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

Federal Way woman faces tough new DUI laws

A 31-year-old Federal Way woman pleaded not guilty Monday to vehicular homicide. She is believed to be the first person in Washington state charged under new, tougher laws that target impaired drivers who kill.
14 years ago

Boeing makes splash at Farnborough

Boeing kicked off the annual Farnborough Air Show outside London with a large order for its new 737 MAX.
14 years ago

Power lines: To bury or not to bury

The size and length of the East Coast power outage has raised the question we often hear during our annual wind storms in Western Washington. Why don't we just bury our lines?
14 years ago

Merging JBLM not saving money estimated

When the defense department combined Fort Lewis and McChord Air Force Base and other military bases seven years ago, it said it would save billions of dollars, but the savings aren't panning out.
14 years ago

Seattle council to consider if arena deal satisfies I-91

The Seattle City Council takes another look at the proposed arena deal in SoDo Thursday as it tries to decide if it's the best move for the city.
14 years ago

Caregiver arrested after autistic man found wandering Bellevue

Police have arrested the caregiver of an assisted living facility after an autistic man was found wandering the streets of Bellevue.
14 years ago

Online poker bubble has burst

We've had the high-tech bubble and the housing bubble, and now it looks like we've just lived through the poker bubble. Online poker playing has all but dried up in America in the last two years after some states, including Washington, and the federal courts went after the game.
14 years ago

Whooping cough hits Everett hospital staff

Employees at Providence Regional Medical Center in Everett are being told to watch out for symptoms of whooping cough after a health care worker was diagnosed with the disease this week.
14 years ago

Family says man who died in police custody was tased

A mentally ill man from Tukwila has died while in police custody. His family says he was tased.
14 years ago

Boeing expects world will need more planes

Boeing says airlines and freight carriers around the world are going to need 34,000 new planes over the next 20 years.
14 years ago

Does the “God Particle” exist?

Imagine that you are about to find out that everything you have ever believed in was about to either be proved right or wrong. That's the situation for scientists around the world today who are waiting for an announcement from Geneva on the "God Particle," the particle on which every physics equation is based on. There's word that it finally has been discovered.
14 years ago

Long Beach Peninsula does Fourth of July right

Most Washington cities ban the cool fireworks, you know, anything that goes more than 6-feet in the air, because they don't want burning embers landing on houses and burning them down, but there's one spot in Washington where you can fire off just about anything.
14 years ago

School district sued in Snohomish High School stabbing

A preventable tragedy - That's what a Seattle attorney calls the nearly fatal stabbing of two Snohomish High School freshman last fall when another student went to campus armed with two large kitchen knives prepared to kill.
14 years ago

Home alone: At what age is it OK to leave kids behind?

With summer in full swing, an intrepid parent debates whether it's OK to leave his 10-year- old son home alone.
14 years ago

Sports psychologist: Stop getting in your brain’s way

You've heard of will power. You've probably tried to use it to get you through a task or a rough patch in life. A sports psychologist says throw away will power and use still power.
14 years ago

State parks hope more buy in to Discover Pass program in 2012

Now that it's officially Summer, you can start thinking about hitting up the state parks for some fun with the family or friends. The state is hoping a lot more of you will buy Discover Passes this year because sales last year were way below expectations, and that has left a huge budget hole that's already resulted in layoffs and program cuts.
14 years ago

Hecklers prompt Seattle mayor to bolt from community meeting

Mayor Mike McGinn walked-out of one of his own community meetings Tuesday night after he was heckled and shouted down by the crowd.
14 years ago

Ads could be returning to Seattle Public Schools

The Seattle Public Schools are so desperate for new sources of funding the school board is considering allowing advertising on athletic fields and stadiums.
14 years ago

Lingerie football still expanding despite canceled season

The Seattle Mist will not be playing in 2012. The Lingerie Football League canceled its season, but that hasn't stopped it from trying to expand and grow its fan base.
14 years ago

Republicans and Democrats can’t even agree on popular brands

Arguing over gay marriage or tax cuts for corporations aren't the only things that divide Republicans and Democrats according to a new survey.
14 years ago

Steven Powell appealing voyeurism conviction

Steven Powell's defense still believes the search of his home that turned up the hundreds of pictures that led to his voyeurism conviction was illegal, and it's taking the case to the court of appeals.
14 years ago

Everett takes up medical marijuana issue again

Cities like Mukilteo and Seattle allow collective medical marijuana gardens. Others like Kent have banned them. Now Everett is deciding what to do with theirs.
14 years ago

Two people shot in drug deal at Parkland apartment

Two people were shot Monday morning in Parkland when a meth deal turned into a gun fight.
14 years ago

Union recycling and yard waste drivers preparing for labor trouble

Recycling and yard waste pick up for nearly 300,000 Waste Management customers could be disrupted this week after contract talks failed to produced a new contract for drivers.
14 years ago