Latest Local and Pacific Northwest News

Local News

Seth Keller

Man found shot to death in car near Seward Park

Police say they have no suspects in the shooting death of a man in his car early Thursday in south Seattle near Seward Park.
14 years ago
Amauri Boss works the heavy bag at Cappy’s Gym in the Central District. (KIRO Radio/Chris Sul...
Chris Sullivan

Boxing experiencing a rebirth in Seattle

Bboxing is experiencing a rebirth as kids are now looking at it as an alternative to soccer and football and some of the more traditional sports.
14 years ago
Skyline High School was closed on Sept. 20 after an online threat allegedly made by a former studen...
Chris Sullivan

Facebook helps catch accused Skyline threat-maker

Facebook played a major role in leading police to the 16-year-old Edmonds boy accused of making an online threat against Skyline High School two weeks ago.
14 years ago
T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced Wednesday that they have agreed to combine their struggling cellpho...
Chris Sullivan

T-Mobile announces merger; will stay in Bellevue

T-Mobile and MetroPCS announced Wednesday that they have agreed to combine their struggling cellphone businesses in a deal aimed at letting them compete better with their three larger rivals. The Seattle Times reports this could be good news for the Puget Sound region.
14 years ago
When people upgrade their Explorer to the new version, “It’s very likely that a large s...
Dan Restione

Microsoft in privacy battle over newest version of Internet Explorer

It could be called a battle between Big Brother and Bill Gates. A single change in Microsoft's new version of Internet Explorer has sparked a complex behind-the-scenes battle over your privacy.
14 years ago
This undated photo shows Teamsters Union President James R. Hoffa, left, stands with Anthony Proven...
Dan Restione

Hunt for Jimmy Hoffa’s remains comes up empty, again

Yet another attempt to find America's most famous missing person has come up empty.
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

LIVE video: Join Dave and Dori for post-debate analysis

Watch KIRO Radio's Dori Monson and Dave Ross live in-studio analyze key points made by President Obama and Governor Romney.
14 years ago
Washington State Patrol Trooper Tony Brock puts a woman through field sobriety tests in Seattle&#82...
Brandi Kruse

DUI limit really more of a guideline for state troopers

While roadways across Washington state are spotted with signs that remind drivers of the "legal limit," driving under the influence can often be a crime of opinion.
14 years ago
This month-old tiger cub, Dumai, is being bottle-fed because his mom couldn’t care for him. N...
Stephanie Klein

Tacoma tiger cub to get buddy from Oklahoma

Tacoma's month-old Sumatran tiger cub is getting a little buddy and the news comes on the day of his official Point Defiance Zoo debut.
14 years ago
...
Josh Kerns

John Curley: How can any voter still be undecided?

While 50 million people are expected to tune in to Wednesday night's presidential debate, KIRO Radio's John Curley wonders if there's really a point.
14 years ago
Stephanie Klein

Boeing employee falls ill at Paine Field

Lights and sirens at Paine Field in Everett Wednesday morning was not in response to a plane accident.
14 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Cops, firefighters on Tacoma chopping block

Dozens of cops and firefighters could lose their jobs along with other city workers due to a huge budget deficit.
14 years ago
The people who refuel Alaska Airlines’ planes at Sea-Tac Airport are threatening to walk off ...
Chris Sullivan

Workers strike at Sea-Tac claiming unsafe conditions

The people who refuel Alaska Airlines' planes at Sea-Tac Airport are threatening to walk off the job over safety concerns.
14 years ago
Seats from an American Airlines 757 are carried before receiving “Main Cabin Extra Refurbishm...
Chris Sullivan

American Airlines inspecting Boeing 757’s for faulty seats

American Airlines should finish its inspections of the Boeing 757's Wednesday after seats on three flights came loose from the floor.
14 years ago
Seattle’s parks department has closed Green Lake to swimming possibly for several weeks becau...

Green Lake closed for algae bloom

Seattle's parks department has closed Green Lake to swimming possibly for several weeks because of toxic algae blooms.
14 years ago
Trajan C. McCallister, 14, was last seen Monday afternoon at the East Hill skate park at 116 Ave. S...
Brandi Kruse

Missing Kent teen’s health may be at risk

The Kent Police Department has asked for the public's help to locate a missing teen who may be in danger without his prescription medication.
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

House resembling Swiss cheese target of gang related gunfight in Central District

More than a dozen bullets flew in Seattle's Central District Monday shortly before midnight, but police didn't know which bullet holes were new.
14 years ago
Free The Children founder Craig Kielburger announces a major new youth empowerment initiative Tuesd...
Josh Kerns

Thousands of local kids joining effort to change the world

The world's largest youth empowerment program will make it's U.S. debut in Seattle.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Six charged with Graham man’s brutal murder and body dump

Six suspects were charged Tuesday for the murder of a Pierce County man whose body was bound and dumped outside a vacant home.
14 years ago
J.D. was a star wide receiver at Sammamish High School. In college, he helped Boise State win the F...
Kim Shepard

Slow progress for a Bellevue man beaten and left for dead

J.D. Aylward seems to have no memory of the night he was hit over the head and left bleeding in a Bellevue street. Still, his family has not lost hope for his recovery.
14 years ago
Detention Officer Jose Abarca allegedly submitted forged deployment orders to get a year long paid ...
Kim Shepard

Guard accused of faking deployment to get year long vacation

His bosses thought he was deployed with the National Guard in Germany. A King County Detention Officer is facing fraud and theft charges for cashing more than $110,000 in paychecks while he was really sitting home.
14 years ago
Police have arrested a former Skyline student for threatening an on-campus shooting two weeks ago. ...
MyNorthwest.com

Police arrest former Skyline student for school threat

A former Skyline High School student was arrested Tuesday morning for allegedly threatening to carry out a mass shooting at the school in September.
14 years ago
This year, like Hurricane Isaac, a possible winter storm bound for Seattle might get a name like Xe...
MyNorthwest.com

Winter weather storms get official names from the Weather Channel

Tropical storms and hurricanes get names - but what about blizzards and white outs?
14 years ago
It’s been closed all summer due to mountain goat dangers, but the trail on Mount Ellinor in O...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Mount Ellinor reopens with mountain goat warnings

It's been closed all summer due to mountain goat dangers, but the trail on Mount Ellinor in Olympic National Park reopens on Tuesday.
14 years ago