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More holiday travelers hitting the road; how to make the trip a little easier

If you're planning on hitting the road during this holiday week, you're going to have plenty of company. AAA projects that 43.6 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more.

14 years ago

Cops want to know if you’ve seen this Renton-area robber

The King County Sheriff's Office is asking for help identifying a robbery suspect who held up a woman at a Renton ATM on Sunday.

14 years ago

Seattle City Hall opens for same-sex weddings Sunday, Dec. 9

Seattle City Hall will open its doors for several hours on Sunday, Dec. 9, the first day same-sex couples can legally marry.

14 years ago

Missing boy found safe in Montana; Amber Alert canceled

A missing 3-year-old boy has been safe in Montana prompting officials to cancel an Amber Alert. The alert was issued Thursday when the boy was reported abducted in Elk River, British Columbia.

14 years ago

Newlyweds Hope Solo, Jerramy Stevens pose for a sunny Seattle photo

Days after their nuptials and the reported fight that landed Jerramy Stevens in court under suspicion of domestic assault, the newlyweds posed for a sunny Seattle photo.

14 years ago

Buttoned up? You might be guilty of road rage

Prim and proper? Buttoned up? Quiet and polite? It that's how people often describe you, Luke Burbank thinks you may be a likely culprit of road rage.

14 years ago

Attention shoppers: Hot holiday gadget reviews

Tech products are updated so quickly, it's hard to keep up with what's best right now and which device is better for which purpose. Leave it to the experts. This week on GeekWire, hosts Todd Bishop and John Cook are joined by Andrew Edwards of GearLive.com to give you a better picture of just which hot device this season is the best choice for you or your loved ones.

14 years ago

Both sides: When a detective’s child goes missing

Detective Ed Troyer is the Amber Alert coordinator for Pierce County. On Tuesday, his daughter went missing and was last seen with a 21-year-old Level 1 registered sex offender. She was found 14 hours after she went missing.

14 years ago

In a fit of road rage, driver runs over man and leaves license plate at the scene

The Seattle Police have a very special message for the suspect involved in a violent road rage incident Wednesday morning.

14 years ago

What Washington can learn from best education system in the world

Dave Ross decided to check in with someone that's witnessed real improvement in an education system and see if they have any advice for our state.

14 years ago

At 96, Bill Sleeper is featured in a Best Buy commercial, touts tech-savviness

Bill Sleeper jokes about putting QR codes on his walker. If someone were to steal it and scan the codes, he says, they would get a message that the mob would be coming after them.

14 years ago

Ron and Don: Hope Solo can’t ‘fix’ Jerramy Stevens

News broke Tuesday that former Seahawk and Husky football star Jerramy Stevens was arrested Monday night in Kirkland for misdemeanor domestic violence against his fiance, U.S. soccer star Hope Solo.

14 years ago

Solo marries Stevens after assault arrest charges dropped

Jerramy Stevens, a former University of Washington and Seahawks tight end, was not charged after appearing in court following his arrest on suspicion of assaulting his fiance, U.S. women's soccer team goalkeeper Hope Solo. The couple were married Tuesday night.

14 years ago

Penguins are really quite pleasant painters at Woodland Park Zoo

You may have heard the tales of elephants blessed with the skills to pick up (via their trunk) a paintbrush and start coloring a canvas. But penguins too?

14 years ago

Hearing ends for JBLM soldier accused in Afghan killing

Closing arguments have concluded in the preliminary hearing against Joint Base Lewis McChord's Staff Sgt. Robert Bales, who is accused of massacring 16 Afghan villagers during a pre-dawn rampage earlier this year.

14 years ago

Operation Hire Me update

Ross and Burbank listener Barb has been job hunting with the help of Workplace 911's Bob Rosner for over a month. Rosner promised Dave and Luke that he could get one of their listeners a job in under 60 days.