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John Curley Show
‘Why would only the Second Amendment right have this litmus test?’: Gun law analyst breaks down WA’s 83% background check fee hike
Washington gun owners are facing a steep rate increase. The cost of background checks is climbing 83%, going from $18 to $33.1 month ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘It’s no longer a bike’: KIRO hosts weigh e-bike risks after Kirkland child critically injured
Kirkland's recent e-bike injury raises concerns about safety laws and regulations for e-bikes and scooters in Washington.1 month ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: 68,000 fans chanted USA at Seattle’s World Cup match on Friday. Then the internet had to weigh in
The US won 2-0. One of the best soccer atmospheres this country has ever produced, and it happened in Seattle. Then both political tribes got involved.1 month ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘You can take the flag off the pole, but you can’t get rid of your neighbor’: Gee responds to WA cities pulling Pride flags
The Oak Harbor City Council voted down a proposal to fly Pride flags on city flagpoles for the second year in a row, with council members arguing the city should remain neutral.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
Washington won’t join ‘Great American State Fair’ — KIRO hosts say it’s a missed opportunity
Not all states will be participating in the Great American State Fair. Connecticut, Illinois, Maine, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oregon, Vermont, and Washington have all declined to participate.1 month ago
John Curley Show
‘I’m getting an electric car’: WA gas tax to increase by 6 cents on July 1
Washington's gas tax will increase by six cents per gallon starting July 1 — the second consecutive increase after nine years without a jump.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘Working families are paying the real price’: WA House candidate wants to extend climate deadline as energy bills could double in next 3 years
When Katy Cornell, a House candidate in Washington's 26th Legislative District, went door to door, she heard one issue: skyrocketing energy bills.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim
Jake: Washington health department warns World Cup tourists — Our weed is no joke
The Washington health department has issued formal guidance warning visiting foreigners to be careful with our cannabis products.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim
Jake: Washington fell to No. 31 in education rankings despite doubling school spending
About a decade ago, Washington was sitting at No. 20 — nothing special, middle of the road, fine. Now we’re in the bottom half of the country. Not good.1 month ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: In Seattle, even the kinda-left Democrats aren’t left enough
On Tuesday, the Democrats of Seattle's 43rd District endorsed a 30-year-old labor organizer named Hannah Sabio-Howell over Jamie Pedersen for state Senate.1 month ago
John Curley Show
‘I think you’re the next mayor’: Curley tells Bob Kettle after council member rips city’s handling of crime
Seattle City Councilmember and Chair of the Public Safety Committee Bob Kettle was among those marching for an end to violence on Aurora Avenue earlier this month.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘That’s nonsense’: Former Sounders announcer calls Seattle ‘a bona fide soccer hotbed’ despite reports of fewer World Cup visitors
Seattle is the only U.S. World Cup host city seeing fewer travelers flying in, according to Bloomberg.1 month ago
John Curley Show
‘He might be able to challenge him’: Brian Heywood thinks AG Nick Brown could be eyeing run for governor
Let's Go Washington founder Brian Heywood suggested Brown's strong tone may be a sign he's positioning for a bigger political move.1 month ago
John Curley Show
‘I’m bullish on Seattle’: Developer unveils plans for 44-story ultra-luxury condo tower in Denny Triangle
As Seattle battles negative headlines and a struggling downtown, one local developer isn't retreating. He's going all in.1 month ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Seattle Police said six suspects were arrested in an Aurora crackdown. Every newsroom in Seattle reported it today. It wasn’t true
Seattle Police gave the public information that wasn't true, and every media outlet that trusted them repeated it on their behalf.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘The spookiest thing imaginable in Seattle’: Jake questions data center fears as small facility eyed for Starbucks HQ building
As a small data center is being eyed for the Starbucks headquarters building, Jake questioned whether the fear over data centers is warranted.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘The result of bad policy’: Jake, Spike stunned as Seattle’s JumpStart tax data rivals post-recession Detroit
Five years of data tracking Seattle's JumpStart tax have been released, and as a result of several factors, the city has lost roughly 30,000 jobs.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘It seems premeditated’: Jake and Spike question city’s intent as Seattle guitar shop blocked by 13 porta-potties for World Cup
A Seattle guitar shop was hoping the World Cup would bring more business, but instead found 13 porta-potties blocking its entrance.1 month ago
Charlie Harger
Swain: ‘Super’ El Niño building off the coast may bring Seattle its first muggy, humid summer in a generation
Seattle doesn't do humid. We brag about dry summers, cool nights, sleep with the window cracked, and no air conditioning. It's part of the deal in Washington.1 month ago
John Curley Show
‘If I end up removed, then so be it’: Sheriff Swank vows to fight Pierce County proposal that could remove him
Pierce County is weighing a proposal for an appointed sheriff, which, if passed, would remove current Sheriff Keith Swank from office in 2027.1 month ago
Charlie Harger
Harger: Katie Wilson built Seattle’s biggest business tax. Amazon drove to Bellevue. Downtown lost 30,000 jobs
Thirty thousand jobs gone. A third of the office space empty. Nearly half the value of the office towers wiped out. And the fingerprints on the policy that helped drive it belong to the woman now running the city.1 month ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
‘I didn’t get caught’: Gee says he can’t be a hypocrite on WA ruling that two DUIs can get gun rights taken away
The Washington Supreme Court voted 5-4 to uphold a law allowing gun rights to be suspended after a second DUI within seven years.1 month ago
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show
‘A pen like a little farm animal’: Jake sees protest zones outside Seattle Stadium as unnecessary
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off in Seattle, the city has set up "protest zones" outside Seattle Stadium to give demonstrators a designated space.1 month ago
