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Josh Kerns

Video: Seahawks stay mum on Lockette with TMZ paparazzi

What do you get when you send a clearly ignorant cameraman to try and get comments from the Seahawks about the supposed "suspicious incident" involving wide receiver Ricardo Lockette, 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick and a young woman? A healthy dose of glares from the likes of Doug Baldwin and others.
13 years ago
A nationwide arrest warrant has been issued for 52-year-old Victor Barnard. (DOL)...
Tim Haeck

Search for religious cult leader focuses on Spokane

The suspected leader of a religious cult, charged with sexually abusing girls, might be hiding out in the Spokane area.
13 years ago
The president at Western Washington University is sparking quite a controversy in his effort to mak...

Western Washington University president wants school to be less white

People are having a strong reaction to statements made by the president of Western Washington University.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Police seek two suspects in armed North Seattle home invasion

Police are looking for two men who forced their way into a North Seattle home late Tuesday night, fought with an 84-year-old homeowner and fled with a woman's purse.
13 years ago
“What they’re doing down there is bias, it’s racist, and it’s discriminatio...
Alyssa Kleven

Seattle man’s story of discrimination at Uber has some holes

Will Anderson claims race played a part in his termination from the popular rideshare service.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Is it time to do more to get older drivers off the road?

Dori Monson says the death of a two-year-old boy when a 78-year-old crashed into him has him thinking hard about how to keep dangerous older drivers off the road.
13 years ago
An American flag hangs from the only cedar tree left standing. (AP Photo/The Herald, Sofia Jaramill...
MyNorthwest.com

Death toll 39 in Oso mudslide; 36 victims identified

The Snohomish County Medical Examiner's Office says there are now 39 victims of the Oso mudslide, and the total number of those positively identified is 36, with three more people yet to be identified.
13 years ago
The court has given lawmakers until April 30 to come up with a plan to find more than a billion mor...
Chris Sullivan

Legislature faces contempt of court if not enough progress on education funding

Remember the dread you had when the teacher told you to go to the principal's office, to explain why you didn't do what you were supposed to?
13 years ago
Last year, according to the DNR, more than 700 fires burned 126,000 acres across Washington. &#8220...
Tim Haeck

State helping protect landowners in wildfire zones

Though it might not look it, it's officially wildfire season in Washington and some landowners in fire-prone areas are taking advantage of a strategy to reduce their risk.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Russell Wilson, Seahawks keep busy in offseason California workouts

You could forgive Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson if he took it easy during the off-season. But it's pretty clear from some Instagram videos he just posted that Wilson and some of his teammates aren't resting on their Super Bowl champion laurels.
13 years ago

Group seeking $15 minimum wage doesn’t start their workers at $15 an hour

Check out the starting pay for a group that wants to raise the minimum wage in Seattle.
13 years ago
Two Seattle firefighters accused of beating two homeless men in Pioneer Square will not be facing f...
Jamie Skorheim

Prosecutor’s office explains why Seattle firefighters won’t face felony charges in alleged homeless beating

Two Seattle firefighters accused of beating two homeless men in Pioneer Square will not be facing felony charges from the King County Prosecutors Office.
13 years ago
A new poll on two competing gun initiatives on the November ballot shows that both could pass, indi...
KIRO Radio Staff

Poll: Competing gun initiatives in Washington could pass

A new poll on two competing gun initiatives on the November ballot shows that both could pass, indicating voter confusion over what the conflicting background check measures do.
13 years ago
The King County Prosecutor’s Office won’t file felony charges against two Seattle firef...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle firefighters accused of beating homeless man won’t face charges

The King County Prosecutor's Office won't file felony charges against two Seattle firefighters and another woman accused of beating a homeless man in Pioneer Square last month after a Sounders match, the office announced Tuesday.
13 years ago
Zazzz machines will make their debut next month in Colorado’s medical marijuana dispensaries....
MyNorthwest.com

Marijuana vending machines might be coming to Washington state

Pot stores in Washington state might be getting vending machines. They'll make their debut next month in Colorado's medical marijuana dispensaries and the company says they're "gearing up" for Washington.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Capitol Hill Block Party (partial) lineup released

The initial Capitol Hill Block Party lineup has been released:
13 years ago
Here Associated Press Technology Writer Barbara Ortutay poses wearing Google Glass. Google is offer...
KIRO Radio Staff

Google Glass available for one-day for $1,500; should we be interested?

For two years, Google has been building the buzz around their revolutionary new glasses and for the first time on Tuesday they will be available to the public for one day for $1,500, but we wonder after two years has the public already tired of them?
13 years ago
The medical examiner announced the death toll from the Oso mudslide had been raised to 37 on Tuesda...
MyNorthwest.com

Oso mudslide death toll 37; community meets to discuss future of SR 530

The death toll of the Oso mudslide has reached 37. Thirty-six of those victims have been identified.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Troopers hospitalized after two WSP cars crash

Two State Patrol troopers are recovering at home after crashing their patrol cars into each other early this morning in Lynnwood.
13 years ago
Trader Joe’s, Whole Foods, and Target are winning millennial loyalty. Millennials now have 21...
Zak Burns

Millennials even influence how you grocery shop

The generation born between 1977 and 2000, or "millennials," are often portrayed as a group of lazy and entitled Facebookers and Instagrammers. But they're growing up and getting powerful - even in your grocery store.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

$15 minimum wage could come down to Seattle voters

Seattle voters might ultimately make the decision on whether or not to raise the minimum wage to $15 an hour.
13 years ago
In this Oct. 13, 2011 file photo, police officers monitor debris washed ashore on the Mount Maungan...
Colleen O

‘Plastic soup’: Ocean trash confuses search for missing plane

The recent headlines around the missing Malaysia Airlines jet caught my eye and not necessarily for the mystery of locating the plane, but for the ocean debris that has been throwing off search crews for weeks.
13 years ago

Apartment fire in West Seattle turns fatal

A woman has been found dead in a West Seattle apartment fire.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

2-year-old hit by truck on Buckley walking path dies

A 2-year-old boy has died after he was struck by a pick-up truck on a walking path in Buckley.
13 years ago