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'They can't afford to keep the ones that they have': Jake and Spike clash over Seattle's $22 minimum wage
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‘We’re supposed to be healers, not harmers’: Doctor says politics has taken over medical groups’ stance on gender care for minors
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Man critically injured in South Jackson Street stabbing over scooter dispute
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‘We are not going to become fully staffed likely in our lifetime’: Rantz warns Seattle police shortage is worsening
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‘Getting sick should not financially ruin you’: Gee backs starting with primary care for everyone in WA
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‘We don’t have a revenue problem’: Seattle venture capitalist urges voters to repeal WA’s income tax
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MyNorthwest News
Chase Sapphire Lounge coming to SEA airport under $70M project
New upgrades at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) are giving Chase Bank cardholders even more reasons to arrive early for their flights.
Spokane County's wildfire heroes recognized on national stage in New York City
Firefighters and law enforcement officers from Spokane County were honored in New York City for their response to the Spokane Complex Fires.
WSDOT completes Tacoma Narrows Bridge repairs one week early
Pierce County commuters were handed some good news when WSDOT announced that it had completed repairs on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Stolen SUV suspect reportedly pointed gun at officer before jumping into Lake Washington
A man was arrested after allegedly stealing an SUV, ramming a police vehicle, pointing a gun at an officer, and treading water in Lake Washington.
End of an era: Former Fox Island Christmas tree farm set for redevelopment
A former Christmas tree farm in Pierce County will soon become eight custom homes, marking a final goodbye to a beloved family business.
2 helicopters collide mid-air in Oregon; no survivors
Three people have died following a mid-air collision between two helicopters in Oregon on Thursday afternoon.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
‘Business is booming, and jobs are still being cut’: Ursula warns workers as Amazon’s record margin follows more layoffs
Amazon cut about 250 more jobs this week, then reported its highest operating margin ever.
Harger: Vancouver keeps its evening sun Sunday. Washington falls back. Pick one already
Vancouver, British Columbia is done changing its clocks. When the rest of us fall back at 2 a.m. on Nov. 1, B.C. will stay right where it is.
‘This is all a fear tactic’: Gee and Ursula back Hobbs as he pushes back on federal noncitizen voter list
Washington Secretary of State Steve Hobbs is pushing back on federal prosecutors' claim that hundreds of noncitizens are registered to vote.
‘How insane and dystopian is that?’: Jake and Spike blast reports of drug-use units at Seattle’s newest tiny home village
KIRO hosts Jake and Spike criticized reports that Seattle’s newest tiny home village would set aside two units where residents could use drugs.
‘We were the soft target’: Jake and Spike back Saka’s $1M push for Seattle Center cameras
Jake and Spike backed a Seattle City Council proposal to spend about $1 million on surveillance cameras at Seattle Center.
'Is he drinking while he's doing this?': Curley reacts to sheriff candidate's video explaining his arrest
Some candidates run on public safety. Jason Golden is running on getting arrested for public intoxication.
Seattle Sports
Ex-UW star Rome Odunze still has ‘chance to emerge’ with Bears
Odunze, who helped UW reach the national title game during the 2023 season, returns to the Pacific Northwest when the Bears face the Seahawks.
AP Top 25: Ohio St. plummets and UCLA rises in latest shake-up
The Buckeyes' loss made it four straight weeks a top-two team has fallen to an unranked team. Meanwhile, the Bruins are in the top five for the first time in 25 years.
Big Ray confident Seahawks’ Grey Zabel can adjust to RG
With Grey Zabel moving to right guard, Ray Roberts shared insight on what it takes to switch sides on the O-line.
WSU Cougars fall to San Diego State 26-20
WSU remained winless in Pac-12 play and fell to 1-8 with a loss to San Diego State.
Stacy Rost: 3 numbers that matter for Seahawks vs Bears
Stacy Rost highlights three numbers that matter ahead of Seattle's primetime showdown against Chicago.
Seahawks Injury Report: Charbonnet to make season debut vs Bears
Zach Charbonnet is set to make his much-anticipated return from ACL surgery on Monday night.
Seattle Red
Rantz: Secretary of State Steve Hobbs swears non-citizen voting is rare, then admits he doesn’t even check
Steve Hobbs says non-citizen voting is rare but admits Washington isn’t checking. Jason Rantz on why Hobbs doesn’t want to know, and why that kills trust.
Washington’s transgender diagnoses among teen girls were nearly 600 times historic rates, and no mainstream outlet is covering it
At least 15,437 Washington minors had a transgender-related diagnosis, a new Manhattan Institute analysis finds, with Vancouver-area teen girls highest.
Rantz: Jay Inslee just made the case for voting Republican, not wise enough to notice
Jay Inslee says governors control your power bill, schools, roads and health care. In Washington, Democrats have held that job for 40 years. Look at the bills.
RNC’s Nick Poche says Alaska’s ‘decoy Dan’ scheme could decide a Senate seat as WA-3 and Oregon stay tied
RNC spokesman Nick Poche says Peltola’s alleged second Dan Sullivan ploy could swing Alaska, and ties it to Gluesenkamp Perez as WA-3 and Oregon stay razor close.
Waiting until Tuesday to vote? John Braun explains how your early ballot frees his campaign to chase neighbors who haven’t voted
John Braun says Democrats are out-voting Republicans early in WA-3. Here’s why he wants GOP voters to return ballots before Tuesday’s 8 p.m. deadline.
Washington drivers are piling on car loan debt faster than all but five states, far ahead of Idaho and Oregon
Washington drivers are adding auto loan debt faster than almost every other state, and well ahead of Idaho and Oregon, according to a new WalletHub ranking.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
WSDOT completes Tacoma Narrows Bridge repairs one week early
Pierce County commuters were handed some good news when WSDOT announced that it had completed repairs on the Tacoma Narrows Bridge.
Mukilteo/Clinton ferry service to end early again for repairs
Mukilteo/Clinton ferry service will end early again Friday night as crews finish emergency repairs at the Mukilteo terminal.
Semitruck carrying bananas catches fire, blocks lanes on southbound I-5 in Tacoma
A massive commercial vehicle fire is blocking lanes on southbound I-5 in Tacoma.
MyNorthwest Weather
Washington falls back Sunday as debate over clock changes continues
It is that time of year again — time to fall back. Yes, it is time to change from Pacific Daylight Time (PDT) to Pacific Standard Time (PST).
Season’s first snowfall blankets Cascades, but El Niño could limit winter snowpack
The season’s first mountain snowfall brought several inches of snow to the Cascades overnight.
No rain scare this Halloween: Western Washington forecast looks dry
Many feel Halloween in the Puget Sound area is haunted — by rain. Historical weather data shows that is not always the case.
MyNorthwest Politics
‘That’s absurd’: AG Nick Brown slams DOJ’s noncitizen voter claims, says Washington’s tax system is ‘exactly wrong’
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown is pushing back on the DOJ's claim that hundreds of noncitizens are on the state's voter rolls.
‘Judges are a check on power’: WA Supreme Court candidate Sean O’Donnell warns against politicizing judicial races
King County Superior Court Judge Sean O’Donnell said a late flood of outside spending against him threatens public trust in Washington’s courts.
‘Deeply undemocratic’: King County Council candidate says opponent canceled their only scheduled debate
King County Council candidate Nick Duda said voters lost their chance to see him debate incumbent Teresa Mosqueda after she canceled the event.
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
Trump signals he'll give closing election pitch at the Reflecting Pool, a revamp plagued by problems
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump signaled Sunday that he’ll make his closing pitch of the midterm elections at the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool, pushing his slow, expensive and problem-plagued efforts to repair it back into the spotlight as Election Day looms. In comments to reporters as he deplaned from Air Force One for a […]
Business jet carrying 9 people crashed in a Florida neighborhood, erupting in a massive fireball.
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A business jet carrying 9 people crashed in a Florida neighborhood Sunday, erupting in a massive fireball. The Learjet 60 was carrying nine people when it crashed in a residential area in Florida’s Palm Beach County, federal officials said. The Bahamas-bound jet departed from Austin-Bergstrom International Airport in Texas, […]
The Latest: Democrat who lost Michigan Senate primary backs Republican in general election contest
Michigan Democrat Abdul El-Sayed’s former opponent in the U.S. Senate primary, Haley Stevens, stunned party officials on Sunday by endorsing Republican Mike Rogers in the general election contest after Democratic tensions boiled over. The move came after Stevens was uninvited to a joint event the same day with El-Sayed as he campaigned for the Michigan […]
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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.