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Judge revokes release of Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer, orders $100,000 bail
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Initiative to decriminalize drug possession fails to make November ballot
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AG unveils law to lower healthcare cost for millions of residents
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Inslee prohibits Washington State Patrol to aid out-of-state abortion investigations
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Gee and Ursula's top stories: Future of the Pac-12, Inslee's Vaccine Mandate
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MyNorthwest Staff
Seattle City Light contributes $4.5 million to preserving Skagit Valley headwater
This week the Seattle City Council finalized a deal to contribute $4.5 million to the Skagit Environmental Endowment Commission.
MyNorthwest Staff
Seattle looks to transition RV-dwellers into housing with reworked 'safe lot' program
KCRHA has awardedLIHI $1.9 million to relocate 50 homeless RV-dwellers into permanent housing via a “safe lot” program.
Christine Clarridge
Puget Sound crabbing starts Friday
Crabbing seasons starts July 1 in most Puget Sound areas.
MyNorthwest Staff
Sound Transit to run extended service on Link for July 4
ST Express and T Link to run on Sunday schedule; no Sounder service.
MyNorthwest Staff
Dedo's daily crime report: Hit and run with cop car, thief caught in sting operation
A hit and run with a police vehicle shuts down a Tacoma intersection, a man is arrested for retail theft in Bellevue, and an update on a shooting in Tacoma last Sunday.
KIRO 7 News Staff
Seattle fire crews investigate gas leak near SoDo
Seattle fire crews are investigating a gas leak in the 2500 block of Airport Way South, the fire department tweeted.Seattle Sports
The Associated Press
Sean Murphy’s 2 RBIs lift Oakland A’s to 3-1 win over Mariners
Sean Murphy delivered a pair of key two-out hits, including a home run, and the A's beat the Mariners 3-1 to snap a four-game losing streak.
Stacy Rost
Upon Closer Inspection: Bump & Stacy’s focus on Seahawks’ RB situation
What should Seahawks fans be excited and worried about when it comes to the RB position in 2022? Bump & Stacy break it down.
Brandon Gustafson
Huard breaks down what he was told was ‘worst day’ in Pac-12 history
Former UW QB and current college football analyst Brock Huard shared his thoughts on the departure of USC and UCLA from the Pac-12.
Brandon Gustafson
Mariners’ Kelenic talks demotion, emotional decisions, seeing Rodríguez succeed
Young Mariners OF Jarred Kelenic discussed plenty with Mike Salk regarding his demotion to Triple-A, getting his mind right and much more.
Brandon Gustafson
Who on Mariners must step up with injuries and suspensions piling up?
The Mariners have a number of players injured and suspended, so who needs to step up? Wyman and Bob break it down.
Brandon Gustafson
Bumpus: WSU, other small schools ‘going to suffer’ after Pac-12 shakeup
In his latest video for Seattle Sports 710 AM, Michael Bumpus discusses the fallout of USC and UCLA leaving the Pac-12 for the Big Ten.Jason Rantz
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.
KTTH staff
State Sen. Muzzall on bipartisan support of insurance commissioner to resign
State Senator Ron Muzzall-R of Oak Harbor, came on the Jason Rantz show to discuss the scandal and why he thinks both Republicans and Democrats are uniting against Kreidler.Dave Ross
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.
Dave Ross
Ross: Every unplanned pregnancy involves a man who refused a vasectomy
25 states will now have the power to require that pregnant women – who choose to live in those states – must give birth.Dori Monson
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.
Dori Monson Show
Dori: Google engineer explains how AI chatbot shows sentient side, might have a soul
Cognitive and computer science expert Blake Lemoine boldly told his employer that the machine showed a sentient side and might have a soul.Gee & Ursula
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.
Frank Sumrall
Richard Sherman joins Amazon TNF team as the streaming service prepares for its NFL debut
Sherman will join Tony Gonzalez as the two analysts for the Thursday night pregame, halftime, and postgame broadcasts.Podcasts
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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.
Chris Sullivan
Major milestones ahead for Puget Sound region construction projects
The Main Street Bridge has closed in Bellevue, and now it's time to take it down.Northwest History
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.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: This airstrip is half in Washington, half in Canada
The next time you’re approaching the international border, imagine for a moment you were bouncing along a gravel runway across the 49th parallel at the controls of your Cessna.