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beer festival breweries...

L.B. Gilbert

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.

Sounders crest...

Bill Kaczaraba

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 stores...

Bill Kaczaraba

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 fentanyl...

L.B. Gilbert

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 kraken...

Frank Sumrall

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.

(Photo from KIRO 7)...

KIRO 7 News Staff

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

Seattle Seahawks Zach Charbonnet...

Seattle Sports Video

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.

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Seattle Sports Video

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 […]

Seattle Seahawks Jaxon Smith-Njigba...

Brandon Gustafson

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.

Seattle Mariners Bryce Miller...

Brandon Gustafson

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.

Seattle Mariners Astros José Altuve...

Brent Stecker

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...

The Associated Press

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

A promotional poster for fentanylfacts.org provides what a Washington health agency believes are ke...

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.

sound transit trees...

Max Gross

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.

Yakima City Council...

Jason Rantz

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.

Seattle Fire Department vehicles were spotted outside Seattle Police Department's West Precinct on ...

Jason Rantz

'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.

newsbreak...

Jason Rantz

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.

ACLU Marysville jail...

Jason Rantz

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

baby plane...

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

retail theft...

Dave Ross

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.

FILE - A view of the Shell oil company logo above a Shell fuel station in London, on May 5, 2022. S...

Dave Ross

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

Dr. Bleich found you could discourage kids from buying soda if you post signs near the soda case sh...

Dave Ross

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.

school lunches research...

Dave Ross

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.

FILE - Sen. Mitt Romney, R-Utah, a member of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, heads to a vot...

Dave Ross

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

food bank volunteers doug baldwin...

L.B. Gilbert

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.

chef jordan junebaby...

Ursula Reutin

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.

chef jordan junebaby...

L.B. Gilbert

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.

police woman killed comments...

L.B. Gilbert

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. 

Seattle police tombstone...

Ursula Reutin

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.

Image: A 27-year-old suspect in Pierce County was charged with two counts of assault in the second ...

Ursula Reutin

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 orange striping...

Chris Sullivan

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...

Chris Sullivan

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.

Gorst road rage...

Chris Sullivan

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.

I-5 construction...

Chris Sullivan

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.

(Photo from Chris Sullivan)...

Chris Sullivan

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.

de-fishing hylebos creek...

Chris Sullivan

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

sumner ryan house save...

Feliks Banel

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.

Image: The Jantzen Beach carousel was installed in June 1928 at the amusement park that once stood ...

Feliks Banel

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.

Seattle Seahawks run onto the field during team introductions before an NFL football game against t...

Feliks Banel

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.

ship canal bridge parking...

Feliks Banel

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

aviation heritage...

Feliks Banel

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.

royal brougham way...

Feliks Banel

'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.