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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘It will negatively affect consumers’: WA joins antitrust suit against Paramount-Warner Bros. merger
WA consumers face negative impacts from the Paramount-Warner Bros. merger as the state joins an antitrust lawsuit with others.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘They didn’t have the evidence’: King County prosecutor explains why no felony charges in Pike Place kidnapping case
King County Prosecutor Leesa Mannion details why there were no felony charges filed in Pike Place kidnapping incident involving a baby.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: A Mongolian grill owner left 31 tips for a happy marriage on every table. I still think about them
On every table, right next to the menu, the owner left three laminated pages of marriage advice. Two pages were his. One was his wife's.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘We saw those crimes plummet’: King County prosecutor pushes copper wire theft approach that worked for catalytic converters
King County Prosecutor Leesa Manion is pushing lawmakers to pass a bill she said would drastically reduce copper wire theft.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It should be hair-on-fire urgency’: Ursula sounds off on Seattle’s drug crisis, treatment beds
Ursula highlights the critical need for more drug treatment beds in Seattle to combat the ongoing crisis.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: You put the plastic in the recycling bin. Nobody will tell you what happens next
Recycling is a great thing when it actually conserves resources and prevents pollution. But does it work, or does it just make us feel like we did?2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It’s how you thread the needle’: KIRO hosts weigh former Starbucks CEO’s warning that WA is driving out entrepreneurs
Former Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz warned Washington could lose the next generation of entrepreneurs.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘He needs to make this right’: KIRO hosts question Pierce County Sheriff Swank’s integrity after false claim about 911 call
Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank faces scrutiny over a false 911 claim during a recent meeting. KIRO hosts question the sheriff's willingness to clear the air.2 months ago
John Curley Show
‘It’s going to take the feds’: Center Square reporter says AG won’t investigate alleged daycare fraud because DCYF is ‘his client’
Center Square reporter Carleen Johnson said Washington's AG won't investigate alleged DCYF daycare fraud.2 months ago
Manda Factor
Oil prices climb 4% as Russian refinery attacks and Middle East tensions rattle energy markets
Oil prices rose 4% to start the week, climbing to around $74 a barrel as escalating conflicts in the Middle East and Ukrainian attacks.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It was a horrible scene’: Ursula describes crime pushing businesses out of Seattle’s Chinatown
Ursula Reutin shares her insights on crime affecting Chinatown businesses, highlighting the dire consequences for the community.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Six organized retail theft suspects in King County court Monday as Washington leads nation in shoplifting
Six defendants accused of organized retail theft were arraigned in King County court Monday.2 months ago
John Curley Show
Curley: South Lake Union streetcar remains ‘a total waste of money’ despite ridership gains
The City of Seattle is celebrating the increase in ridership on the South Lake Union trolley, but KIRO host John Curley remains unimpressed by the data.2 months ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Washington leads the nation in shoplifting. A 33-officer department in Bonney Lake is trying to do something about it
The Bonney Lake PD runs a Facebook page called Can You ID Crime. There you'll see surveillance stills of people they haven't identified yet, with the date, what got taken, and a tip line.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘When we allow abuse and violence to fester we’re all unsafe’: KIRO hosts call for accountability at Tacoma ICE facility as judge orders inspections
A federal judge ruled last week that the Tacoma ICE facility must allow inspections.2 months ago
John Curley Show
‘Transgressions have changed so much’: Political strategist says old scandals no longer sink a campaign
Kathy Allen, a political strategist, discusses how transgressions now impact campaigns differently than in the pas2 months ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘It’s an incentive, not a penalty’: Jake contrasts Bellevue’s affordable housing approach with Seattle’s
Explore Jake's insights on Bellevue's incentive-based housing model versus Seattle's stalled MHA fee reductions for affordability.2 months ago
John Curley Show
‘Let’s not shoot ourselves in the foot’: Former council president analyzes Seattle’s biggest issues
Explore key problems facing Seattle as Sara Nelson addresses critical issues that should have been tackled four years ago.2 months ago
John Curley Show
‘I don’t know when people will learn’: Curley slams Mayor Wilson’s junk fee ban proposal
Curley argues Mayor Wilson's fee ban will not benefit Seattle renters. Explore the implications for local housing affordability.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Domestic violence is the No. 2 driver of homelessness in Clark County, report finds
Clark County's homelessness report, released earlier this week, found that the number one driver of homelessness is the rising cost of housing.2 months ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Why don’t they just live within their means?’: Jake fires back at Katie Wilson’s proposed transit sales tax hike
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson faced backlash from Seattle City Council member Bob Kettle on her plan to raise the city's transit sales tax.2 months ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘That would upset me’: Jake pushes back on new Kirkland supportive housing facility that doesn’t require sobriety
Sheila Stanton Place, a controversial supportive housing facility through Plymouth Housing, opened this week in Kirkland.2 months ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘Pretty sure it was started by fireworks’: Douglas County asking for volunteers, donations as Chelan Hills Fire scorches region
As the Chelan Hills Fire approaches full containment, the cause is under criminal investigation by the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.2 months ago
