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Tom and Curley finally back together again

After each host taking vacations away from the studio, Tom and Curley are finally back together. Did they miss each other?
11 years ago

How much of Seattle do you want to save for historic purposes?

Belltown's seemingly last undeveloped street may experience a face lift. The New York Times looks at how Seattle is trying to save its soul.
11 years ago

FBI says no easy answers on sexual slavery issue in Snohomish County

When it comes to understanding sexual slavery, easy and specific answers can be hard to come by. That's both frustrating and telling about the hidden world of forced prostitution.
11 years ago

Dori has a problem with ‘yoga for people of color’ class

A yoga class in Rainier Beach is aimed at people of color and asks that white people not attend. Dori says there's a double-standard when it comes to racism.
11 years ago

President Obama’s Friday visit could snarl Seattle traffic

President Obama will visit Seattle on Friday for a fundraiser at the Westin Hotel.
11 years ago

Top 3 things you shouldn’t do while driving in the rain

The change in weather is posing serious challenges for drivers.
11 years ago

Scrabble tourney to take over Ballard streets

A life-size Street Scrabble tournament will take over streets in Ballard this weekend.
11 years ago

Strategies for surviving a school shooting

Defense expert Lawrence Kane says in order to survive an active shooter situation, people need to realize they may need to take drastic measures.
11 years ago

Only a matter of time before changes to I-405 cause ‘something nasty’

The data is in: I-405 experienced nearly double the number of collisions during the opening week of the new express toll lanes.
11 years ago

Dori: ‘Starve the beast’ that costs homeowners $2K a year

Former transportation secretary Doug MacDonald says there are too many agencies trying to spend taxpayer money on fixing regional traffic issues.
11 years ago

YMCA explains changing its transgender policy after more than 1,000 complaints

A policy by the YMCA that would allow transgender individuals the ability to choose what locker room to use was changed after being met with several concerns.
11 years ago

Make way for the ‘The Wheels Of Boom’

Seahawks vs. Lions at Century Link means a traffic nightmare, but make sure you 'nicely honk' if you're stuck behind one of these guys.
11 years ago

All lanes reopen on northbound I-5 after closure for multi-car collision

A multi-car collision on northbound I-5 in Federal Way has brought traffic to a near halt as emergency crews slowly re-open lanes.
11 years ago

Seattle high school football player dies after game injury

A Seattle high school football player has died after spending the weekend in critical condition following a Friday game.
11 years ago

Politicizing shootings doesn’t fix the problem

Jason Rantz believes the president's decision to politicize the school shooting in Oregon shoves people into their ideological corners.
11 years ago

Molly Conley’s mother says everyone has a role in reducing gun violence

In the wake of Thursday's mass shooting at Umpqua Community College, Susan Arksey discussed how she's coped with the 2013 murder of her daughter, Molly Conley, and her ideas for stemming the country's gun violence problems.
11 years ago

Expect major backups in Seattle for Monday Night Football

The Seattle Seahawks' Monday Night Football game against the Detroit Lions could create quite the traffic nightmare.
11 years ago

Traffic signal adjusted after baby was killed in Bellevue

A recent accident in Bellevue knocked the wind out of everyone who heard about it.
11 years ago

The Pete Carroll Show: How the Seahawks would adjust if Marshawn Lynch can’t play

Highlights from the latest edition of "The Pete Carroll Show" on KIRO Radio 97.3 FM, including the coach's thoughts on how the Seahawks would adjust their rushing attack if Marshawn Lynch' can't play Monday night against Detroit.
11 years ago

Paris without cars: Tom goes to his own personal heaven

France's capital city has a strikingly similar attitude toward cars and bikes as Seattle in recent years. Can Seattle learn from Paris?
11 years ago

You asked: Will WSF factor in traffic congestion and change schedules?

A reader asked: The 405 Express Tolls Lanes are making me miss my ferry, I-5 is slower and I don't make it. Are they changing the ferry schedules?
11 years ago

Throwback Thursday: Connecting Seattle to the Eastside

On this day in 1921, engineer Homer Hadley formally proposed a concrete pontoon floating bridge across Lake Washington. And hence, easy access to the Eastside was born.
11 years ago

I-405 drivers ‘at the front end of a learning curve’ for toll lanes

Eastside drivers have had a few issues with access to the new I-405 Express Toll Lanes.
11 years ago

Finding answers to Snohomish County’s sexual slavery problem

There's shelters for many causes, but what's often missing is a place to escape sexual slavery. That's about to change for Snohomish County where the issue is worse than many are aware.
11 years ago