Former MyNorthwest Content Editor

Dyer Oxley

Dyer Oxley was formerly a MyNorthwest.com Content Editor.

Update: First Hill streetcar ridership on the rise in Seattle

Seattle's First Hill streetcar has been collecting ridership data, but SDOT has not been able to access it.
10 years ago

Rantz: ACLU is having an ideological reaction to news from the ‘Jungle’

Jason Rantz talks over differences of opinion about The Jungle with an official with the ACLU that is currently threatening a lawsuit.
10 years ago

Bertha is now tunneling under buildings in downtown Seattle

Bertha has entered an area with far more structures above it than it has tunneled under in the past. And that's not all that's different as the boring machine moves forward.
10 years ago

Coach, boosters respond to potential firing of Bellevue football coach

The Bellevue School District is preparing to fire the head coach of its high school football team in the wake of a controversial investigation.
10 years ago

Two gas leaks shut down streets in Seattle and Bellevue

Two gas leaks have shut down traffic on roads in Bellevue and downtown Seattle. Emergency crews are responding.
10 years ago

Dori says ‘I told you so’ about Seattle’s war on cars

A recent Seattle Times article helps validate Dori's opinion that the war on cars in Seattle has not ended.
10 years ago

Ron and Don’s Make My Day helps out Yelm girl with cancer

Ron and Don took time to make the day of Nya Kabouni, a teen from Yelm who is engaging in her second battle with cancer.
10 years ago

Union hands out flier: ‘What god hurts innocent people?’

A Seattle union has come after a local church that hands out free pizza to students off campus. The union claims it is threatening its jobs.
10 years ago

Ron and Don worry about lasting impact from ‘Atlantic’ mistakes

After a correction was published by The Atlantic for a disparaging article about their show, Ron and Don talk with renowned lawyer Anne Bremner about what they should do.
10 years ago

SDOT touts improved drive times after re-timing traffic signals downtown

Seattle has reprogrammed and reorganized its downtown traffic signals to improve drive times.
10 years ago

Officials find bodies believed to be missing Arlington couple

Tony Reed, accused of killing an Arlington couple with his brother John, was in court May 24. He pleaded not guilty to two counts of murder.
10 years ago

‘Jungle’ residents list demands in front of Seattle council

Residents of The Jungle, Seattle's homeless encampment, told the city council that they are organizing an have made a list of demands for the city.
10 years ago

Ron and Don respond to disparaging ‘Atlantic’ article

Ron and Don react to an article in 'The Atlantic' that they believe falsely accuses them of participating in vitriolic comments aimed at female Seattle City Council members.
10 years ago

Why Dori supports Portland’s homeless bus ticket program

Portland is sending away its homeless with a one-way bus ticket and some are coming to Seattle. How does this program work? And why is Dori in favor of it?
10 years ago

Not all campsites are taken, but they’re going fast

It won't be easy, but with a little work it's possible to track down a good campsite in Washington as we head into the summer months.
10 years ago

Reichert vs. Ventrella: The battle for the 8th Congressional District

Republican Congressman Dave Reichert faces the next round of Democratic competition for Washington's 8th Congressional District. That crowd includes Democrat Tony Ventrella. What did they have to say about each other?
10 years ago

UPDATE: ‘Interest’ in adopting murdered Arlington couple’s sheep, but no takers yet

Neighbors knew that Patrick Shunn and Monique Patenaude were missing because of the condition of their animals. Now they're getting help. But the shelter helping them could use yours.
10 years ago

Video: The time state troopers hit Dori Monson with a stun gun

As one state representative is raising money by offering people the opportunity to tase him, Dori recalls when he was tased and just how bad he felt.
10 years ago

Dori: Seattle school cafeteria workers’ union strong-arming youth pastors

A Seattle youth pastor says he was intimidated by a local school union that took offense to the church handing out free pizza during lunch. And it's not the first time the union has been so abrasive on the issue.
10 years ago

Is this book title offensive? Some protesters think so

The protest at Seattle University continues and has gathered additional controversies about race and school.
10 years ago

Should Woody Allen be celebrated at the Seattle International Film Festival?

Woody Allen's latest film will be featured on the opening night of the Seattle International Film Festival. But some do not support honoring the man who has been followed by serious allegations.
10 years ago

‘Barefoot Bandit’ says he raised enough money to freeze late mother, but project failed

Colton Harris-Moore was trying to raise enough money to cryonically freeze his terminally-ill mother. He says that he was successful, but it was too late. This is what he has to say now.
10 years ago

Bertha has reached 2,000 feet and is headed under downtown Seattle

After taking a break last weekend, Bertha - the tunneling machine moving below the Seattle waterfront - has passed the 2,000-foot mark. Crews have installed 300 tunnel rings in her wake.
10 years ago

The Costco angel: How one woman thanked a soldier for his service

Sgt. Ben Hanses was about to pay for his groceries and more at a Tacoma Costco when he felt a tap on his shoulder. This is what happened next.
10 years ago