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Bellevue police arrest suspect in organized golf-store theft investigation
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Seattle councilmember seeks to restore $7M in fire department overtime cut by mayor
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WDFW euthanizes bear and cub after backyard attack injures woman in Snohomish County
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‘It’s actually collusion’: WA Supreme Court candidate David Stevens takes aim at fellow judges
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Light rail train collides with vehicle making illegal turn
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Seattle restaurant owner sentenced to 13 months for $1.4 million tax fraud
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Seattle Public Schools identifies 21 schools in potential merger plans
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MyNorthwest News
Boeing stock tumbles as investors react to third-quarter losses
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MyNorthwest Weather
No rain scare this Halloween: Western Washington forecast looks dry
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KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Jake: Wildlife officials put down a bear cub near Index. Why?
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MyNorthwest News
Housing Hope breaks ground on its first affordable housing for older adults in Everett
Snohomish County nonprofit Housing Hope broke ground Monday on a 67-unit affordable housing community for adults 55 and older in north Everett. It's the organization's first project built specifically for older adults.
Everett man sentenced to 20 years for stabbing middle school student
An Everett man was sentenced to 20 years in prison Tuesday for stabbing a 13-year-old middle school student in North Everett in January 2025.
Governor Bob Ferguson creates Washington's first chief fraud prevention officer
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday that creates Washington's first chief fraud prevention officer.
Seattle Social Housing Developer to buy West Seattle apartment building for $68 million
Seattle's voter-created social housing agency is buying its second apartment building, a six-story complex with nearly 200 homes in West Seattle.
Flying for the holidays? SEA Airport ranks No. 3 for fewer travel disruptions
If you're worried about flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) airport for the holidays, a new consumer report may ease your mind. SEA ranks No. 3.
Lakewood’s American Lake Veterans Golf Course helps veterans find purpose
Lake Veterans Golf Course offers more than a round of golf. It offers veterans a place to find purpose and connect with others.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Harger: 21 Seattle schools could merge. Superintendent Ben Shuldiner is leveling with families about why
About 150 parents and community members filled Robert Eagle Staff Middle School Monday night to talk with Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner and his staff. They asked about academic rigor, school safety, and what comes next.
‘I can’t stand parking enforcement’: Gee isn’t fighting proposed cuts as Ursula questions the math
KIRO host Gee Scott knows Seattle parking enforcement officers have a job to do. That does not mean he wants more of them writing tickets.
‘What do they owe some of these humans’: Gee questions Microsoft’s duty to workers as it offers voluntary exits
Microsoft’s new voluntary exit program has Gee Scott asking what the company owes the workers who helped build it.
‘How come they always give us deadlines?’: Gee and Ursula slam slow permits as Seattle rents climb
Discover why residents face penalties for missed deadlines while WA permit delays take months, impacting housing and construction costs.
‘Is there going to be smooth sailing?’: KIRO hosts debate Ferguson’s offer of National Guard support for WA elections
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson’s offer of National Guard support for election security prompted a debate over voter intimidation.
‘You're still living good’: Gee pushes back on pension fears in WA millionaires’ tax debate
Campaign warnings that Washington’s new millionaires’ tax could reach public pensions prompted Gee Scott to draw a distinction: What the law does now is not the same as what lawmakers might change later.
Seattle Sports
Quenton Nelson’s former coach sees Seahawks as perfect fit
Nelson's playing style aligns well with Mike Macdonald's Seahawks, according to longtime O-lineman and ex-Colts coach Jeff Saturday.
Bears DE Montez Sweat back from PED suspension ahead of facing Seahawks
Sweat didn’t explain why he failed a performance-enhancing drug test and received a two-week suspension, but he did make it clear how much it hurt absorbing the penalty.
Morosi: What makes Joe Espada a fit as Mariners’ next manager
Jon Morosi sees some a key difference between the Astros and Mariners that he believes Espada could take advantage of.
After blockbuster trade, what’s the Seahawks’ next move?
With just under two weeks until the NFL trade deadline, Seattle could go back onto the market to further bolster its roster.
The biggest challenge Seahawks will get from Bears
Seahawks analyst Michael Bumpus will be watching how Seattle deals with Caleb Williams' ability to make off-script plays.
Former M’s IF Ben Williamson keeps Rays alive with walk-off single in World Series
Williamson hit the game-winning single in the bottom of the 12th inning as the Rays avoided being swept by Milwaukee.
Seattle Red
Federal agents sweep Portland stores for EBT skimmers as Oregon ranks third in SNAP fraud
USDA Inspector General John Walk says skimming crews hit Portland stores in seconds as Oregon posts the third-highest SNAP fraud rate in the entire country.
Trump EPA says it’s done letting Superfund sites rot, starting with Seattle’s Duwamish
Trump EPA’s Northwest chief says the $668 million Duwamish cleanup in Seattle waited too long, and the agency is pushing to speed up Superfund cleanups.
‘Capitulation to dark money’: Critics slam PDC decision to suspend donation caps
The WA Public Disclosure Commission is taking criticism for its decision to change the rules regarding large campaign contributions right before Election Day.
I-638 foes say a birth certificate should prove a girl is a girl, but Inslee’s health department quietly made that impossible in 2018
I-638 opponents say parents can’t use a birth certificate to prove a girl’s sex. A 2018 Inslee-era DOH rule letting people change the sex marker is the reason.
Bob Ferguson flunks new Cato freedom report, ranked fifth-worst governor in America behind Hochul and Newsom
A new Cato Institute report ranks Governor Bob Ferguson the fifth-worst governor for freedom, faulting the new Washington income tax he signed into law.
Rantz: Downtown Seattle’s top business advocate says homeless people who refuse help are ‘a myth.’ He’s obviously wrong
Downtown Seattle Association chief Jon Scholes calls service-resistant homeless a myth while backing Mayor Katie Wilson. His pilot numbers say otherwise.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Flying for the holidays? SEA Airport ranks No. 3 for fewer travel disruptions
If you're worried about flying out of Seattle-Tacoma International (SEA) airport for the holidays, a new consumer report may ease your mind. SEA ranks No. 3.
New partial joint installed on Tacoma Narrows Bridge
Some good news for drivers who regularly use the Tacoma Narrows Bridge. The Washington State Department of Transportation says the new partial joint has been installed on the aging structure.
US 2 reopens after multi-vehicle collision shuts down all lanes for nearly six hours
An early morning headache for drivers near Monroe. WSDOT says all lanes of US 2 are blocked in both directions near Monroe after a collision involving multiple vehicles.
MyNorthwest Weather
Drivers on Cascade highways should prepare for snow and slick roads this week
Snow is headed for Cascade passes this week, with slick roads possible at Stevens, White and Snoqualmie passes.
Seattle wraps up historically dry October, but rain returns ahead of chilly Halloween
The weekend rain helped make a dent in the October rainfall deficit. Yet it was but a drop in the bucket.
Orionid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night as Seattle skies stay mostly clear
Now is a great time to view the Orionid meteor shower. The peak of the event happens to be during this week of nearly clear nighttime skies, Wednesday night.
MyNorthwest Politics
Harger: Washington PACs could take $7,500 per donor last week. Now the sky’s the limit with just days to go until the election
On Friday, 11 days before the election, the state Public Disclosure Commission announced it will stop enforcing Washington's limit on big last-minute checks to political campaigns.
Voicemail shows Seattle mayor’s aide asked police to delay Bite of Seattle shooting briefing
A voicemail is adding to the dispute over who asked Seattle police to delay a public briefing after a gang-related mass shooting at the Bite of Seattle.
‘People have died’: Councilmember Dembowski blasts King County homelessness agency for leaving $260M unspent
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority left about $260 million in available funding unspent while running up a deficit of nearly $17 million.
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
King tides inundate streets and flood homes and businesses along both US coasts
King tides have inundated parts of both U.S. coasts, flooding streets and sending seawater into homes and businesses in beach communities in California, Florida and the Carolinas. The tides began with the full moon earlier this week and could cause flooding in some areas into the weekend, forecasters said. King tides are caused by the […]
Conservative activists O'Keefe, Higby charged with unlawful voting in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Conservative activists James O’Keefe and Cam Higby were charged Wednesday with unlawful voting and identity theft after a Minnesota prosecutor said they gave false names to poll workers during the state’s primary election. The men recorded the exchanges for a video to expose what they say are vulnerabilities in the state’s voting […]
Indiana governor is urged to let death sentence proceed against man who killed 2 kids in fire
A death sentence for an Indiana man who killed his girlfriend’s two children in a house fire should remain in place, the state parole board recommended Wednesday, just days before a Nov. 5 execution by lethal injection. Jeffrey Weisheit has a right under Indiana law to seek clemency and ask for a life sentence for […]
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Seattle doctor leads breakthrough study on prostate cancer treatment
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