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

How condensation is warming your beer

With the weather pushing 80-degrees in places this weekend, I'm sure a lot of you are going to be enjoying a nice cold drink outside, but before you pop the top, you had better take some steps to keep the icy, cold goodness from warming up too soon.
14 years ago

Capitol Hill businesses are fed up with protests

Businesses on Capitol Hill have had enough of these random protest marches that end in violence and property damage.
14 years ago

Amanda Knox hopes to meet with murdered roommate’s family

Amanda Knox sat down for her first television interview since her murder conviction was overturned in Italy with ABC's Diane Sawyer.
14 years ago

Trial begins in Monroe correction officer’s murder

The trial has gotten underway in the trial of a convicted rapist accused of killing a corrections officer in the Monroe Prison more than two years ago.
14 years ago

Boeing all smiles after 787 flights

The Boeing Dreamliner returned to passenger service over the weekend, and airlines in Japan began their first test flights since the grounding of the entire fleet.
14 years ago

Link Light Rail begins southern expansion towards Federal Way

Sound Transit is moving-up its plans to expand light rail south from Sea-Tac Airport by four years so the line will open at the same time as the line from downtown Seattle to the U-District.
14 years ago

Gay wedding – florist flap hits state legislature

A handful of Republicans are coming to the defense of a Richland florist who refused to provide flowers for a gay wedding and is now being sued by the ACLU and the state of Washington.
14 years ago

Internet sales tax decision could come Thursday

Adding sales tax to online purchases is moving ahead in the U.S. Senate. The issue of taxing internet sales is getting strong support from Republicans and Democrats alike.
14 years ago

State considers changes in pot law language

In seven months, business owners will be able to open marijuana stores and growers will be able to set-up shop around the state. Cities and the state are still trying to hammer-out all the details, and the legislature is considering some tweaks to the language in I-502.
14 years ago

State Supreme Court rules recall of Pacific mayor can move forward

The Washington State Supreme Court has ruled that a recall effort of embattled Pacific Mayor Cy Sun can move forward.
14 years ago

Boeing soars despite Dreamliner problem

Despite a very rough start to 2013 with the grounding of its new signature airplane, Boeing is reporting a strong first quarter and continued growth throughout the year.
14 years ago

Federal Way killer had history of violence

The Federal Way man suspected of murdering four people being being killed by police this week appears to have had a history of violence but never spent any time in jail because the allegations were never serious enough.
14 years ago

Bellevue City Council signs off on light rail route

Four years after voters approved a light rail line across Lake Washington and through the Eastside, the Bellevue City Council has finally signed off on where the line will go.
14 years ago

Bigfoot still a big draw in Washington

It has captured the imagination of many, especially here in the Northwest: the search for Sasquatch.
14 years ago

JBLM soldier pleads guilty to killing five to avoid death penalty

An Army sergeant at Joint Base Lewis-McChord has pleaded guilty to killing five other service members in a deal that will keep him from a possible death sentence.
14 years ago

Boeing sending out first wave of layoff notices Friday

Layoff notices go out Friday for 100 Boeing engineers.
14 years ago

‘Domestic violence bill’ blocked from vote in state senate

Gun control advocates faced another defeat in the Washington State Legislature as the Republican-run Senate refused to let a bill come to the floor for a vote.
14 years ago

Garbage service back to normal following Ohio strike

Striking landfill workers from Youngstown, Ohio, set up picket lines in Seattle, Lynnwood, and Kent again Thursday.
14 years ago

Ohio garbage strike cuts off Seattle area service

There will be no garbage or recycling pick-up today for Allied Waste customers in the Seattle-area. Local union workers are honoring a picket-line set-up by workers from Ohio.
14 years ago

Family says son’s suspected involvement in WSU professor beating a ‘misunderstanding’

Police in Pullman are still looking for people to come forward with more information about the fight that left a Washington State University professor hospitalized in serious condition two weeks ago.
14 years ago

FAA orders special inspections of Boeing 737

More than a thousand Boeing 737's will need special inspections to look for a specific part that could fail prematurely, leading to pilots losing control.
14 years ago

Seattle ‘Geeks’ give computers a second life

There's now a small group of Seattle geeks who will take them off your hands and give them a second life.
14 years ago

Seattle superhero network expanding internationally

Self-styled Seattle superhero Phoenix Jones is taking his crime-fighting network international.
14 years ago

Seattle attorney not surprised by DUI driver’s not guilty vehicular homicide plea

A King County judge believes suspected drunk driver Mark Mullan is such a danger to the community that he is being held on $2.5 million bail.
14 years ago