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Washington must prevent marijuana use by kids. It must prevent distribution-related violence, drivi...
Chris Sullivan

Washington set to create pot rules alongside federal guidelines

Pot is still illegal, and the federal government will step in if the state doesn't follow some very important guidelines. Washington must prevent marijuana use by kids. It must prevent distribution-related violence, driving while high, money going to criminal operations, using pot to cover other illegal acts, growing on public lands, using on federal land and the spread of Washington pot to other states.
13 years ago
Bob Larson

Missing brother, sister found safe, mom in custody

Pierce County deputies are searching for two missing children. They may be with their mother who is not supposed to have them.
13 years ago
Lucy Jackson, 8, of Mill Creek (center) is one of 300,000 children across the country fighting the ...
Josh Kerns

Increasing number of kids stricken by arthritis

When Lucy Jackson was just two and a half, she seemed like a perfectly normal, healthy youngster. But that all changed one Thanksgiving day when she woke up in excruciating pain, later to discover she had arthritis.
13 years ago
Thursday evening’s doppler. (National Weather Service Seattle)...
Stephanie Klein

Thunderstorms roar across Puget Sound

Wild weather across Puget Sound Thursday afternoon and into the evening produced heavy rain, hail, rotating winds, and minor flooding.
13 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Hiker dies in fall at Rattlesnake Ridge

A late summer hike turned tragic for a couple at Rattlesnake Ridge near North Bend.
13 years ago
Fast-food workers are striking in Seattle and around the country on Thursday. (KIRO Radio/Tim Haeck...

There’s no logical argument for raising fast-food wages to $15 an hour

If you need to get your Big Mac, or your Chalupa or your Frosty Thursday, you just might be out of luck because there is a nationwide fast food strike that is going on in 50 cities around the country, including around the Puget Sound region.
13 years ago

UW scientists find your brain might be able to control someone else’s body

What if you could control someone else's body with your mind? A recent experiment at the University of Washington seems to indicate that might be a real possibility.
13 years ago
Seven people were injured in a multi-car crash on southbound I-5 near Spokane Street Thursday after...
Stephanie Klein

Seven people injured in crash on I-5 in Seattle

Seven people were injured in a multi-car crash on southbound I-5 near Spokane Street Thursday afternoon.
13 years ago
The federal government says it will not sue to stop the states of Colorado and Washington from allo...
Stephanie Klein

Feds won’t sue to block marijuana use in Washington state

The federal government says it will not sue to stop the states of Colorado and Washington from allowing recreational marijuana use.
13 years ago
Police plan to go undercover to take action against violent or threatening fans outside CenturyLink...
Tim Haeck

Raiders fan might be an undercover Seattle cop

Seattle police plan to go undercover to take action against violent or threatening fans outside CenturyLink Field.
13 years ago
The renovated stadium has a lower capacity of 70,138 fans but that includes more than 4,000 premium...
Tim Haeck

New Husky Stadium opens to UW fans Saturday

Saturday's game against Boise State marks the end of a long wait for UW fans clamoring to experience the new Dawghouse in Montlake. Here's a little preview of the new stadium.
13 years ago
But Williams says a possible work stoppage is not a threat. It’s about health and safety, &#8...
Chris Sullivan

Longshoremen say it’s not a threat, but Seattle tunnel project may force work stoppage at port

The Longshoremen's Union says it isn't a threat, but it's warning the Port of Seattle that container operations at Terminal 46 could be impacted by the Seattle Tunnel Project and the on going dispute with work on the dig.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Inmates will maintain old prison grounds at McNeil Island

Inmates are returning to McNeil Island, but this time they'll remain outside prison walls.
13 years ago
A man tried to shoot a bag of marijuana into the Whatcom County Jail Tuesday morning, according to ...
Stephanie Klein

Cops: Man tried to shoot pot into jail with bow and arrow

He said he was aiming at a squirrel, but police believe a Whatcom County man was trying to shoot pot into a jail window Tuesday morning.
13 years ago
The new indoor tennis center at Magnuson Park in Seattle is finally opening its doors this Labor Da...
Ursula Reutin

Seattle finally gets indoor tennis courts

It's been in the works for many years. The new indoor tennis center at Magnuson Park in Seattle is finally opening its doors this Labor Day weekend and it could be a game changer.
13 years ago
Don O’Neill wanted to show his son this statue that stands in memory to four Seattle firefigh...
Don O

We’ve got a real problem in Pioneer Square

I hadn't been down to Pioneer Square in a while and the other day it was kids' day down at the Mariners game. After the game, I decided to take my son for a stroll through Pioneer Square. We've got a real problem in Pioneer Square. It has really gone south.
13 years ago
With the exception of July, it has not been an exceptionally dry summer, especially in contrast to ...
Ted Buehner

What has made this one of the best Seattle summers?

Many of you have been saying this is the best summer in quite some time. Is it? Let's review some numbers.
13 years ago
Washington teachers are breaking the law if they go on strike, yet it seems the union threatens it ...

Why do we expect students to follow the rules, but teachers can break the law?

I'm tired of kids and parents being held hostage every single year here in Western Washington. So it goes, another year and another series of threats of teachers' strikes. The Seattle School District has been sending out robocalls to all of its families saying you better make some other plans if you were planning on your kids going to school next week.
13 years ago
Tim Haeck

Mason County man accused of making child porn video at school

A Belfair, Wash. man is in federal custody, accused of forcing an 8-year-old girl to participate in a sex video inside her school building.
13 years ago
John Curley doesn’t think people should be so hard on Bertha. She is after all undertaking th...
Jamie Skorheim

No one should be shocked Bertha is behind schedule on tunnel

The world's largest tunneling machine has only drilled 24 feet in a month to create a new route for Highway 99 under downtown Seattle. While some might be outraged with the fact that the project is already two weeks behind schedule, KIRO Radio's John Curley thinks no one should be surprised.
13 years ago
In this Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2013 image taken from video obtained from the Ugarit News, which has been...
Tim Haeck

Rep. Adam Smith worried about US military strike in Syria

Washington Congressman Adam Smith is expressing concern about a possible military strike against Syria.
13 years ago
King County Jail. (MyNorthwest.com/Hannah Kadletz)...
Tim Haeck

Feds defend illegal immigrant holds at King County Jail

Seattle's top federal immigration enforcement official is defending the practice of requesting holds, or detainers on illegal immigrants locked up at the King County Jail.
13 years ago
Fans of the pumpkin spice latte at Starbucks can get the drink early if they know the secret passwo...
Jamie Skorheim

Pumpkin spice lattes are back! If you know the secret password

Pumpkin spice lattes are almost back! The drink will officially return to Starbucks on Sept. 3 after Labor Day Weekend.
13 years ago
Tacoma kids missed nearly two weeks of school before classes resumed in the state’s third-lar...
Kim Shepard

Robocalls warn Seattle parents school might get late start if teachers strike

As Seattle teachers continue pressing for changes to the district's latest contract offer parents are being warned to be ready for a strike.
13 years ago