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A local union filed final court documents Friday alleging the proposed new Sodo arena is being ille...
Tim Haeck

Union files new court brief arguing Seattle arena ‘unlawful’

A union fighting the preferred location of a new Seattle sports arena says the city and county unlawfully picked a site near the waterfront.
14 years ago
According to the suit, police brass pressured subordinates in the department’s organized crim...
KIRO Radio Staff

Lawsuit continues for cops not getting overtime for checking email on their phones

A lot of us do work from home but do scanning emails and answering calls from bosses on your smartphone after hours constitute work that should be compensated? A lawsuit winding its way through federal court in Chicago says it does.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle lane closures on I-5 Friday, Saturday

Getting into Seattle from the north late Friday may be tougher than usual.
14 years ago
At Seattle’s gun buyback in late January, gun dealers showed up offering cash for weapons whi...
Tim Haeck

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn: No more sidewalk gun sales

At Seattle's gun buyback in late January, gun dealers showed up offering cash for weapons while people waited in line. Mayor Mike McGinn says that will not happen again.
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Security guards shoot at teen outside FDA building in Bothell

A report of gun shots near the Food & Drug Administration regional office in Bothell Friday morning has closed off the block around the scene.
14 years ago
This receipt went viral after the King family was given a $4 discount at a Poulsbo restaurant for h...
Kim Shepard

Poulsbo restaurant offers family the ‘good kid discount’

A family in Poulsbo, Washington was given a $4 discount at a local restaurant for having well behaved children, and now their receipt has gone viral.
14 years ago
With strike authorization ballots arriving in the mail this week, Conner is hoping to avoid a strik...
Chris Sullivan

Boeing takes SPEEA union appeal directly to workers

In a last ditch attempt to avert a strike by his engineers and technical workers, Boeing commercial airplanes CEO Ray Conner sent a letter to all SPEEA members asking them to accept the company's offer.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Resident pleads for your help to preserve ‘Letters to Newtown’

Ever since the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, over half a million cards, letters and other outpourings of condolence and grief have flooded the Newtown town hall. And now the town is struggling to figure out what to do with them.
14 years ago
Jack White performs with a custom guitar from Seattle luthier Randy Parsons (Jo McCaughey photo)...
Josh Kerns

Meet Seattle’s guitar maker to the stars

When Jack White storms the stage Sunday night at the Grammy Awards, Seattle guitar maker Randy Parsons will be keeping a keen eye and ear on one of his handcrafted, one-of-a-kind creations.
14 years ago
Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says he and Seattle Police Chief John Diaz have agreed to end the unmanne...
Josh Kerns

Seattle Mayor McGinn kills drone program

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn says he and Seattle Police Chief John Diaz have agreed to end the unmanned aerial drone program.
14 years ago
The FAA has granted Boeing permission to begin test flights of its 787 Dreamliner to gather data an...

FAA allows Boeing 787 Dreamliner test flights

The FAA has granted Boeing permission to begin test flights of its 787 Dreamliner to gather data and help determine the cause of recent lithium ion battery meltdowns.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Hawaii, Vegas flights planned for Everett’s Paine Field

Alaska Airlines has issued a proposed list of flights if commercial operations are allowed out of Everett's Paine Field. The initial destinations include two airports in Hawaii plus Portland and Las Vegas.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Man reports stabbing, then tells police he fell on his own knife

A man who called to report he'd been stabbed ended up changing his story after being questioned by officers.
14 years ago
While the flu vaccine may not be 100 percent effective, Yu said it’s the best defense we have...
Tim Haeck

College student latest victim of flu in Washington

The death of a 23-year-old college student in Thurston County shows the flu can be fatal for anyone at any age.
14 years ago
Its name means “for the earth,” and President Gene Duvernoy says Forterra is the larges...
Ursula Reutin

Forterra plays big role in how we enjoy our natural beauty

From our rivers to our forests and farmland, and the snow-capped Cascade and Olympic mountains, it's hard to think of an area that has more natural beauty. A non-profit organization called Forterra is playing a big role in making sure we can still enjoy all of it, many years down the road.
14 years ago
Neva Peckham, a contract specialist in the Washington State Department of Enterprise Services, repe...
Brandi Kruse

Exclusive: State employee in charge of $10B in contracts misused taxpayer money

An employee who was in charge of billions of dollars in contracts for the state of Washington used her state-issued travel card for personal purchases, including a trip to a nail salon, KIRO Radio has learned.
14 years ago
A lot of trash is washing up on the Washington coast right now and beachgoers are asked to pitch in...
Tim Haeck

Ocean debris trashing beaches on Washington coast

A lot of trash is washing up on the Washington coast right now and beachgoers are asked to pitch in with the cleanup.
14 years ago
While a movie can rarely be taken for historical fact, KIRO Radio’s Dave Ross acknowledged ma...
Alyssa Kleven

‘Lincoln’ film rife with inaccuracies (at least about Connecticut)

Congressman Joe Courtney has a problem with Steven Spielberg's blockbuster, Academy Award nominated film "Lincoln."
14 years ago
This slide shown on a video screen during a news conference at the National Transportation Safety B...
Chris Sullivan

NTSB says cause of Boeing Dreamliner fire in Boston still unknown

The National Transportation Safety Board has determined where the fire in the Boeing 787 in Boston started, but it's no closer to finding out what started it.
14 years ago
It’s not too late to get a flu shot, and “if you have symptoms, please stay home from w...
MyNorthwest.com

Sixth flu death reported in Snohomish County

A sixth Snohomish County resident has died in what is now the worst flu season since 2009.
14 years ago
5 year old Liam was born without any fingers on his right hand, but thanks to the prosthetic create...
Kim Shepard

Bellingham man helping a boy in South Africa get a grip on life, literally

A Bellingham man who likes to create sci-fi costumes in his spare time tells KIRO Radio's Andrew Walsh how he's now using his talents to create a prosthetic hand for a little boy half way around the world.
14 years ago
State Rep. Roger Goodman believes it’s only right for people convicted of vehicular homicide ...
Chris Sullivan

Drunk drivers could be required to pay child support

Drunk drivers who kill behind the wheel could be forced to support the children of their victims under a bill being considered in the legislature.
14 years ago
Mary Celigoy boards horses on her 65-acre property in May Valley, where her family ran a dairy farm...
Brandi Kruse

Residents, activists fight to protect Squak Mountain forest from logging

Roughly 216 acres of forest on the southwest slope of Squak Mountain is in danger of being clear-cut, which could cause flooding in nearby May Valley.
14 years ago
Boeing has reportedly narrowed the cause of fires in lithium ion batteries plaguing the 787 Dreamli...
Josh Kerns

Boeing narrowing cause of 787 battery problems

Several reports said Wednesday Boeing is narrowing the cause of problems that led to battery fires in its 787 Dreamliner.
14 years ago