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Seattle-based Oberto has dropped its iconic “Oh Boy!” tagline after nearly a century....
Josh Kerns

Goodbye ‘Oh Boy!’ – another iconic Seattle tagline disappears

"Oh Boy!" is no more, as one of the oldest and most recognizable tag lines in Seattle business history is going away after nearly a century, prompting a local historian to lament the loss of another local icon.
13 years ago
Amanda Knox will be played by Cara Delevigne in the new feature film “The Face of an Angel.&#...
Jamie Skorheim

Amanda Knox story inspires feature film ‘The Face of an Angel’

Her story made it to Lifetime TV while her appeals trial was underway in Italy, and now Amanda Knox's story is on its way to the big screen.
13 years ago
Iron Man...
Chris Sullivan

‘Iron Man’ super suit under development by US Army

Less science fiction and more science fact. The Army works on perfecting a super suit for soldiers.
13 years ago
A Lake Forest Park city council candidate is under investigation by the Washington State Patrol aft...
Brandi Kruse

State patrol investigating Lake Forest Park city council candidate

A Lake Forest Park city council candidate is under investigation by the Washington State Patrol after a female employee said he pursued an inappropriate relationship with her that began with an invitation to take her to an "alternate universe."
13 years ago
On Thursday October 17, 2013 between 10:15 A.M. and 10:20 A.M. PDT, the National Tsunami Warning Ce...
Ted Buehner

Great quake, tsunami drill is Thursday

On Thursday October 17, 2013 between 10:15 A.M. and 10:20 A.M. PDT, the National Tsunami Warning Center (NTWC) and the NWS Weather Forecast Office in Seattle will conduct a tsunami warning communications test.
13 years ago
Guinness World Records will reportedly allow Seahawks fans to take another run at a noise record wh...
Jamie Skorheim

Report: Guinness OKs another 12th Man noise-record attempt if Seahawks approve

Guinness World Records will reportedly allow Seahawks fans to take another run at a noise record when the team takes on the New Orleans Saints Dec. 2.
13 years ago
Lynne Hagen, a 25-year veteran bus driver, was halfway through a cross walk when she was hit by a s...
KIRO Radio Staff

School bus driver hit by school bus while walking in crosswalk

An investigation is underway into what caused a Kent school bus driver to strike a collegue while she was walking in a crosswalk.
13 years ago
Washington State Patrol Trooper Jay Farmer insists he’s not a hero for jumping in frigid wate...
Josh Kerns

Washington State Trooper insists he’s no hero despite dramatic water rescue

When Washington State Patrol Trooper Jay Farmer went through his basic training at the academy, it included practicing a water rescue with a dummy submerged in a car. Little did he know he'd one day have to put it in practice to help save a life.
13 years ago
If bicyclists expect more and more improvements for cyclists around the region, Dori Monson says it...

Bike riders should pay taxes if they expect road improvements

I've got another example of your tax dollars at work here. The City of Tacoma has been ordered to pay $242,000 to a bicyclist who smashed his face into the asphalt after hitting a crack in a bike lane three years ago.
13 years ago
A jury in Seattle has convicted David Pietz of second-degree murder in the strangling death of his ...
Josh Kerns

Jury convicts David Pietz for strangling wife to death in Lynnwood

A jury in Seattle has convicted a Lynnwood man of second-degree murder in the strangling death of his wife Nicole in 2006.
13 years ago
The county plans to operate snowplows this winter on only 150 of 1,500 miles of roads in unincorpor...
KIRO Radio Staff

Fewer snowplows on King County roads this winter

If you live in the Cascade foothills, you may be out of luck when we have our first big snowfall. King County is warning that fewer roads will be plowed this winter, thanks to budget cuts.
13 years ago
A new survey finds Sen. Ed Murray still leads incumbent Mike McGinn by 20 points after two televise...
Josh Kerns

McGinn fails to close gap after TV debate in Seattle mayor’s race

Despite a number of public appearances and a strong showing in a televised debate, a new survey finds Seattle mayor Mike McGinn still trails challenger Sen. Ed Murray by 20 points with three weeks left in their contentious race.
13 years ago
Ingraham High School recently honored Governor Jay Inlsee by retiring his number 35 jersey. Dori Mo...
Jamie Skorheim

Dori Monson to take on Gov. Jay Inslee one-on-one in basketball

Washington Governor Jay Inslee has agreed to take on KIRO Radio host Dori Monson in a game of basketball.
13 years ago
Josh Kerns

Man stabbed in Seattle bar brawl goes back for another round

When you get stabbed in a bar brawl, you head straight for the hospital, right? Not if you're a 21-year-old guy who went back for another round before seeking treatment.
13 years ago
Along with being spotted in Edmonds Saturday where he’s reportedly buying a bar, movie star W...
Josh Kerns

Edmonds bar likely not latest venture by ‘Anchorman’ Will Ferrell

Despite rumors that comedian Will Ferrell would be buying a bar in Edmonds, it now appears that's not his latest gig.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Audit claims Boeing overcharged for helicopter parts

A U.S. government audit claims Boeing padded its profits by using too many used parts in a $4.4 billion dollar contract for Chinook helicopter components.
13 years ago
The Washington State Patrol says a witness, Jim Kocker, and Washington State Patrol Trooper Jay Far...
KIRO Radio Staff

Washington State Patrol Trooper, passing motorist save man from submerged car

The Washington State Patrol says a witness, who happens to be a former lifeguard, and a trooper rescued an unconscious driver from a submerged car near Ellensburg.
13 years ago
In this photo provided by Lauren Boushey, hundreds of college-age revelers crowd a street late Satu...
Chris Sullivan

WWU student body president: Riot was a bunch of young, ignorant people with alcohol

What a weekend in Bellingham. Police needed pepper spray and a huge show of force to break-up a riot near the Western Washington University campus Saturday night.
13 years ago
A potential strike might not just hit King, Pierce and Snohomish Counties, said union representativ...
Chris Sullivan

Movement in grocery talks, but may not be enough to prevent strike

The biggest contract issue on the table in the grocery workers talks appears to be gone, but the unions said it might not be enough to prevent a possible strike.
13 years ago
A battalion chief with the Renton Fire Department has been given three days suspension for attackin...
Brandi Kruse

Battalion chief punished for hitting firefighter with oven lid

A battalion chief with the Renton Fire Department has been given three days suspension for attacking one of his own firefighters.
13 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Amber Alert canceled for missing 2-year-old boy in Seattle

An Amber Alert has been canceled after Seattle Police located a father believed to have taken his 2-year-old son after a no-contact order.
13 years ago
CBS News correspondent Edward R. Murrow is shown in London, Jan. 1939. He began his on air career i...
Feliks Banel, Local Historian

Happy 78th Birthday, KIRO Radio

It was sometime early on Tuesday, October 15, 1935 that the "K-I-R-O" call letters were first uttered in Seattle by a now-forgotten, tuxedo-clad announcer.
13 years ago
The state has just completed its largest single land preservation transaction in 45 years. (Photo c...
Tim Haeck

State preserves scenic Teanaway as community forest

The state has just completed its largest single land preservation transaction in 45 years, a 50,000 acre tract of forestland considered the holy grail for the conservation community.
13 years ago
Are you ready to pay tolls on the I-90 bridge. Dori Monson talks about widespread tolling plan that...

Are you ready to pay tolls on the I-90 bridge?

I have one question for you: Are you ready to pay tolls on the I-90 bridge?
13 years ago