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Campaign ads are already running in Washington. This image is from a campaign ad for Suzan DelBene,...
Jamie Griswold

Dave Ross: Who cares if campaign ads prey on weak minded; they work

We're heading into a hot political season with a national presidential race and competitive local races, including what some are calling the hottest governor's race in America. New campaign ads are cropping up every day touting candidates' worthiness and spreading their message, but do all these ads from all directions do anything to sway the vote?
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New research says Seattle is one of the fastest growing city’s in the West. (MyNorthwest phot...
Josh Kerns

Seattle population continues to grow

It's not your imagination; Seattle is a little more crowded these days. New research finds the city has grown by nearly 2 percent from 2010 to 2011.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Elderly woman hits 11-year-old in crosswalk

An Auburn boy is recovering after being hit by a car on Wednesday.
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The FAA is proposing a $1 million against Horizon Air for improperly installed safety door. (AP Pho...
Josh Kerns

FAA proposes $1 million fine for Horizon Air

The FAA is seeking a $1 million fine for Horizon Air after finding the airline flew 186,000 flights with safety doors not installed to agency standards.
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The Super Guppy will be making it’s third and final trip to Boeing Field on Thursday. (AP PHo...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Last chance to see the Super Guppy

A huge plane known as the Super Guppy is making its third and final delivery of the Space Shuttle trainer that will go on display at the Museum of Flight.
14 years ago
A few major construction projects will be causing some traffic delays on area roads over the weeken...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

WSDOT says add an hour to travel plans this weekend

A major weekend of construction in the Puget Sound area means major backups on the roads.
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Copper wire thieves hit Federal Way park hard

Copper thieves stole $30,000 in wire from a Federal Way park, threatening a big upcoming soccer tournament
14 years ago
Donations for the Puget Sound chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation dropped $500,000 this year i...
Josh Kerns

Puget Sound Komen officials hope shakeup brings donors back

The head of the Puget Sound chapter of the Susan G. Komen Foundation calls a shakeup at the top of the national organization an important step on the "path to recovery."
14 years ago
A sports medicine doctor at Swedish in Seattle, Erik Brand is one of only a few thousand physicians...
Brandi Kruse

Behind Olympic athletes, Olympic doctors

A sports medicine doctor at Swedish in Seattle, Erik Brand is one of only a few thousand physicians chosen to be part of the 2012 Olympics. He made the cut after a two-year, 1,500-page application process.
14 years ago
Arlene Roberts, 80, was found dead in her Rainier Avenue mobile home on Oct. 28, 1978....
Brandi Kruse

‘Justice denied’ in 1978 murder of elderly woman

A King County judge said Wednesday that justice has been denied for a elderly woman who was murdered inside her Rainier Avenue mobile home more than 33 years ago.
14 years ago
Isaac Zamora killed six people in Skagit County in 2008. Signed outlines of his hands have now appe...
Brandi Kruse

Skagit Co. killer ‘murderabilia’ for sale online

The mother of a convicted spree killer believes con artists took advantage of her son's mental state and "desperate loneliness" when they asked him for signed outlines of his hand that would later be sold online.
14 years ago
Starbucks has partnered with startup Square on a new mobile payment system that could dramatically ...
Josh Kerns

Starbucks invests in new way for customers to pay

Starbucks customers will soon be able to pay for their morning coffee simply by walking into the store.
14 years ago
Campgrounds and approved fire rings have typically been exempt from campfire bans but forest manage...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

You are now banned from lighting up that campfire

The extremely dry, hot weather means campfires are not allowed - not even in campgrounds in the Cle Elum and Naches Ranger Districts in Kittitas and Yakima counties.
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Josh Kerns

Fallout from Colorado continues as Ron eyes theater exit

Is it time for metal detectors and bag checks in movie theaters in the wake of the Colorado shooting? (AP photo) There are still plenty of questions about why a man attending a weekend screening of “The Dark Knight Rises” in Ohio was armed with a gun, knives, and extra ammunition. The lawyer for 37-year-old […]
14 years ago
Josh Kerns

Seattle-bound flight forced to make emergency landing

A major electrical failure forced an Alaska Air flight heading to Seattle to make an emergency landing Wednesday morning in San Jose
14 years ago
Tens of thousands of people in Western Washington took part in Tuesday’s National Night Out a...
Kim Shepard

Does National Night Out really help fight crime?

Tens of thousands of people in Western Washington took part in Tuesday's National Night Out against crime.
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Josh Kerns

Amazon exec swindled in Tom Petty performance scam

The US Attorney's office has filed a criminal complaint against a con man who swindled a top Amazon executive out of $165,000 to get Tom Petty to play his wedding.
14 years ago
Personal journal entries just released to the public reveal the extent of Steven Powell’s sex...
Tim Haeck

Journal entries reveal sexual obsession in Powell case

Personal journal entries just released to the public reveal the extent of Steven Powell's sexual obsession with his daughter-in-law, Susan, who remains missing from her Utah home.
14 years ago
Early results have Jay Inslee with 47 percent of the vote and Rob McKenna with 43 percent, putting ...
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

McKenna, Inslee advance setting up competitive governor’s race

Republican Attorney General Rob McKenna and Democratic former U.S. Rep. Jay Inslee advanced through Washington state's primary Tuesday night, setting up what is expected to be one of the most competitive governor's races in the country.
14 years ago
MyNorthwest.com

Washington state’s primary election results

Washington state's primary election results as reported by the state election office.
14 years ago
97.3 KIRO FM Staff

Bodies of mother, son discovered in Everett apartment

Two bodies found in an Everett, Wash., apartment have been identified as those of a 50-year-old woman and her 25-year-old son.
14 years ago
Despite a debilitating disease known as Neurofibromatosis Type 2, Rebecca Dufek climbed Mount Mt. K...
Brandi Kruse

Stricken with rare disease, film documents woman’s climb up Mt. Kilimanjaro

In 1999 a doctor told Rebecca Dufek she had a disease known as Neurofibromatosis Type 2, also called NF2. Her brain and spinal cord were covered with masses of tiny tumors that were "too numerous to count."
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There are no plans to revoke the 213 medical marijuana authorizations handed out by the two physici...
MyNorthwest.com

Seattle Hempfest physicians face charges from health department

Two physicians are facing charges of offering substandard care after their participation in the 2011 Hempfest in Seattle.
14 years ago
WSDOT is going to cut a 35 foot deep trench across SR 167 this weekend so crews can place this culv...
MyNorthwest.com

Weekend traffic guide: Several major highway closures

The Washington State Department of Transportation will close several major highways and the Seahawks will play Saturday night at CenturyLink Field.
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