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‘It's a motorcycle’: Spike backs charging parents over kids’ illegal e-motorcycle riding
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Oak Harbor High School student trapped under car after being hit in marked crosswalk
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'I think we've gotten a little bit greedy': Angela Poe Russell questions Seattle’s Prop 1 tax increase
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Expect long PM commutes until further notice on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge
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‘You cannot be messaging back and forth with people's mamas’: Gee addresses Renton coach’s dismissal
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King County launches online portal to give crime victims easier access to case updates
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MyNorthwest News
Garth Brooks adds 4th show in Seattle
Country-music artist, Garth Brooks, adds a fourth show to his Seattle itinerary at Climate Pledge Arena in November.
Driver held on $200,000 bail after car strikes, kills Federal Way football player
A Federal Way High School football player died in a crash Friday night.
82-year-old man assaulted and car stolen during Whatcom County test drive
An 82-year-old man was violently assaulted and had his vehicle stolen during a test drive Thursday, on Aldrich Road in Whatcom County.
Voicemail shows Seattle mayor’s aide asked police to delay Bite of Seattle shooting briefing
A voicemail is adding to the dispute over who asked Seattle police to delay a public briefing after a gang-related mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle.
Dutch Bros Coffee stirs up plans for first Tacoma location
Dutch Bros Coffee brews plans for the chain's first Tacoma location. The new store is anticipated to be at 7605 S. Hosmer St.
'No two cities run the same:' Seattle's new half marathon set for 2027
On your marks, get set, go! RunX Seattle is launching its first-ever half marathon on Sunday, June 13th, 2027.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
‘Care teams, all they have is hugs’: Jake says stolen CARE vehicle shows police should respond first
The theft of a Seattle crisis response vehicle gave Jake more reason to argue that police, not CARE responders, should handle volatile calls first.
‘The money is still here’: Gee says Ballard’s luxury car condos show Seattle’s wealth isn’t going anywhere
A new Ballard development will sell garage condos for luxury cars starting in the mid-$600,000s.
Harger: Some voters in Hoquiam, Oakville and Raymond have to vote again. What a mess
Some voters in one town send back a second ballot on top of the first. Some voters in two other towns get a new ballot to fill out.
‘I just don’t believe that’: Gee doubts teachers’ claims as Seattle schools trim recess by 5 minutes
KIRO Newsradio host Gee Scott questioned whether cutting five minutes of recess could immediately change students’ behavior.
‘You saw what they did to you’: Curley urges support for WA initiatives, names 5 Supreme Court picks
KIRO Newsradio host John Curley urged listeners to vote yes on all three statewide initiatives and complete the judicial portion of their ballots.
‘They just believe in common sense’: Gee and Ursula praise Bellevue’s crosswalk alerts that warn drivers by phone
KIRO Newsradio hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin welcomed Bellevue’s pilot program that sends crosswalk warnings to drivers’ phones.
Seattle Sports
Two Mariners manager candidates set for in-person interviews
By all indications, the Seattle Mariners are in the stretch run of their search to find the next manager of the team.
‘One of a kind’: Seahawks’ Emmanwori showcases unicorn skill set
Nick Emmanwori put his rare versatility on full display during Seattle's win over the Chiefs.
Seahawks Status Report: What’s working, stock up, stock down and more
A look at the defending Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks after they beat Kansas City 20-3 to improve to 4-3 on the season.
NFC West: Banged-up 49ers limp into bye week after 1st loss
The impact of absences of key players mounted, and the 49ers couldn’t hold onto the ball and gave a game away to the Atlanta Falcons in a 29-20 loss Sunday.
Brock: What the Seahawks did that got offense back on track
"There was operation. They were ahead of the play. They played with tempo," Brock Huard explained.
‘Unguardable’ Seahawks WR Jaxon Smith-Njigba outpacing his historic 2025
After a record-setting 2025, JSN is off to one of the best receiving starts to a season in NFL history.
Seattle Red
Washington teen girls diagnosed with gender dysphoria at nearly 600 times historic rates: bombshell report
A Manhattan Institute study finds 15,437 Washington kids had transgender-related diagnoses from 2017 to 2023, days before voters decide I-638 and I-001.
Federal court strikes down decades-old switchblade ban, but Washington’s knife law survives Olympia again
A federal court struck down the 1958 switchblade ban. Washington still makes owning one a crime after Olympia let a bipartisan repeal die again in 2026.
Rantz: Democrats keep lying about girls facing ‘sex inspections’ when I-638 only asks for a doctor’s signature
The Urbanist claims I-638 means sex inspections for girls and cites a betting site as polling. Jason Rantz dismantles the op-ed attacking I-638, I-001, I-645.
Democrats float $250,000 income tax line as Seattle VC warns the millionaires tax was never about millionaires
Madrona’s Matt McIlwain says Washington’s 9.9% millionaires tax was written to grow past top earners, as I-645 heads to voters on the November 3 ballot.
NFIB warns of small business exodus unless voters repeal income tax
WA State Director for the National Federation of Independent Business Patrick Connor is warning about a mass exodus of small businesses if the income tax passes
‘You know what you did’: Brandi Kruse says Thorns guards dragged her out for wearing an XX-XY shirt
Thorns security dragged Brandi Kruse out of Providence Park over an XX-XY shirt while flag-swinging fans stayed. The DOJ is reviewing. Kruse tells her side.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility ahead of 2027 schedule
Amtrak has cut the ribbon on its new 100,000-square-foot maintenance facility in SODO, opening a building originally scheduled to debut in 2027.
Expect major delays: Lanes closing on Tacoma Narrows Bridge for extensive repairs
Major lane closures are coming to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, starting this weekend.
Wire theft knocks out more lighting along I-5 in Lakewood
Here we go again. Thieves who ripped wire from Washington State Department of Transportation electrical boxes impacted drivers in Lakewood earlier this week.
MyNorthwest Weather
Seattle wraps up historically dry October, but rain returns ahead of chilly Halloween
The weekend rain helped make a dent in the October rainfall deficit. Yet it was but a drop in the bucket.
Orionid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night as Seattle skies stay mostly clear
Now is a great time to view the Orionid meteor shower. The peak of the event happens to be during this week of nearly clear nighttime skies, Wednesday night.
Seattle on track for one of its driest Octobers on record
The driest October on record was back in 1895, when records were kept in downtown Seattle. Only 0.02 inches of rain fell that month.
MyNorthwest Politics
Voicemail shows Seattle mayor’s aide asked police to delay Bite of Seattle shooting briefing
A voicemail is adding to the dispute over who asked Seattle police to delay a public briefing after a gang-related mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle.
‘People have died’: Councilmember Dembowski blasts King County homelessness agency for leaving $260M unspent
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority left about $260 million in available funding unspent while running up a deficit of nearly $17 million.
Seattle budget: Rob Saka proposes $14 million for traffic safety, restores pothole funding
Rob Saka is proposing $14 million for traffic safety projects and restoring $1.3 million for pothole repairs as the city council reviews Wilson’s budget.
MyNorthwest History
Former 7-Eleven location in downtown Seattle turns into an 'inconvenient store' art exhibit
The former 7-Eleven at Third and Pine is now home to the Inconvenience Store, the latest interactive art exhibit in downtown Seattle.
Heat, smoke make for true 'dog days of summer' in western Washington this week
August is already here, sometimes called the dog days of summer. Temperatures are forecast to climb back into the 80s on Thursday with some areas in the 90s.
Red Flag Warning: Eastern Washington braces for dangerous wildfire conditions this weekend
Have plans to head to eastern Washington this weekend to escape the expected much cooler weather in western Washington?
National News
Colorado's glaciers thinned dramatically due to record low snow and heat in 2026
DENVER (AP) — The most prominent glaciers in Colorado thinned dramatically over the past year due to record low mountain snow and record warm temperatures, according to new research. Their shrinking is on par with recent observations of glacier loss across the planet as warmer temperatures accelerate melting and less snow falls to replenish their […]
The Latest: Trump goes to Texas as his Iran war damages GOP hopes for Congress
President Donald Trump takes his midterm campaign blitz to Texas, where Senate candidate Ken Paxton is locked in a tight race against Democrat James Talarico. And Secretary of State Marco Rubio will join Trump to show off a newly arrived oil tanker filled with Venezuelan crude to be processed in Texas refineries, according to a […]
AP investigation: Documents support claim ICE has detained a mentally ill US citizen since January
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — For nearly a year, immigration authorities have detained and sought to deport a mentally ill man whose mother, lawyers and public records say was born in the United States and not Jamaica as he claims, a review by The Associated Press found. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has no authority to […]
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'The cold snap doesn't create the problem': Home Comfort Alliance releases 2026 Seattle furnace cost guide
Home Comfort Alliance has released a new analysis examining furnace maintenance and emergency heating repair costs in Seattle.
Seattle doctor leads breakthrough study on prostate cancer treatment
Meier and the co-authors conducted a 10-year trial measuring outcomes of over 300 patients treated with CyberKnife across 21 centers.