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I-405 (3)...

Nate Connors

WSDOT projects over the weekend include another closure on I-405

The good news is this weekend's list of WSDOT projects is substantially shorter. The bad news is we have another full closure on I-405.

Jayapal...

MyNorthwest Staff

US Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s office receives suspicious package

U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal’s office in Seattle received a suspicious package Friday afternoon.

northbound I-5 crash...

MyNorthwest Staff

Northbound I-5 reopened after crash at Michigan Curve

Four lanes are blocked on northbound I-5 due to a crash on Friday.

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MyNorthwest Staff

Power mostly restored in Pierce County

Nearly 4,000 people are currently without power in Tacoma on Friday.

oregon shooting...

HAVEN DALEY and SAFIYAH RIDDLE, The Associated Press

Teen shooter who killed 4 at Oregon elementary school was a former student, police say

A teacher threw her phone at the teenage gunman who killed four people at an Oregon elementary school, then tackled and fought with him.

chelan hills fire (2)...

Jack Bilyeu, KIRO 7 News

Newly-released footage shows frantic evacuations, arrest of suspect in deadly Chelan Hills wildfire

Newly released footage shows the hectic early hours of the Chelan Hills wildfire and the moment a homicide investigation was launched.

KIRO Newsradio Opinion

Sam Darnold #14 of the Seattle Seahawks looks on prior to the game against the Denver Broncos at Em...

Gee Scott

Gee: Wait, what?! Are we really going to turn on Sam Darnold?

Sam Darnold deserves grace. Seahawks fans, don't forget what he just did for us.

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Charlie Harger

Harger: After a heartbreaking week, a Renton cop, local veterans, and a boy’s first bus ride

It’s been a tough 24 hours in the news. But there’s hope. There are good people in this world, and plenty of them live right here.

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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

'An expensive little trip': Gee and Ursula say parking costs already sting as mayor's budget proposes higher tax

Gee and Ursula react to Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson's proposed budget, which would raise the commercial parking tax to 17%.

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Charlie Harger

Costco’s new $2.99 apple pie sundae has arrived in Seattle. We tried it

Costco’s new vanilla apple pie sundae, a limited-time fall treat, is rolling out at select food courts nationwide, and I got one of the first tastes.

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Ursula Reutin

Ursula: Allowing a trans student to race against girls in Camas only fuels hate toward the trans community

About a dozen girls on the Camas High School cross-country team refused to race this week because a transgender teammate was competing in the girls' division.

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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I’d give her a failing grade’: Jake and Spike assess Katie Wilson’s leadership after Seattle shootings, public safety concerns

Mayor Katie Wilson discusses recent violence and public safety measures following two homicides near Kerry Park in Seattle.

Seattle Sports

Dodgers’ loss ensures a small-spender World Series matchup

The Associated Press

Dodgers’ loss ensures a small-spender World Series matchup

With the Dodgers eliminated, the World Series is guaranteed to feature two bottom-half payroll teams for the first time since 1991.

Macdonald defends OC amid Seahawks’ offensive struggles

Michael Strite

Macdonald defends OC amid Seahawks’ offensive struggles

Head coach Mike Macdonald expressed confidence in first-year offensive coordinator Brian Fleury.

Seahawks confident they can fix their turnover problem

The Associated Press

Seahawks confident they can fix their turnover problem

The Seahawks have yet to solve their turnover trouble, but now they have a bit of extra time to work on it.

Why holding onto starting pitchers could be Mariners’ best option

SeattleSports.com Staff

Why holding onto starting pitchers could be Mariners’ best option

Jason Churchill of Baseball Things discusses the benefits of the M's not trading a starter and potentially opening 2027 with a six-man rotation.

CFP reaches ‘handshake agreement’ with ESPN for 24-team playoff

The Associated Press

CFP reaches ‘handshake agreement’ with ESPN for 24-team playoff

The College Football Playoff moved closer to an expanded 24-team format that would necessitate leagues to get rid of their conference title games.

Salk: Seahawks make right move in not benching Sam Darnold

Mike Salk

Salk: Seahawks make right move in not benching Sam Darnold

Mike Salk explains why he agrees with Seattle's decision to stick with Darnold, despite his turnover issues.

Seattle Red

Rantz: Clerk says she vomited and hid in bathrooms to avoid him; now King County Judge Masaniai wants your vote

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Clerk says she vomited and hid in bathrooms to avoid him; now King County Judge Masaniai wants your vote

King County Judge Fa’amomoi Masaniai, reprimanded for sexually harassing a court clerk, asks voters for another term against challenger Harry Steinmetz.

Washington’s 2026 voters’ guide: The races and initiatives conservatives need to know, plus every county GOP guide

Jason Rantz

Washington’s 2026 voters’ guide: The races and initiatives conservatives need to know, plus every county GOP guide

Ballots are out in Washington. Here’s where I-645, girls’ sports, parental rights, WA-3 and five Supreme Court seats stand, plus links to county GOP voter guides.

Jim Walsh: Shady left-wing PAC traced to a Yakima UPS Store sends misleading I-638 flier to voters as ballots hit mailboxes

Jason Rantz

Jim Walsh: Shady left-wing PAC traced to a Yakima UPS Store sends misleading I-638 flier to voters as ballots hit mailboxes

A Yakima PAC backed by Seattle’s INATAI Foundation is mailing central Washington voters false claims about I-638, the initiative protecting girls’ sports.

‘That’s insane’: GOP lawmaker destroys Reykdal for fighting a federal tax credit nearly every Washington student could use

Jason Rantz

‘That’s insane’: GOP lawmaker destroys Reykdal for fighting a federal tax credit nearly every Washington student could use

Rep. Travis Couture’s eight-page letter tears into Chris Reykdal’s push to keep Washington out of the federal Education Freedom Tax Credit.

‘A new low’: Braun rejects Gluesenkamp Perez’s attacks over fatal incident

Jackson Meyer

‘A new low’: Braun rejects Gluesenkamp Perez’s attacks over fatal incident

State Sen. John Braun (R-Centralia) called out Rep. Marie Gluesenkamp Perez over her attacks about Braun's response to a deadly accident at a plant he owned.

Rantz: Want to repeal the Washington income tax? Don’t be tricked. Make sure you vote this way

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Want to repeal the Washington income tax? Don’t be tricked. Make sure you vote this way

A Yes vote on I-645 repeals Washington’s income tax. Unions have raised $7.8 million to save it, and one Democrat wants to tax incomes as low as $250,000.

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I-405 (3)...

Nate Connors

WSDOT projects over the weekend include another closure on I-405

The good news is this weekend's list of WSDOT projects is substantially shorter. The bad news is we have another full closure on I-405.

northbound I-5 crash...

MyNorthwest Staff

Northbound I-5 reopened after crash at Michigan Curve

Four lanes are blocked on northbound I-5 due to a crash on Friday.

I-5 kent motorcycle crash...

Frank Sumrall

Motorcycle crash blocks lanes on northbound I-5 in Kent near SR 516

Up to five lanes on northbound I-5 in Kent near SR 516 were blocked after two cars and a motorcycle crashed.

MyNorthwest Weather

El Niño (2)...

Ted Buehner

Strengthening El Niño boosts odds of warmer Pacific Northwest winter

El Niño is strengthening, raising concerns about a warmer winter and less mountain snow in the Pacific Northwest.

earthquake north bend great shakeout...

MyNorthwest Staff

Magnitude 2.7 earthquake shakes North Bend area just before Great ShakeOut drill

A magnitude 2.7 earthquake struck near North Bend Wednesday evening, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) confirmed.

Great Shakeout Earthquake drill...

Ted Buehner

Hear an emergency alert Thursday? It’s the Great ShakeOut drill

This Thursday, Oct. 15, is the worldwide Great ShakeOut earthquake and tsunami drill. Over 1.5 million in Washington have already registered to participate in this annual drill.

MyNorthwest Politics

bob ferguson governor salary...

Frank Sumrall

Panel adopts proposed 2-year salary freeze for Gov. Bob Ferguson; final vote in February

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson won’t get a pay raise for the next two years.

King County homelessness agency...

Aaron Granillo

Review finds nearly $17 million shortfall at King County homelessness agency

Seattle and King County taxpayers face a nearly $17 million bill to cover a funding shortfall at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority.

2 PSE...

John Curley Show

‘It is an extraction machine’: 24-year-old state House candidate takes aim at Puget Sound Energy

A 24-year-old candidate for the state House wants communities to replace Puget Sound Energy with public utility districts.

MyNorthwest History

7-eleven downtown seattle inconvenient...

KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

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.

wa smoke heat wildfire spokane...

Ted Buehner

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.

Kaiser Canyon Fire wildfire...

Ted Buehner

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

A person places flowers at a makeshift memorial on the other side of Silver Rail Elementary School ...

Associated Press

As an Oregon community mourns 4 killed in school shooting, 2 wounded survivors remain hospitalized

BEND, Oregon (AP) — A special-needs teacher and student wounded in a deadly shooting at an Oregon elementary school remained hospitalized Saturday. But friends said their survival was a spot of hope in a community in mourning. The youngest shooting survivor, 7-year-old Saylor Graham, is a feisty, vibrant fighter with a sweet nature whose story […]

Associated Press

Vehicle drives through soccer field during game in Kansas, killing 2 and injuring more

WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — A person drove a vehicle through a soccer field during a game in Kansas on Saturday, killing two people and sending multiple other victims to the hospital, authorities said. One child and one adult were killed, Wichita police reported, without disclosing their ages. Police said the driver was in custody but […]

A firefighters works to put out a fire on a house engulfed in flames during the Norte Fire on Frida...

Associated Press

Fire crews battle Southern California blaze that burned 6 homes, led to the evacuation of 16,000

SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif. (AP) — Fire crews in Southern California worked Saturday to contain a wind-driven blaze that charred hills and burned at least six large coastal homes, prompting the evacuation of thousands of people. Hundreds of firefighters worked through the night on a blaze burning on the hills that straddle the coastal cities […]

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MyNorthwest Staff

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.

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MyNorthwest Staff

Know what you're eating: Why choosing organic matters

In a world of crowded grocery aisles and endless labels, one designation cuts through the noise with a guarantee you can trust: USDA Organic.

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MyNorthwest Staff

AC not cooling during Seattle heat wave? 4 things to check before calling for emergency repair

As temperatures climb across the Seattle area, many homeowners are discovering that their air conditioner is running but not cooling the home effectively.