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Seattle City Councilmember Bruce Harrell gets to know Kathleen O’Toole, Mayor Murray’s ...
KIRO Radio Staff

Mayor names former Boston top cop for Seattle’s new police chief

Seattle mayor Ed Murray has announced his choice for a new police chief.
13 years ago
Darigold is disputing claims of animal and workers rights abuses, calling them a desperate attempt ...
Josh Kerns

Darigold: Claims of sick cows and abuse ‘deceptive, desperate’ union tactic

Darigold says recent accusations by a labor union alleging mistreatment of cows by member dairies are patently false and "deceptive," and just the latest in a longstanding effort by the United Farm Workers of America to organize workers across the Northwest.
13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Macklemore getting flak for what some are calling ‘anti-Semitic costume’

Seattle rapper Macklemore is hearing it from the Internet after he played a surprise show at EMP dressed in a costume some say resemble Jewish stereotypes.
13 years ago
Colleen O

Tacoma sixth graders develop ‘Generation Code’ game at Seattle Startup Weekend

The foundation of education has always been reading, writing and arithmetic but these days you can add coding to that.
13 years ago
Just one-third of graduates attended commencement at McCaw Hall Saturday because so many students l...
Tim Haeck

Record graduating class for online university WGU

The typically high cost of college tuition, job losses from the recession and our busy lives are a formula for success at a fast growing online university. Western Governors University - Washington saw a record graduating class over the weekend.
13 years ago
A report from the World Health Organization underscores the global nature of the crisis. Drug resis...
Tim Haeck

Fresh warnings about deaths from drug-resistant bacteria

Next time your doctor prescribes an antibiotic, consider the possibility that it won't help. Each year, at least two million people in the U.S. get an infection that is resistant to antibiotics.
13 years ago
A King County Sheriff’s spokesman say one man is dead and two others are seriously injured af...
Jamie Skorheim

Woman jailed after SUV plows into home, killing 1

A King County Sheriff's spokesman say one man is dead and two others are seriously injured after a SUV plowed through a waterfront home and crashed into Lake Sammamish Friday evening.
13 years ago
The Seattle Police Department said it has assigned SWAT and other resources to bolster visible patr...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle police beefing up patrols after recent shootings

Seattle police are beefing up patrols downtown after several recent shootings.
13 years ago
Wardrobe and props Macklemore’s “Thrift Shop Video” are among the items on displa...
Josh Kerns

New EMP exhibit offers immersive trip into past, present & future of music videos

EMP Museum's newest exhibit brings together an unparalleled experience chronicling the marriage of music and visuals throughout its rich history to today in "Spectacle: The Music Video"
13 years ago
If Godzilla rose up from the Puget Sound, how would we defeat it? (MyNorthwest.com image)...
Alyssa Kleven

How to defeat Godzilla if it attacked the Puget Sound

Godzilla is getting yet another reboot this weekend. The movie that pitted giant dinosaur-type lizards against cities got us thinking: what if Godzilla was real and what if it was headed to the Puget Sound? It turns out a retired Army sergeant has thought this over.
13 years ago
Sometimes it’s obvious, but other times it’s tough to tell that your pet is overweight,...
Zak Burns

Our relationships with pets might be to blame for their growing obesity problem

There's another growing obesity problem in American: Our pets are getting fatter.
13 years ago
Marshawn Lynch usually avoids the spotlight off the field and resists talking to the press whenever...
Josh Kerns

Beast Mode: Seahawks’ Marshawn Lynch to star in new big screen biopic

Marshawn Lynch usually avoids the spotlight off the field and resists talking to the press whenever he can, but now the Seahawks star is set to tell his story on the big screen.
13 years ago
Work crews unearth State Highway 530 as Washington State Governor Jay Inslee checks on progress at ...
Josh Kerns

Crews making significant progress clearing SR 530 of Oso mudslide debris

Crews are making significant progress clearing the massive field of debris covering SR 530 near Oso, and hope to have the roadway opened to one-way traffic by the end of June.
13 years ago
Reports say record numbers of people are biking across the Fremont Bridge. (SDOT)...
Josh Kerns

Record number of cyclists expected for Seattle Bike to Work Day

There should be plenty of traffic Friday around the Seattle area, but a lot of it will be on two wheels as thousands of commuters take part in the annual Bike to Work Day.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Puyallup man charged for 100,000 child porn images

A Puyallup man faces five counts of child pornography for allegedly viewing more than 100,000 images of child porn on his computer, Pierce County Prosecutor Mark Lindquist announced Thursday.
13 years ago
NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman sought a change to Seattle’s proposed arena agreement to accomm...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray tells NHL city won’t change arena deal for hockey

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray has told National Hockey League officials the city of Seattle will not renegotiate an agreement for a new arena to accommodate pro hockey.
13 years ago
About two dozen demonstrators gathered outside an office building in Kirkland Thursday afternoon in...
Tim Haeck

Demonstrations follow FCC’s vote to go forward with net neutrality rules

About two dozen demonstrators gathered outside an office building in Kirkland Thursday afternoon in support of an open Internet or net neutrality.
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Eatonville couple dead in apparent murder-suicide

An Eatonville couple is dead after what police are calling an apparent murder-suicide Thursday morning.
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Man stabbed inside Seattle’s Union Gospel Mission

A man in his 40's was stabbed inside the Seattle's Union Gospel Mission Thursday afternoon.
13 years ago
Bellevue recently voted down a ban on pot shops. The city council said it wanted to respect the wil...
Colleen O

Why the Marysville City Council decided to ban legal marijuana

We're getting closer to the first pot shops opening up as the Liquor Control Board expects the first to open sometime in July. But where you live will dictate the access you have to marijuana.
13 years ago
Only 3.4 percent of the people in Seattle bike to work. Friday is bike to work day. Will you be bik...
Jamie Skorheim

Poll: Why don’t you bike to work?

This Friday is bike to work day. Will you be biking to work? If not, tell us why.
13 years ago
Kim Shepard

Man, 34, tries to ‘make friends’ with 13-year-old outside Tacoma middle school

Tacoma police are keeping a close eye on a man who recently attempted to lure a 13-year-old girl to hang out with him.
13 years ago
Some city leaders are concerned that officers are choosing to avoid initiating contact because they...
Chris Sullivan

More low-level crimes going unpunished in Seattle

Are Seattle cops looking the other way when they see suspicious activity because they don't want to get hit with a complaint?
13 years ago
Former Seahawks’ defensive back Brandon Browner was suspended indefinitely for testing positi...
Josh Kerns

NFL reportedly set to soften stance on marijuana

It won't help Walter Thurmond or Brandon Browner, but the NFL is reportedly set to change the league's drug policy and soften its stance on marijuana.
13 years ago