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L.B. Gilbert

Gee & Ursula: Lakewood’s ‘lewd’ Halloween skeleton display has been stolen

A Halloween display in Lakewood is drawing controversy due to what some parents are calling an "inappropriate" display next to a local elementary school.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Spike cracks open his based emergency ‘go bag’

Reporter Micki Gamez moved to Seattle from Texas and was shocked that everyone she met here had a ‘go bag’ packed with first-aid and emergency essentials. Do you have one, and what’s in yours? And in a survivor-of-the-zombie-apocalypse style version of ‘what’s in this celebrity’s purse,’ Spike cracks one of his (several) heavy-duty ones open […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Will you vote to increase your own property taxes?

Seattle voters are going to weigh in on the city’s largest-ever property tax measure. Spike is happy to pay them. Jack calls it death by a thousand cuts. Where do you stand on property taxes in Seattle? Tune into The Jack and Spike Show, live on KIRO Newsradio 97.3 FM every weekday and preserved in […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Seahawks defeat Browns: Gee Scott on a spectacular Sunday at Lumen Field

KIRO Newsradio’s Gee Scott joined Seattle’s Morning News with Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien to break down the Seattle Seahawks’ 24-20 victory over the Cleveland Browns at Lumen Field on Sunday. The game marked the first time the Seahawks wore their throwback uniforms from the 1990s. Gee explained how the atmosphere was top notch on […]
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Seattle Halloween Forecast: Ted Buehner expects a cool, spooky night

KIRO Newsradio meteorologist Ted Buehner delivers the Seattle-area Halloween forecast the only way he knows how. Check out more of Ted’s spooky content at MyNorthwest.com: https://mynorthwest.com/author/tbuehner/
3 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Gun shops should have their own network to prevent mass shootings

The latest detail in that shooting in Maine offers some hope, the shooter had been turned away by a local gun shop when he tried to buy a silencer
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Some holiday shopping tips from KIRO Newsradio!

Micki joined us this morning to give us some useful shopping tips for the holiday season which is right around the corner! Listen to Seattle’s Morning News, weekdays from 5 am to 9 am on KIRO Newsradio 97.3fm!
3 years ago
Flight instructor Joseph Bryant works with Chin-ting Chou (L) of Taiwan and Nemanja Nedelikovic of ...
Dave Ross

Ross: How do you figure out when the people you trust are about to snap?

When do the right hands become the wrong hands? You can’t subject everyone to daily drug tests or mental health evaluations
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: The lawsuit against Meta explained

Ursula joined Seattle’s Morning News to discuss the lawsuit against Facebook and Instagram’s parent company, Meta.
3 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: There’s a way to reduce the deficit, and it’s actually collecting taxes

Wouldn’t it be great whoever becomes Speaker stops this unproductive government shutdown and uses unpaid taxes recovered by the IRS to reduce the deficit.
3 years ago
Image: In this photo illustration, a Nest thermostat installed in a home is seen on January 16, 201...
Jake Skorheim

Skorheim: Winter is coming. Let the battle of the thermostat begin!

Every year when cold weather sets in, there is a battle line drawn in my house and it goes straight through the thermostat on the wall in my living room.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Person seen fleeing before vacant house in Judkins Park goes up in flames

In a video from a neighbor, a figure can be seen fleeing a vacant home in the Seattle neighborhood of Judkins Park before the house catches fire. Seattle Fire is currently investigating the incident.
3 years ago
Image: Alaska Airlines planes are pictured at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport the day after Ho...
Dave Ross

Ross: I have a newfound fear of flying, I’m scared of the pilots

First, I want to acknowledge that the most dangerous part of any flight is the drive to the airport, especially if you get dropped off on the upper roadway at SEA.
3 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Raking your leaves might not be worth it, I drive over mine

Every year, homeowners fall into the same debate: is it more responsible to rake your leaves or let them rot in place?
3 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Can anybody really ban a book?

For all the talk about a book ban, Dave Ross explains why he's never had any trouble getting any book he wants.
3 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Israel has a nuclear responsibility to look for a path to peace

Can you really fight violence with peace? Starting a war is easy. It’s preventing one that takes courage.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: Jake Skorheim carves his greatest pumpkin yet

Jake Skorheim, host of KIRO Nights, gets festive in the office as he carves a pumpkin commemorating the late-night talk radio show.
3 years ago
Image: Travis Gienger stands with the largest pumpkin ever recorded. The pumpkin weighed 2,749 poun...
Jake Skorheim

Skorheim: Giant world-record pumpkin seeds sell for how much?

I talked with Travis Gienger, now the world-record holder for growing the largest pumpkin ever. It was recorded at 2,749 pounds.
3 years ago
Dave Ross

Ross: Fact checking is all too important in the war for information

A hospital full of patients blows up in Gaza. Hamas blames Israel, and Israel blames Hamas. Who do we believe?
3 years ago
Image: Charge nurse Liliana Palacios makes a phone call while nurse Rocky Dixon, left, plans patien...
Ursula Reutin

Ursula: We aren’t doing enough for nurses, who are leaving in droves

Many are leaving the profession of nursing, and, in some cases, they're taking their own lives as well.
3 years ago
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Jake Skorheim

Skorheim: These gas prices are getting out of control!

In much of the rest of the United States, gas is still halfway affordable at around $3.60 per gallon, according to AAA. But not here in Washington!
3 years ago
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Chris Sullivan

Looking at 2 huge changes: Max tolls and ramp meters

There will be a vote on whether to start the public outreach process, which includes research on the impacts of raising the prices.
3 years ago
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Dave Ross

Ross: Turn the express lanes over to Ticketmaster

As we heard last week, the State Transportation Department is considering liberating the Express Toll Lanes on 405.  The demand is so high they want to test the market and let the maximum float up to $18.
3 years ago
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MyNorthwest Video

Video: John and Shari speak with human trafficking undercover agent in a powerful interview

John and Shari discuss the realities of human trafficking with an undercover agent. Listen to The John Curley & Shari Elliker Show, weekdays from 3 p.m. – 7 p.m. on KIRO Newsradio or on-demand wherever you listen to podcasts. Learn more about The John Curley & Shari Elliker Show here: https://mynorthwest.com/category/tom-and-curley/
3 years ago