THE LATEST
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Organized retail theft leads to higher prices in the long run
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State patrol warns public to slow down after 98 collisions in King County since Tuesday
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The rain is a big reminder that fall has arrived, but there’s hope for the weekend
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5,000+ residents without power across Puget Sound due to morning storm
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South Sound body shop hit 3 times by thieves, stolen Kia stolen again
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Frustration in Sumner over city’s rush to demolish historic Ryan House
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Local News

WA breweries bring home gold at Great American Beer Festival
14 Washington beers won a medal at the Great American Beer Festival, with seven Seattle-based breweries taking home a prize.

Seattle Sounders evolve new look for 50th anniversary in 2024
To celebrate the 50th anniversary of the franchise, the Seattle Sounders FC is introducing a new crest and secondary logos along with slightly altered colors.

Target to close 2 Seattle stores, citing crime and safety
Target says it will close two stores in Seattle with crime and safety being cited as reasons. The Ballard and University District stores will close Oct. 21.

Seattle joins group pushing Supreme Court to rule on camping ban enforcement
Seattle is part of a group of cities that have filed a formal request to the U.S. Supreme Court to rule on a case preventing them from clearing campers who are homeless.

Campbell, AHL's first woman coach, led Kraken in preseason during historic weekend
Campbell, 31, became a full-time assistant coach for the Seattle Kraken's minor-league affiliate, the Coachella Valley Firebirds, in July 2022.

Study: Drivers in Burien, Lake Stevens among worst in Washington
A new report identifies the top ten cities with the best and worst drivers in Washington state.
Seattle Sports

Video: Seahawks Football 101 looks at hard-hitting RB Zach Charbonnet
Dave Wyman breaks down the physical running style of Seattle Seahawks rookie Zach Charbonnet in the latest Football 101 coming off a Week 3 win over Carolina.

Video: Seattle Mariners Utility player Josh Rojas on the team’s final push to the MLB Playoffs
What’s the clubhouse like right now as the Seattle Mariners push towards the MLB Playoffs with less than a week left in the season? What is pushing them to succeed in this final stretch? He joined Dave Wyman and Bob Stelton LIVE from T-Mobile Park to talk about that and much more. What does he […]

Bump: Seahawks should take page from Dolphins to get JSN going
For the Seattle Seahawks to get more out of Jaxon Smith-Njigba, Michael Bumpus says they should look at the NFL's top offense in Miami.

Mariners Lineup: Bryce Miller gets start in pivotal finale vs Astros
The Seattle Mariners will send rookie Bryce Miller to the mound in the biggest game of the 2023 season against the Houston Astros.

Dusty Baker ‘tired’ of Astros getting hit? His pitchers hit Mariners more
Astros manager Dusty Baker isn't happy about how often his batters get hit by pitches. It was ironic to bring up while playing the Seattle Mariners.

WSU QB Cameron Ward proving he’s one of the best in the country
“I think Cam deserves to be mentioned with the best quarterbacks in the country, period," WSU football coach Jake Dickert said of Cameron Ward.
Jason Rantz

Rantz: One health department's anti-fentanyl campaign actually pushes drug use
A new campaign from the Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department ends up encouraging kids to use fentanyl in a "safer" way. It's dangerous and will only make the crisis worse.

Gross: Sound Transit wanted to decimate trees; residents demanded better
Lake Forest Park residents were livid when they heard about a potential new Sound Transit Project that would destroy tree life in the community.

Rantz: Mayor scolded for calling 911 on 'far right-wing' signature gatherers
Not only were the petitioners acting lawfully while promoting mainstream views, it wasn't an emergency and should not have resulted in a call to 911.

'All clear' given after suspicious package found outside Seattle Police West Precinct
A suspicious package with powder was found outside of the Seattle Police Department's West Precinct Wednesday.

Rantz: NewsBreak app striking 'conservative' opinions it doesn't like
NewsBreak's X account messaged me in June, asking if I was interested in posting my content to their website and app. I was interested.

Rantz: ACLU of Wash. mad Marysville leaders may put criminals in jail
To Jazmyn Clark, a program director for the ACLU of Washington, jailing someone who keeps breaking the law is a draconian move.
Dave Ross

Ross: Planes are noisy, so are babies; what's the big deal?
The issue of airborne babies keeps coming up, and as far as I can tell, the reason it keeps coming up is that reporters find themselves near a baby on a plane

Ross: Seattle has a serious problem, not enough castles
I’m just back from a tour of Eastern Canada, and of course, when you visit other cities, you compare them with your own.

Ross: How the gas tax could start paying you
A bill for the next legislative session that could rebate some of the revenue from the state’s carbon credit auctions to drivers

Ross: Study shows aging effects of sugar
My family informs me that no one wants to hear any more studies about sugar, because they've already heard enough.

Ross: New research confirms what we all know about school lunches
From time to time, we'll hear about scientific studies that, after careful research, will rediscover something everybody knew 50 years ago.

Ross: Mitt Romney leaving politics unveils an intimidating truth
Mitt Romney that he will not run for reelection in 2024. Kind of a surprise since he’s only 76. Which, as Senators go, is barely middle age.
Gee & Ursula

Doug Baldwin looks to foster 'connected community' with food bank volunteers
With local food banks struggling to find volunteers and gather donations, a Seahawks legend is taking action.

Ursula: Does everyone deserve a second chance? It's complicated
Seattle chef Edouardo Jordan, once a national media darling after winning two prestigious James Beard awards, appeared on the Gee and Ursula show Tuesday.

Accused chef Edouardo Jordan 'wants to be accountable,' reopens restaurant
On June 13, 2021, a Seattle Times article came out where five women alleged that Jordan had groped them at work.

Gee & Ursula: Police culture to blame for comments on woman killed by SPD car
Controversial body camera footage from an SPD officer responding to the scene of a woman killed in a crosswalk was released Monday.

Ursula: More work needs to be done to transform Seattle Police Department
"Culturally, something is not right within SPD and its leadership," KIRO Newsradio's Ursula Reutin says.

Ursula: Stop giving criminals a free pass
As we are dealing with record high violent crime in much of our region, the decision to release a suspected felon, without bail, is especially infuriating.
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Seattle Traffic

Fife's orange striping test is coming to end, did it work?
Drivers should be used to the orange stripes on Interstate 5 near 70th Street in Fife, but they will be going away soon.

Left lane camping rule doesn't apply to express toll lanes
It's been eight years since the 405 Express Toll Lanes opened, and there continues to be confusion over whether the left lane camping rule applies.

Felony traffic crimes continue to skyrocket in King County
Washington state is coming off back-to-back record years for fatal crashes, and the aggressive and risky behavior behind the wheel isn't letting up.

Construction has returned to I-5 through JBLM
Just when you thought it was safe to get on Interstate 5 south of Tacoma, the construction workers, heavy machinery and lane closures are back.

I-405 shuts down again this weekend
Interstate 405 will be a no-go all weekend between Coal Creek Parkway in Factoria and Sunset Boulevard in Renton.

Thousands of fish removed from the Hylebos Creek
Just out of sight, thousands of small animals and fish were removed from Hyelbos Creek in Fife to restore nearly 200 acres of habitat.
Feliks Banel: NW History and All Over The Map

Is tonight the last chance to save Sumner’s historic Ryan House?
The City of Sumner has been working for the past few years to renovate the historic Ryan House. Last week, those restoration plans abruptly changed.

Beloved, and huge, Jantzen Beach Carousel gets a new home
A beloved Portland area landmark – a vintage carousel from the 1920s – is hitting the trail for points east.

Memories of the magical 2013 Seahawks season refuse to fade
Sometimes, we can't help but look back at Seahawks history. It was a decade ago when the magical 2013 season unfolded and culminated in a Super Bowl title.

When the I-5 Ship Canal Bridge almost became a “$13 million parking lot”
Commuters know it, they love it, they can’t live without it. Yes, it’s the Interstate 5 Ship Canal Bridge in Seattle

Time to create a ‘National Aviation Heritage Area’ in the Pacific Northwest?
The countdown is on to mark the centennial in 2024 of the Around-The-World Flight that began and ended at what’s now Magnuson Park on Lake Washington.

'He did everything in Seattle sports': The career of 'S. Royal Brougham Way' namesake
"He's one of the most important figures in Seattle sports history," Daivd Eskenazi said about Royal Brougham.