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Pet tips: Keeping your pets safe from marijuana

Marijuana is poisonous to cats and dogs. Here is some more information from the Pet Poison Helpline.
12 years ago

Pet of the week: Bailey

Adopt Bailey! This 5-year-old Dachshund/Chihuahua mix loves to chase squirrels in the yard. She's a playful girl who will do just about anything for a yummy treat.
12 years ago

116 years later, Seattle Police honor a fallen officer

It was Easter Sunday when Seattle Police Officer Thomas Roberts was walking his beat near 18th and Jefferson on First Hill.
12 years ago

Trainer of drug-sniffing dog for hire tells parents to wake up

Marijuana is legal in our state and while that move is championed by many there are parents that worry the drug could end up in the wrong hands - primarily, those of their kids.
12 years ago

Watch: First trailer of ‘Fifty Shades of Grey’ released

It's been a couple summers since every woman you knew dropped everything else they were doing to pick up the "Fifty Shades Grey" book trilogy, set in Seattle.
12 years ago

Watch: Drunk camper makes quick escape from Washington wildfire

Brett was on a camping trip and surprised when park rangers told him he'd better get out of there and if his tent wasn't expensive, he should leave it.
12 years ago

Storms provide relief for crews fighting wildfires; hot, dry weather to return

Officials say the massive wildfire that has destroyed about 150 homes in north-central Washington is now more than half contained.
12 years ago

Listen to 911 call of Seattle fire: So I was trying to kill a spider

A 911 call has been released of a man who was trying to kill a spider in his Seattle house with a makeshift blowtorch.
12 years ago

No carmageddon: How do we keep these breezy commutes?

Drivers around the region were likely "packing their patience," but it turns out they didn't need it as the anticipated long delays due to I-90 lane closures have yet to materialize. Dori says this adds fuel to a theory of his he's been promoting for years.
12 years ago

Ticket holders say 5-hour traffic jam around White River Amphitheatre kept them from show

A number of concertgoers are crying foul after traffic congestion around the White River Amphitheatre prevented them from attending a show they had tickets for on Saturday night.
12 years ago

The war on moles: How do we get rid of them?

This weekend was a frustrating one for KIRO Radio's Dori Monson. Picture this: Dori standing perfectly still clenching a baseball bat over a burning flare shoved into the ground of his backyard. He was trying to kill moles of course.
12 years ago

Seattle players dominating game covers: First Sherman, now Dempsey; is Felix next?

Sounders star Clint Dempsey is the latest Seattle player to be recognized with a position on a video-game cover.
12 years ago

Single game regular season Seattle Seahawks tickets sold out

Single game tickets for the Super Bowl Champion Seattle Seahawks went on sale Monday. Regular season tickets sold out, but some preseason games are still available.
12 years ago

Short backups for start of I-90 construction closures

Drivers are avoiding westbound I-90 between Bellevue Way and the East Channel Bridge to Mercer Island. Like the morning commute through the area, the afternoon commute is smoother than expected.
12 years ago

What is a Red Flag Warning?

The Washington wildfire season is here. Have you noticed the number of roadside fires in western Washington the past few weeks? July and August are usually our warmest and driest months of the year. As a result, fire danger usually reaches its peak and remains elevated even with quiet weather in place.
12 years ago

Why Dori Monson decided to jump out of an airplane

Watch Dori Monson jumped out of a perfectly good airplane on Thursday at Skydive Snohomish. Don't miss this!
12 years ago

Video: Like out of a movie, Seattle police stop man from suicide jump

A distraught Seattle man tried to end it all but police officers literally brought him back from the edge.
12 years ago

How to fight back when you’ve been wronged like man on nightmare Comcast call

Washington state's Attorney General says the type of service practices heard in the nightmare Comcast call circulating the internet wouldn't fly here.
12 years ago

What’s to be done with 600 immigrant children potentially coming to JBLM? KIRO hosts respond

There is not word on a official decision yet on whether Joint Base Lewis McChord will be used to house around 600 Central American children who crossed the border unaccompanied, but rumors they may be sent here is getting mixed reactions.
12 years ago

A month after his death, Casey Kasem’s body still in Tacoma

A spokesman for Casey Kasem's daughter says the famous radio host's unburied body remains at a funeral home in Tacoma, a month after his death.
13 years ago

WSDOT Secretary responds to Dori Monson’s I-90-closure conspiracy theory

The Washington Department of Transportation will be bringing a portion of westbound I-90 to one lane next week. The lane closures are expected to cause 10-mile backups. While WSDOT says the closure is about replacing aging expansion joints, KIRO Radio's Dori Monson has another theory.
13 years ago

Was tolling agency really in the dark about upcoming I-90 closures?

The agency that sets and manages the tolls in Washington state told The Seattle Weekly on Monday that they were never given advance notice of the I-90 lane closures beginning Friday that is predicted to cause 10-mile backups.
13 years ago

‘The Mikado’ debate: Dave Ross vs. Seattle Times’ Sharon Pian Chan

Listen to the debate between KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and Seattle Times' Sharon Pian Chang.
13 years ago

It’s not two asthmatic cats making that noise under the bed

Victims of burglary are often left with a sense of insecurity. Their things, both monetarily and sentimentally valuable are gone, and they have to replace their sense of security, as well as their things. This is not a story about these people.
13 years ago