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

Liquor sales up despite high sales tax

It's been three months since private stores started selling liquor in Washington and sales are up 10-percent over the same three months of last year.
14 years ago

Boeing delivers first commercial plane built outside Washington

A lot of people questioned whether Boeing could put it off, but on Friday the company delivered its first commercial airplane built outside the state of Washington.
14 years ago

Shared beer in Burien park ends in stabbing over cell phone

It started with two guys sharing a beer in a Burien park and ended with one of them being stabbed several times.
14 years ago

Boxing experiencing a rebirth in Seattle

Bboxing is experiencing a rebirth as kids are now looking at it as an alternative to soccer and football and some of the more traditional sports.
14 years ago

Facebook helps catch accused Skyline threat-maker

Facebook played a major role in leading police to the 16-year-old Edmonds boy accused of making an online threat against Skyline High School two weeks ago.
14 years ago

T-Mobile announces merger; will stay in Bellevue

T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced Wednesday that they have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals. The Seattle Times reports this could be good news for the Puget Sound region.
14 years ago

Cops, firefighters on Tacoma chopping block

Dozens of cops and firefighters could lose their jobs along with other city workers due to a huge budget deficit.
14 years ago

Workers strike at Sea-Tac claiming unsafe conditions

The people who refuel Alaska Airlines' planes at Sea-Tac Airport are threatening to walk off the job over safety concerns.
14 years ago

American Airlines inspecting Boeing 757’s for faulty seats

American Airlines should finish its inspections of the Boeing 757's Wednesday after seats on three flights came loose from the floor.
14 years ago

County council members blasted for supporting Seattle arena deal

Two King County council members are catching heat from longtime supporters for supporting Chris Hansen's arena deal.
14 years ago

Loan officer accused of bilking Tacoma charity

A local loan officer has been charged with stealing more than a million dollars from a Tacoma charity.
14 years ago

Bus riders deal with Metro Transit changes

Bus riders may experience some delays Monday as King County Metro Transit makes some of the most severe changes to service in nearly 30 years.
14 years ago

Woman sentenced to 10 years for leaving baby in garbage can

A young woman from South Bend will spend a decade in prison for leaving her newborn baby in a hospital garbage can.
14 years ago

Park officials: Go ahead and hit goats with rocks

Normally you aren't supposed to mess with any animals you come across in the wild. You certainly aren't supposed to harass them or throw things at them. But now you can, and in fact you're being encouraged to do just that by wildlife experts.
14 years ago

Stores want to be able to deliver liquor to your home

You can already order beer and wine online from your favorite stores and have it delivered to your home. Now, those stores want to be able to deliver hard alcohol too.
14 years ago

Trail closed for aggressive goats to reopen Monday

Wildlife experts have spent the last three months chasing the mountain goats away from the popular Mount Ellinor Trail in the Olympic National Forest.
14 years ago

If the ground moves and no one feels it, is it still a big deal?

The ground has been moving under your feet for the last few weeks, and you probably didn't even notice. A series of micro quakes have been bubbling 20-miles below the surface, and seismologists aren't sure why or what it means.
14 years ago

SPD officer investigated for getting physical with suspect in wife’s assault

A Seattle Police officer is being investigated after getting physical with a suspect who had just roughed-up his wife.
14 years ago

Lakewood man heads security team in Afghanistan

US and NATO forces in Afghanistan have changed their tactics in response to the "green on blue" attacks where Afghan soldiers or police are turning on their allies. Co-mingling is no longer allowed in most instances on patrol, and that's top of mind for a Lakewood soldier heading to Southwestern Afghanistan Tuesday as the head of a NATO security team.
14 years ago

Trooper finds three kids, dog in trunk during traffic stop

The Washington State Patrol says troopers found three children locked in the trunk after pulling over a speeding car on Interstate 405 near Bothell.
14 years ago

Six youth offenders apprehended after escape from Snoqualmie detention center

The teenage boys apparently planned their escape from the juvenile detention center in Washington state. Some had packed bags with them, and one boy even stuffed his bed to make it look like he was there, authorities said.
14 years ago

Pierce County deputies working two Thursday night shootings

Pierce County deputies are investigating two shootings that happened about a mile apart overnight.
14 years ago

Bellevue cops bad behavior not just outside Seahawks game

We told you earlier this week about the off-duty Bellevue cops who appeared to be drunk when they mixed it up with a Seattle police officer before Sunday's Seahawks home-opener. It turns out their questionable behavior didn't end outside CenturyLink Field. They actually got kicked out of the game for acting like jerks inside the stadium.
14 years ago

Car slams into Rainier Valley apartment complex

A Rainier Valley apartment complex was fitted with a new feature Thursday morning, a black PT Cruiser through a ground floor wall.
14 years ago