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Seattle's Morning News

Skip the airport chargers: Gee warns Sea-Tac travelers of ‘juice jacking’

TSA warns Sea-Tac travelers: avoid airport chargers to protect your data from juice jacking threats.

1 year ago

Charlie Harger

You’ll never see this again: 12U Maple Valley player hits two baseballs in same swing

Witness an extraordinary play in baseball history that you may never see again. A rare moment by a 12U player that astounds fans.

1 year ago

Frank Sumrall

Ringleader charged in string of burglaries targeting Seattle athletes, including Julio Rodriguez, Richard Sherman

A Seattle man was charged late last week as the ringleader for a string of burglaries that targeted prominent Seattle athletes, including Mariners center fielder Julio Rodriguez and former Seattle Seahawks cornerback Richard Sherman.

1 year ago

Seattle's Morning News

Seattle’s young adult exodus: Millennials, Gen Z leaving the city in post-COVID trend

Census data revealed that Seattle's young-adult population has declined since the start of the pandemic, bucking the trend that the Puget Sound is a thriving hub for Gen Z, latter millennials, and its hybrid in-between group, "zillennials."

1 year ago

Seattle's Morning News

‘Step up and fight back’: Queer advocate for Seattle mayor pushes ‘next generation of leadership’

Queer community advocate Ry Armstrong joins the Seattle mayor race, making their case on "Seattle's Morning News."

1 year ago

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Have the kids repeat senior year’: Enumclaw High School’s senior prank sparks gun scare

Three suspects pranked Enumclaw High School, leading to serious consequences.

1 year ago

Seattle's Morning News

Seattle mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan calls out city leadership: ‘We don’t see our values on the streets’

Joe Mallahan, a Seattle mayoral candidate, critiques current leadership while campaigning for change in the city.

1 year ago

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

Local beekeeper analyzes the great bee-scape after 14 million bees got loose in Lynden

A truck carrying hives of bees overturned near the Canadian border late last week, unleashing approximately 14 million honeybees onto the road and surrounding areas.

1 year ago

John Curley Show

‘Fight for the city, fight against Trump’: Harrell campaigns for Seattle mayor re-election at Pier 62 concert

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell made an appearance at Pier 62 to kick off the revitalized waterfront concert series, but not before taking the stage to rally the attendees around his overarching "One Seattle" goal, a sign that campaigning for the upcoming mayoral race is already underway.

1 year ago

Frank Sumrall

‘Graffiti drives me crazy’: DSA stresses what work needs to be done ahead of 2026 World Cup

Seattle is just days away from officially being one year away from hosting the 2026 World Cup, and there is still a ton of work to do, according to the Downtown Seattle Association.

1 year ago

John Curley Show

‘Very elevated chance it happens by summer of next year’: Social media earthquake predictor warns PNW

The PNW may be hit with a major earthquake in the next 50 years. There is no telling when, but a social media earthquake predictor has a feeling.

1 year ago

Frank Sumrall

Jake and Spike lock away phones on-air in response to recent report of phone usage in schools

A recent study from the Seattle Children’s Research Institute found that students spend about 25% of the school day on their phones.

1 year ago

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Someone had malicious intent’: Historic Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad trestle destroyed by fire

The largest wooden trestle of the Mt. Rainier Scenic Railroad was destroyed by a fire that broke out late last month.

1 year ago

Frank Sumrall

‘Armageddon’ or reality? KIRO hosts discuss ‘city-killer’ asteroids near Earth

A minimum of three "city-killer" asteroids have been spotted near Venus, and they could strike Earth in the next few weeks without warning.

1 year ago

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Definitely a bad apple’: Gee, Ursula celebrate Snoqualmie Police firing its chief

Snoqualmie Police Chief Brian Lynch was fired last month after an independent investigation found he violated the city’s policies on harassment, ethics, and professional conduct repeatedly.

1 year ago

Frank Sumrall

‘Give kids different ways of learning’: Gee, Ursula debate over usage of AI in classrooms

A Texas private school debuted an artificial intelligence (AI) "tutor," and the results were astonishing—student test scores reached record-highs.

1 year ago

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Get rid of the d*** pennies’: Gee Scott celebrates U.S. Treasury’s decision

The U.S. Treasury announced it will phase out the penny, putting a stop to adding one-cent coins into circulation, the department said in a statement Thursday.