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There were no winners in Wednesday night’s Powerball drawing which means the jackpot is now u...
KIRO Radio Staff

Powerball jackpot up to $320 million

There were no winners in Wednesday night's Powerball drawing which means the jackpot is now up to $320 million.
14 years ago
Dori would like you to dye “system-wide-closed-day eggs” with your kids this year. (Ima...
Stephanie Klein

Snohomish County libraries explain Easter closure

Listener Dick went to the Snohomish County library this week and saw a sign saying it "would be closed Sunday, March 31 due to traditionally low traffic on this day." Dori wonders why the library just can't come out and say "Closed on Easter."
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Accused Tacoma daycare attacker linked to other crimes

The man arrested for attacking a day care worker in Tacoma is now charged with multiple robberies, assaults and sex attacks dating back one year.
14 years ago
The Seattle Sports Commission confirms it has been given the go ahead to hold “informal&#8221...

Seattle looking at possible 2024 Olympic bid

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has asked a local group to explore what it would take to bid for the 2024 Summer Olympic Games.
14 years ago
Murder charges have been filed against Michael “Chadd” Boysen, the 26-year-old accused ...
Brandi Kruse

Murder charges filed against man suspected of killing grandparents

Murder charges have been filed against the man accused of killing his elderly grandparents hours after his release from a Washington state prison.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Everett burglary suspects crash three times trying to evade police

Police are looking for two burglary suspects who were involved in three crashes Thursday morning as they fled from officers.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Hedging costs Washington natural gas ratepayers $850 million

State regulators are investigating a cost-saving, purchasing strategy that has backfired on four natural gas utilities in Washington, costing ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars.
14 years ago
Don’t hop on that train yet, the earliest Sounder commuter train service will resume is Monda...
MyNorthwest.com

Another mudslide halts Sounder commuter trains between Seattle and Everett

A mudslide Thursday morning has closed train tracks between Seattle and Everett.
14 years ago
Jamie Griswold

Elvis statue stolen from Mama’s Mexican Kitchen

Elvis has left the building, or at least his post outside of Mama's Mexican Kitchen in Seattle.
14 years ago
Specialist Ricardo Cerros is credited with saving lives when he gave his own, killed by a grenade i...
Tim Haeck

Army awards Silver Stars to JBLM Rangers

The Army has bestowed one of its highest honors on two Rangers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord, including one who died in action.
14 years ago
Little leaguers played in the snow in Mill Creek on Wednesday evening. Snow is still a threat in so...
MyNorthwest.com

Snow still in the forecast for some after a roaring start to spring

Thursday marks the first full day of Spring, and if Wednesday was an indication - it was a rough start.
14 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Man shot in face in Seattle’s Pioneer Square had warrant

A man who was shot in the face in Seattle's Pioneer Square Thursday morning had a warrant out for his arrest and has been taken into custody at Harborview Medical Center.
14 years ago
Staff Sgt. Jesse Knott is pictured with Koshka, the cat he credits with saving his life in Afghanis...
Josh Kerns

JBLM soldier saves cat who saved him

A JBLM soldier is crediting a beloved stray cat with saving his life in Afghanistan, and paid thousands to bring it back to the U.S. with him.
14 years ago
The top three regional hospitals that US News and World Reports put on its list couldn’t even...
Chris Sullivan

Consumer Reports study claims Seattle hospitals are unsafe

We hear all the time that Seattle is a great place to get sick because our hospitals are so good, but the latest Consumer Reports study calls that into question, giving Seattle's hospitals low marks for safety. So which is it?
14 years ago
Brandi Kruse

Gates Foundation looking for the ‘Next Generation’ of condoms

The Seattle-based Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation needs your help to make protected sex more pleasurable.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Seattle man arrested, bomb materials confiscated from home

A South Seattle man is under arrest after his landlord complained the tenant was making bombs.
14 years ago
The first day of spring was marked by strong winds and blustery weather. (AP Photo/file)...
KIRO Radio Staff

First day of Spring looks more like Winter

Heavy rains and a vigorous wind storm blew into the Puget Sound area Wednesday and is expected to linger through the night.
14 years ago
An expedition led by Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos pulled up Apollo’s engines from the ocean floor. T...
Stephanie Klein

Amazon CEO pulls Apollo engines from ocean floor

Two mammoth rocket engines that helped boost Apollo astronauts to the moon have been fished out of the Atlantic.
14 years ago
Bethany Storro, the woman that made headlines with an acid hoax where she claimed someone attacked ...
Jamie Griswold

Acid hoax perpetrator seeing self clearly for first time

The Vancouver woman that made headlines with a hoax where she claimed someone attacked her, burning her face with acid, says she's seeing herself clearly for the first time.
14 years ago
The report concludes that 67 percent of roads in Washington are in poor or mediocre condition. (Ima...
Tim Haeck

Roads, bridges get ‘D’ grade from engineers

Here's another dire assessment of the condition of roadways and transit service. A report card on the state of our nation's roads, bridges and transit service and several other categories of public services gives an overall grade of 'D-plus.'
14 years ago
Patti Cohenour as 1970s “Little Edie” Beale and Suzy Hunt as 1970s “Big Edie&#822...
Tom Tangney

Infamous documentary ‘Grey Gardens’ translates to musical at ACT

Two eccentric women, mother and daughter recluses, living in squalor were the unlikely subjects for a landmark documentary, let alone a hit Broadway musical.
14 years ago
“We’re going to make higher education a priority,” Baumgartner said. (AP Photo/Fi...

State Senate leaders vow to up higher education funding

A group of Washington state senators vowed Tuesday to increase funding for higher education by $300 million.
14 years ago
Of course, spies could always get their hands on the CIA’s data the old-fashioned way, which ...
Chris Sullivan

Amazon reportedly in bed with the CIA for cloud computing plans

Amazon reportedly has a new business partner: the Central Intelligence Agency.
14 years ago
Cooper says 1,000 to 1,500 passengers in the C and D concourses and central terminal had to be resc...
MyNorthwest.com

Sea-Tac security breach disrupts airport, delays passengers at security

Officials at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport say a passenger entered a secure area through an exit lane Tuesday night, causing a security breach and prompting authorities to clear several concourses until the man was located.
14 years ago