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Josh Kerns

Ex-con accused of plotting ‘carnage’ by blowing up Shelton Walmart

An ex-con who was just released from prison now faces new charges for trying to blow up a Shelton Walmart and kill as many people as possible.
13 years ago
The ‘SmartQuit’ app is the first smartphone-delivered app scientifically proven to help...
Josh Kerns

Fred Hutch going into tech business with ‘SmartQuit’ smoking cessation app

Seattle's Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research is getting into the tech business, partnering with a Seattle company to bring what it says is the first smartphone-delivered app scientifically proven to help smokers quit.
13 years ago
Earl Thomas was late to his own press conference Tuesday because he got pulled over rushing to get ...
Josh Kerns

Earl Thomas gets pulled over on way to his own Seahawks press conference

Earl Thomas hates being late to anything. So you can imagine how he felt Tuesday morning waiting on his family to get over to the Seahawks headquarters for a press conference announcing the signing of his big contract extension.
13 years ago
Denver Broncos players are using their point deficit in their Super Bowl loss to Seattle as motivat...
Jamie Skorheim

Broncos using point deficit in Super Bowl loss to Seahawks – 35 – as rally call

Apparently the big deficit that made them the losers in last season's Super Bowl has become a strong motivator for the Denver Broncos.
13 years ago
An anarchist group claims to have stopped 10 Uber cars during a protest staged Saturday night, one ...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle anarchist group’s latest foe is ‘disgusting tech company’ Uber

An anarchist group says it has a new target: Uber. The group, called "Counterforce," claimed to have stopped 10 Seattle Uber cars on Saturday night.
13 years ago
Taya Lee waited years to start the search for her mother. She decided this was the year to finally ...
Colleen O

Woman searching for birth mother on Facebook grateful for support

Two Sundays from now, it will be Mother's Day. A woman in Olympia is hoping she'll be able to celebrate it by settling a 33-year-old mystery.
13 years ago
WSDOT has partnered with Seattle City Light to open a road around the Oso mudslide for local traffi...
Josh Kerns

‘Primitive’ roadway opening to provide local access through Oso mudslide area

Drivers trying to get around the Oso mudslide will get a "primitive connection" starting Monday at midnight, as the Washington Department of Transportation opens a one-lane road to allow local residents to get between Arlington and Darrington.
13 years ago
Officials, workers and guests gathered Monday to dedicate “Brenda”, a deep-bore tunnel ...
Josh Kerns

Bertha’s little sister set to begin new tunnel beneath Seattle

While Bertha remains bogged down, another tunnel machine is getting set to head under Seattle with a proven track record of success that puts the higher profile drill to shame.
13 years ago
A power pole was slightly damaged in the brief tornado that touched down Sunday in Eatonville. (Eat...
Josh Kerns

National Weather Service confirms tornado hit Pierce County

The National Weather Service has confirmed it was a tornado that touched down in Eatonville in Pierce County Sunday evening, tearing the roof off a carport and tossing it about 100 feet from the home.
13 years ago
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Josh Kerns

Richard Sherman talks trash about cancer in new video

Richard Sherman is talking trash again, and his latest target could be his toughest yet - cancer.
13 years ago
Richard Sherman’s dad Kevin is raffling off his pickup truck to raise money for his son&#8217...
Josh Kerns

Richard Sherman’s dad wants you to win his truck

Richard Sherman's dad isn't shy about letting people know his son is the Seahawks' standout. And now he's offering his custom ride emblazoned with his son's likeness in a raffle to help raise money for Richard's foundation.
13 years ago
Dori Monson was out on vacation last week when it was announced Bertha would not get running for al...

Dori Monson: Now it’s really time to bury Bertha

What a week to be gone? I had a lot of D-Mails from listeners who wondered if they timed the announcement that Bertha would be delayed for the week I would be on vacation. But I don't think they're that smart.
13 years ago
Snohomish County officials announced Monday the active search for the two remaining victims in the ...
Josh Kerns

Search for Oso mudslide victims officially called off with two still missing

The active search for victims in the Oso mudslide has now officially come to an end with two still missing in the debris, Snohomish County officials announced Monday.
13 years ago
In this file photo taken on Friday, Oct. 25, 2013, Los Angeles Clippers owner Donald Sterling, righ...
Jamie Skorheim

Lenny Wilkens on Donald Sterling comments: ‘There is no place for that in our sport’

Former Seattle SuperSonics player and coach Lenny Wilkens said he was sickened by the racist comments allegedly made by Los Angeles Clippers' owner Donald Sterling.
13 years ago
An osprey spotted near its nest by Magnuson Park. (City of Seattle)...
Stephanie Klein

The ospreys have returned to Seattle

Seattle built it and the ospreys came back. The giant birds have returned to two man-made nests near Seattle parks.
13 years ago
The “On the Run” tour is set to stop at Safeco Field in Seattle on July 30. (On the Run...
MyNorthwest.com

Jay Z, Beyonce tour to make stop at Safeco Field

Pop music's top power couple announced a joint summer tour Monday morning, with a stop in Seattle.
13 years ago
Jamie Skorheim

Woman left as infant at Shelton church trying to find her mother

A baby left on the steps of a Shelton church in 1981 is now all grown up and searching for her mother on Facebook.
13 years ago
Forecasters say temperatures will rise into the 70s under sunny skies in Washington and Oregon on T...
MyNorthwest.com

Summer-like forecast brings 70, 80-degree temperatures to Puget Sound

The National Weather Service is forecasting the warmest temperatures since last summer in the Northwest.
13 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Redmond Police talk woman out of home after husband stabbed in neck

Redmond Police had to talk a woman out of her home Monday morning as they investigated a stabbing.
13 years ago
Around the world adventures are now being offered by way of a Boeing 757 retrofitted by the Four Se...
Jamie Skorheim

Boeing 757 retrofitted for $119K luxury air travel tours

Around the world adventures are now being offered by way of a Boeing 757 retrofitted by the Four Seasons for travelers who have the $119,000 to buy a ticket.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Family renews plea for witnesses in fatal shooting of Seattle man

The family of a Seattle man gunned down at a New Years Eve party is still waiting for someone to come forward and help find his killer.
13 years ago
The contractor digging a highway tunnel under Seattle is asking for $190 million in extra pay. If t...
MyNorthwest.com

Documents: Seattle tunnel contractor wants $190M more

The contractor digging a highway tunnel under Seattle is asking for $190 million in extra pay. Documents obtained by The Seattle Times show Seattle Tunnel Partners has asked for $62.6 million in change orders on top of the $125 million they want for repairing the tunnel-boring machine.
13 years ago
Trout season gets into high gear this weekend as several hundred lowland lakes open for fishing. Hu...
MyNorthwest.com

Hundreds of lakes open for trout fishing

Get out your rods and reels. Trout season gets into high gear this weekend as several hundred lowland lakes open for fishing. Hundreds are expected to turn out with their poles.
13 years ago
A number of would-be marijuana retailers are reporting problems with the state’s marijuana lo...

Would-be pot retailers reporting widespread problems with Washington lottery

Interviews with applicants and their attorneys detail a number of reported problems with Washington's marijuana lottery, from one rejection based on a typo to potential issues with the state's software to technicalities that torpedoed what might otherwise have been strong applications.
13 years ago