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

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

Pinched wires, human error potential cause of Heathrow Boeing 787 fire

Crossed or crushed wires are now the leading cause of that fire in an Ethiopian Airlines Boeing 787 two weeks ago.
13 years ago

787 Dreamliner trouble not hurting Boeing’s bottom line

The three month grounding of the entire Boeing Dreamliner fleet hasn't hurt the company's bottom line. Second quarter earnings are out, and Boeing didn't take a hit.
13 years ago

Right-to-work may be key in keeping Boeing in Washington

As Boeing continues to expand its operations in South Carolina and fears the company is looking for an exit out of Puget Sound grow, the debate over making Washington a right-to-work state is gaining steam.
13 years ago

Man suspected of murdering grandparents wants state to kill him

Attorneys for the man accused of strangling his elderly grandparents in Renton earlier this year claim the conditions in the King County Jail are so bad that their client is now volunteering for the death penalty.
13 years ago

Accused Molly Conley killer expected back in court

The Marysville man accused of murdering straight-A student Molly Conley is facing a first degree murder charge and could spend the rest of his life in prison, if convicted.
13 years ago

Malaria drug may have played role in Afghan massacre

A malaria drug that is known to incite psychotic behavior is now playing a role in the case of a JBLM soldier who admitted to killing 16 Afghan civilians.
13 years ago

7-time felon wanted for Renton fight that ended in death

King County hasn't charged anyone in the death of a 20-year-old Renton woman who was shot during a fist-fight two months ago, but prosecutors have charged the man they believe first pulled a gun and escalated things.
14 years ago

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn attacks Whole Foods

On the heels of a battle over minimum wage for fast food workers, now Seattle's Mayor Mike McGinn is taking aim at a national grocery chain employee pay and holding up its plans to open a store in West Seattle.
14 years ago

Grass isn’t always greener for Washington golf courses trying to turn a profit

The golfing boom of the 90's and early 2000's was great for players. New courses. More tee times. And more variety. But then the recession hit. Rounds dropped. Courses struggled, and some went out of business. And today, many cities that own and run courses that saw golf as a cash cow and now trying to dump their courses because they can't afford them.
14 years ago

Bike sharing closer to reality in Seattle

Don't want to walk or catch the bus? Seattle is close to putting a bike sharing program into place that would let you grab two wheels and go.
14 years ago

Batteries ruled out, but still no cause for Boeing 787 fire at London’s Heathrow Airport

It looks like the lithium-ion batteries on board the Ethiopian Airlines 787 are not to blame for the fire that damaged the plane as it sat at the terminal of London's Heathrow Airport.
14 years ago

Thousands of students fail Washington state math exam needed for graduation

Nearly 90 percent of students in the high school Class of 2013 met the math standards that are now required for graduation, but that leaves almost 7,000 kids without a diploma.
14 years ago

Pacific’s new mayor sets city out on road to recovery

The write-in candidacy and experiment of Mayor Cy Sun ended last week in Pacific when the recall election results were certified, but now comes the even bigger challenge for the small town, digging-out of 18-months worth of damage and putting the community back together.
14 years ago

New mayor of Pacific already hiring police officers

The City of Pacific is no longer firing people. It's hiring people.
14 years ago

Weekend construction to snarl Seattle area traffic

Be prepared to squeeze-in with thousands of other drivers on I-5 and I-90 if you're driving around Seattle this weekend because I-405 and Highway 520 are going to be closed both days for major construction projects.
14 years ago

Attacking underage drinking from the bottom up in Monroe

115,000 Washington kids filling out a state survey last year said they consider themselves as drinkers, and now the state is trying a new approach to attack the problem.
14 years ago

1-day count shows Washington homeless situation improving

Thousands of people, including hundreds of children woke-up in Washington this morning in their cars, under overpasses and in shelters, but the state said that's a big improvement over just a few years ago.
14 years ago

South Sound prepares for impact of JBLM furloughs

The furlough pain hits Joint Base Lewis-McChord this week as 6,700 civilians working at the base prepare to take their first mandatory days off.
14 years ago