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Jamie Skorheim

Robbery suspects spray victims, family dog with pepper spray

Seattle police report that the victims of a Wednesday home invasion in North Seattle where pepper sprayed by the intruders.
13 years ago
The election results are still slowly trickling in, and at this point Kshama Sawant, a devout, unas...

Is it a big deal if Seattle votes a Socialist into the city council?

The election results are still slowly trickling in, and at this point Kshama Sawant, a devout, unashamed, and unabashed Socialist, is leading in a Seattle City Council race by 402 votes.
13 years ago
The support for a no vote on the contract has been the most vocal as union members stand in line to...
MyNorthwest.com

Boeing Machinists rejecting contract speak up while casting their vote

About 20,000 Boeing machinists in the Puget Sound area are voting Wednesday on an eight-year contract extension the company says it needs to assemble the new 777x in Washington.
13 years ago
Restaurateur Ethan Stowell already has six restaurants, but his latest might be his priciest ventur...
Josh Kerns

Seattle’s most exclusive new restaurant features just 4 tables, $300 price tag

Noted Seattle restaurateur Ethan Stowell has become a big deal around town with his eclectic and acclaimed eateries. But one of his newest creations could just be the smallest and most expensive restaurant in town.
13 years ago
November is also the number one month for frequency of flooding in western Washington. Some of our ...
Ted Buehner, NWS Meteorologist

You’re surviving the soggiest month: November

What month of the year is the wettest? Why it is this month - November.
13 years ago
Boeing Machinists will vote Wednesday on a proposed new agreement to build the upcoming 777X in Was...
Josh Kerns

Leaders make last ditch plea for Boeing deal as Machinists remain defiant

Everett Mayor Ray Stephanson and Snohomish County Executive John Lovick are urging Machinists union members to approve the proposed contract extension with Boeing to make sure the 777X is built in the Puget Sound area. But plenty of union members say they aren't swayed by the plea.
13 years ago
The first socialist to make the Seattle City Council general election in more than 20 years has a s...
Tim Haeck

Socialist Kshama Sawant moves ahead in Seattle City Council race

With a few exceptions, socialist candidates don't win elections in the U.S. But the first socialist to make the Seattle City Council general election in more than 20 years has a shot at victory.
13 years ago
The Washington State Patrol is waiting for speeders on the way to the mall this holiday season. (Tw...
Josh Kerns

Washington State Patrol cracking down on speeding mall shoppers

In a rush to get to the mall? The Washington State Patrol is waiting for you. Troopers have begun cracking down with a new emphasis patrol aimed at slowing speeding shoppers.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Kent high school student dies after multi-car crash on way to school

A Kentridge High School student has died following a multi-vehicle crash that happened as he drove to school in Kent.
13 years ago
Macklemore’s latest video has nothing to do with music. But the Seattle hip-hop star is still...
Josh Kerns

Macklemore’s edgy new video for ACLU raising eyebrows

Macklemore's latest video has nothing to do with music. But the Seattle hip-hop star is still getting plenty of attention for its unfiltered talk about civil rights.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Highway conflict ends in gunfire in Arlington

A confrontation between two motorists ended in gunfire but no injuries in Arlington on Monday.
13 years ago
“We recruited a bunch of 10-year-olds and they took an oath, delivered by the state (that) wh...
Dan Restione

‘Keepers’ meet to fill time capsule with latest snapshot of Washington life

Members of a little known organization will meet Tuesday in Olympia to take the next step in a duty that won't be over for another 376 years.
13 years ago
Tolls on the I-90 bridge may not be coming as soon as we once thought. (AP Photo/file)...
MyNorthwest.com

I-90 tolls may not be coming soon

Negotiations are underway among legislators over a transportation package and now it looks like we may not see tolls on I-90 after all.
13 years ago
If the Machinists Union votes to accept the contract extension, it would go into effect immediately...
Chris Sullivan

Boeing to Machinists: We’re not bluffing about taking 777X deal to another state

The high-stakes game of chicken between Boeing and its union machinists is nearing an end. We'll know Wednesday night if Boeing will guarantee that the 777X will be built in Washington or whether it will shop the work to other states.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Puyallup police seek vandals who hit at least 50 cars since last week

Puyallup police are hunting for the vandals that hit over 50 cars over the past few nights, leaving a trail of damage behind.
13 years ago
Several hundred Boeing Machinists gathered Monday at the Everett union hall to proposed a proposed ...
Josh Kerns

Boeing Machinists protest proposed 777X deal

Just hours after Governor Jay Inslee signed a series of tax incentives for Boeing into law, hundreds of Machinists gathered at the Everett union hall Monday to protest a proposed agreement between the company and union.
13 years ago
Over 100 sea stars were discovered washed up on the shores of West Seattle over the weekend. (Image...
Josh Kerns

Mystery disease might have hit Puget Sound starfish

A West Seattle environmental advocate and photographer has made a troubling discovery on the shores of West Seattle that could be linked to a mysterious disease ravaging starfish along the entire West Coast.
13 years ago
Rebecca Wellington, 31, had lived in her studio apartment in Seattle’s Pioneer Square for les...
Brandi Kruse

Mystery surrounds death ruled accidental overdose

Rebecca Wellington had lived in her studio apartment in Seattle's Pioneer Square for less than a week when she was found dead on the bathroom floor.
13 years ago
The Bonneville Dam is seen Thursday, May 26, 2005, along the Columbia River, near North Bonneville,...
Tim Haeck

Treaty with Canada costs Northwest ratepayers millions of dollars

In 1964, the Beatles first appeared on the Ed Sullivan Show, Ford built the Mustang and Lyndon Johnson was elected President. Less memorable but still impactful today, a treaty was signed between the U.S. and Canada that is costing American power customers hundreds of millions of dollars a year.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson shares a plan he says would be fool-proof in curing our region of al...

A zero-cost traffic fix for the Puget Sound area

As I came into the office this morning, I was driving the speed limit the whole way in. There was no traffic because it's Veteran's Day.
13 years ago
Astronaut Chris Hatfield has dealt with the fear and danger of traveling in space, and said the dan...
Alyssa Kleven

Astronaut: Practice makes perfect for overcoming fears in space (and on Earth)

Being in space can be like being in a movie - or at least a recent movie about space seems to capture the magic, and the danger according to a real-life astronaut visiting Seattle Tuesday.
13 years ago
A man walks home with his son following Friday’s devastating typhoon that lashed Hernani town...
MyNorthwest.com

How you can help typhoon victims in the Philippines

Typhoon-ravaged Philippine islands faced an unimaginably huge relief effort that had barely begun Monday.
13 years ago
The more than $300 million Eastside approach work stretches from I-405 to the bridge entrance. The ...
Tim Haeck

Eastside approach to 520 bridge opens summer 2014

The new 520 bridge is not due to open until late 2015 at the earliest. But just to the east, a three-year highway project is nearing the finish.
13 years ago
Ballots are usually invalidated because of problems with their signatures. It’s up to those v...
Chris Sullivan

Minimum wage, Seattle council seat races still too close to call

Two races in last week's election are so close that campaign workers are going-over invalidated ballots to make sure each vote is counted.
13 years ago