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KIRO Newsradio presents Dracula

KIRO Newsadio presents the horrifying retelling of the story of the original vampire, Dracula!

4 years ago

Two pedestrians dead in two separate crashes in Seattle

Two pedestrians are dead after being hit by vheicles in Seattle Thursday morning.

4 years ago

State Rep. Jim Walsh’s wife dies in car accident

The wife of prominent 19th District Washington state Republican Representative Jim Walsh has died in a traffic collision.

4 years ago

Microsoft reportedly laid off nearly 1,000 employees

Microsoft has laid off nearly 1,000 employees according to a new report from Axios. This and more in KIRO Newsradio's latest headlines.

4 years ago

UW librarians go on strike over insufficient pay

University of Washington librarians and press staff are going on strike today after 97% of the union authorized the strike.

4 years ago

1 dead after wakeboarding accident on Lake Washington

A 42-year-old has man died after a wakeboarding accident near Hunts Point on Lake Washington Tuesday evening.

4 years ago

Gov. Inslee meets with West Coast leaders on climate change

Governor Jay Inslee gathered with leaders from the west coast to sign a new agreement to fight climate change.

4 years ago

Mariners’ fandom at an all-time high ahead of playoff appearance

The return of (meaningful) October baseball has led to a busy day for shoppers at the Mariners Team Shop at T-Mobile Park.

4 years ago

Mariners flag flies atop Space Needle celebrating playoff berth

The Mariners are celebrating their first playoff in 21 years for all to see, with former catcher and Ms icon Dan Wilson hoisting the team flag on the Space Needle.

4 years ago

Delivery drivers take Amazon to court over inadequate rest breaks

Delivery drivers claimed they’re forced to urinate in bottles because Amazon failed to provide adequate rest breaks.

4 years ago

Boeing to pay $200 million in SEC settlement over 737 MAX crashes

Boeing will reportedly pay $200 million to settle a case alleging that misleading statements about 737 MAX hurt investors.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Father, Lyft driver killed in Belltown as community mourns

Seattle Education Association Vice President Uti Hawkins has no estimate on when that vote will happen -- she says teachers first need to read the document.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Bellevue to be testing ground for self-driving cars

The company said it chose the region because the driving environment was similar in certain respects to other western U.S. cities.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Striking SPS teachers reach tentative contract agreement with district

A tentative agreement has been reached between the striking Seattle Public Schools teachers and the district.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Police looking for man who blew up car at Auburn funeral

Auburn Police said a man blew up a car at a funeral in Washington. The Tacoma News Tribune reports the suspect put an explosive device in an attendee’s car during an August 23 funeral service at Mountain View Cemetery. The information is only being reported Monday on the Auburn Police Department’s Facebook Page. The fire […]

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Kent educators ratify contract, end strike

The nearly two-week teacher strike in Kent has ended, and that means students are finally back from summer break.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Bonney Lake fire extinguished after closing in on shopping center

In Pierce County, a backburn is underway in the woods near the Bonney Lake Fred Meyer location.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Two people killed, more injured in DUI crash

For a second day in a row, troopers said a suspected DUI driver has caused a deadly crash and shut down part of major highway in our state.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Environmental groups push to make bull kelp an endangered species

Bull kelp is a seaweed that is an important habitat for fish and sea otters in the Puget Sound, similar to the importance of coral reefs in tropical waters.

4 years ago

KIRO Newsradio Headlines: Coast Guard suspends search for missing Whidbey Island crash victims

The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search for the nine individuals missing after a plane crashed into Mutiny Bay west of Whidbey Island on Sunday afternoon.