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

I-5 bridge removal well underway; on track to reopen freeway by mid-June

Demolition crews have made quick work of the debris from the I-5 bridge collapse in Skagit County, but the hardest part remains.
13 years ago

Brewing bounces bingo at Bremerton retirement community

This is not your parents' retirement center. Trips to the YMCA and the mall might be fine for some, but the residents of a Bremerton facility wanted something just a little bit different.
13 years ago

Intentional fight sets off shooting at Renton park

Renton police said a fight that led to a shooting Wednesday night in Liberty Park was set up and intentional.
13 years ago

Woodinville says ‘yes’ to surveillance cameras to combat crime

Seattle said "no" to police surveillance cameras, but Woodinville is saying "yes." Police cameras will go up there to help combat crime.
13 years ago

Boeing CEO swipes Airbus, hints at more competition to keep Everett jobs

Boeing CEO Jim McNerney spoke to investors Wednesday morning in South Carolina at the company's annual conference.
13 years ago

Deadly tornadoes remind us to prepare for disasters at home

While tornadoes are rare in the Pacific Northwest, most experts suggest we could see similar devastation to what we're seeing in Oklahoma from the major earthquake that will hit our region some day.
13 years ago

Man fatally stabbed in North Bend home invasion had been on downward spiral

King County detectives say we may never know why a man broke in to a North Bend home twice last week before he was killed by the homeowners, but we are learning more about his history.
13 years ago

Microsoft unveils new Xbox: Xbox One

The company revealed the Xbox One, its next-generation entertainment console, during a presentation Tuesday at its headquarters in Redmond.
13 years ago

Boston Celtics player arrested for domestic violence in Kent

A former Rainier Beach basketball star and current NBA player Terrence Williams was arrested in Kent Sunday in a domestic violence case.
13 years ago

Boeing test pilot confident as 787 returns to service

The Boeing test pilot that flew the FAA certification flight last month has complete confidence in the airplane as it returns to passenger service.
13 years ago

Much-hyped Copper River Salmon arrives in Seattle

The first Copper River Salmon of the year arrived at Sea-Tac Airport Friday, and the rush is on to get it to your favorite restaurant and fish market. But is this all just hype?
13 years ago

Sacramento Kings sold to local investors

The Sacramento Kings have new owners, and at least for now, one of them isn't named Chris Hansen. The Maloof Family has sold the controlling interest of the team to a group from Sacramento.
13 years ago

Boy, 10, sentenced to 3 to 5 years for plot to kill classmates

A 10-year-old Eastern Washington boy has been sentenced to several years in juvenile detention after plotting to kill several of his 5th grade classmates.
13 years ago

Ignite Seattle inspires 5 minutes at a time

It's easy to get people to talk about things they're passionate about. What isn't easy is getting them to stop. Just remember the last time you were sitting next to a very chatty person on an airplane. Ignite Seattle doesn't give speakers the chance. They're cut off at five minutes. No exceptions.
13 years ago

Metro riders push for tax increase to save service

Bus riders are urging King County to raise taxes to prevent a potential 17 percent cut in Metro bus service.
13 years ago

Boeing delivers first 787 Dreamliner since grounding

After sitting on the tarmac at Everett's Paine Field for four months, Boeing is finally delivering its 787 Dreamliner to its customers.
13 years ago

State Supreme Court hears final arguments for health care workers’ back pay

The state could have to pay in-home healthcare workers more than $100 million in back wages if the state supreme court upholds a jury verdict it's been fighting for two years.
13 years ago

PSE crews still working to restore power

Nearly 5,000 Puget Sound Energy customers remain without power this morning after that fast-moving and intense storm moved through the area Monday afternoon.
13 years ago

Intruder stabbed to death in struggle with residents of North Bend home

An intruder who was stabbed to death early Monday at a North Bend home is apparently the same man who robbed a woman in the house Sunday, but King County sheriff's investigators don't know who he is, why the house was targeted or why he came back.
13 years ago

Boy Scouts hearing it from all sides as organization considers allowing gay kids

The Boy Scouts are really in a no-win situation. No matter what the organization decides about allowing openly gay kids into the program at its national meeting next week, it is going to be hammered by all sides of the debate.
13 years ago

Seattle police say some dash cams were working in fatal officer-involved shooting

The Seattle Police Department now says half of the dashboard cameras were active and on during a fatal police shooting last February, but none of them captured the events.
13 years ago

Seattle police say they have no video in deadly officer-involved shooting

The family of a man killed by Seattle police officers this year has questioned the official version of events, but there is no video of the shooting because none of the officers' dashboard cameras were on.
13 years ago

Gov. Inslee outlines plan to entice Boeing to build 777-X in Washington

What's it going to take to entice Boeing to build the latest version of the 777 in Washington? Gov. Jay Inslee has announced his plan Thursday to convince the company to keep the plane here and to grow the aerospace industry.
13 years ago

Search crews locate body of Renton man lost in avalanche

King County search and rescue teams have found the body of a missing Renton man who disappeared in an avalanche near Snoqualmie Pass last month.
13 years ago