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

Panel to review ranger’s murder on Mt. Rainier

Members of the National Park Service from around the country will meet at Mount Rainier this week to review the murder of ranger Margaret Anderson, who was gunned-down during a traffic stop in January.
15 years ago

Everett councilman dies in rafting accident on Green River

Flags are at half-staff today in Everett after a city council member was killed in a rafting accident on the Green River over the weekend.
15 years ago

Kent to consider full ban of medical marijuana businesses

Kent has had a moratorium on medical marijuana businesses for nearly a year, and now the city is considering an out-right ban.
15 years ago

Pencil stabbing defendant convicted

The Everett man who made international news after repeatedly stabbing his defense attorneys with pens and pencils has been convicted of murder in his long-delayed trial.
15 years ago

Seattle schools consider earlier bus routes

The Seattle School District is considering changes to its bus schedule that could force some kids to wait for a ride at 6:30 in the morning.
15 years ago

Economy, ID theft has more people buying safes

Worries over the economy and an increase in home burglaries have many people in the Northwest turning to personal safes as a way to protect their assets and their identities. But before you run out and buy a safe, you should do some homework.
15 years ago

Snohomish County executive investigation continues

The Washington State Patrol delivered the initial results of its six month investigation into Snohomish County Executive Aaron Reardon to the Island County prosecutor's office last week, but the office has yet to look into it.
15 years ago

Covington middle school student arrested for choking classmate

An eighth grader at a Covington Middle School has been expelled for choking a friend in the hallway. The victim ended up at the hospital.
15 years ago

Police make arrest in Everett stabbing death

Police have made an arrest in the murder of a man found dead in Everett two weeks ago.
15 years ago

Seattle woman competing for Space Needle trip to space

Most of us have dreamed about going into space, but the chances of us ever getting there are close to zero. But a Seattle woman has a space-flight within her reach, and all she has to do is out-compete four other people in three days worth of challenges that start Monday.
15 years ago

Former police chief weighs in on May Day SPD response

Former Seattle Police Chief Norm Stamper says the police could have had a better handle on this week's May Day vandalism, if they had put more officers on the street.
15 years ago

3-year-old left on Poulsbo school bus

A school bus driver in Poulsbo is off the job Thursday after leaving a 3-year-old girl on his bus after making his morning run.
15 years ago

‘Mexican Piss’ statement not racially motivated, city says

The video of a Seattle Police officer apparently stomping on a robbery suspect and yelling a racial slur led to the Department of Justice investigation of the department, but the city now says the suspect wasn't kicked and the language wasn't racially-motivated.
15 years ago

Man shot at bus stop in Lynnwood

The Snohomish County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting near Lake Stickney in Lynnwood.
15 years ago

Boeing rolls out first commercial airplane not built in Puget Sound area

Puget Sound's monopoly on building commercial airplanes for Boeing ends Friday with the first Dreamliner rolling out of the new facility in South Carolina.
15 years ago

What now, Nintendo?

Nintendo did something last year that it hadn't done before. It lost more than $500 million.
15 years ago

JBLM expected to get division headquarters

The Secretary of the Army will be at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, and it's expected he will announce a major shake-up at the base.
15 years ago

It’s spring cleaning time; don’t miss these maintenance musts

You were supposed to change the batteries in your smoke detectors a few weeks ago, and you should be checking your downspouts. But how many of us are really doing what we should around the house to keep it in good shape?
15 years ago

Boeing 1Q earnings, revenue rise

Boeing had a very good first quarter. Revenue and earnings are up. So are deliveries.
15 years ago

Confessed killer of 77 could get 21-year sentence in Norway; is system too lax, or could US learn from it?

Anders Breivik has admitted to killing 77 people in Norway, but the max sentence in that country is 21 years. Is that justice?
15 years ago

Former spokesman to run for King County Sheriff

Former King County Sheriff's spokesman John Urquhart has announced he'll be running for King County Sheriff.
15 years ago

911 dispatcher on Josh Powell murder-suicide call reprimanded

The 911 dispatcher that that responded to a caseworker's call from outside Josh Powell's home as he murdered his children and prepared to set his home on fire has been reprimanded for the way he handled the interaction.
15 years ago

Woman sues after second murder at biker party

The mother of a Tacoma teenager killed at an after- hours motorcycle club party last year is suing the property owner where the party happened. The suit was filed after another person was murdered at a club party last weekend.
15 years ago

Seattle monorail tax might be revived

Remember the car tab tax you had to pay in Seattle to cover the proposed monorail expansion? It could be coming back to help fund light rail, even though light rail funding isn't allowed under the tax.
15 years ago