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Stabbing victim boards Sound Transit light rail train in Seattle's Pioneer Square
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'You're driving these stupid little ducks around': Jake pleads with Jeep owners to clear the dash during massive recall
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'We are the Cape Canaveral of launching task forces': KIRO hosts reacts as study exposes Seattle's big tech dependency
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'Put yourself in someone's house': Gee connects Washington's 22% premium spike to rising homelessness
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Why interest in this Mount Rainier-sighting app is surging
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'A decade of kids suffered for it': Political consultant explains how Seattle Public Schools' equity crusade went off the rails
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MyNorthwest News
The Spin: How Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s team communicates after gun violence
Four deadly shootings in a little more than a month, including the Bite of Seattle shooting and three fatal shootings in Belltown, provide a backdrop for examining how Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s communications team handles difficult news. In this edition of “The Spin,” KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy looks at two recent examples and the […]
Embassy Suites workers in Pioneer Square reach 'tentative' agreement with Hilton
Workers at the Embassy Suites by Hilton hotel in Pioneer Square have ended their strike.
Rain this weekend, then Seattle's last shot at 80 degrees next week
Rain is on the way this weekend in the Seattle area.
For the first time, 9/11 deaths from disease are being honored; this WA man is one of them
In the 25 years since the 9/11 attacks, this year marks the first that people who died from illnesses related to the event were honored.
WSP investigating after video of car driving across bridge on I-90 Trail goes viral
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating after a video of a car driving across the floating bridge on the I-90 Trail went viral.
Seattle road closures that could interrupt your weekend travel plans
Getting to Montlake from downtown Seattle will be a challenge beginning this weekend.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
'Fighting with the Canadians about dumb stuff': KIRO host says trade war has already cost WA $7.1 billion
As Washington bars brace for a ban on Canadian alcohol, Mike Lewis delivered a blunt assessment of the spiraling U.S.-Canada trade war.
'They get bad grades and get deemed as the bad kid': Gee calls school system archaic after Tacoma launches Maritime program
Tacoma just opened a first-of-its-kind maritime training program for high school students, and Gee Scott believes it's long overdue.
'Go directly past jail, there's no room': Jake and Spike reimagine Seattle Monopoly as new game in the works
A Seattle edition of Monopoly is in the works, and the game's creators are asking the public to suggest locations and landmarks for the board.
'I'm so proud of you, buddy': Jake chokes up watching his son's school honor 9/11
Jake Skorheim has been thinking about how to teach his kids about 9/11. On Thursday morning, his son's sixth-grade class did it for him.
'It's not good branding, it's great': Gee, Luke break down the PR strategy behind Trump's $5K dividend promise
Trump promised every U.S. adult $5,000 if Republicans win the midterms. Public relations expert Luke Duecy joins Gee Scott to break down why the branding works.
Harger: For a year, my balcony faced the twin towers. We moved home to Seattle 41 days before they fell
August 1, 2001. I awaken. I open my eyes. And I'm thinking: today I'm moving home. Back to Seattle.
Seattle Sports
Mariners surrender 4-run lead, fall to A’s 8-7 on walkoff HR
Lawrence Butler provided the game-winning blast off Andrés Muñoz in the ninth inning.
Rodney Thomas II embodies Seahawks’ 70-man mantra
Elevated from the "ready squad" to make a fill-in start, Rodney Thomas II rose to the occasion.
Rams star Myles Garrett needs knee surgery, will miss time
The standout pass rusher is expected to go on IR and miss at least four games.
What Wyman and Bob are watching over Mariners’ closing stretch
Two Mariners outfielders have Wyman and Bob's attention over the final two weeks.
Arizona Cardinals Season Preview: What to know about Seahawks’ Week 2 foe
Mike LaFleur takes over the rebuilding Cardinals after three seasons leading the Rams' high-powered offense.
Arriola scores late to rally Sounders to 1-1 draw with Galaxy
Seattle's winless streak grew to 12 matches.
Seattle Red
Washington ranks third-nerdiest state in America, new study finds
A new Hard Rock Bet study ranks Washington the third-nerdiest state in America, driven by a 29.3% STEM workforce that beats California and Texas.
Rantz: Oregon wants to ban corporate political cash, but Montana already tried it and the Supreme Court laughed
Oregon's 2028 amendment to ban corporate political spending copies a Montana law the Supreme Court killed in 2012. Jason Rantz on why it loses again.
Jim Walsh says Washington’s congressional races are where the Dallas RNC Convention pays off
WA GOP Chairman Jim Walsh led 60-plus delegates to the RNC's first midterm convention and says the payoff comes in WA-03, WA-04 and WA-06 this November.
Rantz: Tacoma invents a food desert while five grocery stores are within walking, driving distance
Tacoma leaders and KING 5 call the James Center Fred Meyer closure a food desert. Five grocery stores sit within two miles. The real problem is rent and theft.
Seattle police guild president calls out Mayor after Belltown shootings
Seattle Police Officers Guild President Kent Loux is calling Mayor Katie Wilson's soft-on-crime polices in the wake of last weekend's Belltown shootings.
Lone Spokane Republican councilmember raises concerns about new tenant protection ordinance
The City of Spokane passed new renter protections in the wake of the devastating wildfires, but two councilmembers have concerns about the measure.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
WSP investigating after video of car driving across bridge on I-90 Trail goes viral
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating after a video of a car driving across the floating bridge on the I-90 Trail went viral.
Seattle road closures that could interrupt your weekend travel plans
Getting to Montlake from downtown Seattle will be a challenge beginning this weekend.
1 dead, car catches fire after 'mechanical mishap' on I-5 north at Nisqually River Bridge
A person was killed due to a "mechanical mishap" on northbound I-5 at the Nisqually River Bridge. A car subsequently caught fire.
MyNorthwest Weather
Rain this weekend, then Seattle's last shot at 80 degrees next week
Rain is on the way this weekend in the Seattle area.
After hottest US summer on record, KIRO Meteorologist says 'good odds' next year will be even worse
The summer of 2026 is officially the hottest on record in the contiguous United States, surpassing a mark that had stood since the Dust Bowl.
National Preparedness Month: what western WA should get ready for this fall, winter
September is National Preparedness Month; the best time to prepare for whatever nature throws at us in the coming months is in advance.
MyNorthwest Politics
The Spin: How Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s team communicates after gun violence
Four deadly shootings in a little more than a month, including the Bite of Seattle shooting and three fatal shootings in Belltown, provide a backdrop for examining how Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s communications team handles difficult news. In this edition of “The Spin,” KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy looks at two recent examples and the […]
'Too many have workshopped their public safety dissertations on communities': Seattle council president wants action, not plans
Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth told "The Gee and Ursula Show" she is tired of the city treating communities like test subjects.
'Seattle is making progress, step by step': Mayor Wilson responds to plea from more than 30 major business leaders
More than 30 major players in Seattle's business community have signed a letter urging the city to take action on public safety.
Lifestyle from Premier Media
The Tacoma Film Festival Returning Next Month, Celebrating 20 Years
Originally published on South Sound. This year’s lineup begins with ‘Time Warp,’ Allison Berg’s documentary about the enduring cultural impact of ‘The Rocky Horror Picture Show.’
Tacoma Clean-Tech Startup Announces Federal Grant, New Private Investment
Originally published on South Sound Business. Homeostasis’ developing technology converts carbon dioxide into synthetic graphite for industrial applications.
DuPont's Center Plaza Center Refinanced
Originally published on South Sound Business. The multi-building industrial park is located in DuPont.
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
New warnings about the risks of AI to humanity revive a long-running debate
LOS ANGELES (AP) — New warnings from within the artificial intelligence industry have revived a long-running debate over whether advanced AI could escape human control and ultimately threaten humanity’s survival, and whether the companies developing the technology are doing enough to prevent such a scenario. The CEO of Anthropic, the San Francisco company behind Claude, […]
Amazon suspends use of 21 Air, cargo carrier whose plane careened off Miami runway
MIAMI (AP) — Amazon said Sunday that it has suspended its partnership with 21 Air after one of the cargo carrier’s planes loaded with Amazon packages careened off a Miami runway last week and killed five people. The Boeing 767 came in fast on Sept. 6 and then barreled roughly 1,300 feet (396 meters) past […]
Trump agreed to new ethics rules to get a crypto bill across the line. But that might not be enough
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump had been hearing the message loud and clear for weeks about the sweeping cryptocurrency bill being written in the Senate: to get it across the line, he would have to agree to ethics provisions that apply to him, too. First, Trump agreed to a measure that would bar him […]
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