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This photo was taken last September when a tornado touched down in Frederickson, Wash. (MyNorthwest...
Ted Buehner, NWS Meteorologist

Spring is peak season for Washington tornadoes

Spring tends to be the peak for tornadoes in Washington with fall as a secondary time period. Washington averages close to two tornadoes per year.
13 years ago
The city of Lakewood is celebrating Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse this weekend. He’l...
Stephanie Klein

Lakewood is celebrating Jermaine Kearse Day

Seahawks wide receiver Jermaine Kearse is getting a well-deserved celebration to honor his accomplishments this weekend.
13 years ago
Rapper Macklemore, right, joins in a “selfie” photo Thursday, April 10, 2014 with one o...
KIRO Radio Staff

Macklemore, Felix Hernandez surprise students at Safeco Field

A group of students helping make an anti-bullying video at Safeco Field on Thursday were surprised by Mariners ace pitcher Felix Hernandez and Seattle rapper Macklemore.
13 years ago
Seattle’s mayor and city council have thrown their support behind a Boy Scouts troop leader i...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle mayor, council backs gay Boy Scouts leader who was ousted

Seattle's mayor and city council have thrown their support behind a Boy Scouts troop leader in Seattle who was dismissed last month because he is gay.
13 years ago
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MyNorthwest.com

USGS simulation of Oso mudslide

The U.S. Geological Survey has released a video simulation of the Oso mudslide on March 22.
13 years ago
In this undated photo Duke Suddarth lays near a dog. Baby Duke was rescued from the Oso mudslide, a...
KIRO Radio Staff

Youngest mudslide survivor released from hospital

The youngest survivor of the Oso mudslide is now out of the hospital. Duke Suddarth, 6 months old, was released from Seattle Children's Hospital on Wednesday.
13 years ago
The Southern California Engineering Design Center currently employs about 1,800 people at the compa...
MyNorthwest.com

Boeing to move jobs from Puget Sound to California

Boeing will add 1,000 more engineering jobs, but they won't be located in Washington.
13 years ago
Amanda Skorjanc, Ty Suddarth and their son Duke are shown in this undated photo. (Photo by courtesy...
Stephanie Klein

Baby Duke’s mom tells story of surviving Oso mudslide

Duke Suddarth and his mom, Amanda Skorjanc, are recovering and thankful to be alive after being thrown around in the Oso mudslide.
13 years ago
Sir Mix-A-Lot said he couldn’t pass up the chance to work with the renowned composer, who has...
Zak Burns

Sir Mix-A-Lot hit gets the Seattle Symphony treatment

The Seattle Symphony's 2014 schedule will include performances of some of the world's most beloved composers: Mozart, Tchaikovsky, Beethoven, and Sir Mix-A-Lot.
13 years ago
Seattle Mayor Ed Murray said that since Seattle is home to some of the most cutting edge technology...
Zak Burns

Mayor Ed Murray disappointed villages in Ireland ahead of Seattle in providing Internet

Seattle Mayor Ed Murray is tired of Seattle's mediocre Internet service.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Following outages, 911 emergency service restored in Washington, Oregon

The 911 emergency service has been restored across Washington and Oregon, says CenturyLink.
13 years ago
The convergence zone can occur any time of the year, but the spring season is when it occurs most o...
Ted Buehner, NWS Meteorologist

Spring is prime time for Puget Sound Convergence Zone

Spring is prime time for the Puget Sound Convergence Zone. The convergence zone can occur any time of the year, but the spring season is when it occurs most often.
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Mountlake Terrace police officer arrested for DUI

An 18-year veteran police officer was arrested in February for drunk driving, according to the Mountlake Terrace Police Department.
13 years ago
The Montana Bar on Capitol Hill features a parklet. Seattle’s parklet program converts parking sp...

Dori: Seattle parklets are completely nonsensical

You know what is very frustrating to me, when I see something that everybody in power in Seattle, they all say this is so cool and hip, and it's actually just stupid and nobody is ever willing to call out the stupidity except for me.
13 years ago
Montana bar on Capitol Hill hosts a parklet. KING 5 reports the city will soon host 10 more parklet...

Video: Dave Niehaus welcomes back Seattle Mariners baseball

Watch this video voiced by Dave Niehaus that was played before the Mariners home opener.
13 years ago
President Barack Obama went to a memorial ceremony, Wednesday, April 9, 2014, at Fort Hood Texas, f...

Will Obama combine Oso visit with Democratic fundraiser?

President Obama is coming to Oso. The president talked to Suzan DelBene and Jay Inslee and he is going to come in a couple of weeks to survey the damage.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Redmond, Bellevue car chase ends after 3 collisions, spike strips finally slow driver

It took police spike strips and three collisions to finally put a stop to an hour-long reckless driving spree Tuesday night in Bellevue and Redmond.
13 years ago
Elizabeth Campbell is suing the contractor, the state, and the Federal Highway Administration. Bert...
Ursula Reutin

With Bertha at a halt, Seattle tunnel opponent files lawsuit

When a tunnel opponent found out that Bertha got stuck while digging underneath downtown Seattle, she had one reaction: "I told you so."
13 years ago
While these numbers provide little solace to those stuck in traffic, imagine what the roads may loo...
KIRO Radio Staff

Ahead of the Prop. 1 vote: Traffic by the numbers in Seattle

In Seattle, the number of cars on the road is declining. These are encouraging traffic numbers from the Seattle Department of Transportation.
13 years ago
More than 130 earthquakes have been recorded in Washington and Oregon over the last two weeks. Most...
Chris Sullivan

Over 100 earthquakes reported in last two weeks in Washington, Oregon

The ground is moving under your feet. You probably won't notice a thing, but a series of earthquakes has been hitting the Pacific Northwest in the last few weeks.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Another measles case in traveler visiting Seattle, Sea-Tac

Another case of measles infection has been detected - this time the person was at locations in West Seattle and at Sea-Tac Airport.
13 years ago

Over 2,000 King County employees make six figures; is that why they want a tax increase?

This might be one of the reasons King County is asking for a tax increase.
13 years ago
King County voters will decide this April whether to raise the sales tax a tenth of a cent and appr...

How KIRO Radio hosts are voting on King County Prop. 1

KIRO Radio hosts share their opinion about King County Proposition 1 on the April ballot.
13 years ago
Dominic Holden, associate editor at The Stranger, and Bob Pishue, Transportation Director at the Wa...

Everything you need to hear before voting on Prop 1

How should you vote on King County Proposition 1? Dominic Holden, associate editor at The Stranger, and Bob Pishue, Transportation Director at the Washington Policy Center, join Rantz live in studio for an in depth debate on both sides of Prop 1.
13 years ago