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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.

Two Mason County firefighters walk away unharmed after fire truck rolls over on highway

Two Mason County firefighters were uninjured after their fire truck rolled over while making a turn from State Route 102 to US 101.
1 year ago

Police search for suspect after Thursday morning stabbing in Queen Anne

The stabbing happened near 5th Avenue N. and Mercer Street early Thursday morning. Police are actively searching for the suspect.
1 year ago

I-5 lane closures near Grand Mound causing 7-mile backups, WSDOT warns

If you’re heading south on I-5, brace yourself as daytime backups could stretch for seven miles near Grand Mound, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation (WSDOT).
1 year ago

Armed standoff in Puyallup ends peacefully

A Puyallup standoff ended without violence. Police were called in after reports of an armed man with a child.
1 year ago

The Taste Northwest launches first annual pickleball tournament

Next month, paddlers and pickleball enthusiasts in the Pacific Northwest have a chance to compete in a brand new competition: The Puyallup Paddle Battle.
1 year ago

ICE raid leads to 17 workers arrested in Kent

An ICE-led surprise immigration raid at a Kent factory ended with at least 16 workers arrested.
1 year ago

Veterans Affairs staff brace for mandatory overtime mandate

Federal workers with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) are now required to work mandatory overtime following recent federal cuts.
1 year ago

It looked like he was turning his life around; now, he’s arrested for double murder in Seattle

The suspect in the double homicide shooting at a hookah bar in south Seattle has a criminal history. He said he was reformed.
1 year ago

Seattle City Council President calls SODO vote a ‘win for both residents, businesses’

A five-hour marathon meeting ended with the Seattle City Council approving controversial housing rezoning changes in SODO, the stadium district near the port, Tuesday night.
1 year ago

Report: Sanctuary cities to see federal funding paused; city of Seattle responds

U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is expected to issue several major directives, including the agency pausing all federal funding for sanctuary cities.
2 years ago

Bail set at $2M for man accused of stabbing 13-year-old Everett boy

A judge has ordered a man suspected of stabbing a teenage boy in Snohomish County earlier this month to remain in jail with bail set at $2 million.
2 years ago

Internal memo: Interim SPD chief Sue Rahr to vacate office Wednesday

The Seattle Police Department’s Interim Chief Sue Rahr will vacate her office Wednesday to make way for new department Chief Shon Barnes, according to memo emailed to the department Monday. Rahr’s memo, which was obtained by KIRO Newsradio, states she is “clearing out the ‘Chief’s Office'” Wednesday. From there, “Chief Barnes will be moving into […]
2 years ago

JBLM officers to join other US active duty troops in supporting southern border security

Joint Base Lewis-McChord (JBLM) officers are among those heading south to secure the southern border.
2 years ago

‘Gee and Ursula:’ Another restaurant closes after the Seattle minimum wage rises again

The Pike Place Market bakery The Confectional will close and the rising Seattle minimum wage played a factor in that decision.
2 years ago

Meta replaces fact-checking with X-style community notes

Facebook and Instagram owner Meta said Tuesday it's scrapping its third-party fact-checking program and replacing it with Community Notes.
2 years ago

Ex-chief Adrian Diaz fired from SPD for alleged ‘intimate’ relationship with staffer

Adrian Diaz, the former Seattle Police Chief, was fired from the department, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell's office said to KIRO Newsradio. 
2 years ago

After hack, Sea-Tac Airport website back up in time for Thanksgiving travel

The Sea-Tac Airport website is back up and running after a ransomware attack shut several systems offline late during the summer.
2 years ago

What is a ‘bomb cyclone?’ The weather term is back in the spotlight

Does Western Washington get hurricanes? The short answer is no, but this area does get hurricane-force winds via a bomb cyclone.
2 years ago

New info about suspect accused in series of Seattle stabbings revealed

Prosecutors in King County are releasing new information about the man arrested on suspicion of multiple Seattle stabbings.
2 years ago

Girl, 16, detained after allegedly threatening fellow Kentwood High student with a gun

A 16-year-old girl at Kentwood High School in Covington was detained after officials say she threatened another student with a gun.
2 years ago

Pursuit of murder suspect leads to hourslong shutdown on I-5 in Everett

A police pursuit of a shooting suspect shut down all lanes in both directions of Interstate 5 in Everett Sunday afternoon.
2 years ago

Boeing works to conserve cash as 33,000 factory workers go on strike

About 33,000 Boeing assembly workers, most of them in the Seattle area, will go on strike and shut down aircraft production.
2 years ago

Pierce County’s Crisis Recovery Center closed in March. When will it reopen? 

The Crisis Recovery Center won’t reopen until the state finalizes a new pricing contract, which may not occur until spring of 2025.
2 years ago

Pilot dies from injuries days after Lake Meridian floatplane crash

The pilot whose floatplane crashed into Kent's Lake Meridian last Saturday died from his injuries, according to a statement from his family.
2 years ago