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Photo: The goalkeeper guards the net as girls take part in a high school soccer match....
Bill Kaczaraba

WIAA director: Transgender champion brings attention to high school rules

High schools in Washington are considering new trans-athlete rules, partly due to high-profile cases.
2 years ago
Image: The Seattle Police Department and the Seattle Fire Department were on the scene Thursday mor...
Luke Duecy

All clear: SPD East Precinct, other buildings evacuated after suspicious backpack found

Several buildings in Seattle’s Capitol Hill were evacuated Thursday after a backpack was found on the front steps of the East Precinct.
2 years ago
Photo: KIRO Newsradio spoke with a physician who warned of trusting healthcare algorithms....
Angela Poe Russell

Angela Poe Russell: Seattle physician exposes how algorithms in healthcare can negatively impact patient care

Technology in some ways has made our lives easier and tasks more efficient. But a friend, who also happens to be a physician, reminded me technology is only as good as the way it’s developed and programmed.
2 years ago
Image: The lodge at Camp Long in West Seattle dates to the early 1940s; it was struck by an arsonis...
Feliks Banel

Seattle Parks expects to restore historic Camp Long lodge, but questions remain

The historic lodge at Camp Long in West Seattle was badly damaged in a fire in November and the cost to repair it has yet to be determined.
2 years ago
Photo: The Seattle Times building can be seen in Seattle....
Feliks Banel

Banel: Seattleites looked to Patrick MacDonald for musical cues for decades

Retired Seattle Times' music writer and critic Patrick MacDonald has died, according to a tribute written in the publication he worked for.
2 years ago
bellevue two people dead...
James Lynch

Bellevue police crack down on holiday shoplifting: ‘Expect to go to jail’

The Bellevue Police Department is cracking down on holiday shoplifting and spoke to KIRO Newsradio about what criminals can expect.
2 years ago
Photo: Bellevue Police Department's bomb squad is investigating a suspicious vehicle parked in a pa...
Julia Dallas

Bellevue police investigate suspicious car outside mall

Bellevue Police Department's bomb squad inspected a suspicious vehicle parked in a parking lot at Crossroads Mall for more than three hours.
2 years ago
Seattle's department transportation...
Frank Sumrall

Head of Seattle’s Department of Transportation to depart after 2 1/2 years

Seattle's director of the Department of Transportation has announced he will be stepping down from his post, effective Feb. 12, 2025.
2 years ago
Photo: Edmonds Police Department vehicles....
James Lynch

‘I would feel less safe’: Potential loss of Edmonds Police Department sparks public outcry

The city of Edmonds is facing a $20 million budget deficit and all options are open to close that gap, including eliminating its police department.
2 years ago
Image: This image shows a suspect identified as Marcelo F. Vargas-Fernandez on the Expedia Group ca...
KIRO Newsradio staff

Lawsuit claims victims videotaped while using bathroom at Expedia Seattle

There's a new lawsuit tied to the secret camera incident at Expedia corporate offices.
2 years ago
treehouse foster care...
Sam Campbell

From foster care to photographer: How Treehouse transforms the lives of children in need

A former foster child credits Treehouse, a nonprofit dedicated to helping young people in foster care thrive, with transforming her life.
2 years ago
Image: Don Stephenson, left, plays Doc Brown, and Caden Brauch, right, plays Marty McFly in the sta...
Heather Bosch

WA native plays Marty McFly in stage version of ‘Back to the Future’

Western Washington native Caden Brauch is stepping into the role of Marty McFly, in the stage version of "Back to the Future."
2 years ago
A 40-foot boat goes up in flames in Elliott Bay. One person was rescued by another private boat. (P...
Tom Brock

1 person rescued after boat catches fire in Elliott Bay

The Coast Guard and the Seattle Fire Department came to the rescue of a person on a boat that caught fire in Elliott Bay Sunday.
2 years ago
Four suspects who crashed this SUV in Burien after a carjacking in the University District remain a...
Tom Brock

Four suspects escape after crashing carjacked vehicle

Four armed suspects are on the loose after they carjacked a woman’s Subaru in the University District at gunpoint early Friday morning.
2 years ago
Police search for one or more suspects after five people were shot early Saturday at a hookah loung...
Tom Brock

Shooting in Seattle’s International District injures five people

Seattle police are working to track down one or more suspects after five people were shot at a hookah lounge in Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.
2 years ago
Photo: Not only does Eileen and Callie's Place make sure women who age out of Washington foster car...
Julia Dallas

‘Because we care’: Washington organization empowers women aging out of foster care

Not only does Eileen and Callie's Place make sure women who age out of Washington foster care feel special, it empowers them to build rewarding lives.
2 years ago
Tulalip Christmas Lights 5...
Bill Kaczaraba

Marysville’s Tulalip Christmas lights dazzle with 7.8 million bulbs

The new and improved Tulalip Christmas lights display is truly one of the Pacific Northwest's traditions and it is free.
2 years ago
Image: Sheep, goats and chickens were rescued from a Clallam County farm in December 2024. The owne...
Luke Duecy

Dozens of animals are receiving care after being rescued from Clallam County farm

A tip about one dead sheep and several other sick animals to Clallam County deputies led to a possible case of animal cruelty on a small farm.
2 years ago
Revelers dressed as holiday characters participate in the annual Santa Con pub crawl on Dec. 9, 202...
Paul Holden

Weekend event digest: Santa Con and more fun holiday-themed events

The holiday season is in full swing and there are plenty of events happening this weekend in Seattle and around the Puget Sound.
2 years ago
Image: Members of the KIRO Newsradio staff who took part in the 2024 holiday play, 'North Pole Even...
KIRO Newsradio staff

KIRO Holiday Radio Play: Christmas episode of the ‘North Pole Evening News’

Santa Claus does more than bring toys to kids around the world. He also hosts a show on North Pole Newsradio called "North Pole Evening News."
2 years ago
Image: A National Weather Service (NWS) radar showed a front moving through Western Washington earl...
Charlie Harger

Cliff Mass calls for overhaul in US weather prediction: ‘We should be better’

Prof. Cliff Mass of the University of Washington argues the U.S. is lagging behind other countries in weather prediction.
2 years ago
Image: The KING 5 tower atop Seattle's Queen Anne Hill has been decorated with holiday lights nearl...
Feliks Banel

KING 5 says tower holiday lights will return in 2025

This year, the 680-foot tall tower is dark, as far as holiday decorations are concerned, for the perhaps the first time since the energy crisis of 1973.
2 years ago
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MyNorthwest Staff

Charlie Harger to replace Dave Ross as host of ‘Seattle’s Morning News’ on KIRO Newsradio

KIRO Newsradio announced veteran Seattle journalist Charlie Harger will be the new host of Seattle's Morning News, taking over for Dave Ross.
2 years ago
One of the rocks thrown threw the Anderson's window. (KIRO 7)...
Luke Duecy

Imagine rocks being thrown through the windows of your house

A Tacoma family was hit by a rock attack to their home. The house was hit three different times breaking three windows.
2 years ago