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Initiative 502 sets up a limit of five nanograms of THC per milliliter of blood. Any more than that...
Kim Shepard

Marijuana users worried I-502 sets legal limit too low

Legalizing marijuana could affect more than just where users buy their drug of choice. It could seriously impact how those users are prosecuted for Driving Under the Influence of Drugs.
14 years ago
Jay Inslee and opponent Rob McKenna only have one more day to get votes in a tight race for governo...
Jamie Griswold

Jay Inslee says decide what’s important to you and vote accordingly

Polls have shown a close race between Washington state gubernatorial candidates Jay Inslee and Rob McKenna. The Ross and Burbank Show called up both candidates to see what they're doing to try and turn the tides in their favor the day before the election.
14 years ago
Television trucks are parked Monday near the barricaded road outside the building housing a militar...
Tim Haeck

Hearing begins for JBLM soldier accused of Afghanistan massacre

A military hearing is underway at JBLM for the U.S. soldier accused of slaughtering 16 people, including children, during a predawn raid on two villages in Afghanistan.
14 years ago
Election officials say it could be days or even weeks before they can call some of Washington state...
Josh Kerns

Don’t expect close races to be settled on Election Night

With the Washington governor's race still a virtual dead heat in the polls and several other high profile races on the ballot too-close-to-call, there's a good chance we won't know the results any time soon.
14 years ago
The father of missing 2-year-old Sky Metalwala continues to hold out hope the child will be found, ...
Frank Shiers

Search for 2-year-old continues one year after disappearance

Tuesday marks the one year anniversary of the disappearance of 2-year-old Sky Metalwala, whose mother claimed he went missing from her car in Bellevue last November while she went to get gas.
14 years ago
Frank Shiers

Man fatally shot in Covington

A man in his 20s was fatally shot Sunday night in Covington.
14 years ago
The flames from a fiery crash that killed the driver of a gasoline truck are seen in this image fro...
Josh Kerns

Fiery I-5 crash kills one, burns for over 24 hours

Fire was still burning over 24 hours after a crash on I-5 early Sunday involving a fully loaded gasoline tanker that left the driver dead.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Marysville cop goes on trial in daughter’s death

The manslaughter trial of a Marysville police officer charged in the accidental shooting death of his young daughter begins Monday in Everett.
14 years ago
A Rob McKenna campaign volunteer says this picture shows a uniformed Metro Transit employee stealin...
Dori Monson

Metro Transit employee accused of stealing McKenna yard signs

A volunteer for Rob McKenna's campaign accuses a uniformed Metro Transit employee of stealing yard signs near Safeco Field.
14 years ago
Experts from KIRO Radio & KTTH will break down what the results really mean to the country and ...

MyNorthwest’s Election Night

Listen, watch, and check live results on one of the biggest nights in politics. Our expert team will break down what all these results really mean to the country and Washingtonians.
14 years ago
Molly Ingraham (left), 37, and Genevieve Vose (right), 34, began to date after meeting online. Near...
Brandi Kruse

In gay marriage battle, different visions of life after R-74

Same-sex couples across the state will awake Wednesday morning to one of two realities: a world where they are treated equal under the law and a world where they are not.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Shooting in South Seattle leaves man clinging to life

A young man is clinging to life at Harborview Medical Center after a shooting in South Seattle Friday afternoon.
14 years ago
Colton Harris-Moore, left, also known as the “Barefoot Bandit,” sits next to his attorn...
Chris Sullivan

Barefoot Bandit’s mom says author stiffed her

The Barefoot Bandit's mom accuses an author of stiffing her out of up to $300,000 for interviews about her son.
14 years ago
A surveillance camera captured this shot of three young vandals wanted for smashing windows at a Sp...
Tim Haeck

Kid vandals twice target same Spanaway school

The cops are looking for three kids on bikes they think smashed out windows at a school in Spanaway twice in two weeks.
14 years ago
Seattle Police detectives have just completed a month and a half long investigating into a liquor t...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle Police make major liquor theft bust

Seattle Police detectives have just completed a month and a half long investigating into a liquor theft, making a series of arrests and recovering hundreds of stolen bottles.
14 years ago
A new analysis suggests that getting a regular physical exam will not cut your risk of dying from c...
Tim Haeck

Research questions value of regular physical exam

A new analysis suggests that getting a regular physical exam will not cut your risk of dying from cancer or heart disease.
14 years ago
This is the first time the industry has recognized, on the record, that there is a problem with liq...
Chris Sullivan

Stores making changes to combat liquor theft

KIRO Radio first broke the story a few weeks ago that stores were losing thousands of dollars to liquor thieves. Now, KIRO Radio is reporting stores are finally making some changes.
14 years ago
The latest job numbers released Friday show more people got jobs but an increased unemployment rate...
Josh Kerns

Help Wanted? What the latest jobs numbers really mean

Both President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney say the latest jobs report released Friday morning proves their point about the state of the economy heading into election day, with the numbers showing both more jobs and an uptick in unemployment.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Fight brewing over transgender person in Evergreen College locker room

A new legal fight is brewing over Evergreen State College's decision to allow a transgender person to use the women's locker room.
14 years ago
Some tech-savvy kids are going straight from high schooler to business owner thanks to a local orga...
Kim Shepard

High tech high schoolers get hands on at StudentRND

Some tech-savvy kids are going straight from high schooler to business owner thanks to a local organization called StudentRND.
14 years ago
Seattle City Light crews are heading east to help restore power to hundreds of thousands still in t...
Josh Kerns

Seattle crews head to New York to help with Sandy recovery

Seattle City Light crews are heading to New York to help the storm battered region recover from Hurricane Sandy.
14 years ago
Seattle Schools Superintendent Jose Banda is one of several hundred education leaders signing a let...
Josh Kerns

Seattle, 259 other districts oppose charter schools

With just days before the election, education leaders, teachers and parents from 260 of the state's 295 school districts are making a last ditch effort to defeat I-1240, the measure that would permit charter schools.
14 years ago
Invader, an 80’s Seattle metal band, has been a huge hit in Europe for years, but the band ne...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle 80’s metal band revived by European popularity

A long forgotten Seattle band is enjoying a second life after learning of widespread popularity in Europe.
14 years ago
New automated cameras will be ticketing drivers who exceed the speed limit in school zones around S...
Jamie Griswold

Automated speed enforcement cams turned on around Seattle schools

New automated cameras will be ticketing drivers who exceed the speed limit in school zones around Seattle.
14 years ago