Former KIRO Newsradio Reporter

Josh Kerns

Josh Kerns was formerly a reporter for KIRO Newsradio.

Bloomingdale’s launches Jimi Hendrix clothing line

From Purple Haze to Foxy Lady, Jimi Hendrix penned some of the most memorable lyrics in rock history. Now, they're the inspiration for a new clothing line launching this week exclusively at upscale New York-based retailer Bloomingdale's.
14 years ago

Seattle scribe gives Nate Silver election run for his money with sports inspired picks

Highly revered political analyst Nate Silver is getting all the props for his near perfect prediction of the outcome of the presidential election. But a Seattle sports scribe is giving him a run for his money with his own presidential picks that nailed an Obama victory.
14 years ago

Numbers adding up to likely Inslee win for Washington governor

While Republican Rob McKenna insists the race isn't over, experts say the numbers add up to a win for Democrat Jay Inslee in the race for governor after the first results were announced Tuesday night.
14 years ago

Dori: Praying for Obama but doubtful

On the morning after Barack Obama's decisive win over Mitt Romney, Dori Monson is stunned the nation would give him a second term. But he insists he's praying for him anyway.
14 years ago

What the election means for Obama, GOP

President Obama's resounding win is raising big questions about the future of the GOP and the country's direction with the electorate still evenly split.
14 years ago

Cantwell, other Washington incumbents cruise back to Congress

While voters might complain about Congress, it didn't stop them from sending Washington's incumbents back to the nation's capitol.
14 years ago

Luke: Gay marriage is inevitable

Even if voters defeat R-74, Luke Burbank argues gay marriage is inevitable.
14 years ago

Jay Inslee, Rob McKenna make final push in bid for governor

After a campaign that's gone on for seemingly more than a year and cost north of $25 million, there's little Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna can do now but wait for the votes to be tallied.
14 years ago

Election overload: Time to go the British way?

With so many people sick of the presidential campaign stretching on nearly two years, at least one noted political pundit says it's time to go the British way: announce an election and cast the ballots six weeks later.
14 years ago

Don’t expect close races to be settled on Election Night

With the Washington governor's race still a virtual dead heat in the polls and several other high profile races on the ballot too-close-to-call, there's a good chance we won't know the results any time soon.
14 years ago

Fiery I-5 crash kills one, burns for over 24 hours

Fire was still burning over 24 hours after a crash on I-5 early Sunday involving a fully loaded gasoline tanker that left the driver dead.
14 years ago

Shooting in South Seattle leaves man clinging to life

A young man is clinging to life at Harborview Medical Center after a shooting in South Seattle Friday afternoon.
14 years ago

Daughter of preacherman retraces her childhood through music

Willow Scrivner has seen a lot of the country from the back of an old 1970's station wagon. That's what happens when your father is a preacher and the call of god keeps you moving.
14 years ago

Help Wanted? What the latest jobs numbers really mean

Both President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney say the latest jobs report released Friday morning proves their point about the state of the economy heading into election day, with the numbers showing both more jobs and an uptick in unemployment.
14 years ago

Seattle crews head to New York to help with Sandy recovery

Seattle City Light crews are heading to New York to help the storm battered region recover from Hurricane Sandy.
14 years ago

Seattle, 259 other districts oppose charter schools

With just days before the election, education leaders, teachers and parents from 260 of the state's 295 school districts are making a last ditch effort to defeat I-1240, the measure that would permit charter schools.
14 years ago

Seattle mayor says city is preparing for winter

Seattle Mayor Mike Mike McGinn says while the city is prepared for winter, it's time for everyone to get ready before big storms strike the city.
14 years ago

Trackers follow candidates in hopes of capturing ‘gotcha’ moment

When Republican Rob McKenna lost his cool with a critic on the street and he told her to "get a job," it was a rare slip in his highly disciplined campaign for governor. And it was pure gold for Zach Wurtz, who's made his living the past two years following McKenna with a camera everywhere he goes.
14 years ago

Two polls show Washington governor’s race a dead heat

Separate voter surveys show the governor's race is a dead heat just five days before the election.
14 years ago

UW, WSU drop in sexual health rankings

A new report card by the maker of Trojan condoms says both the University of Washington and Washington State University have fallen in its annual rankings of sexual health.
14 years ago

Microsoft co-founders Allen, Gates reportedly reconcile following book flap

Microsoft co-founders Paul Allen and Bill Gates have apparently made up after a year-long rift in their friendship that Allen feared "might be permanently ruptured."
14 years ago

Meteor lights up Halloween night sky

Talk about a celestial trick-or-treat. Reports of a meteor falling to Earth kept authorities across Western Washington hopping Wednesday night as scores of people reported seeing the space debris streaking to the ground.
14 years ago

Ramtha school sues over release of inflammatory videos

The Ramtha School of Enlightenment in Yelm is suing a former student for releasing videos showing leader JZ Knight making derogatory comments about gays, Catholics, Mexicans and others.
14 years ago

Dori’s Halloween ‘humbug’

There are a lot of things Dori Monson misses about having young children. Halloween isn't one of them.
14 years ago