Former KIRO Newsradio Reporter

Josh Kerns

Josh Kerns was formerly a reporter for KIRO Newsradio.

Serial prowler sought near Sammamish

The King County Sheriff's Office is on the hunt for a serial prowler targeting homes near Sammamish.
12 years ago

Socialist $15 minimum wage backers offering $13 an hour

Seattle's Freedom Socialist Party has been a leading force behind the effort to increase the minimum wage to $15. So you'd have to figure the group would make sure it pays its own people that much, right? Not so much.
12 years ago

Reaction: Why would the Seahawks dump Percy Harvin?

The Seahawks trade of receiver Percy Harvin is sending shock waves through the NFL, especially here in Seattle.
12 years ago

A ‘John’ tells Dori why new anti-prostitution effort won’t work

A 'John,' who admits to frequently hiring prostitutes online, says a new King County effort to target men buying sex is 'fruitless.'
12 years ago

Can’t wait for your morning jolt? Starbucks launching mobile ordering

There's nothing worse than needing your morning jolt, only to run into a mile long line at the coffee shop. But thanks to Starbucks, your wait could be coming to an end.
12 years ago

Cher launches Twitter tirade at Seattle’s Zillow, Microsoft’s Nadella

When Cher performed a sold-out spectacular at KeyArena this past summer, the 68-year-old entertainment icon showed she's still got plenty of spunk. And now she's unleashing it on a Seattle-based real estate website.
12 years ago

Auburn police find body believed to be missing actress

Auburn police say they believe a body found Thursday is a missing actress whose disappearance has been the subject of international attention.
12 years ago

Dori: King County should just legalize prostitution

While King County has announced it's now increasingly going after 'Johns' to combat prostitution, KIRO Radio's Dori Monson argues it's time to simply legalize it.
12 years ago

Seattle police seek bank robber, schools shelter in place lifted

The search for a bank robber in northeast Seattle prompted the Seattle School District to order five schools to shelter in place.
12 years ago

Seattle police arrest sex offender for Westlake Park groping

A registered sex offender has been arrested in connection with a groping in downtown Seattle after the victim posted photos of the suspect on social media.
12 years ago

Sunny Kobe Cook admits getting taken by prominent Seattle businesswoman

One of Seattle's most successful businesswomen admits she got taken by another well known Seattle businesswoman now at the center of a major controversy.
12 years ago

King County goes after ‘Johns’ in new effort to curb prostitution

King County is taking a new approach to combating prostitution, going after the men who pay for sex instead of the prostitutes.
12 years ago

What are they building? Denny Triangle hotel rising up

Our weekly check on a big construction project around town takes us to Seattle's Denny Triangle, where work is underway along Boren Avenue between Stewart St. and Howell on hill7, which includes a 300,000 square foot technology office building and a 222 room Hilton Garden Inn.
12 years ago

$1.2 million suit claims Enumclaw School District ignored repeated bullying, assaults

An Enumclaw teen has filed a $1.2 claim against the school district, alleging his middle school ignored repeated bullying that included a violent assault.
12 years ago

Embattled Mars Hill founder Mark Driscoll resigns from megachurch

The embattled founder of Bellevue-based Mars Hill Church has resigned, the church announced in a blog post Wednesday.
12 years ago

Doctor’s group protests UW medical school use of live pigs

The University of Washington School of Medicine is coming under fire from a national physician's group for using live pigs in paramedic training instead of simulators.
12 years ago

520 ‘ramps to nowhere’ finally coming down

Seattle's infamous SR 520 "ramps to nowhere" inside the Washington Park Arboretum are finally coming down after decades sitting idle.
12 years ago

Investigation: Seattle cop caused “unnecessary and foreseeable injury” to woman he punched

A State Patrol investigation has determined a Seattle police officer used force that caused "unnecessary and foreseeable injury" to a woman he arrested in June.
12 years ago

Do we need citizens pulling over cops?

A citizen in Grant County pulled over an unmarked patrol car. The citizen, who calls himself Gav, tells the deputy it's against Washington state law to drive an unmarked car.
12 years ago

Q&A: How Preston’s little Talking Rain is taking it to Coke and Pepsi

Many people still think of Preston's Talking Rain as a little local water company. But with President and CEO Kevin Klock at the helm, Talking Rain saw annual sales explode from $10 million a year to more than $350 million in the last four years.
12 years ago

Flu season starting strong in Washington state

The Washington State Department of Health is warning flu season is already well underway, and is expected to a strong one.
12 years ago

Mercer Island launches campaign to help E. coli battered businesses

The city of Mercer Island is launching a new campaign to try and help local restaurants and food businesses that lost thousands of dollars when an E. coli scare forced them to close.
12 years ago

Federal court allegedly upholds right to publish Facebook anti-cop page

Facebook has reversed course and removed a controversial page that glorified the killing of cops including a Lakewood officer, but a federal judge has reportedly ordered the company to restore it.
12 years ago

Supporters insist Seattle’s new bike share program not an accident in the making

As 500 new bikes hit the streets of Seattle Monday thanks to the city's new Pronto bike share program, you have to wonder if we'll see a dramatic increase in accidents.
12 years ago