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A woman who called herself “Kathy” said she comes to downtown Seattle nearly every nigh...
Brandi Kruse

Drug users, vagrants stand up for Seattle cop taken off patrol

A number of homeless people in downtown Seattle are upset over the reassignment of a longtime patrol officer who they say treated them with respect.
12 years ago
A huge crowd gives a rousing sendoff of the Seattle Seahawk players while the bus goes by on the wa...
Josh Kerns

12s not waiting for regular season to send off Seahawks

The Seahawks quest to defend their Super Bowl championship kicks off Thursday in Denver against the Broncos. It might just be a preseason game, but the 12th Man is already in regular season form.
12 years ago
Should we be wearing blue and waving our 12th Man gear tomorrow for an unofficial “Blue Thurs...
Alyssa Kleven

First Seahawks game of the preseason: Is today ‘Blue Thursday?’

It's a Super Bowl rematch Thursday as the Seahawks head to Denver to take on the Broncos for the first game of the 2014 preseason.
12 years ago
Washington State Patrol Trooper Guy Gill said via Twitter the truck slid down the guardrail about 4...
Alyssa Kleven

Collision snarls traffic in both directions of I-5 in Lakewood

A collision involving a truck that was left straddling a jersey barrier on I-5, blocked traffic in both directions at the end of Wednesday morning's commute.
12 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

High winds cause Washington wildfire to double in size

It was a rough night for the more than 200 firefighters attempting to contain a wildfire burning north of Ellensburg.
12 years ago
Those old fashioned rigs that stuff your box with mostly junk mail are in their end years. They loo...
Tim Haeck

Aging fleet of delivery trucks pose new threat to mail service

An aging fleet of delivery vehicles is the latest fiscal threat to the U.S. Postal Service, which is losing billions of dollars each year.
12 years ago
Tempers were flared over Proposition 1, to create a Park District in Seattle. (MyNorthwest file)...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle’s park proposition passing in early election results

Proposition 1, to create a park district in Seattle, is passing in early election results Tuesday.
12 years ago
Billboards promoting Dama Cannabis products began appearing Tuesday in Seattle, in the nation&#8217...
Josh Kerns

Seattle cannabis company launches nation’s first pot billboard campaign

Budweiser is getting some new competition in the advertising world from a bud of a different kind, as a Seattle-based cannabis company launches the nation's first-ever pot billboard campaign.
12 years ago
Looking for a kegger? These studiers inside the University of Washington library might not know whe...
Alyssa Kleven

WSU, UW fail to rank among top party schools in the Princeton Review

Both the University of Washington and Washington State University rank among the top 379 colleges and universities in the United States, according to the Princeton Review. But apparently they're not good places to find a competitive game of beer pong.
12 years ago
Cinder, the black bear cub, is now safely at the Lake Tahoe center and receiving care. (AP Photo/Th...
Stephanie Klein

Badly burned bear cub rescued from Washington wildfire

A badly burned black bear cub that hobbled up the right driveway has been rescued and flown by a volunteer pilot to a wildlife care center in California.
12 years ago
The search for 6-year-old Jenise Wright expanded Tuesday. (KCSO photo)...
Josh Kerns

Search expands for missing 6-year-old Bremerton girl

The search widened Tuesday for a missing 6-year-old Bremerton girl, as over 112 people from ten agencies joined the hunt for little Jenise Wright. But so far there are no signs of the youngster.
12 years ago
Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant is inviting everyone to a pots and pan noise brigade on Th...

Kshama Sawant invites you to a pots and pans noise brigade to end Israel-Gaza violence

God bless our Socialist City Councilwoman. She now is the latest to try to bring peace to the Middle East.
12 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Jason Rantz calls on SDOT for answers on ‘unbearable’ Mercer Mess

A new restriction blocking drivers from making right turns from southbound Dexter to Mercer Street is the latest blow to drivers who regularly travel through the difficult construction zone.
12 years ago
Socialist Jess Spear and Democratic incumbent Frank Chopp are the only two candidates running in th...
Colleen O

Democrat Chopp often ran unopposed, but Socialist Spear wants to unseat him in WA’s Legislature

Seattle saw its first Socialist voted onto the City Council and now another socialist is making a run for the state Legislature.
12 years ago
Proposition 1, to create a Parks District, on the August 5 primary ballot has tempers flared. (MyNo...
Stephanie Klein

How KIRO Radio hosts will vote on Seattle’s parks proposition

Seattleites are passionate about their parks and Proposition 1 on the August 5 primary ballot has tempers flared, so we asked our local talk show hosts (and one non-resident who's merely dedicated to dissecting local politics) what they think about a Parks District.
12 years ago
This annual gathering, on the first Tuesday of August, started 30 years ago with little more than a...
Tim Haeck

Tonight, a chance to actually talk to your neighbors

Most days, we tend to avoid, ignore or at most acknowledge our neighbors with a wave or a hello. Tonight is different. It's the annual "National Night Out."
12 years ago
Simply riding your bike while nude won’t get you in trouble. It’s when you add an offen...
Stephanie Klein

We ask police, can I be naked in Seattle?

We recently spotted a person riding up the street topless and saw a video of naked bike riders at Westlake, which got us thinking - is that even legal in Seattle?
12 years ago
The Seattle Department of Transportation will adjust paid parking hours and rates for a number of a...
Josh Kerns

Seattle to extend evening paid parking to more popular neighborhoods

Drivers in Seattle will soon have to pay later in the evening to park in five more areas including Fremont and Ballard. And the cost of parking is going up in some of the busiest neighborhoods.
12 years ago
Despite the closure of Seattle’s Matthews Beach because of bacterial contamination, officials...
Josh Kerns

Despite bacteria closure, King County lakes cleaner than ever

Seattle's popular Matthews Beach remains closed to swimming because of high levels of fecal coliform bacteria through at least Tuesday. But as the hot weather continues, experts says there's no need to worry about widespread water quality problems.
12 years ago
A semitruck and bicyclist collided at 4th Ave. S. and S. Spokane Street Monday afternoon. (Photo: S...
Stephanie Klein

Bicyclist rescued from under semi-truck in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood

Seattle police shut down the intersection of 4th Ave. S and S. Spokane Street for a collision between a bicyclist and semitruck Monday afternoon.
12 years ago
Property owners who negotiated more than the $500 offered for an access road following the Oso land...
Jamie Skorheim

Oso property owners defend $85K deal with WSDOT

There were many heroes in the Oso landslide recovery effort, but some property owners painted as villains are finally speaking out.
12 years ago
Former King County Sheriff’s Deputy Darrion Holiwell is escorted into a King County court roo...
Josh Kerns

King County deputy sentenced to 12 months in ‘corruption’ scandal

A former King County Sheriff's deputy has pleaded guilty to prostitution, selling steroids and stealing ammunition in a corruption scandal that cost the 19-year-veteran his job.
12 years ago
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Jamie Skorheim

Man struck trying to videotape lightning: ‘I made possibly the world’s worst decision’

A man says he can't help but laugh after surviving a lightning strike that hit him while he was standing in the middle of an open field at Green Lake trying to capture the amazing natural phenomena on video Saturday.
12 years ago
Pharrell and Soundgarden will perform outside of CenturyLink Field on Sept. 4 before the Seahawks&#...
Stephanie Klein

Pharrell, Soundgarden to perform outside CenturyLink before Seahawks-Packers game

Pharrell and Soundgarden will perform outside of CenturyLink Field on Sept. 4 before the Seahawks' regular-season opener against the Packers.
12 years ago