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

Afghan killer’s defense attorney making unusual request

A week before his client will be sentenced for killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan, attorney John Henry Browne wants the entire prosecution team thrown off the case.
13 years ago

Sammamish’s Eastlake Little League continues on magical run

The Little Leaguers from Sammamish just keep winning. They dusted the competition in California, and now they're in Pennsylvania for the Little League World Series.
13 years ago

Bremerton officer shoots knife-wielding woman

A Bremerton woman was rushed to Harborview Sunday night after being shot by police investigating a fight in an apartment complex.
13 years ago

Possible Sochi boycott steams local 1980 Olympian

Jan Harville had her Olympic dreams ripped away for political reasons. She's hoping it won't happen again.
13 years ago

Voters faced with big decisions on election day

They say all politics is local, and today's primary election is a great example of that. A lot of mayors and council members will be decided.
13 years ago

WSP troopers, county and city cops target distracted drivers

It's against the law, but everywhere you look, you see people doing it, talking or texting behind the wheel. When was the last time you stopped at a light, and the person next to wasn't working their thumbs? The police are going after distracted drivers for the next two weeks, and you will be getting busted.
13 years ago

Animal rescue seeks help for 14 horses in Thurston County

A non-profit horse rescue group is scrambling to find homes for 14 starving horses seized from a farm south of Olympia.
13 years ago

Traffic expert: Seattle’s next mayor needs more courageous leadership

I don't have to tell you that Seattle has some of the worst traffic congestion in the nation. You probably sat in it this morning, but what can be done to make it better? The candidates for Seattle mayor all say they have a plan. Whose plan is best?
13 years ago

GPS track finds car down ravine

The family of a missing Renton man used the GPS function on his cell phone to find his truck more than 200 feet down a ravine in Maple Valley last night.
13 years ago

Fatal beer run getaway driver could face homicide charges

Vehicular homicide charges could be filed today against the driver in a Tacoma convenience store robbery that ended with his two alleged accomplices dead as he sped from the scene.
13 years ago

Wenatchee wildfire confounding firefighters

Firefighters are making contingency plans to protect a major wind farm in case the wildfire burning outside Wenatchee makes a sudden run to the southwest.
13 years ago

Beer run, convenience store assault ends in fatal Tacoma car crash

Two men who ripped-off a Tacoma convenience store early this morning died in a crash as they sped away from the scene.
13 years ago

A-Rod may be banned before appeal is heard

Is Alex Rodriguez staring at a lifetime ban from baseball? There's word he could be kicked out of the game for his use of performance-enhancing drugs, and the commissioner is looking at a unique way of doing it.
13 years ago

Malaria drug black labeled by FDA over side-effects

The malaria drug used by Staff Sergeant Robert Bales and known to causes psychotic episodes has now been black-labeled by the Food and Drug Administration.
13 years ago

Another death at Snohomish County jail

Another inmate has died in the Snohomish County jail. That makes eight deaths at the facility in the last three years.
13 years ago

Skagit River bridge could be named for fallen trooper

The state trooper killed while directing traffic around the collapsed Skagit River Bridge could be honored with is name on the new span.
13 years ago

Seattle Public Library now streaming movies, music

The Seattle Public Library isn't going to put Amazon or Netflix out of business, but card holders can now stream movies, TV shows and other content for free.
13 years ago

Seattle set to restrict homeless camps

Homeless camps would no-longer be able to set up in residential neighborhoods under a plan to be voted-on by the city council today.
13 years ago

Boeing 787 experiences galley fire

Another issue on a Boeing Dreamliner forced a flight crew to take some emergency steps, but the flight was not diverted or delayed.
13 years ago

More Boeing beacons show damaged wiring

Inspections of the locator beacons on Boeing 787's worldwide are turning up damaged wiring.
13 years ago

A BUI can now land you in jail for a year

Unless you are really impaired, it is hard to get popped for boating under the influence, but that is going to change Sunday when tougher new rules go into effect.
13 years ago

Snohomish might charge man with harassing 911

Making bogus calls to 9-1-1 is against the law, but very few people ever get busted. A Snohomish man, though, might be one of the first to face criminal charges for harassing dispatchers.
13 years ago

Bus riders dodge cuts in Pierce County

Pierce Transit bus riders can relax today. The agency is not going to slash service in September like it had planned.
13 years ago

Lynnwood man begs for release from North Korea

With his health failing in a North Korean prison camp, Lynnwood's Kenneth Bae has sent an urgent plea to his family and the U-S government to get him out before he dies.
13 years ago