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The mayor said he now commutes to work about half of the week. (Facebook Image via Mayor McGinn/Ton...
Stephanie Klein

Seattle Mayor McGinn not ready to adopt ‘Mayor McSchwinn’

Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn has no immediate plans to embrace the term, 'Mayor McSchwinn.'
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Brandi Kruse

Washington Supreme Court rules on ‘sleep sex’ defense

A woman who claimed she was asleep when she had sex with an underage boy will have to prove that defense at trial.
14 years ago
President Barack Obama’s campaign says while he doesn’t weigh in on every single ballot...
Josh Kerns

President Obama backs R74 as gay-marriage measure slips in polls

President Obama has officially endorsed Washington's Referendum 74 while the gay marriage measure continues slipping in the polls.
14 years ago
NBA commissioner David Stern said Thursday he is excited about approval of a new arena in Seattle, ...
Josh Kerns

NBA commissioner not ruling out expansion for Seattle

NBA Commissioner David Stern said the league wouldn't rule out an expansion franchise, but said it would largely be up to a committee of owners headed by Clay Bennett, who led the purchase of the Seattle SuperSonics and moved them to Oklahoma City in 2008.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Gang banger charged with “slap boxing” murder

A Lakewood gang member is now charged with murder for shooting another man after a "slap boxing" match got out of hand.
14 years ago
Danford Grant has been charged with a seventh felony count of rape in the first degree. (KIRO Radio...
Tim Haeck

Another charge for Seattle attorney accused of rape

The former partner at a Seattle law firm, accused of rapes at massage parlors, had his bail reduced from $3 million to $1 million while in court on Thursday morning.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Man killed walking on I-5 near Boeing Field

A man struck by a car while walking on I-5 Thursday morning has died.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Seattle police looking for driver involved in two hit and run accidents

Police are searching for the suspect in two hit and run accidents in Seattle Thursday morning.
14 years ago
Tim Haeck

Boeing tests ‘Star Wars’ weapon in Utah desert

We've seen it in the movies for years, from "GoldenEye" to the "Matrix." But now, science fiction is closer to fact. Boeing and the Air Force have just successfully completed a test of a new, high tech weapon that can knock out computers and other electronic systems with a microwave pulse. This was just the first test flight of many to show that the technology is not just the stuff of movies, but has a practical application, perhaps sooner rather than later.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Metro bus driver tackles man hassling, assaulting people at bus stop

A Metro bus driver stepped up to help detain a man harassing and assaulting people at a North Seattle transit station on Wednesday.
14 years ago
Danford Grant will be in court Thursday, trying to get his bail reduced. (Photo: DanfordGrant.com)...
Tim Haeck

Seattle attorney accused of rapes seeks bail cut

The former partner at a Seattle law firm accused of rapes at massage parlors will be in court Thursday trying to get his bail reduced.
14 years ago
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Jamie Griswold

Seattle Police Department drafting policy for use of unmanned drones

The Seattle Police Department is one of the first in the nation to receive permission from the federal government to start using drones. They are currently working out policies for how the department will use the remote control aerial vehicles.
14 years ago
D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo enters a courtroom in the Spotsylvania, Va., Circuit Court on Tuesday, O...
Josh Kerns

D.C. sniper claims he was sexually abused

Convicted D.C. sniper Lee Boyd Malvo said in a television interview that aired Thursday that he was sexually abused by John Allen Muhammad, his adult accomplice in shootings that terrorized the Washington area 10 years ago.
14 years ago
Dr. Frank Farley says if your child is a thrill seeker, Halloween might be the perfect night for so...
Kim Shepard

How spooking little kids can prepare them for real life

There's some disagreement about whether it's a good idea to scare your children on Halloween night. One expert says it's just plain mean. But, another says it's exactly what they need to prepare for the real world.
14 years ago
Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer gives his presentation at the launch of Microsoft Windows 8, in New Yor...
Josh Kerns

Microsoft goes ‘all in’ with Windows 8; will consumers follow?

Microsoft says it's going "all-in" with its highly anticipated Windows 8, which formally launched Thursday in New York.
14 years ago
KIRO Radio Staff

Fugitive Seattle developer Mastro arrested in France

Fugitive Seattle real-estate developer Michael Mastro and his wife, Linda, have been arrested in France at the request of U.S. authorities.
14 years ago
The American Civil Liberties Union announced a settlement Wednesday with the Pierce County Jail tha...
Brandi Kruse

Muslim inmates granted more religious freedom

A lawsuit has led to more religious freedom for Muslim inmates at the Pierce County Jail.
14 years ago
Breast cancer survivor Nicole Taylor with her family during the year she underwent aggressive chemo...
Josh Kerns

Breast cancer posing unique challenges for young women

Most women diagnosed with breast cancer are in their 50's and 60's. So when Nicole Taylor started feeling sick, it was the last thing the then-34-year-old Seattle mother of two expected to hear from her doctor.
14 years ago
After sentencing, U.S. Attorney for Western Washington, Jenny Durkan, said there’s no questio...
Tim Haeck

Terrorist Ahmed Ressam sentenced to 37 years in millennium plot

Algerian terrorist Ahmed Ressam was sentenced in U.S. District Court in Seattle on Wednesday to 37 years in prison for plotting to bomb Los Angeles International Airport around the turn of the new millennium.
14 years ago
Seth Keller

Suspect threatens shooting victim’s life as cops arrive on scene

Police say a fight over which gang was better led to a fatal shooting at an apartment building Lakewood Wednesday morning.
14 years ago
Members of the Washington State Fallen Firefighter Memorial Service present the honorary Pike Pole ...
KIRO Radio Staff

South King County firefighter honored for job-related HIV death

South King County fighter Doug Waller is the first in his department to be honored for dying in the line of duty. But it wasn't flames that took his life. It was HIV. Now, he's one of the first in the country to be recognized for contracting the disease on the job.
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In this Sept. 7, 2012, photo a U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration technician holds several pounds...
KIRO Radio Staff

Feds, local cops make huge King County gun and drug bust

Federal agents and local police have teamed up to bust a huge South King County crime ring, netting 33 suspects, 28 guns, and more than 15 pounds of drugs.
14 years ago
Spirit Halloween store says they are selling more Barack Obama masks. (Image courtesy Spirit Hallow...
KIRO Radio Staff

Halloween masks show front-runner for president

A pretty accurate predictor says their indicators are showing a clear front-runner in the presidential race.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Washington Republicans decry Yelm spiritual leader’s bigoted rants

Washington state Republicans are urging their Democratic counterparts to return campaign donations from a Yelm spiritual leader for unleashing a torrent of anti-Catholic and anti-gay rants in her speeches.
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