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Expect major delays: Lanes closing on Tacoma Narrows Bridge for extensive repairs
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Harger: A porch light stopped an alleged rape off Aurora Avenue. Olympia gets its turn in January
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‘We’re all Brewers fans today’: Seattle’s link to the World Series
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4th person arrested in death of Tacoma teen
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‘What does it say about the character of the person?’: Curley questions Ramaswamy ad featuring opponent’s mother
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Man accused of peering under Seattle University restroom stall held on $75,000 bail
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MyNorthwest News
USPS bins with elections ballots discovered in dumpsters at Seattle’s Golden Gardens
King County Elections (KCE) confirmed two bins with election ballots were found in a dumpster at Seattle’s Golden Gardens this week.
Final sentence handed down in Seattle Chinatown drug trafficking case
A Newscastle man has been sentenced to ten years in federal prison for leading drug trafficking operations across Seattle homeless encampments.
Airbnb’s new rules limit checkout chores for guests
Rental company Airbnb announced a new global policy that bans hosts from requiring guests to perform time-consuming checkout tasks.
Harger: Kelley Blue Book wants your teen in a Camry. A KIRO listener in Seattle started in a $50 Plymouth. What was your first car?
Discover Seattle's choices for their teens' first car. Share your first car story and learn why Kelley Blue Book recommends the Camry.
Tom Skerritt dies at 93; KIRO Newsradio’s Frank Lenzi remembers ‘Top Gun’ actor
Tom Skerritt, the Emmy-winning actor who embodied a solid, wry authority figure, has died. He was 93.
$23M settlement reached in child molestation case against Peninsula School District
Nearly two years later, two cases accusing Peninsula School District of failing to protect students have settled for $23.2 million.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
‘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.
Ask Ursula: My co-worker's breath smells like death! How do I tell her?
Discover effective ways to tell your co-worker about her breath smell with advice from Ursula Reutin in this insightful column.
‘Do people deserve a second chance?’: Ursula and Gee weigh Claude Price’s 95-year sentence after Ferguson denies clemency
Explore Ferguson's refusal of clemency for Claude Price's sentence and the debate on whether people deserve a second chance.
Harger: I obtained the latest Bite of Seattle court filing. It’s worse than you heard
New filings show the 15-year-old suspect may avoid assault charges after the Bite of Seattle shooting incident.
Seattle Sports
Why hasn’t Seahawks’ offense featured more AJ Barner?
Michael Bumpus breaks down why an expected leap in production hasn't materialized for the third-year tight end.
Kraken beat Utah 5-3 to continue franchise-best start
Mackie Samoskevich scored a tiebreaking goal with 5:25 to play and Seattle beat the Mammoth to improve to 7-3-1.
With lockout looming, World Series could be last MLB games for a while
MLB owners are pushing for a salary cap, which could prompt a lockout that might result in canceled games next season.
Breakdown: The crux of Seahawks’ offensive struggles
NFL Network's Trevor Sikkema detailed how Seattle's ineffective rushing attack has created a negative ripple effect on the entire offense.
Seahawks’ latest injury report features mixed news
Zach Charbonnet and Anthony Bradford were both full participants, but two veterans are dealing with new injuries.
NFC West: All-Pro Rams WR Puka Nacua injured in practice
All-Pro Rams receiver Puka Nacua left practice early with a calf injury Thursday, creating yet another major injury concern for Los Angeles.
Seattle Red
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.
Former Seattle Times columnist says the paper ‘felt like a cult’ and would have spiked nearly all his new work
Former Seattle Times columnist Matt Calkins says nearly every column he has written at OutKick would have been spiked by the paper he says felt like a cult.
Rantz: Bellevue will intentionally annoy and distract drivers to keep pedestrians safe
Bellevue’s annoying crosswalk pilot pings drivers’ phones every time a pedestrian pushes the button, adding one more distraction at 27 intersections citywide.
Cody Wilson’s ‘AI that can generate guns’ puts Washington’s new blueprint ban to its first real test
Cody Wilson’s GatGPT AI designed a working pistol. Washington’s HB 2320 bans sharing 3D gun blueprints, but a first offense is just a civil infraction.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
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.
11 injured in work bus, semi-truck crash on SR 24 near Othello
At least 11 people were injured in a "critical incident" after a work bus and semi-truck collision on SR 24 near Othello Thursday morning.
Get ready, drivers: Puyallup to Lynnwood could cost $54 in tolls
We're less than a year from the expansion of the express toll lane system between Renton and Bellevue, marking the start of segmented tolling.
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
Trump administration files lawsuit to block possible Democratic win in Alaska Senate race
The Trump administration has filed a lawsuit to block certification of the Senate race in Alaska if Republican Sen. Dan Sullivan loses the contest while another candidate with the same name is on the ballot, kicking off what many have feared could become a lengthy battle between the U.S. government and states over certifying an […]
Ex-FBI official who briefed Congress on 2020 foreign interference is charged, her lawyers say
WASHINGTON (AP) — Lawyers say a former FBI intelligence official who specialized in foreign election interference has been charged by the Justice Department. The nature of the charges against Nikki Floris is unclear, but she’s due in court Friday in a case her lawyers described as “nonsense.” Floris’ lawyers call her a patriot and say […]
US designates helium as a critical material, citing its importance for semiconductors
The U.S. designated helium as a critical material on Friday because it’s indispensable for making semiconductors that are essential to energy generation, and the global supply is at risk of disruption, according to the Energy Department. The designation by the Energy Department means that more federal financing will be available for helium producers and 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.