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KIRO Radio Newsdesk
Seattle among cities competing for hosting duties in 2026 World Cup
Starting Thursday, World Cup officials will tour cities across the United States, including Seattle, to determine which venues will host games in 2026.
Nick Bowman
Seattle mayoral race fundraising hits highest total in nearly two decades of available data
With just a few weeks to go until ballots are due, Seattle's two mayoral candidates have reached record fundraising heights.
MyNorthwest Staff
Seattle council candidates get chance to question each other in Wednesday debate
Candidates for Seattle's Position 9 City Council seat squared off in a debate hosted by Rainier Avenue Radio and Converge Media on Wednesday.
Nick Bowman
Seattle firefighter union reports 5 members facing termination over vaccine mandate
A statement from the Seattle Fire Fighters Union Local 27 indicates that five of its members are facing termination as a result of the vaccine mandate.
KIRO 7 News Staff
Police investigating hateful act at Snohomish County mosque
A 50-year-old man has been arrested and another person is still at large after Mountlake Terrace Police said they made their way into a mosque and threw away religious artifacts.
Nicole Jennings
People quitting over vax mandate may qualify for unemployment benefits
Do people quitting their jobs over the vaccine mandate qualify for unemployment benefits? That all depends on a certain set of circumstances.710 ESPN Seattle
The Associated Press
UW Huskies look to add to Arizona’s school-record losing skid
Not only does Arizona have to face the UW Huskies on Friday, it will do so after losing two starting QBs to injury in consecutive weeks.
Jake Heaps
Heaps: How Seahawks can — and why they need to — get TEs more involved
In his latest Chalk Talk video breakdown, Jake Heaps looks at the encouraging use of tight ends by the Seahawks against the Steelers.
Brent Stecker
Jerry Dipoto addresses how Mariners may find a fit in SS free-agency class
The Mariners have their shortstop, so why would they be interested in one of the big name free agent shortstops? Jerry Dipoto sheds some light.
Brandon Gustafson
Bumpus: Seahawks have to roll with Collins at RB even with Penny back
The Seahawks are expecting Rashaad Penny back against the Saints, but Michael Bumpus has reasons why Alex Collins should remain the lead RB.
The Associated Press
Sounders tie Colorado Rapids 1-1, clinch top 4 playoff seed
Cristian Roldan scored his fifth goal in sixth games and the Seattle Sounders tied the Colorado Rapids 1-1 to clinch a top-four playoff seed.
Dave Wyman
Wyman: How Seahawks DE Darrell Taylor dominated vs Steelers
Before leaving with an injury, Seahawks DE Darrell Taylor was having a good game vs. the Steelers. Dave Wyman breaks it down in Football 101.Jason Rantz
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Police staffing crisis in Tacoma is nearly as bad as in Seattle, morale 'decimated'
The Tacoma Police Department is dramatically understaffed as crime continues to surge across the city. Police officers are now sounding the alarms.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Inslee firing thousands isn't about health – it's about forced vaccinations
Governor Jay Inslee's COVID-19 vaccine mandate isn't about public health. It's about power and forced vaccinations.
KTTH staff
Pierce County Sheriff Troyer says he knew charges were 'coming since day one'
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer joins the Jason Rantz Show to react to two misdemeanor charges against him from the attorney general's office.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: State AG charges Pierce County Sheriff with 2 misdemeanors after 'unusual' move
Attorney General Bob Ferguson's office is readying misdemeanor charges against Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer. The filing could come as early as Tuesday.
Jason Rantz
Rantz: Seattle mayor downplays crisis, falsely says only 24 officers didn't turn in vaccine paperwork
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan told reporters on Monday that "only about two dozen officers have not put in their [vaccine] paperwork" ahead of the midnight deadline.
KTTH staff
Seattle mayor: 'About two dozen' SPD officers have yet to submit proof of vaccination
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan and interim Chief Adrian Diaz both submitted final pleas to unvaccinated officers over the weekend.Dave Ross
Dave Ross
Ross: Freedom requires level of unselfishness many in our country don't have
Total freedom requires a level of unselfishness that doesn't come naturally for a lot of people, as we've seen firsthand with the state vaccine mandate.
Dave Ross
Ross: Did you vote for I-976 car tab cuts in 2019? Wish granted
While a vaccine mandate cost the ferry system 7% of its staff, let’s remember this is happening in a state that was ready to impose bigger cuts two years ago.
Dave Ross
Ross: May we live long and prosper with our vaccine choices
Talk show host Dennis Praeger decided to put it all on the line to prove he’s right about vaccines.
MyNorthwest Staff
A new ‘universal’ flu-COVID shot on the horizon, says local MD
Mercer Island’s Dr. Gordon Cohen discusses how future iterations of the COVID mRNA vaccine could also treat seasonal flu.
Dave Ross
Ross: The troubling downside behind megawatts of crypto-power
Power plants feeding Bitcoin miners will create jobs, but they’ll do it by pumping CO2 into the air in service of creating more of the currency.
Dave Ross
Ross: The real reason people don't want to return to work
The extra unemployment benefits were cut off in September and most states elected not to continue them. Yet, millions of workers are still holding out.Dori Monson
Dori Monson Show
Seattle homeowner sells rental, says he doesn't want to 'be a landlord here'
The owner of a West Seattle home describes why he doesn't want to be a landlord in the city and is selling his home with the tenants in it.
Dori Monson Show
Terminated Seattle firefighters turn in their boots
Seattle firefighters who lost their jobs over the COVID vaccine mandate dropped off their boots on Tuesday.
Dori Monson Show
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer says he'll fight AG's misdemeanor charges
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer is charged with one count of false reporting, and one count of making a false or misleading statement to a public servant.
Dori Monson Show
Meet the firefighter and deckhand who won't get vaccinated
Washington state’s COVID vaccine mandate for most government, healthcare, and education employees is set to take effect Oct. 18. Meet the state workers who are leaving their jobs.
Dori Monson
Dori: Inslee planning to push COVID vax through 2024
Gov. Jay Inslee has given himself extra-constitutional "emergency" powers for 19 months. Now it looks like he is planning to extend those powers.
Dori Monson Show
Seattle police union president says some officers are 'willing to walk away' from job in solidarity
If Seattle police officers are not vaccinated against COVID-19 or haven't submitted proof by Oct. 18, they risk losing their job.Gee & Ursula
Gee and Ursula Show
Virologist: 'Time interval' between doses will be important in vaccinations for kids
Dr. Rasmussen explains why, in her opinion, there should be enough clinical data to support emergency authorization of a vaccine for kids ages 5-11.
Gee and Ursula Show
Seattle council candidate Sara Nelson outlines plan for homelessness, policing
Seattle City Council Position 9 candidate Sara Nelson calls for added encampment sweeps and police accountability over defunding.
Gee and Ursula Show
Superintendent: More 'issues with adults' over masking rule than students
The state Superintendent says things are going "pretty darn well" as schools reopened. He credits that success to COVID rules, which include masking.
Gee and Ursula Show
With Washington’s vaccine mandate deadline imminent, a minority chooses resignation
KIRO Radio speaks with the minority coalition which has decided to take a stand against the vaccine mandate and accept termination or resignation.
Gee and Ursula Show
State Superintendent says any future vaccine mandate for students will be 'statewide'
The state Superintendent of Public Instruction says there won't be a vaccine mandate for students until there's full federal approval of a vaccine for kids.
Gee and Ursula Show
'I didn't think anybody took me that seriously,' Seattle candidate says about anti-police tweets
Seattle city attorney candidate Nicole Thomas-Kennedy tells Gee and Ursula how she would run the office and responds to tweets she posted in 2020.Podcasts:
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Chris Sullivan
WSDOT accounts for 21% of state employees fired over vaccine mandate
Of 1,887 state employees that lost their jobs over the vaccine mandate, the largest group was from the Washington State Department of Transportation.
Chris Sullivan
King County crews find mystery structure under Maple Valley Highway
You never know what you'll find when you dig in this corner of the country. Road crews found that out this weekend when fixing a culvert under Highway 169.
Chris Sullivan
Getting to Climate Pledge Arena 101: Prepare to ditch the car
The old ways of getting to the arena in downtown Seattle have intentionally been made more difficult so that public transit is a more palatable option.
Chris Sullivan
Why there are bumps along I-5 through downtown Seattle (and when they'll go away)
When KIRO Radio's Dave Ross asks you to update something for him, you do it. So what's with those annoying bumps on I-5 SB out of downtown Seattle?
Chris Sullivan
Why are portions of I-90 near Snoqualmie Pass so 'groovy'?
Another question from Chris Sullivan's recent driving: What's with the horizontal grooves on portions of I-90, east of Snoqualmie Pass?
Chris Sullivan
Chokepoint Challenge: Stay in the right lane to get through traffic faster
In Sully's first "Chokepoint Challenge," he wants you to test the theory that when traffic is backed up, you move faster in the right lane than the left.Northwest History
Feliks Banel
Could landmark designation save Seattle's Memorial Stadium from demolition?
As it turns out, saving Seattle's Memorial Stadium from demolition may not be just some pedantic argument or splitting of historic preservation hairs.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: How – and why – did Microsoft ‘Name That Zune’?
We know now it couldn’t beat the iPod, but where and how did Microsoft get the name for its gone-but-not-forgotten Zune media player?
Feliks Banel
Priceless archive keeps the history of Pacific Northwest trains running
A unique partnership devoted to Northwest railroad history means an incredible archive of photos and documents is being preserved and made accessible.
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Ghosts of the Roosevelt Highway in Washington state
For most of the 1920s and well into the 1930s, part of the long-forgotten Roosevelt Highway traveled through the Evergreen State.
Feliks Banel
Beloved kids' show host turned meteorologist M.J. McDermott hangs up her barometer
When meteorologist M.J. McDermott retires this week from Channel 13, not many people will remember her early years hosting a kids' show.