THE LATEST
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Seattle road closure: Montlake Boulevard won’t be available this weekend
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Seattle Police investigating ‘random’ stabbing in Rainier Valley
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Jack on mask requirements at Wash. clinics: ‘It’s not weird’
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Greenwood homeless camp grows, as does neighbors’ frustration
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Hunter Biden indicted on nine tax charges, adding to gun charges in special counsel probe
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No auto insurance? 3 strikes could lead to vehicle impound
QUESTION OF THE DAY

MyNorthwest News

Snoqualmie Pass reopens after multiple crashes
At about 3:46 p.m., WSDOT sent an alert they were closing eastbound Interstate 90 to traffic due to the snow and slush.

New ferry boats in Washington at least four years away
Why? The bid to build the boats was double what the state expected and the contract was nixed.

Ex-pilot accused of trying to cut plane engines released from jail pending trial
The former Alaska Airlines pilot accused of trying to cut the engines of a Horizon Air flight has been indicted on 84 endangerment charges.

Community pushes back against playground near nude beach
Since the plans were announced that Seattle was looking to add a playground to Denny Blaine Park, the plan has drawn heavy backlash from the community.

KIRO Newsradio presented 'A Christmas Carol'
Listen to the re-telling of Charles Dickens' classic “A Christmas Carol,” presented by KIRO Newsradio.

Pearl Harbor attack led to the halt of weather data publication
The U.S. Weather Bureau made the announcement in 1941 to avoid having the data fall into enemy hands.
Holiday Magic

Foster kids get help with navigating the troubling times of high school
Navigating high school can be close to impossible for teens in foster care. But Treehouse's educational advocates are trying to turn the tide.

Former foster kid works to connect other foster kids with job resources
Neveah Brewer grew up in the state of Washington foster care system. She said the system was tough because she bounced around in Seattle.

Holiday Magic makes a difference for children in need
Treehouse and KIRO Newsradio have been committed to supporting thousands of kids in foster care in Washington state through Holiday Magic.
SeattleSports.com

Geno, Walker and Charbonnet among 7 Seahawks questionable vs 49ers
The Seattle Seahawks face major injury question marks against the 49ers, with Geno Smith and the team's two top RBs questionable vs the 49ers.

Pete Carroll Previews Seahawks’ 2nd matchup with the 49ers
Pete Carroll shared his thoughts on the Seattle Seahawks' second matchup with division rival San Francisco and what the 49ers do well.

Video: Why Washington Huskies QB Micheal Penix Jr should win the Heisman Trophy
What is the main reason Gee Scott thinks Washington Huskies QB Micheal Penix Jr should win the Heisman Trophy? Why is his resume the best in the nation this season? Did he do enough to convince voters to vote him as this year’s Heisman winner? Mike Salk, Brady Henderson and Gee Scott discuss that and […]

Seahawks veteran shares keys to slowing down 49ers offense
The Seattle Seahawks will need to slow down a dangerous 49ers offense this week. Frank Clark shared what the Hawks have to do on defense.

DK Metcalf hopes to gain right kind of attention learning, using ASL
Seattle Seahawks WR DK Metcalf has started to use American Sign Language, and will likely meet his ASL instructor in Tennessee on Dec. 24.

Morosi: It’s ‘fair to ask’ if Mariners ‘maxed out’ how good they can be
"It's fair to ask if they've maxed out about as good as they can be in the current mode of operations." – Jon Morosi on the Seattle Mariners.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion

Skorheim: How do you feel about WSDOT's $10M bathrooms?
WSDOT says the agency needs $500 million to fix their 47 aging rest stops throughout the state.

Mayfield: Trump wants a dictatorship; he said so himself
It was a simple question. It was posed twice. The questioner was a friend and ally. It all happened in front of a fawning crowd of true believers.

Sullivan: Goodbye and good luck to my 2nd favorite college football players
First, let me say that I absolutely hate the college football transfer portal. I hate what it's doing to my favorite sport
KTTH Opinion

Rantz: Wash. Democrats seek descriptions of signature gatherers to harass
The apparent intent is to harass signature gatherers collecting signatures to put initiatives on the ballot, that the party doesn't support.

Rantz: Minimum wage fight is about hating capitalism, not helping workers
The City of Renton is the latest Washington city to dive into the minimum wage debate. The activist-backed initiative would up the wage to $19.00 an hour.

Rantz: Antisemitic 'teach-in' told students Hamas are 'resistance fighters'
Simply titled "Israel & Palestine," the PowerPoint presentation is chock-full of historical inaccuracies and antisemitic positions.
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MyNorthwest Traffic

New ferry boats in Washington at least four years away
Why? The bid to build the boats was double what the state expected and the contract was nixed.

Sullivan: My apology to Plowie McPlow Plow
Lost in all the jokes about WSDOT giving its snow plows ridiculous names is that these tow plows really get the job done.

Major disruption ahead for Sound Transit riders
Brace yourself -- another Sound Transit disruption kicks off next month in order to do maintenance on the 1 Line.
MyNorthwest Weather

Pearl Harbor attack led to the halt of weather data publication
The U.S. Weather Bureau made the announcement in 1941 to avoid having the data fall into enemy hands.

Landslide blocks Amtrak train service from Seattle to Portland
A landslide is disrupting Amtrak service between Seattle and Portland, Oregon, with service canceled through at least Thursday morning.

Heavy rain in Washington leads to landslides, flooding rivers, closed roads
Car crashes, downed trees, and flooding rivers are plaguing Western Washington as the atmospheric river forecasted is dumping rain on the area.
MyNorthwest Politics

Jayapal responds after being criticized for CNN comments about Israel-Hamas war
Democratic U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Seattle was asked about the rape of Israeli women during the Oct. 7 attack that started the Israel-Hamas war.

Legislators consider removing gray wolves off endangered list in Wash.
The change in status is likely to be favorable to ranchers who lose livestock to the wolves and allow more permitted killing of problematic gray wolves.

Report: Incidents of violent crime, homicides surge in Washington
Drug overdoses, property crime and a high number of unsolved cases highlight the latest crime statistics released for the state of Washington.
MyNorthwest Lifestyle

Seattle Center home to European-themed Christmas Market
The Seattle Christmas Market is "inspired by the centuries-old yuletide tradition of the German Christmas Markets," Graham wrote.

Christmas boat parade lights up Columbia River
The Christmas Lighted Boat Parade, which began back in the 1960s, will ply the waters of the mighty Columbia River this weekend.

Ukrainian ballet company thrives with Seattle show despite war
The Grand Kyiv Ballet takes the stage at Seattle's Paramount in December in a performance of Snow White that promoters call elegant and mesmerizing.
MyNorthwest History

Pearl Harbor attack led to the halt of weather data publication
The U.S. Weather Bureau made the announcement in 1941 to avoid having the data fall into enemy hands.

In search of your vintage Santa photos
As first reported by KIRO Newsradio in 2015, department store Santa Claus photos are believed to have been invented in Seattle by Art "Happy" French, a Seattle Post-Intelligencer photographer, during World War II.

Christmas boat parade lights up Columbia River
The Christmas Lighted Boat Parade, which began back in the 1960s, will ply the waters of the mighty Columbia River this weekend.
National News

A 'soft landing' or a recession? How each one might affect America's households and businesses
WASHINGTON (AP) — The solid hiring revealed in Friday’s jobs report for November, along with a raft of other recent economic data, is boosting hopes that the U.S. economy will achieve a “soft landing” next year rather than a widely feared recession. A so-called soft landing would occur if the economy slowed enough to bring […]
Boaters plead guilty in riverfront brawl; charge dismissed against riverboat co-captain
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Two white boaters on Friday pleaded guilty to harassment charges in connection with an Alabama riverfront braw l that drew national attention. The two men pleaded guilty to the misdemeanor charge as part of a plea deal, according to court records. The August riverfront melee in Montgomery drew national attention after […]
Fox snatcher: Footage shows furry intruder swiped cameras from Arizona backyard
TUCSON, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona woman got a huge shock when surveillance footage showed the thief who stole her backyard cameras was four-legged and fluffy-tailed. Esmeralda Egurrola, of Tucson, noticed on Monday that her three motion-activated cameras appeared off-line. So, she checked the most recent recording in each camera from an app on her […]