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John Curley Show

‘It’s killed the whole industry’: Gold dealer flees Washington after 10.3% sales tax

Craig Rhyne, owner of Washington Gold Exchange, is moving to Idaho after a new 10.3% sales tax on gold and silver drove dealers out of the state.
7 months ago
ICE Seattle...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Do cops get to decide what laws they follow?’: Spike backs Katie Wilson’s claim to fire officers who defy Seattle’s ICE directive

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson has faced pushback for saying she will fire officers who don't follow her executive order on immigration enforcement.
7 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

Jake and Spike: Bob Ferguson got the merger wrong as Albertsons closures grow

Albertsons announced it is closing additional stores and laying off employees across the nation after its $24.6 billion merger with Kroger fell through.
7 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It feels a little hypocritical’: Jake calls out Ferguson’s toll camera exemption in new bill

Jake Skorheim calls on Gov. Ferguson to enforce the new license plate law on toll roads, addressing privacy concerns and federal access.
7 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Profits more important than citizenry’: Spike challenges millionaires fleeing WA’s income tax

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill butted heads on the moral high ground aspect of why a millionaire should pay the tax, rather than flee the state entirely.
7 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘We are moving too fast’: Todd Myers says clean energy laws drove PSE’s 30% rate hike

Todd Myers provided more insight on "The Gee and Ursula Show" for why PSE filed a plan to add roughly $51 a month to a typical residential electric bill by 2029.
7 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘$325 for what?’: Jake, Spike question Bumbershoot’s value with unfamiliar artists

Bumbershoot, one of Seattle’s longest-running festivals, just announced its 2026 lineup — and has been met with strong criticism due to some of the artists.
7 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘It’s expensive as heck here’: Gee blames cost of living for 35K people leaving WA yearly

Gee believes the No. 1 cause for people moving out of Washington is the elevated costs of living, whether it be taxes, street parking, or affording a home.
7 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘It’s really bad news’: DCYF asks for more money after $2M in overpayments found

A recent audit of the Department of Children, Youth, and Families revealed $2 million in overpayments from the $10 million that was audited.
7 months ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

KIRO Newsradio’s Charlie Harger and Patrick Janicek nominated for Northwest Emmy

KIRO Newsradio's Charlie Harger and Patrick Janicek have been nominated for a Northwest Emmy for their investigation into the Auburn mayor.
7 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Performing with some incredible human beings’: Comedian Craig Gass shares his upcoming Seattle show for bullying prevention

Comedian Craig Gass joins a star-studded lineup at the Moore Theater Saturday for Amplify Courage, a fundraiser for anti-bullying.
7 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘I was stunned’: Tacoma man gets help from police chief after 6 years of fighting to shut down neighbor’s drug house

A Tacoma man spent six years living next to a house plagued by drugs, prostitution, and even murder before the police chief got involved.
7 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: North Beacon Hill park is worse after city sweep as fentanyl is smoked openly

Last week, in the middle of a Wednesday afternoon, I walked past groups of men smoking fentanyl in an open city park in Seattle's Beacon Hill.
7 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Beacon Hill drug camps: Seattle neighborhood overrun by open-air fentanyl market as city looks away

Four parks on Beacon Hill have been swallowed by an open-air drug market. Hundreds of people are living and using within them right now.
7 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘Internal grifting operation’: WA Senate leader Jamie Pedersen’s business benefits from CCA, We the Governed finds

Glen Morgan found Washington State Senate Majority Leader Jamie Pedersen is writing laws that benefit the company he works for.
7 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘I’m glad you see it now’: Gee responds after Jonathan Choe admits Vegas arrest changed his view on policing

Jonathan Choe, an independent journalist, was arrested in Las Vegas for jaywalking, and spoke out against strict policing from one of the arresting officers.
7 months ago
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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Frustrating and angering’: King County Councilmember Dembowski says ‘serious missteps’ led to DCHS fraud investigation

King County Councilmember Rod Dembowski broke down DCHS' fraud investigation to "The Gee and Ursula Show" on KIRO Newsradio.
7 months ago
Seattle tiny house drug use...
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Your dealer is your neighbor’: We Heart Seattle activist exposes drug use in taxpayer-funded tiny house villages

Andrea Suarez of We Heart Seattle toured a tiny house village and made discoveries that would "blow your mind" about the drug use being enabled inside.
7 months ago
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John Curley Show

‘The whole thing makes no sense’: ATF bullet analysis in Charlie Kirk murder finds no conclusive link to rifle

There is a new development in Charlie Kirk's murder after an analysis could not "conclusively" connect a bullet fragment recovered from the autopsy to the rifle found near the scene.
7 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: You know the income tax is on the ballot this year, right? Five times

Five of nine. More than half the court. That's how many seats on the Washington State Supreme Court will be decided by voters this November.
7 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Iran tells Microsoft, Boeing employees to evacuate Middle East offices immediately after attacks threatened

Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is warning employees at 18 major American companies to evacuate their Middle East workplaces immediately.
7 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Shut those toll roads down immediately’: Jake demands Gov. Ferguson apply license plate law to tolls

Jake Skorheim calls on Gov. Ferguson to enforce the new license plate law on toll roads, addressing privacy concerns and federal access.
7 months ago
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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘The city may use that appeal as leverage’: Attorney warns Seattle could drag out $30.5M CHOP shooting case

A Seattle attorney is warning that the City of Seattle could drag out an appeal process after being found negligent in the CHOP shooting.
7 months ago
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Charlie Harger

Harger: Ferguson signed WA’s millionaire income tax. Before you celebrate or protest, ask what happened to the last decade of budget increases

Governor Bob Ferguson signed Washington's new millionaire income tax into law Monday morning. Lawsuits were announced almost immediately.
7 months ago