KIRO Newsradio traffic reporter

Chris Sullivan

Chris Sullivan is a traffic reporter for KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM. He cares deeply about the amount of time you spend sitting in Seattle traffic. Email Chris at csullivan@kiroradio.com

Heavy snows complicate driving on Washington passes

Stevens Pass was closed again early this morning so the state could do some avalanche control. If you think the mountain passes have been closed a lot this week, you'd be right. They haven't gotten so much snow the state has hardly been able to keep up.
13 years ago

Medical marijuana patients worried they won’t be able to afford retail prices

Medical marijuana patients are worried they won't be able to afford their medicine if they have to pay the high prices at the retail stores.
13 years ago

Boeing offers bonuses to tardy South Carolina workers

It's no secret that Boeing's South Carolina plant is having trouble keeping up with production. But it is so far behind now, the company is dangling bonuses in front of workers if they can catch up on all their late and incomplete work.
13 years ago

New trial ordered for judge convicted on prostitution charges

Former Pierce County Judge Michael Hecht was convicted of harassment and paying for prostitutes five years ago, but he will get a new trial after the court of appeals ruled the prosecutor in the case went way over the line.
13 years ago

Turbulence remains at Boeing after contract fight

The toughest challenge Boeing faces right now is mending the fences with its machinists union, after the bitter contract fight and the concessions the workers had to swallow to ensure their jobs.
13 years ago

Lockers considered to help Seattle homeless

Small storage lockers. The solution to Seattle's homeless problem? Two Seattle council members believe making lockers available to the homeless will help them get off the streets and clean the city at the same time.
13 years ago

GOP weighs in on Gov. Inslee’s death penalty decision

We've heard from the governor, defense attorneys and prosecutors, and now the State Republican Party is weighing-in on the decision to put a moratorium on the death penalty in Washington. There is legislation being drafted in Olympia that would prevent the Governor from acting on his decision to grant blanket reprieves for the nine men on death row.
13 years ago

Bertha not expected to move for months as tunnel workers attempt to fix machine

There will be no quick or easy fix for the broken tunneling machine under Seattle. The state now said it will be months before Bertha starts drilling again.
13 years ago

Stranded: Ferry system works to end missed sailings

For ferry customers, this has become an all too familiar situation; showing up to catch a boat only to find out it's not sailing because there aren't enough workers to man it. Nearly 100 sailings were missed last year because of staffing issues, and the problem has continued into 2014.
13 years ago

SR 520, Mercer closures will make for rough traffic weekend

Interstate 90 will be your only way across Lake Washington this weekend.
13 years ago

Seattle Schools consider flipping grade school, high school start times

Most sleep experts agree that teenagers need a few extra hours in the morning to be productive in school, but most high schools, including those in Seattle, start their classes early in the morning while younger kids start later. The Seattle School Board president is pushing to flip those starting times to give students the best chance of succeeding.
13 years ago

Olympians hailing from Washington state go for the gold

The Olympic competition is already underway in Sochi, Russia, and Washington has several athletes on the U-S Olympic team looking to medal at these games.
13 years ago

CVS plans to stop selling tobacco products

The nation's second-largest drugstore chain is kicking the habit. CVS has decided to stop selling tobacco products at its 7,600 stores nationwide by October.
13 years ago

Marysville stench still debated despite expensive study

An expensive study intended to determine the cause of the smells didn't come up with any solid conclusions.
13 years ago

History of strange behavior but motive unclear for suspect in Neighbours nightclub arson

The man accused of setting a fire inside a crowded nightclub on New Year's Eve has a history of bizarre behavior and run-ins with the police.
13 years ago

You don’t have to go far before you run into a Seahawks fan in New York

New York is supposed to big one of the biggest cities in the world, right? You shouldn't be able to run into the same people more than once and certainly not day after day.
13 years ago

The 12th Man: Mama Blue, the Grande Dame of the Seahawks superfans

No discussion of Seahawks superfans can begin until you bring up Mama Blue. We close our in depth look at the 12th Man with the woman who started it all.
13 years ago

Jersey bar offers home away from home for Super Bowl-bound Seahawks fans

Seahawks fans who are lucky-enough to be making the trip to New Jersey for the Super Bowl will have two unofficial places to call home.
13 years ago

Seattle pottery company getting calls for Maryland’s health exchange

A Seattle company is now playing a small role in the continuing public difficulties of some state health exchanges to get up and running under the Affordable Care Act.
13 years ago

If a big storm rolls in on Super Bowl Sunday, the game time would move

It's a good thing the Super Bowl wasn't scheduled to be played this week in New Jersey.
13 years ago

Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll talks candidly about chat with Richard Sherman after rant

The Seahawks and Broncos have let the dust of their conference championships settle, but all anyone wants to talk about remains the 11-second double-barreled barrage of Richard Sherman.
13 years ago

Seahawks depth chart: Long snapper Clint Gresham is an ultra-specialist

Seahawks depth chart: Long snapper Clint Gresham is an ultra-specialist
13 years ago

A father pleads with lawmakers as legal marijuana systems knock heads

Lawmakers in Olympia are spending a lot of time early in this session figuring-out how to implement the new recreational marijuana industry, and how to deal with the current medical marijuana system.
13 years ago

Legislature looks at softening illegal drug punishments

Marijuana possession is now legal in Washington and many criminal justice advocates say it's time to continue the trend.
13 years ago