Former KIRO Newsradio Reporter

Josh Kerns

Josh Kerns was formerly a reporter for KIRO Newsradio.

Boy Scouts ban Seattle church for keeping gay troop leader

The Boy Scouts of America has told a Seattle church it can no longer host a troop because the church vowed to allow a gay man to continue serving as a troop leader.
12 years ago

Local record stores surviving, thriving ahead of annual celebration

It's like Christmas day for music lovers. Saturday marks the 8th annual Record Store Day,a day to celebrate the continued survival and even success of record stores in Seattle and around the world.
12 years ago

Seattle’s Mercer Corridor to soon get two-way traffic

There's good news for the thousands of drivers who travel the Mercer Corridor. The Seattle Department of Transportation says it's about to reach a major milestone in the years-long project.
12 years ago

Tacoma mom tries to find Good Samaritans who saved her life at Seahawks 12k run

A 35-year-old Tacoma mother and her husband are counting their blessings today after some Good Samaritans stepped in to help save her life. And now they want to find them.
12 years ago

Convicted voyeur Steven Powell wants state to pay for sex offender treatment

Convicted voyeur Steven Powell wants the state to pay for his court-ordered sex offender treatment now that he's been released from prison.
12 years ago

Video: Seahawks stay mum on Lockette with TMZ paparazzi

What do you get when you send a clearly ignorant cameraman to try and get comments from the Seahawks about the supposed "suspicious incident" involving wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and a young woman? A healthy dose of glares from the likes of Doug Baldwin and others.
12 years ago

Is it time to do more to get older drivers off the road?

Dori Monson says the death of a two-year-old boy when a 78-year-old crashed into him has him thinking hard about how to keep dangerous older drivers off the road.
12 years ago

R&D: Seattle firefighters should be fired for homeless assault

There's plenty of outrage over the King County Prosecutors Office decision not to charge two Seattle firefighters for assaulting a pair of homeless men in Pioneer Square. And both KIRO Radio's Ron and Don argue regardless of why the men won't face felony charges, they should be fired.
12 years ago

Russell Wilson, Seahawks keep busy in offseason California workouts

You could forgive Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson if he took it easy during the off-season. But it's pretty clear from some Instagram videos he just posted that Wilson and some of his teammates aren't resting on their Super Bowl champion laurels.
12 years ago

2-year-old hit by truck on Buckley walking path dies

A 2-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a pick-up truck on a walking path in Buckley.
12 years ago

Seattle police bust Belltown shop for trafficking in stolen bicycles

Seattle police have arrested the owner of a Belltown bicycle shop for allegedly buying, rebuilding and selling thousands of dollars worth of stolen bikes.
12 years ago

Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom won’t seek re-election

Senate Majority Leader Rodney Tom says he won't seek re-election this year because of health and family concerns, leaving Democrats and Republicans salivating over his highly coveted seat.
12 years ago

Explosion at North Seattle motel seriously injures one person, forces evacuation

One person has been seriously injured in an explosion at a motel on Aurora Avenue North, the Seattle Fire Department reports.
12 years ago

Seattle’s prehistoric mammoth gets name

The prehistoric mammoth whose tusk was recently unearthed in a Seattle construction site gets a name Friday night, and judges have over 1,000 to choose from.
12 years ago

Seattle mayor says he’ll name new police chief next month

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray says the search for a new police chief has reached a "pivotal point" and he plans to name his pick the week of May 19.
12 years ago

Girlfriend of accused wife killer commits suicide

The girlfriend of a man accused of killing his estranged wife in a highly publicized case has committed suicide. But prosecutors say the murder trial will still go ahead as planned.
12 years ago

Officials: Six-month estimate for Bertha repairs was ‘optimistic’

The administrator of the Seattle tunnel project says he hopes to hear later this month about a specific plan to repair the massive drilling machine known as Bertha and get her moving again.
13 years ago

The pros and cons of Seattle’s ‘Amazon effect’

When Ron and Don took a drive around South Lake Union recently, they hardly recognized the neighborhood Don used to call home. The area continues undergoing a massive transformation, fueled by Amazon's rampant growth.
13 years ago

Seattle man arrested in connection with unsolved SoDo murder

Seattle police homicide detectives have arrested a 42-year-old man in the death of a woman found on the railroad tracks in the SoDo neighborhood in July 2013.
13 years ago

Local group says keep the Oso donations coming

The outpouring of generosity by people donating to help Oso mudslide relief has been so overwhelming, some have said they can't handle any more. But not Jeffrey Hagar and the folks at Helping Hands Ministries.
13 years ago

Microsoft worker charged for shooting dozens of ‘upskirt’ videos

A man who worked at Microsoft's Redmond campus has been charged with voyeurism for allegedly taking "upskirt" images of 93 women with a hidden camera.
13 years ago

Seattle business group proposes smaller alternative to $15 minimum wage

With some warning a $15 an hour minimum wage could drive small businesses out business, a new group is proposing an alternative in Seattle that would instead start the minimum wage at $11 an hour for small businesses.
13 years ago

Video: This is what you call in-flight entertainment

Passengers got a surprising serenade from the cast of the musical The Lion King on a recent flight. Check out the video
13 years ago

Seattle man: Stop mailing me marijuana

A Seattle man doesn't know why someone keeps mailing him marijuana. But he wants it to stop.
13 years ago