‘We cannot move forward’: Kettle says Seattle must confront homelessness epidemic
Seattle's homelessness numbers surged by 7,000 since 2016. Kettle emphasizes the urgent need for action in King County.6 months ago
‘Let your guys know you can answer these questions’: Curley offers Katie Wilson advice after team yanks her from KOMO question
KIRO host John Curley had some advice for Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson after her team stopped her from answering a question last week.6 months ago
‘Tax me more’: Curley mocks Katie Wilson’s $1.3B spending plan for child care, education
Curley mocks Katie Wilson's proposed $1.3B levy for education and day care as council bypasses voter approval.6 months ago
‘We just had to be a little creative’: Issaquah mayor boasts $40M savings from city hall plans
The City of Issaquah, behind Mayor Mark Mullet, has found a way to save roughly $40 million.6 months ago
‘We’re getting there’: WA Rep. April Berg appears to confirm millionaires’ tax is path to broader income tax in leaked Zoom meeting
Future 42 shared a leaked Zoom meeting in which lawmakers paint the millionaires' tax as the next step toward an official income tax in the state.6 months ago
‘We’ve failed them’: KIRO hosts analyze Seattle crime surge as businesses weigh private security
Wallingford businesses face rising crime and discuss private security options to protect their community and assets.6 months ago
‘It doesn’t look good’: King County council member deflates return-to-office protest arguments
King County Councilmember Reagan Dunn has long supported a mandate requiring King County employees to return to the office at least three days a week.6 months ago
‘Taller, denser, faster’: Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announces plan to supercharge city’s housing growth
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson unveils strategies to accelerate housing development in Seattle, addressing the city's urgent housing needs.6 months ago
‘An expensive coffin’: Andrea Suarez criticizes Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s 1K tiny homes plan
Andrea Suarez criticizes Mayor Wilson's tiny homes plan as a harmful solution for Seattle's homeless crisis.6 months ago
‘Why wouldn’t I go to Idaho?’ Lake Stevens mayor steps down, citing frustrations with WA
Lake Stevens Mayor Brett Gailey announced earlier this week, after a city council meeting, that he is resigning from elected office.7 months ago
Newly released video captures heroic passengers stopping Seattle bus after driver collapses
Newly released video shows the passengers banding together to stop a bus after the driver suffered a medical emergency and lost consciousness while driving.7 months ago
Tacoma’s new police chief sends message on enforcing drug laws, chop shops, public safety
Tacoma swore in a new chief of police after a unanimous vote by the city council, and, according to KIRO host John Curley, she has already hit the ground running.7 months ago
Cliff Mass: It’s too early to predict a ‘super El Niño’ this year
Cliff Mass weighs in on the warning that there is a growing chance of a super El Niño later this year from several climate scientists.7 months ago
‘I’m disappointed that it had to get here’: Lawyer who filed recall against Ferguson hopes issue resolves before it goes to court
An Olympia lawyer filed a recall against Gov. Ferguson over two vacant Public Disclosure Commission seats unfilled for hundreds of days.7 months ago
‘It’s killed the whole industry’: Gold dealer flees Washington after 10.3% sales tax
Craig Rhyne, owner of Washington Gold Exchange, is moving to Idaho after a new 10.3% sales tax on gold and silver drove dealers out of the state.7 months ago
‘It’s really bad news’: DCYF asks for more money after $2M in overpayments found
A recent audit of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families revealed $2 million in overpayments from the $10 million that was audited.7 months ago
‘I was stunned’: Tacoma man gets help from police chief after 6 years of fighting to shut down neighbor’s drug house
A Tacoma man spent six years living next to a house plagued by drugs, prostitution, and even murder before the police chief got involved.7 months ago
‘Internal grifting operation’: WA Senate leader Jamie Pedersen’s business benefits from CCA, We the Governed finds
Glen Morgan found Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen is writing laws that benefit the company he works for.7 months ago
‘The whole thing makes no sense’: ATF bullet analysis in Charlie Kirk murder finds no conclusive link to rifle
There is a new development in Charlie Kirk's murder after an analysis could not "conclusively" connect a bullet fragment recovered from the autopsy to the rifle found near the scene.7 months ago
‘The court will declare this tax is unconstitutional’: Former WA AG Rob McKenna gears up for legal fight against millionaires’ tax
Former WA AG Rob McKenna leads the fight against the new millionaires' tax, aiming to challenge its legality and implications.7 months ago
‘I’m cooked’: Aurora business owner’s viral video draws customers to notorious strip
An Aurora business owner posted a video that has since gone viral, stating people told her not to open her business in the area, and she is now "cooked."7 months ago
‘$200M gone lickety split’: Federal investigation targets race-based WA housing program
HUD investigates Washington's race-based housing program, raising concerns over $200 million in funding.7 months ago
‘The state is not business-friendly’: Curley rips proposed vacancy tax amid 30% empty Seattle buildings
Curley challenges the proposed vacancy tax as Seattle faces high building vacancies and job losses.7 months ago
