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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Straight from the KIRO Newsradio newsdesk. Contributors include reporters Sam Campbell, Luke Duecy, Aaron Granillo, Heather Bosch, Matt Markovich, James Lynch, Katrina Guischard, Charlie Harger and more.

Getting closer to a coronavirus vaccine

Scientists at Oxford, Pfizer, and Moderna are pushing to find a vaccine.
6 years ago

Frustrations continue with lack of personal protective equipment

Washington state is still scrambling to keep up with the demands for personal protective equipment, especially as more industries and businesses reopen.
7 years ago

Pfizer teams up with BioNTech to test vaccines

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals is working with BioNTech to make to test a coronavirus vaccine o people in Germany and the U.S.
7 years ago

Defiant business owners reopen despite stay-at-home orders

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss the small business owners who are opening their doors despite the stay home orders.
7 years ago

The plan to reopen Washington state explained

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo break down Governor Inslee's four phase plan to reopen Washington state.
7 years ago

Another month of staying home for Washington state

With the stay-at-home order extended to May 31, reporter Aaron Granillo spent all week figuring out how to help you handle more social distancing.
7 years ago

What’s our new normal going to be when businesses safely reopen?

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo discuss Gov. Inslee's expected extension of the Stay Home, Stay Healthy initiative and a potential new normal.
7 years ago

Have scientists already found a coronavirus treatment?

Tracy Taylor breaks down the advances that scientists have made with remdesivir, which the FDA could be approving soon for coronavirus treatment.
7 years ago

Man busted for selling fake coronavirus vaccine in Washington

The man trying to shill a "coronavirus vaccine" for $400 on the internet may have injected some people before Attorney General Bob Ferguson shut him down.
7 years ago

Dr. Fauci says remdesivir will become ‘the standard of care’

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo cover today's top headlines in coronavirus news, including Dr. Fauci supporting remdesivir.
7 years ago

Missing Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan shows? Now there’s a way to watch!

While there can't be any in-person events, the Seattle Gilbert and Sullivan Society has lovingly combed the archives for its best shows (all of them).
7 years ago

New treatments being tested for COVID-19 patients

If you've had heartburn, you know Pepcid. There's an ingredient in Pepcid now being used as a treatment for COVID-19 patients.
7 years ago

What will summer look like this year?

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Aaron Granillo ask if we are on a path to get a normal summer holiday, or will social distancing stay in place?
7 years ago

The UW is developing a contract tracing app for COVID-19

Today's Coronavirus Medical Update discusses a new app developed at the UW and two new studies, one locally at Fred Hutch and one in Kentucky.
7 years ago

Everett Navy ship infected and homeless in quarantine get booze

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss the report of 47 coronavirus cases aboard the USS Kidd based in Everett.
7 years ago

How will Congress’ $484 billion actually get to small businesses?

How will Congress make sure the money goes to actual small businesses, and not national restaurant and hotel chains, this time around?
7 years ago

A fond farewell to Ciscoe Morris ahead of his final show on KIRO Radio

Here at KIRO Radio, we wanted to wish Ciscoe a big thank you for all of his years of hard work educating us on the joys of gardening.
7 years ago

Will Gary Ridgway walk out of prison?

The State Supreme Court is hearing a case Thursday that seeks to release two thirds of all Washington inmates to prevent the spread of coronavirus inside prisons.
7 years ago

Governor Inslee releases recovery plan to reopen Washington

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo cover Governor Jay Inslee's strategic plan to reopen Washington state.
7 years ago

An easy A or an incomplete for Seattle’s high school students

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo cover some of the top coronavirus stories on today's episode of the COVID-19: Seattle podcast.
7 years ago

Plasma from COVID-19 survivors may help patients fighting the virus

A trial at UW Medicine is testing if antibodies in plasma of patients who have recovered from COVID-19 could help patients who are still fighting the virus.
7 years ago

COVID-19 Seattle: What happens in a hospital?

KIRO Radio reporter Aaron Granillo tackles the question: what is it like to go into a hospital in Washington state with coronavirus?
7 years ago

Gov. Inslee says it’s ‘unknowable’ whether we’ll reopen on May 4

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo cover today's top local headlines in Washington state.
7 years ago

Early release for nearly 1,000 inmates in Washington, Boeing partially reopens

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss Monday's announcement that the Washington State Corrections Department will release up to 950 non-violent offenders.
7 years ago