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Josh Kerns

Seattle woman gets stolen bike back after spotting it on front of Metro bus

A Seattle woman has gotten her stolen bike back back after spotting it on the front of a Metro bus.
13 years ago
Seahawks fans are going to take another shot at a noise world record Monday night. (AP Photo/Stephe...
Frank Shiers

Seahawks 12th Man to take another shot at noise record

Seahawks fans are going to take another shot at a noise world record Monday night.
13 years ago
Missouri Governor Jay Nixon is hoping to get a $150 million annual package of tax breaks and incent...
Chris Sullivan

Missouri crafting its pitch to win Boeing 777X

Olympia has made its pitch. The union machinists have had their say. Now legislatures around the country are putting their bids together to win the Boeing 777X. Today, it's Missouri's turn.
13 years ago
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MyNorthwest.com

Chris Hansen hangs 12th Man flag at Mount Everest

Recently Seattle Arena investor Chris Hansen took his love of Seattle sports to the world's highest peak and waved the 12th Man flag at the Mount Everest base camp.
13 years ago
Supporters of the $15 minimum wage want to take march their cause from SeaTac, where Prop 1 passed ...
MyNorthwest.com

Supporters marching $15 minimum wage to Seattle

While the $15 minimum wage measure still faces a recount, the Minimum Wage campaign isn't wasting any time.
13 years ago
Washington State Department of Transportation spotted snow falling on the traffic cameras during th...
MyNorthwest.com

Still a chance of snow across Puget Sound

Forecasters say the snow level will drop overnight as an arctic front moves south through the area.
13 years ago
Coach Pete Carroll was concerned enough about those early starts that he switched up practice times...
Chris Sullivan

Seahawks get West Coast advantage, Saints up past their bedtime

Though it hasn't been the case this season, the Seahawks traditionally have had trouble with East Coast games that start at 1 p.m., their body clocks never seem to get ready for those early starts. But the same effect works for East Coast teams playing late games, so New Orleans will be yawning come game time tonight. Advantage Seahawks.
13 years ago
The high speed catamaran was found adrift in Elliott Bay Sunday morning with the man on board.(Imag...
Bob Larson

Man who allegedly stole Victoria Clipper arrested

A man is now in custody after apparently trying to steal the Victoria Clipper.
13 years ago
Black Friday shoppers are running to the stores early for discounts, but are they really getting a ...

Is that deep discount on Black Friday actually a deal?

They say the average American going out to shop for the holidays might spend $650. There's new research out there talking about what happens in the store and what the retailers do to you.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Car thief crashes into a family of four in Seattle

A suspected car thief crashed into a family of four Thursday evening in Seattle, leaving all of them in serious condition.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Police fatally shoot suspect firing rifle from Seattle apartment window

Police shot at a suspect on Capital Hill who they say was firing a rifle out his window, Friday morning.
13 years ago
The biggest shopping day of the year comes a week after the department announced the arrest of more...
Brandi Kruse

Seattle police officers out in extra numbers on Black Friday

Seattle police will be out in extra numbers on Black Friday to help keep shoppers safe in the downtown retail core.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

UW experts warn of limitations in home genetic testing kits

Advances in science and medicine have brought the laboratory into our homes. Genetic screening is the latest home testing craze and it comes with a new government warning.
13 years ago
Assistant Chief Nick Metz has been demoted to the rank of captain by Interim Police Chief Jim Pugel...
Brandi Kruse

More shakeups inside top brass at Seattle PD

In the second major personnel move this week, Assistant Chief Nick Metz has been asked to step aside as a member of the Seattle Police Department's command staff.
13 years ago
A new study says Seattle is one of the worst cities for making social connections. (AP Photo/file)...

Study finds Seattle one of the loneliest cities

A study came out that says Seattle is one of the loneliest cities in the United States. According to the study, it's one of the 10 worst cities for making social connections.
13 years ago
Just in time for the Apple Cup, University of Washington fans can order UW car license plates in pu...

Huskies can now order purple UW license plates

Just in time for the Apple Cup, University of Washington fans can order UW car license plates in purple and gold colors.
13 years ago
When it’s all said and done, the tunnel will remove enough dirt to cover 175 football fields ...
Chris Sullivan

Mucked up no more: Seattle Tunnel project gears up to haul away all its dirt

We reported on Tuesday that the giant boring machine digging the Seattle Tunnel will be able to dig 900 feet in the next four weeks. It's only accomplished two-thirds of that distance in four months. The reason for the increased production is that labor dispute involving a small number of longshoreman has been resolved. But how can a few jobs make such a big difference in digging speed?
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Marysville police locate missing brothers

Marysville police have located two brothers, ages 2 and 3, who were taken Sunday by their biological mother who is considered unfit.
13 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Were you exposed to latest measles case?

Health officials are warning you may have been exposed to the measles if you were in the same location as an infant with the infection.
13 years ago
For many years, a Seattle attorney Jack MacDonald lived very frugally even wearing sweaters with ho...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle man donates secret fortune to Seattle Children’s, UW law school

For many years, a Seattle attorney lived very frugally even wearing sweaters with holes in the elbows so no one would know just how wealthy he was.
13 years ago
KING 5’s Susannah Frame has uncovered $700,000 we’re paying to staff a ferry boat that ...

Your tax dollars at work: $700,000 to staff a ferry boat that hasn’t sailed this year

I am only one man. I can only do so much looking out for your tax dollars. That's why occasionally I must piggyback on the good and hard work of KING 5's Susannah Frame who also does a great job watching out for your tax dollars.
13 years ago
Don’t get stuck in stop and go traffic if you can avoid it. (AP Photo/File)...
Alyssa Kleven

Thanksgiving travels: The best time to get on the road

With Thanksgiving merely hours away, you have a lot on your mind: when to start prepping your family recipes, baking the pumpkin pies and when to get on the road to get to grandmother's house on time.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio’s Jason Rantz says having a hard time telling people no is not unique to Seattle. ...

The ‘Seattle NO’ does not exist

There's been this blog post that's been going viral. I've been seeing this on Twitter and Facebook everywhere.
13 years ago
Big Bertha, the Seattle tunnel boring machine, is expected to go another 900 feet in just the next ...
Chris Sullivan

Big Bertha revs up for more digging following labor dispute resolution

Digging on the Seattle Tunnel Project is about to ratchet-up, now that a labor dispute with the local longshoreman's union has been resolved.
13 years ago