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With expected warmer temperatures, the average snow level will tend to be higher this winter, says ...
Ted Buehner, NWS Meteorologist

Temperatures trending towards El Nino winter in Seattle

The latest regional winter weather outlook from the National Weather Service's Climate Prediction Center is based on what the central and eastern tropical Pacific sea surface temperatures are doing. Right now, they are close to average, but trending toward warming for expected weak El Nino conditions this winter season.
12 years ago
The Seattle City Council voted unanimously Monday to create an Indigenous People’s Day on the...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Council unanimously approves Indigenous People’s Day over objections from Italian-Americans

The Seattle City Council has voted unanimously to create an Indigenous People's Day that Italian Americans complain wipes out their own heritage and celebration. And they're vowing a strong response later this week.
12 years ago
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Jamie Skorheim

‘Twin Peaks’ to return with nine new episodes on Showtime

Fans of cult series "Twin Peaks" are rejoicing at word that the TV show, originally shot at locations near Snoqualmie and North Bend, will be returning for a nine-episode run.
12 years ago
Harborview Medical Center in Seattle is preparing a plan should any patients present with Ebola sym...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle’s Harborview will accept overseas Ebola patients

Harborview Medical Center is now the fifth hospital in the U.S. offering to take in Americans infected with Ebola.
12 years ago
Pickle-ball is part tennis, part Ping Pong, played on a badminton-sized court (44 feet by 20 feet) ...
Tim Haeck

Pickle-ball, a local invention, finally taking hold 50 years later

It's a sport sweeping the nation and giving older players a second life on the court. It's Pickle-ball and it was invited right here in the Puget Sound area.
12 years ago
The Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday on a resolution replacing Columbus Day with Ind...
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle City Council replaces Columbus Day

The Seattle City Council is expected to vote Monday on a resolution replacing Columbus Day with Indigenous People's Day in the city.
12 years ago
Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll is fighting a little bug, but he tells KIRO Radio that the rest of the ...
Jamie Skorheim

Coach Carroll fighting bug, but rest of Seahawks healthy for Monday Night Football

Seattle Seahawks Coach Pete Carroll picked up a bug in the bye week, but says a raspy voice won't keep him from communicating with his team for their Monday night matchup against the Washington Redskins.
12 years ago
A Mercer Island child is believed infected by E. coli, but officials say there’s no way to te...
Josh Kerns

Mercer Island child believed positive for E. coli infection

Health officials say a Mercer Island child is believed to have been infected by E. Coli, but there is no way to determine if it is linked to the recent contamination of the city's water supply.
12 years ago
Coast Guard divers search the water off the Southworth Ferry terminal Friday evening after a car pl...
Josh Kerns

Man dies after driving car into water at Southworth ferry terminal

A car plummeted into Puget Sound from the Southworth ferry terminal late Friday afternoon, halting ferry service to the Kitsap County terminal.
12 years ago
After sitting outside in a Bellingham-area backyard for years, Ms. Belle is finally back home where...
Stephanie Klein

Bellevue buys back 57-year-old fire truck, makes plans for restoration

Ms. Belle, one of the city of Bellevue's first fire trucks, is in need of some serious TLC, but she's finally back home.
12 years ago
An alleged shoplifter who fled a Sedro-Woolley convenience store, leading to the death of the owner...

Sedro-Woolley store owner killed chasing fleeing shoplifter

The search is on for a suspected shoplifter and his accomplices who struck and killed the owner of a small convenience store in Sedro-Woolley as they sped away from the scene.
12 years ago
A 55-year-old postal worker is accused of trying to run down another person in Bellevue while &#822...
Josh Kerns

Police: Postal worker intentionally hit man with truck

Bellevue police have arrested a 55-year-old postal worker accused of intentionally hitting another person with her mail truck while "laughing hysterically."
12 years ago
Micro-housing developments are sparking a lot of controversy in the City of Seattle, and a big deci...
Libby Denkmann

Micro-housing battle heating up with big decision expected from Seattle City Council

The battle over micro-housing in the City of Seattle is heating up with a major decision expected from the Seattle City Council next week.
12 years ago
A boil water advisory remained in effect on Mercer Island Friday, but officials say the latest test...
Josh Kerns

Mercer Island water comes up clean, but E. coli advisory continues for at least one more day

The city of Mercer Island says new tests for E. coli and Total Coliform have come up all clear, and some restaurants may be allowed to reopen later on a limited basis Friday.
12 years ago
Mercer Island businesses were shut down over the weekend, then cleared, and are now shut down again...
Jamie Skorheim

Should you trust government assurances when it comes to deadly health threats?

When there's a serious health concern in a community, should you automatically trust the government when it gives the all clear, or should you continue taking extra precaution?
12 years ago
Tim Haeck

Man reports girlfriend kidnapped after Kirkland robbery

A Kirkland man who was robbed by three armed men early Friday morning reported that his girlfriend was kidnapped.
12 years ago
The driver of a red Chevy Tahoe hit a 7-year-ol girl near Martin Luther King Jr. Way and South Gene...
Stephanie Klein

SUV suspected in hit and run collision of 7-year-old girl found

Police say they have located and impounded a car believed to be involved in the hit and run collision of a 7-year-old girl.
12 years ago
As media outlets and newspapers, including “The Seattle Times,” are omitting Redskins f...
Jamie Skorheim

Dori Monson not shying away from ‘Redskins’ in Monday’s Seahawks broadcasts

As media outlets and newspapers, including "The Seattle Times," are omitting Redskins from their coverage, KIRO Radio's Seahawks pre-and-post game host Dori Monson says he won't be shying away from the name on Monday night.
12 years ago
John Cook (l) and Todd Bishop (r) have become the go-to guys on all things tech thanks to the succe...
Josh Kerns

Q&A: How the guys from GeekWire became Seattle’s top techsters

Veteran Seattle tech journalists John Cook and Todd Bishop have turned startup news site Geekwire into one the preeminent technology hubs in the industry, and become some of the leading voices of technology on the local scene.
12 years ago
Fire crews were called from SeaTac, Renton and Tukwila to help fight the flames. It took more than ...
Tim Haeck

2 injured in balcony leap at Kent apartment fire

Two people have been injured in a three-alarm apartment fire in Kent.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Armed robbers terrorize Lynnwood in recent spree

Lynnwood police are investigating a string of armed robberies that all happened after dark.
12 years ago
Josh Kerns

Bellevue police say woman falsely accused Marshawn Lynch, recommend charges

The Bellevue Police Department says investigators have determined a woman falsely accused Seahawks running back Marshawn Lynch of assault, and say there's enough evidence to charge her with a crime.
12 years ago
A person who stopped to help another driver with a flat tire was pinned between two cars after anot...
Josh Kerns

Good Samaritan hit by driver looking at phone

A Good Samaritan who stopped to help another driver was pinned between two cars on Interstate 5 Thursday by a third driver looking at a phone while driving.
12 years ago
Legal pot growers say they’re slowly getting more product to market, which should eventually ...

Bigger pot harvest could mean lower prices in Washington state

Licensed producers are slowly growing enough pot that retailers hope to eventually lower prices enough to diminish the black market, one of the major justifications for Initiative 502.
12 years ago