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Michael Bennett...
MyNorthwest Staff

Las Vegas police reveal details from Michael Bennett encounter

Las Vegas police held a news conference on Friday about an encounter with its officers and Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett.
9 years ago
wings for autism...
Rachel Belle

Wings for Autism helps families and kids learn to fly

Lines, crowds and airport security can trigger anxiety or worse for people with autism. Wings For Autism aims to remedy that with flying practice.
9 years ago
internet addiction...
Rachel Belle

Fall City’s reSTART is world’s first Internet addiction center

People at reSTART in Fall City have an internet addiction, or are addicted to video games, and have lost their jobs or flunked out of college because of it.
9 years ago
toll road...
Dori Monson

The plan to turn every road into a toll road

The Dori Monson Show has obtained an internal WSDOT email that details the Transportation Commission's effort to turn every road in Washington state into a toll road.
9 years ago
Father...
John Curley

John Curley’s letter to his dying father

These are the lessons I learned from my father, and I reflect on them as he lays in a hospital, expected to pass away soon.
9 years ago
Ed Murray...
Zak Burns

Feeling sick about my time with Ed Murray

KIRO Radio's Zak Burns says finally, the city of Seattle isn’t going to have a vile embarrassment for a mayor.
9 years ago
Ed Murray...
MyNorthwest Staff

Seattle mayor: I’m resigning

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced that he will resign after a relative became the fifth man to accuse him of sexual abuse.
9 years ago
Jason Rantz Show

Democrat: ‘Socialist echo chamber’ pushing Amazon out of Seattle

State senator Guy Palumbo, a Democrat representing Bothell and Mountlake Terrace, tells KTTH's Jason Rantz he's not surprised Amazon is looking outside of Seattle.
9 years ago
Seattle's Evelyn Dickinson worked on her voice with Sandy Hirsch. (Photo courtesy of Evelyn Dickins...
Rachel Belle

Seattle voice coach helps transgender people find their true voice

When a transgender person decides to transition from one sex to another, there are a lot of steps involved. They might change their appearance and their name. They might take hormones and have gender reassignment surgery. But after all of this is complete, many may find their old voice doesn't match their new appearance.
9 years ago
Rachel Belle

A stool transplant? Unlikely treatment is all the medical rage

Could a stool transplant fix multiple ills? Use of this unlikely medical treatment is proving to be a very effective to treat gastroenterological disease.
9 years ago
Rachel Belle

Why is the national anthem always played before a game?

Michael Bennett's refusal to stand for the national anthem sparked a question for me: when and why did sports and The Star spangled Banner become intertwined? Here's a look at the history.
9 years ago
mail carrier...
KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

Seattle neighbors file lawsuit against mail carrier

A Seattle man collected 13 complaint letters from neighbors who said their same carrier had submitted “fake” dog problem reports to USPS management.
9 years ago
transgender...
Rachel Belle

Seattle hosts Gender Odyssey, the country’s largest transgender conference

This week is Gender Odyssey, the country's largest transgender conference, and it's right here in Seattle.
9 years ago
surgeons...
Rachel Belle

What Seattle surgeons are listening to while they operate on you

A new survey shows that about 90 percent of US surgeons listen to music while they operate, and most listen to rock music.
9 years ago
centurylink field...
Rachel Belle

Din Tai Fung and phorritos (a pho burrito!) arrive at CenturyLink Field this season

CenturyLink Field is partnering with several local chefs to amp up their stadium menu for this season.
9 years ago
seahawks...
Rachel Belle

Seahawks fans react to Bennett’s anthem protest

On the last day of Seahawks training camp, Rachel Belle gets fans' reactions to Michael Bennett's national anthem protest on game days.
9 years ago
breakup...
Rachel Belle

Breakup Bootcamp: For when ice cream and crying isn’t enough

After devastating breakups, and enlightening recoveries, a couple of women have created breakup programs to help others dealing with heartbreak.
9 years ago
Sephardic...
Rachel Belle

Seattle’s Sephardic synagogues bake very unique Jewish treats

Seattle has two Sephardic synagogues. Each bake thousands of traditional pastries for annual bazaars - quite different from the more popular Jewish foods.
9 years ago
fire lookout...
Rachel Belle

Sleep on the top of the world in a Washington fire lookout

Washington state has 96 remaining fire lookouts, but only one is available to rent overnight. But volunteers are looking at updating other lookouts.
9 years ago
This is not a Beyond Burger. It's the kind of burger Beyond Meat would like you to lay off of. ( Ph...
Rachel Belle

Beyond Burger is a plant-based burger that bleeds like meat

Concerned about the greenhouse gas emissions caused by livestock, Ethan Brown created Beyond Meat. He uses science to turn plants into meat, with the hope that meat lovers will eat less beef.
9 years ago
The iconic church in Port Gamble. (Saleina Marie Photography)...
Rachel Belle

What’s the deal with Port Gamble? The mystery behind this little slice of Americana

Port Gamble looks like a movie set. More specifically, the movie set of Pleasantville. The teeny tiny town on Highway 104 on the Kitsap Peninsula is frozen in time, with sprawling, perfectly manicured lawns, white picket fences, and flawless New England architecture, most of it built between the 1880s and 1919. There are no garbage […]
9 years ago
Chimacum...
Rachel Belle

Tiny Chimacum, WA gets its own Space Needle in the form of a windmill

In the tiny Olympic Peninsula farming town of Chimicum, Washington, it was big news when the Chimicum Corner Farm Stand recently added a vintage windmill to the mix.
9 years ago
The Penny Saver sells up to 700 homemade, plastic wrapped sandwiches every day. (Photo by Rachel Be...
Rachel Belle

The story of a Port Townsend tuna sandwich

Rachel Belle asked listeners for story suggestions in the Port Townsend area, and one of the most vague and odd suggestions led her to a Port Townsend mini mart that sells 28 different sandwiches.
9 years ago
Jenny Horton and Mat Schramm show off the wedding bands they just made. (Photo by Rachel Belle)...
Rachel Belle

Hand make your own weddings rings in Port Townsend

With These Rings is one of the few places in the country that teaches you to make your own wedding rings in a day.
9 years ago