Former KIRO Newsradio Reporter

Josh Kerns

Josh Kerns was formerly a reporter for KIRO Newsradio.

Prosecutor: No charges for dangerous Canadian sex offender

The King County Prosecutor will not file felony charges against a dangerous sex offender who fled Canada and was arrested for an alleged sexual assault in West Seattle in October.
13 years ago

Report: Boeing to inspect 787 Dreamliners for cracks in wings

New problems for Boeing's 787 Dreamliner have come to light after the company revealed Friday a manufacturing problem caused cracks in the wings of some jets requiring inspections of 42 and delaying some deliveries, the Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
13 years ago

Edmonds PD K9 to get his own bulletproof vest

An Edmonds Police Department K9 will soon be getting a bulletproof vest of his own thanks to a national online fundraiser.
13 years ago

Video: Check out the first clip of Jimi Hendrix biopic

The first clip from the highly-anticipated Jimi Hendrix biopic has just been released, days before it premiers at the South By Southwest festival in Austin, Tx.
13 years ago

Can Everett become the next Northwest music hotspot?

When you think of hotbeds for Northwest music, it's safe to say Everett doesn't exactly come to mind. But some music lovers are working hard to change that.
13 years ago

Pike Place Market unveils plans for $73 million upgrade

Pike Place Market will get a dramatic new look in the near future as plans were unveiled Thursday for a $73 million renovation that would significantly expand its size, transform the western side, and connect it to the Seattle waterfront.
13 years ago

Woman has entire life stolen in Everett U-Haul theft

A nurse moving to Alaska for her "dream job" is now stranded in Everett after thieves stole her car and her U-Haul trailer from an Everett hotel.
13 years ago

Boeing: No more pension for non-union workers

A big change is coming for 68,000 non-union Boeing employees and executives, after the company announced Thursday it would end its pension plan and transition to a defined-contribution plan.
13 years ago

Mr. Green ready to start growing after landing Washington state’s first marijuana license

A Spokane man is the proud holder of Washington state's first legal marijuana license to grow pot.
13 years ago

Update: Seattle police capture suspect who robbed blind man at downtown ATM

Seattle police have arrested a suspect who robbed a blind man at an ATM outside a downtown bank branch.
13 years ago

Ron: No surprise Seattle Public Schools doing wrong thing

There's plenty of outrage about the way the Seattle School District has handled dropping the lease for a school for special needs kids, but KIRO Radio's Ron Upshaw says no one should be surprised by the way things have gone down.
13 years ago

Washington high school player trying to get from father’s funeral to state championship

Basketball should be the only thing Julie Spencer is thinking about this weekend when her W.F. West High School team heads to Yakima for the state tournament. But the Chehalis junior has something much heavier on her mind and her heart - her dad's recent death.
13 years ago

John Curley: Travolta’s Oscar stumble no laughing matter

The jokes keep flying about John Travolta butchering singer Idina Menzel's name when he introduced her Sunday night at the Academy Awards. But KIRO Radio's John Curley says it's no laughing matter to dyslexics like him.
13 years ago

Seattle police seek bloodied bank robber

Seattle police are searching for a man who robbed a downtown Seattle bank Tuesday afternoon with a bloody bandage on his head.
13 years ago

Seattle Great Wheel developers propose downtown gondola line

It sounds a little pie in the sky, but the folks behind Seattle's Great Wheel are proposing an even grander project: a gondola between downtown Seattle and the waterfront.
13 years ago

No Thrift Shop: Ryan Lewis of Macklemore fame buys Seattle mansion

Seattle hitmaker Ryan Lewis, Macklemore's producing and songwriting partner, has clearly traded in the thrift shop for something a little more upscale, recently buying a palatial mansion in Seattle's Magnolia neighborhood.
13 years ago

Seattle says ‘no thanks’ to Democratic National Convention

Seattle won't be making a bid to host the 2016 Democratic National Convention, even though the Democratic National Committee invited the city to throw its hat in the ring.
13 years ago

Seattle School District bus drivers avert strike, ratify new contract

Parents in the Seattle School District no longer have to worry about getting their kids to and from school after bus drivers officially ratified a new contract over the weekend.
13 years ago

Former Pearl Jam accountant sentenced for embezzling over $300k from band

The former financial officer for Pearl Jam's management company has been sentenced to 14 months in prison for embezzling more than $300,000 over three years.
13 years ago

Suspected Peeping Tom caught videotaping in Des Moines library restroom

Police have arrested a suspected peeping tom accused of trying to secretly record video of women in the restroom at the Des Moines Library.
13 years ago

Bertha to sit idle for at least 6 more months before tunneling resumes

Bertha will sit idle for at least six more months before digging resumes on the new State Route 99 tunnel, the contractors for the tunnel announced Friday.
13 years ago

Cascades digging out, adding up epic February snowfall

It's hard to believe we were talking about a snow shortage just a month ago, after near record snowfall pummeled the Cascades throughout February.
13 years ago

Seattle City Council votes to limit number of rideshare drivers on road at one time

A Seattle City Council committee has voted to limit the maximum number of drivers that can be on the road for each of the so-called ride sharing services to 150 at any one time during a contentious meeting Thursday.
13 years ago

Whoops: Seattle mayor sends correction after mourning activist who wasn’t dead

To paraphrase Mark Twain, the rumors of Jim Diers' death have been greatly exaggerated. The saying comes to mind after Seattle Mayor Ed Murray's office sent out a statement mourning the death of the former head of the Department of Neighborhoods. Just one problem - Diers isn't dead.
13 years ago