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Boeing’s board met Sunday in Chicago to start the process of considering 777X site selection....
Chris Sullivan

Rhetoric, anger increases inside Boeing Machinists Union

No movement over the weekend between Boeing and its machinists on a new contract that would secure the 777X production for Washington, but the apparent divide between the union members and their leaders continues to get bigger.
13 years ago
A Metro Transit driver has been fired and charged with assault for attacking an uncooperative passe...
Josh Kerns

Metro Transit head ‘outraged’ by video of driver assaulting uncooperative passenger

The head of King County Metro Transit says he was "shocked, incredibly disappointed and outraged" by video of a bus driver attacking a passenger who wouldn't exit a bus and then spit on him.
13 years ago
The Seattle Department of Transportation will increase the speed limit on the Spokane Street Viaduc...
Josh Kerns

SDOT increasing speed limit on Spokane Street Viaduct

The drive to West Seattle might not get any faster, but it could feel like it as the Seattle Department of Transportation is set to raise the speed limit on the Spokane Street Viaduct this weekend.
13 years ago
A surveyor sets up his gear near the south end of the SR 99 tunnel on Friday, Dec. 6. Bertha, the S...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle tunnel crew installing water wells near Bertha

Before divers can get in to inspect what's blocking Bertha the drill, crews are installing drainage wells.
13 years ago
A prominent New York sports talk host says New Yorkers are miffed about Robinson Cano leaving the c...
Josh Kerns

New Yorker says Big Apple couldn’t care less about Seahawks, Seattle

"For the most part, we don't really care about Seattle. No offense, but you're just not on our radar," says a prominent New York sports talk host.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Three horses killed in collision with semi-trailer near Poulsbo

Three horses are dead and another seriously injured after a semi-truck struck them on State Route 3 north of Poulsbo just before 3 a.m. Friday morning.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Two arrested after holding man at gunpoint in North Seattle home

Two men are in custody after breaking into a North Seattle home and holding a man at gunpoint.
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Police: Seattle taxi cab driver pistol-whipped

Seattle Police say a taxi cab driver was pistol whipped after picking up a man who flagged him down early Friday.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Photographer files lawsuit against Seattle Police

A freelance photographer, arrested during the 2012 May Day protests, is suing the Seattle Police Department.
13 years ago
Boeing says Machinists union leaders have rejected the company’s “best and final offer&...
Josh Kerns

Inslee joins call for Machinists vote after union leaders reject ‘best and final’ 777X offer

Union leaders have rejected a "best and final" offer from Boeing to keep the 777X in the Puget Sound region, the company said Thursday.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle coach arrested, charged with voyeurism

A substitute teacher and coach at The Bush School in Seattle has been placed on administrative leave after he was arrested and charged with voyeurism.
13 years ago
Seattle police officers Mark Mullens (left), Chris Caron (right), and Dionne Perkins (not pictured)...
Brandi Kruse

Teen who robbed man in need ‘ought to be ashamed’

Three Seattle police officers who bought food and warm clothes for a robbery victim in need are surprised by the attention their actions have received.
13 years ago
Group Health Cooperative researcher Jennifer McClure doesn’t dismiss e-cigarettes as a quit-s...
Tim Haeck

Smokers trying to quit get no help from e-cigarettes

Electronic cigarettes are gaining popularity among young smokers. Some kids are even using them to help quit regular cigarettes. New research suggests it's having the opposite effect.
13 years ago
Marijuana entrepreneurs are clamoring for changes to federal regulations so banks will do business ...
Josh Kerns

Plenty of green, but legal marijuana businesses can’t take it to the bank

The legalization of marijuana is being called a "Green Rush," with prospectors in the industry expected to make millions. But there's a big problem: banks aren't allowed to do business with them.
13 years ago
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Tim Haeck

High court upholds $12.75 million award to ‘dancing’ Seattle firefighter

The Washington State Supreme Court has upheld a jury award of almost $13 million to a Seattle firefighter who fell down a fire pole opening in the middle of the night.
13 years ago
Unregulated rideshare services like Lyft could soon come under new rules by the Seattle City Counci...
Josh Kerns

Seattle City Council considers pilot program to regulate ride-share services

Ride-share services like Uber and Lyft could soon come under the thumb of the Seattle City Council, which is considering a new pilot program to regulate the upstarts that have shaken up the taxi industry.
13 years ago
The Texas Rangers paid a $12,000 fee to draft Wilson, who will be placed on the club’s restri...
Owen Murphy

Russell Wilson gets drafted by baseball’s Texas Rangers

Could Russell Wilson be lured away from the Seahawks? It's unlikely, but it's not that uncommon for football players to also moonlight as Major League Baseball players - most notably: Neon Deion Sanders and Bo Jackson - who was so successful that Nike made commercials about him.
13 years ago
Seattle City Attorney Pete Holmes said he’s been speaking with the police about how to handle...
Chris Sullivan

Caught smoking legal marijuana in public? Toking tickets to cost $27 in Seattle

Getting caught smoking pot in public in Seattle will likely end up costing someone $27 for a ticket.
13 years ago
WSDOT will bring in divers and a hyperbaric chamber to try and determine what’s blocking Bert...

Officials still have no idea what’s blocking Bertha

Officials with the Seattle tunnel project say they still have no idea what's blocking "Bertha", and they say it could be days to figure out how to get the massive drilling machine moving again.
13 years ago
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Stephanie Klein

Seattle Children’s thanks Seahawks’ Russell Wilson

It's no secret Russell Wilson is now a beloved figure to Seattle and beyond, but at Seattle Children's he's more than a star quarterback for the Seahawks.
13 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Seattle police give food, warm clothes to elderly robbery victim

Seattle police officers provided groceries and warm clothing to an elderly robbery victim in need Saturday after discovering that he had little food and no heat in his home.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Washington 14th healthiest state, a decline from last year

Washington ranks comfortably in the upper middle of states when it comes to overall health.
13 years ago
Three men are charged with theft for stealing $125,000 worth of copper wire from Seattle City Light...
Josh Kerns

Dori: Political correctness to blame for Seattle City Light fake Native American scam

Totally gullible, ridiculously politically correct or some combination of the two? When it comes to Seattle City Light, KIRO Radio's Dori Monson argues both in a scam involving some supposed Native American charity workers and the theft of 21 tons of scrap copper.
13 years ago
Seattle police have located most of the wine stolen from Esquin Wine & Spirits, a South Seattle...
Tim Haeck

Seattle Police recover ‘significant’ amount of stolen wine

Seattle police have located most of the wine stolen from a South Seattle wine and storage business during the Thanksgiving holiday.
13 years ago