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Seattle City Council passes restrictions on overnight parking for RVs and motorhomes
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‘Everybody chilling’: Gee and Ursula break down Seattle’s nation-leading drop in pending home sales
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'Today is historic': Boeing marks 737 MAX 10 certification milestone in Everett
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Suspect in deadly Belltown gas station shooting arrested in Chicago
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‘I’m not impressed’: Ursula questions light discipline for SPD lieutenant who said police were ‘here to f*** people up’
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MyNorthwest News
Crash blocking two right lanes on northbound I-5 in Seattle
A crash is blocking the two right lanes and the HOV lane on northbound I-5 in Seattle.
Effort underway for $50M cancer care center in Tacoma
A land use permit is pending for the City of Tacoma, bringing an estimated $50 million cancer center to the South Sound.
New cocktail bar Bar Tartare coming soon to Seattle’s Pioneer Square
A new cocktail bar is moving into Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood. Bar Tartare is setting up shop at 704 1st Avenue.
Amazon employee sues, alleging company failed to protect her after she reported rape by senior manager
An Amazon employee is suing the company, alleging it failed to protect her after she reported that a senior manager raped her.
Cola wars: Coke replaces Pepsi at KFC
A major shakeup is happening at KFC. After more than three decades, the company is changing from Pepsi to Coke.
Amazon launches seasonal hiring blitz, aiming to fill 300K jobs
The most wonderful time of the year kicks off seasonal, part-time, and full-time hiring across Amazon's U.S operations. About 300,000 jobs are up for grabs.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Jake: Washington’s millionaires' tax puts the state ahead of private charities
I’m voting yes on I-645 to repeal Washington’s so-called millionaires' tax, and I hope you will too.
Harger: Washington Supreme Court says a child molester can’t be expected to know what 'sexually exploitive' means
Washington's Supreme Court has decided it’s too ambiguous for a convicted child molester to know what “sexually exploitive” means.
‘Poof, they go across the bridge’: Curley warns Seattle after Amazon threatens to move delivery operations out of New York City
John Curley warns Seattle against relying heavily on Amazon after the company threatened to move delivery operations out of New York City over proposed rules.
‘A profound benefit to Washington’: Jake pushes back as Spike questions Amazon’s overall impact on the state
Jake champions Amazon's benefits to Washington's economy amid Spike's concerns about the company's state presence.
‘Traffic roulette’: Gee backs random ticket selection as Tacoma cameras catch nearly 400K speeders in 1 month
Two new speed cameras in Northeast Tacoma caught so many speeders that the company running them couldn't afford to process all the tickets.
Harger: Washington ballots are on kitchen tables. Here are five things I'm watching as they come back
By now, your ballot should be sitting on your kitchen table. As ballots start coming back, here's what I'm keeping an eye on.
Seattle Sports
Kraken beat Red Wings 4-3 for wild shootout win
Freddy Gaudreau and Bobby McMann scored in a shootout as Seattle recovered from blowing a three-goal lead in the third period.
Kirby Moore: New WSU QB ‘very decisive’ in debut
The Cougars' head coach also previewed the upcoming game against Boise State during the latest edition of Cougs Weekly.
Daniel Jeremiah highlights the big missing element in Seahawks’ offense
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah focused on the lack of explosiveness in Seattle's injury-depleted backfield.
Japanese slugger Teruaki Sato seeking a move to MLB
Teruaki Sato of the Hanshin Tigers is aiming to be the next Japanese slugger to move to American baseball.
NFC West: LA Rams sign another kicker to be their third in two weeks
The Rams have had comprehensive struggles on special teams during their dismal start to a season that began with Super Bowl aspirations.
Seahawks had ‘honest conversations’ about struggling offense
Mike Macdonald said the Seahawks are "definitely more aligned" after taking a thorough examination of their offense this weekend.
Seattle Red
Seattle, police guild in negotiations over $13M overpayment, recovery unclear
Mayor Katie Wilson’s office can’t say when Seattle will recover $13.1 million overpaid to 900 cops. SPOG wants the city’s underpayments counted too.
Bainbridge editor rejects pro-I-638 piece, fearing lost subscribers
An opinion piece in favor of WA's I-638 was rejected by the Bainbridge Island Review due to the editor fearing backlash from his readers.
Seattle forecast provides little relief for mayor’s proposed public safety cuts
A new budget forecast for Seattle through 2028 showed significant funding gaps remain, which are renewing fears about the future of public safety.
Meyer: Bob Ferguson says companies are choosing Washington state. The data says otherwise
Governor Bob Ferguson is attempting to flex WA's supposed job-creating bona fides, but his state is anything but friendly to business.
Rantz: Rather than enforce Metro fares, Seattle wants to jack up your taxes even more with Prop 1
Seattle Prop 1 doubles the city’s Metro sales tax to raise $138 million a year while 35 percent of riders skip the fare. Jason Rantz says vote no.
Wall Street Journal calls out WA Democrats’ ‘Millionaire Tax Trick’
The Wall Street Journal shed light on the clear deception campaign being waged by Washington Democrats to trick voters into supporting the state income tax.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Crash blocking two right lanes on northbound I-5 in Seattle
A crash is blocking the two right lanes and the HOV lane on northbound I-5 in Seattle.
'Larch Madness,' more like bad parking madness as people chase view of changing leaves
You're running out of time to catch "Larch Madness" along SR 20 in the North Cascades. But if you do head up there over the next few days, don't act like a fool.
Two drivers killed in head-on crash on SR 164 near Enumclaw
Two people died after a collision on SR 164 near Enumclaw that closed the road in both directions for more than four hours early Monday morning.
MyNorthwest Weather
Seattle on track for one of its driest Octobers on record
The driest October on record was back in 1895, when records were kept in downtown Seattle. Only 0.02 inches of rain fell that month.
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.
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.
MyNorthwest Politics
‘This is not KCRHA 2.0’: Tacoma mayor explains how Pierce County’s regional homelessness approach will differ
Tacoma Mayor Anders Ibsen addresses homelessness in Pierce County's unified strategy for effective service coordination on "The Gee and Ursula Show."
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.
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.
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
FACT FOCUS: When it comes to Trump's economy, these are the numbers that matter before Nov. 3
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump is trying to convince voters before the Nov. 3 midterm elections that the U.S. economy is rocketing upward. But voters say inflation remains a challenge because the Iran war has pushed up gasoline prices, grocery bills have remained expensive and high interest rates have made it harder to afford […]
Evacuations and shelter-in-place orders issued in Toledo, Ohio, after chemical release
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Some Ohio residents have been ordered to evacuate because of the release of a chemical that can cause burning of the eyes, nose, mouth and skin, and other residents have been told to shelter in place, the city fire department said Wednesday. People within a 1-mile (1.6-kilometer) radius of the “hazardous […]
Takeaways from AP’s report on the taxpayer-funded growth of classical Christian schools
Conservatives are banding together to grow classical Christian schools by leveraging new taxpayer-funded scholarships. These scholarships have rapidly expanded in states around the country. They mean half of school-age children in the U.S. are now eligible to apply for state money to attend private schools. Last year, the Association of Classical Christian Schools, or ACCS, […]
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'The cold snap doesn't create the problem': Home Comfort Alliance releases 2026 Seattle furnace cost guide
Home Comfort Alliance has released a new analysis examining furnace maintenance and emergency heating repair costs in Seattle.
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.
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.