KIRO Newsradio: Seattle News & Analysis

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘The games politicians play’: Todd Myers blames WA laws for skyrocketing electric bills

Todd Myers discusses how WA laws are driving up electricity bills, impacting residents' finances.

3 months ago

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John Curley Show

‘Seattle is a sanctuary drug tourism city’: We Heart Seattle founder reacts to county homeless agency’s reset

Suarez described Seattle as a "sanctuary drug tourism city" due to having barrier-free access to drugs with no felony charges for possession.

3 months ago

John Curley Show

‘It’s foreign to me’: Curley celebrates Seattle Dog’s national title, admits he can’t tell brisket from barbecue

The Seattle Dog was named America's best regional hot dog in a New York Times Wirecutter taste-testing video.

3 months ago

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John Curley Show

‘It’s night and day’: Aurora resident praises street barriers for curbing neighborhood crime

Seattle's emergency plan blocks traffic on Aurora streets, boosting safety and curbing crime in the community.

3 months ago

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘This enablement needs to stop’: We Heart Seattle founder describes finding 9-month-old in tent because mother refused housing

We Heart Seattle founder Andrea Suarez said her team moved a 9-month-old baby from Kinnear Park in Queen Anne on Tuesday.

3 months ago

Charlie Harger

Harger: In 2004, 91% of us were proud to be American. On our 250th birthday, 33% are

Two and a half centuries of the loudest, messiest, most improbable argument in human history, and the thing still runs. That's worth a party, no matter who's in the White House.

3 months ago

Ursula Reutin

Ask Ursula: Amid a divorce after a 30-year marriage, my in-laws forgot my birthday

I’ve been married for 30 years and am going through a divorce. This year, for the first time in three decades, I didn’t receive a call, text, or even a card for my birthday from my in-laws.

3 months ago

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Just don’t mess it up’: Gee weighs in on whether Seattle’s looser public drinking laws should stay

Seattle is testing lenient rules around public drinking, but what started as a limited-time allowance actually could extend well beyond its expiration date.

3 months ago

John Curley Show

‘People on the left are really unhappy’: Journalist breaks down discontent with Mayor Katie Wilson

Journalist Hannah Krieg discusses Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson breaking with Democratic tradition by endorsing progressive challengers over two veteran state lawmakers.

3 months ago

Charlie Harger

‘Does she have crab in her bra?’ Washington Fish and Wildlife officer uncovers 21 hidden Dungeness crabs at Tokeland

A WDFW officer who asked four crab harvesters six times whether they had any more Dungeness crabs got the same answer every time. No. He found 21 crabs hidden on their bodies.

3 months ago

Charlie Harger

Harger: Your PSE bill went up 12% this year. They’re asking for 30% more. And Olympia is about to print the reason on it

Sometime this winter, the electric bill started climbing, and not in the rounding-error way. I started asking around. Neighbors. Coworkers. Everybody's PSE bill is up.

3 months ago

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘If it kills businesses, then the minimum wage is actually zero’: Jake pushes back on senator’s $25-an-hour proposal

U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut is pushing to increase the federal minimum wage to $25.

3 months ago

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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘You’re so full of it’: Gee blasts Seattle’s ‘performative’ homelessness politics as city loses nearly 700 shelter beds

Seattle's homelessness policies fall short, with nearly 700 shelter beds cut, revealing a need for more effective solutions.

3 months ago

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘If you make a mistake, it’s OK’: Gee Scott regrets missing his son’s wedding, but says he’s moving forward

Discover Gee Scott's journey of moving forward after missing his son's wedding for the World Cup in Seattle.

3 months ago

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Charlie Harger

Harger: Washington is No. 1 in the nation for retail theft. The state found a fix that worked, then killed it over $500K

Forbes ranks us as the state most impacted by retail theft in the country. Third-worst for value of goods stolen per resident. Second-worst for larceny per capita. No. 1. Out of 50 states.