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Everett proposes a $766 million budget with a potential new sales tax
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‘There should be no hate toward this group’: Gee backs city council members taking stands on statewide initiatives
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‘Nobody can throw a person in a dumpster’: Jake and Spike clash over ballots found at Golden Gardens
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5-year-old hospitalized with life-threatening injuries in crash involving car, e-scooter
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WinCo Foods recalls popular bread item distributed in WA
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Woman escapes date with convicted rapist in Seattle; new charges could bring life sentence
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MyNorthwest News
Starbucks in SEA Airport’s Terminal A to close, affecting 13 employees
A WARN notice filed by HMSHost lists layoffs affecting 135 Starbucks workers in Seattle and at SEA, including 13 employees at an airport location.
Nearly 120 shell casings found after gunfire on Aurora Avenue
The shooting happened in a parking lot near Aurora Avenue North and North 100th St.
With hurricane off Mexico sharing name with Vice President JD Vance, the social media memes fly
As Vice President JD Vance travels the U.S. supporting Republican candidates in next month's election, another Vance is on a whirlwind tour.
Tech Talk: AI safety concerns grow as autonomous systems raise questions about human control
As AI systems become more autonomous, real-world incidents are raising new questions about how much control humans have over the technology.
Person found dead inside RV after explosion and fire in Spanaway
One person was found dead inside a burning RV after deputies, responding to an unrelated call, heard an explosion in Spanaway.
Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility ahead of 2027 schedule
Amtrak has cut the ribbon on its new 100,000-square-foot maintenance facility in SODO, opening a building originally scheduled to debut in 2027.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
‘They’re not dumb’: Curley says California billionaire tax will drive the wealthy out
KIRO host John Curley is warning that a proposed one-time tax on California billionaires could drive the wealthiest residents out of the state.
Harger: A porch light stopped an alleged rape off Aurora Avenue. Olympia gets its turn in January
At 2:47 a.m. last Saturday, someone living four blocks away from Aurora Avenue called 911. A woman was screaming inside a car in the alley.
‘What does it say about the character of the person?’: Curley questions Ramaswamy ad featuring opponent’s mother
KIRO host John Curley is questioning what a recent campaign ad said about Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.
‘It’s 100% about money’: Jake and Spike clash over Federal Way’s 24/7 school zone cameras
Federal Way will start running four school zone speed cameras 24/7 in November.
‘Where are they going to go?’: Gee and Ursula back Everett’s crackdown on homeless camps but question what comes next
Everett is expanding its crackdown on areas where businesses report open drug use, theft, encampments, and people sleeping outside.
‘I hate it’: Jake questions inheritance taxes after United Airlines CEO’s near 100% proposal
KIRO Newsradio host Jake Skorheim challenged United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby’s call for inheritance taxes approaching 100% at some level.
Seattle Sports
Who has the edge? Previewing the matchups in Seahawks vs Chiefs
Here's a look at the matchups on each side of the ball and which team appears to have an edge.
Sounders draw 2-2 after San Diego’s stoppage-time PK goal
San Diego FC's Cédric Bakambu scored two goals in the second half, including a penalty kick in stoppage time.
Wild score in opening minute, roll past Kraken 5-1
Kirill Kaprizov scored 26 seconds into the game as Minnesota defeated Seattle.
No. 21 Boise State pulls away to beat WSU Cougars 31-10
Washington State fell to 1-7 and was eliminated from bowl eligibility with the loss.
Seahawks activate Bradford off IR, elevate 2 from practice squad
Seattle activated starting right guard Anthony Bradford off injured reserve and elevated two players from the practice squad.
Drayer: Taking stock of the Mariners’ manager search
Shannon Drayer breaks down the latest developments in Seattle's search for a new manager.
Seattle Red
Rantz: From Seattle to Paris, radicals hijack a cause, burn the city, and the media calls it peaceful
Jason Rantz compares the Paris riots, hijacked by 101 far-left groups per Asra Nomani, to how Antifa used BLM to build Seattle’s deadly CHOP zone in 2020.
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez attack ad backfires in John Braun smear
John Braun calls Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s maimed apprentice ad desperate. The worker broke a finger, returned the next day, and is voting for him in WA-3.
Gig Harbor pastor Katy Cornell says the Seattle Times buried her answers to push an anonymous Bluesky smear
Republican Katy Cornell, a 26th District House candidate, says the Seattle Times buried her answers in a story built on sermon clips from an anonymous account.
Pierce County passed a $3.5 billion budget, is still draining reserves, and Mike Solan wants an emergency audit
Pierce County Council candidate Mike Solan wants an emergency audit of the $3.5 billion county budget as reserves shrink and deputies leave for Tacoma police.
Washington is now the second-deadliest state for drug overdoses while drug arrests trail 41 other states
Washington has the nation’s second-highest overdose death rate but ranks 42nd in drug arrests per capita, years after the Blake decision gutted enforcement.
Olympia restaurant scraps Brian Heywood ballot talk after left-wing threats leave its employees afraid to work
An Olympia restaurant canceled Let’s Go Washington founder Brian Heywood’s talk after reported threats of violence. Heywood calls it a heckler’s veto.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility ahead of 2027 schedule
Amtrak has cut the ribbon on its new 100,000-square-foot maintenance facility in SODO, opening a building originally scheduled to debut in 2027.
Expect major delays: Lanes closing on Tacoma Narrows Bridge for extensive repairs
Major lane closures are coming to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, starting this weekend.
Wire theft knocks out more lighting along I-5 in Lakewood
Here we go again. Thieves who ripped wire from Washington State Department of Transportation electrical boxes impacted drivers in Lakewood earlier this week.
MyNorthwest Weather
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.
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.
MyNorthwest Politics
Seattle’s new homelessness plan aims to move people into housing. Here are the big questions
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is betting that a more coordinated approach to homelessness can get more people off the streets, but questions remain.
‘I do stand by those words’: Councilmember Maritza Rivera pushes gun violence plan, defends criticism of mayor
Seattle City Councilmember Maritza Rivera isn't backing down from her criticism of Mayor Katie Wilson.
WA AG Nick Brown backs legal challenge to DHS immigration arrest practices
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a coalition supporting a legal challenge to the DHS's use of warrantless civil immigration arrests.
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
Massachusetts and Idaho put guns on the ballot. One seeks to restrict them, the other to honor them
Parked in his truck along a rural Idaho highway on his way to an elk hunt, Neill Goodfellow pondered a question that will appear on his November ballot: which of six historic firearms to choose as the official state gun? Goodfellow is going to vote for the M1 Garand, a semiautomatic rifle widely carried by […]
To make AI morally good, tech companies are turning to religion. But some say it isn't that simple
LOS ANGELES (AP) — As tech companies race to build the most powerful artificial intelligence, some are also asking how to teach a chatbot right from wrong. Their answer? Religion. “These are not questions a lab can answer,” Anthropic co-founder Chris Olah said earlier this year at the Vatican’s presentation of Pope Leo XIV’s encyclical […]
At least 12 people injured in shooting near a football stadium in Florida
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — At least 12 people were injured, including six children, in a shooting Saturday near a football stadium in Tallahassee on homecoming weekend for Florida A&M University, authorities said. Tallahassee Police Chief Lawrence Revell told reporters that no arrests had been made. In a statement, police said the preliminary investigation indicates that […]
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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.