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DelBene Alaska ballot...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

Why is WA always more expensive? Jake challenges DelBene on prices throughout the state

KIRO host Jake Skorheim and WA Rep. Suzan DelBene spar over the state's increasingly high costs and what is causing them.
7 months ago
lake stevens mayor idaho...
John Curley Show

‘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
sea-tac airport record-setting travel...
Luke Duecy

The Spin: How Seattle airport spokesperson Perry Cooper turned tough questions into a win with Gee, Ursula

Discover how Perry Cooper turned tough questions into wins for Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in the latest analysis from "The Spin."
7 months ago
cameras world cup cctv spd...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘This decision is out of my hands’: SPD Chief weighs in on Katie Wilson restricting police surveillance cameras ahead of FIFA World Cup

SPD Chief Shon Barnes discusses the decision that SPD will not tap into CCTV cameras to monitor the hundreds of thousands of soccer fans expected to travel to the city during this summer’s World Cup.
7 months ago
tokyo sound transit seattle subway...
Charlie Harger

Harger: The Tokyo subway costs 80 cents a ride. Sound Transit costs up to $47. And they still can’t get to Ballard

In Tokyo, it costs eighty cents to move a rider across one of the most efficient transit networks on the planet. In Seattle, it's a lot more.
7 months ago
bus seattle video driver collapses...
John Curley Show

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
Senior living prices lonely...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘These are life choices’: Rising living costs force seniors to find roommates, avoid loneliness

Jake and Spike discuss the rising number of seniors being priced out as they navigate retirement, and why more seniors have sought roommates to cover costs.
7 months ago
Interim Tacoma Police Chief Patti Jackson...
John Curley Show

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
Toilet paper shortage...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I’d bury it in the backyard’: Jake details fool-proof plan as toilet paper shortage concerns rise

After a man allegedly burned down a 1.2 million square foot warehouse filled with toilet paper, the western U.S. now faces a toilet paper shortage.
7 months ago
american dream...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

Gee and Ursula ask, ‘What does the American Dream mean today?’

A new report from Northwest Mutual prompted KIRO hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin to rethink what the American Dream is today.
7 months ago
melania trump first lady curley...
John Curley

Curley: Melania Trump’s speech revives a long history of First Ladies going rogue

The media loves stories when the First Lady goes against the president, or at least seems to have a voice of her own.
7 months ago
Skykomish school board child rape teacher...
Luke Duecy

The Spin: Skykomish School Board fires teacher charged with grooming, raping student over 2 years

The Skykomish School Board terminated a teacher charged with raping a student as criminal proceedings and administrative fallout continue to unfold.
7 months ago
SEA least stressful airport...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We’re proud’: SEA celebrates ranking 6th least stressful major airport in U.S.

A recent report listed the Seattle-Tacoma International Airport (SEA) as the sixth least stressful big airport in the U.S.
7 months ago
kalshi wa ag gambling predictive market...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We have a gambling epidemic’: WA AG explains why the state is trying to ban Kalshi and other predictive markets

WA AG Nick Brown filed a lawsuit against Kalshi, alleging that it actively circumvents state gambling laws to allow users to place "prediction wagers" on nearly anything.
7 months ago
pothole - washington road...
John Curley

Curley: Washington’s roads are ranked 48th in the nation. At this point, let’s just go for 50th.

Washington's highway system dropped to 48th in the nation. Curley breaks down why the roads keep getting worse and where the money is going.
7 months ago
crime spree...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘It’s a slippery slope’: Gee sides with Washington sheriffs fighting new accountability law

A new law aimed at holding Washington sheriffs to a higher standard, Senate Bill 5974, is facing pushback from four eastern Washington sheriffs.
7 months ago
WA child welfare deaths...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘The numbers are dramatic’: WA rep. says child fatalities have skyrocketed under Keeping Families Together Act

A WA lawmaker says the Keeping Families Together Act has led to over 100 child fatalities and near fatalities in just two years.
7 months ago
downtown Seattle job losses...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

Downtown Seattle Association ‘sounding the alarm’ on stalled job growth amid record number of residents

Downtown Seattle has a record number of residents, but job growth has stalled. The Downtown Seattle Association explains what needs to change.
7 months ago
ferguson fraud prevention...
John Curley Show

‘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
crocodile attack richland...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Most pain I’ve ever experienced’: Richland man survives 12-foot crocodile attack in Mexico, fights to save arm

One moment, Eric Greager was floating in the crystal-clear waters of Cozumel. The next, he was fighting for his life against a 12-foot crocodile.
7 months ago
dead canines...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It’s just so bizarre’: Jake and Spike dig into mystery of 20 to 25 dead canines washing up on WA island

Dozens of mutilated canines are washing up on a WA island. Jake and Spike dig into the dark mystery.
7 months ago
king county fraud Girmay Zahilay...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

Executive Girmay Zahilay calls alleged King County DCHS fraud a ‘systemic failure’

King County Executive Girmay Zahilay joined "The Gee and Ursula Show" to discuss the county's significant alleged fraud within the Department of Community and Human Services.
7 months ago
seattle (2)...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Who’s the economy doing well for?’: Gee warns middle-class businesses are being squeezed out in Seattle

Seattle's middle-class businesses are being squeezed out as economists warn the city is facing a K-shaped economy that erases the middle.
7 months ago
Trump, Iran...
John Curley

Curley: The next 24 hours will make or break Trump’s presidency

KIRO host John Curley says the next 24 hours will define Trump's presidency as the Iran deadline looms and the stakes couldn't be higher.
7 months ago