimum wage hike. Fears continue that many more closures are to come.

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MyNorthwest Traffic

dallas driving...

Chris Sullivan

Driving in Dallas: A Seattleite’s perspective on merging, tolls and overall chaos

I just returned from Dallas, and I have some thoughts on driving in Texas. Seattle-area drivers would not do well around Dallas.

Image: The city of Shoreline posted an aerial photo of the construction at 145th Street near I-5 in...

Nate Connors

NE 145th Street in Shoreline reopens with limited access for drivers

NE 145th Street in Shoreline reopens: The contractors working reopened a single lane in each direction between Corliss Avenue and I-5 Tuesday.

Cars drive across the I-90 floating bridge....

Nate Connors

WSDOT projects will bring lane restrictions, ramp closures this week

A number of late-night WSDOT projects around Seattle and on the Eastside will bring lane restrictions and ramp closures.

MyNorthwest Weather

fog, air stagnation...

Ted Buehner

Western WA weather: Dry week ahead with lots of morning fog

This mid-January dry weather is anticipated to result in areas of morning clouds and fog. More sunshine is anticipated mid-week.

Los Angeles Fire personnel respond to homes destroyed while a helicopter drops water as the Palisad...

Steve Coogan

Cliff Mass doesn't think the California wildfires had much to do with climate change

Firefighters continue to battle major wildfires in the Los Angeles area of Southern California that have killed multiple people.

weather big dark...

Ted Buehner

PNW weather update: Expect reprieve from 'big dark' with drier, sunnier week

This week’s weather will have less rain and more sunshine, which should help give a sense of relief from the PNW's "big dark."

MyNorthwest Politics

israel hamas ceasefire...

Victoria Eastwood, Samy Magdy and Josef Federman, The Associated Press

Progress made in talks over Israel-Hamas ceasefire and hostage release, officials say

U.S. and Arab mediators made significant progress overnight toward brokering a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war.

Image: In this aerial view from a drone, the Washington State Capitol in Olympia is seen in January...

Matt Markovich

The Washington budget mystery: How big is the state's deficit really?

Washington faces a budget deficit, but is it really $12 billion as Bob Ferguson states? Democrats and Republicans can't agree on the number.

Photo: Washington Governor Jay Inslee speaks during an event....

Julia Dallas

Inslee strengthens abortion laws as one of departing acts before leaving office

Washington Governor Jay Inslee is working to strengthen the state's abortion laws before he's replaced by Governor-elect Bob Ferguson next week.

MyNorthwest Lifestyle

FILE - A doctor checks the blood pressure of A 94-year-old woman in Sant Sadurní d'Anoia, Cataloni...

Associated Press

Living longer can mean more dementia but there are ways to reduce the risk

WASHINGTON (AP) — About a million Americans a year are expected to develop dementia by 2060, roughly double today’s toll, researchers reported Monday. That estimate is based on a new study that found a higher lifetime risk than previously thought: After age 55, people have up to a 4 in 10 chance of eventually developing […]

This photo provided by Los Angeles County Department of Parks and Recreation shows wildfire damage ...

Associated Press

Fires burn Los Angeles schools and destroy outdoor education sanctuaries

For Irina Contreras, a program manager for Los Angeles County’s Department of Arts and Culture, outdoor education was a refuge for both her and her daughter during the pandemic. Now, much of that refuge has been burned in the raging wildfires around Los Angeles. Her 7-year-old daughter, Ceiba, hikes with a kid’s adventure group called […]

FILE - A copy of the Ten Commandments is posted along with other historical documents in a hallway ...

Associated Press

Some US lawmakers want more Christianity in the classroom. Trump could embolden their plans

WASHINGTON (AP) — Conservative lawmakers across the U.S. are pushing to introduce more Christianity to public school classrooms, testing the separation of church and state by inserting Bible references into reading lessons and requiring teachers to post the Ten Commandments. The efforts come as President-elect Donald Trump prepares to take office pledging to champion the […]

MyNorthwest History

hydroplane racing...

Feliks Banel

New Year’s Eve icon's forgotten ties to Northwest hydroplane racing

He was a fixture every New Year’s Eve, first on radio and then on TV, but bandleader Guy Lombardo also had a strong, very loud – and sometimes very fast – hydroplane racing connection to Seattle

Mount St. Helens President Carter...

Feliks Banel

Jimmy Carter in 1980: 'Moon looks like a golf course' compared to Mount St. Helens

When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster area.

Photo: Merchant's Café in Seattle is reportedly closing but only for renovations; the restaurant, ...

Feliks Banel

Owner: Historic Merchant’s Café in Seattle will re-open after renovations

Merchant’s Café in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood is reportedly closing on New Year's Eve, according to a report.

National News

The Wyoming House of Representatives, where Freedom Caucus lawmakers have taken majority control, i...

Associated Press

The Freedom Caucus takes over the Wyoming House, marking its first chance to lead

CHEYENNE, Wyo. (AP) — As President-elect Donald Trump plans bold moves for his first days in office, so too are conservative lawmakers in Wyoming, the first state where Trump-friendly Freedom Caucus members have won control of a statehouse chamber. It will mark a big test for the Freedom Caucus movement, which has spread from Washington […]

FILE - Cynthia Rosenzweig, 2022 World Food Prize recipient, meets with the media at the Columbia Un...

Associated Press

153 winners of Nobel and World Food prizes seek new ways to grow food to meet surging global need

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 150 recipients of the Nobel and World Food prizes released an global hunger crisis in coming decades. The letter notes that an estimated 700 million people now are “ food insecure and desperately poor” but that without a “moonshot” effort to grow more and different kinds of food, […]

Associated Press

Strong winds forecast for Los Angeles threaten area's fight against fires

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Additional water tankers and scores of firefighters arrived at the Los Angeles area on Monday ahead of fierce winds that were forecast to return and threaten the progress made so far on two massive infernos that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed at least 24 people. Planes doused homes and […]

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Photo: A senior living community can be a positive step toward ensuring safety, health and happines...

MyNorthwest Staff

Navigating the transition: 5 ways to know if it’s time for senior living

Deciding when it's time for senior living can be challenging. However, a senior living community can be a positive step toward ensuring safety, health and happiness.

Photo: Safeway and Albertson’s launched the Nourishing Neighbors program to ensure everyone has a...

MyNorthwest Staff

Fighting hunger together: Safeway's, Albertsons' Nourishing Neighbors program tackles food insecurity

Safeway and Albertson’s launched the Nourishing Neighbors program to ensure everyone has access to nourishing food every day.

FILE - U.S. President Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau talk prior to ...

THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

Trudeau says Trump would raise prices on Americans if he follows through on Canada tariffs

Canadian Prime Minister Trudeau said that if President-elect Trump follows through on tariffs, he would be raising prices for Americans.