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Are Super Bowl ads really worth the money?

The going price of a commercial spot during Super Bowl XLVIII? $4 million. But for companies trying to sell more product, is that much exposure, for that price, worth it?
13 years ago

Italian court upholds murder conviction against Amanda Knox

An appeals court in Florence has upheld the guilty verdict against U.S. student Amanda Knox and her ex-boyfriend for the 2007 murder of her British roommate. Knox was sentenced to 28 1/2 years in prison, raising the specter of a long legal battle over her extradition.
13 years ago

Obama’s “dream” and the abortion nightmare

Michael Medved finds a fatal flaw in Obama's 'sloppy' Roe v. Wade anniversary statement
13 years ago

Mariners are ‘all in’ for Seahawks

The Mariners have a couple months before their season kicks off, but they're already game-ready - Sunday's big game.
13 years ago

Seahawks Ring of Honor member Jacob Green cheering on son-in-law in Super Bowl

A legend of Seahawks past will be cheering for more than just his fellow Seahawk comrades Super Bowl Sunday, as his son-in-law is also among those taking the field.
13 years ago

Washington man tells college football team, world he’s bi-sexual

A Washington state man is the first active college football player to come out as bi-sexual, according to FOX Sports.
13 years ago

Driver allegedly rams stolen truck at cops in Tukwila to West Seattle car chase

Tukwila Police responded to reports of a stolen vehicle near Southcenter Wednesday night. When they found the truck, the driver took off.
13 years ago

Dori Monson and Chicago Bears’ Martellus Bennett ‘make love’ in interview

After over 20 years in broadcasting, KIRO Radio's Dori Monson has done tons of interviews, but things got a little more passionate than is typical in this Super Bowl Radio Row interview.
13 years ago

Obama’s Jarring “Morning in America” Dud

Michael Medved reacts to Barack Obama's State of the Union speech
13 years ago

Not forgiven or forgotten: Seattle Seahawks vs. Steelers and the refs in Super Bowl XL

In three days, our Seahawks will charge out on the field to battle for the Lombardi trophy for the second time in team history.
13 years ago

Socialist Seattle councilmember Kshama Sawant responds to State of the Union

In her response to the State of the Union speech, socialist Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant ripped into both parties.
13 years ago

Ingredient of the Week: Big Game Snacks

The Seahawks are going to the Super Bowl. So what are you going to serve at your Super Bowl party? Spice up your Super Bowl snacks with Tom Douglas's trashy prawns or Thierry Rautureau's crab salad.
13 years ago

Super Bowl hosted by Seattle not an impossibility

Seattle is lucky enough to make it to the Super Bowl in two cold cities, so what's stopping the NFL from holding the big game in the Northwest?
13 years ago

Explaining poverty

A poll finds people don't think poverty is an individual's fault - but that's deeply misleading
13 years ago

It’s about time: Marshawn Lynch signs Skittles endorsement deal

Despite Seattle Seahawks running back's love of Skittles, which he says helps calm his stomach at game time, it's easy to forget he doesn't officially endorse the candy - until now.
13 years ago

Condo manager says 520 construction is cracking their walls

Vibrations from construction on the 520 bridge are causing some cracks in nearby residences says a building manager in the Madison Park neighborhood.
13 years ago

Police: At least 5 people shot during disturbance in Pioneer Square

Police now believe that as many as five people were shot during a disturbance in Seattle's Pioneer Square early Monday morning.
13 years ago

Macklemore & Ryan Lewis perform ‘Same Love’ as 33 couples wed at Grammys

Macklemore and Ryan Lewis took their first Grammy Awards by storm.
13 years ago

Hundreds of Seattle school kids get their Seahawks jerseys

Blue Friday is always special at Seattle's Kimball Elementary School, but this week's was the greatest ever. That's because over 450 students each got their own Seahawks jersey Friday, thanks to the efforts of teacher Kevin Zelko and the generosity of a number of donors.
13 years ago

Body in Gold Bar believed to be fugitive on the lam near 30 years

The premise is made for Hollywood: People in Gold Bar are learning the couple they knew as David and Amanda Murray, who lived there since 1993 and ran a business called the Mail Station, weren't who they said they were.
13 years ago

Sports dietician breaks down effectiveness of Skittles in fueling Seahawk Marshawn Lynch

Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch's play on the field has become synonymous with Skittles, his candy of choice that he munches on the sidelines.
13 years ago

Zach Miller: Seahawks focused on final game

From about the first meeting of the Seahawks this season, tight end Zach Miller said they had the goal of winning the NFC West. They made their way one game at a time and last week were crowned NFC champions.
13 years ago

Seattle couple making best of it after their wedding falls on a Seahawks Super Bowl

When Shawna Cook and her fiancé Brian Mascarelli were looking for a date to hold their wedding, Feb. 2, seemed just as good a date as any other.
13 years ago

Man walks into Seattle community center after being shot

A man was grazed by a bullet while standing outside a community center in Seattle, police say.
13 years ago