Former KIRO Newsradio Reporter

Josh Kerns

Josh Kerns was formerly a reporter for KIRO Newsradio.

John Curley’s sugar-free trick-or-treating

John Curley reveals the lengths he would go to to keep his kids sugar-free on Halloween.
14 years ago

Who’s been sleeping in Russell Wilson’s bed?

Seahawks Russell Wilson and Golden Tate go all out for Halloween with their unique take on Goldilocks and the Three Bears.
14 years ago

Sandy floodwaters destroy World Vision relief supplies

Federal Way-based World Vision says flooding from Hurricane Sandy has inundated its warehouse in New York, destroying thousands of dollars worth of critical disaster relief supplies.
14 years ago

UW graduate recounts harrowing HMS Bounty rescue

Thirty-foot waves. Fifty-knot winds. Blinding rain. It was without a doubt the most intense mission Coast Guard pilot Lt. Jane Pena had ever faced as she helped lead a harrowing rescue effort in the teeth of Hurricane Sandy Monday off the North Carolina coast.
14 years ago

Bogus storm pictures spread faster than Superstorm Sandy

Some of the most widely circulated pictures from Superstorm Sandy turned out to be bogus, either outright frauds or taken some other time.
14 years ago

Seattle area home prices continue to climb

There's more hopeful news on the economic front as home prices in the Seattle metropolitan area continue climbing.
14 years ago

Stories from the heart of Super Storm Sandy

New Yorkers share their stories from the heart of Super Storm Sandy with Seattle's Morning News
14 years ago

Hurricane Sandy may blow away presidential hopes

Many people are wondering if the super storm expected to pummel the East Coast will have a significant impact on the presidential election.
14 years ago

UW Meteorologist Cliff Mass dissects the ‘Super Storm’

After a week of warning, Hurricane Sandy is living up to its billing as a "super storm." And it's even got veteran weather experts in awe.
14 years ago

Microsoft tries again to gain foothold in smartphone market

Microsoft's fall barrage of product launches reaches its peak Monday with the launch of Windows Phone 8, the company's latest effort to gain a foothold in the smartphone market.
14 years ago

Hurricane Sandy halts flights in and out of Sea-Tac

Hurricane Sandy's impact is stretching all the way to Sea-Tac Airport, where flights to and from the nation's busiest airports are canceled.
14 years ago

MC5’s Wayne Kramer still sticking it to “the man” with his guitar

It's been over 40 years since he set off a musical bomb with the legendary MC5, but guitarist and activist Wayne Kramer is still lighting the fuse whenever he can, six strings at a time.
14 years ago

Is Charlie Brown too mean for today’s kids?

With Halloween approaching, KIRO Radio's John Curley couldn't wait to watch the classic "It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown" TV special with his two kids. But they didn't react with the way he expected.
14 years ago

Widespread cracks and leaks found in new 520 pontoons

A new investigation has uncovered widespread cracks and leaking in the pontoons for the new $4.6 billion 520 Bridge far greater than previously reported.
14 years ago

President Obama backs R74 as gay-marriage measure slips in polls

President Obama has officially endorsed Washington's Referendum 74 while the gay marriage measure continues slipping in the polls.
14 years ago

NBA commissioner not ruling out expansion for Seattle

NBA Commissioner David Stern said the league wouldn't rule out an expansion franchise, but said it would largely be up to a committee of owners headed by Clay Bennett, who led the purchase of the Seattle SuperSonics and moved them to Oklahoma City in 2008.
14 years ago

Gang banger charged with “slap boxing” murder

A Lakewood gang member is now charged with murder for shooting another man after a "slap boxing" match got out of hand.
14 years ago

John Curley: A heartwarming tale of generosity

John Curley shares a heartwarming tale of generosity from a charity auction to honor the skiers killed in a Stevens Pass avalanche.
14 years ago

D.C. sniper claims he was sexually abused

Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a television interview that aired Thursday that he was sexually abused by John Allen Muhammad, his adult accomplice in shootings that terrorized the Washington area 10 years ago.
14 years ago

Microsoft goes ‘all in’ with Windows 8; will consumers follow?

Microsoft says it's going "all-in" with its highly anticipated Windows 8, which formally launched Thursday in New York.
14 years ago

Breast cancer posing unique challenges for young women

Most women diagnosed with breast cancer are in their 50's and 60's. So when Nicole Taylor started feeling sick, it was the last thing the then-34-year-old Seattle mother of two expected to hear from her doctor.
14 years ago

Noel Gallagher finds peace after Oasis

It's been three years since Noel Gallagher walked away from Oasis. But even though he left one of the biggest selling and drawing rock bands of all time, he's doing just fine as a solo artist touring the world behind his highly acclaimed solo debut album as Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds.
14 years ago

Some Seattle houseboat owners worrying about eviction

Some people who live in houseboats along Lake Union are up in arms over proposed new regulations the city is floating that could force them to pull up anchor.
14 years ago

Washington candidate defends posing for Playboy

The Spokane-area candidate making national news for posing in Playboy years ago tells the Dori Monson Show she's not embarrassed or shying away from the controversy.
14 years ago