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Durkan recall petition...
Nick Bowman

King County judge allows Mayor Durkan recall petition to move forward

A King County Superior Court judge denied a motion from Jenny Durkan, which had asked the court to reconsider allowing a recall petition to move forward. 
6 years ago
cold case...
Hanna Scott

Genetic genealogy lands 1993 Everett murder suspect

Cold case investigators in Snohomish County on Tuesday arrested 62-year-old Alan Edward Dean of Bothell for the 1993 murder of Melissa Lee.
6 years ago
Mental health, inslee...
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

Listening to callers’ experiences after four months of coronavirus

Washington’s Safe Start plan is on pause indefinitely. After 4 months, how has the coronavirus impacted you? Gee & Ursula listened to callers' experiences.
6 years ago
ecology...
Nicole Jennings

Washington Department of Ecology looking at toxins in common household products

Could some of our most common household items be slowly poisoning us? That's what the Department of Ecology aims to find out.
6 years ago
Seattle protest footage...
Nick Bowman

Seattle councilmember: SPD compelling media to hand over footage is ‘abhorrent’

A trio of Seattle councilmembers spoke out this week against a push from SPD to acquire protest footage from a handful of media outlets.
6 years ago
Gov. Jay Inslee...
Nick Bowman

New gubernatorial poll shows Inslee widening lead over GOP challengers

The latest polling for Washington's gubernatorial race shows incumbent Jay Inslee continuing to hold a wide lead over each of his main GOP challengers.
6 years ago
Laura Scott

Teachers approved to strike by national union

The second-largest teacher's union in the country supports strikes if schools try to reopen where there are high infection rates. KIRO Radio's Mike Lewis and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss how much kids stand to lose from another six-month closure.
6 years ago
Jayapal...
MyNorthwest Staff

Rep Jayapal accuses AG Barr of politically motivated response to protests

At a House Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, U.S. Representative Pramila Jayapal had a heated exchange with Attorney General William Barr.
6 years ago
Chris Sullivan

Boeing losses reach $2.4 billion in Q2, 787 line in Everett in jeopardy

Second quarter earnings came out today, and they aren't pretty. Boeing lost $2.4 billion in Q2, marking three straight losing quarters for the company.
6 years ago
Gov. Jay Inslee, pause...
Stephanie Klein

Gov. Inslee extends pause on Safe Start phases indefinitely

Gov. Inslee on Tuesday extended the pause, indefinitely, on counties moving forward to the next phases of the Safe Start reopening plan.
6 years ago
Police disperse demonstrators during protests in Seattle on July 25, 2020. Police and demonstrators...
Hanna Scott

Black Lives Matter, ACLU say SPD ambushed peaceful demonstrators

The City of Seattle “willfully and brazenly violated the preliminary injunction.” That’s how the ACLU of Washington and lawyers for Black Lives Matter demonstrators opened their statement to Federal Judge Richard Jones in their motion calling on the court to find the city in contempt.
6 years ago
federal officers...
Stephanie Klein

Mayor Durkan confirms federal officers have left Seattle

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan said Tuesday that the Department of Homeland Security told her the federal officers deployed to the city have left.
6 years ago
Laura Scott

Coronavirus outbreak disrupts MLB’s season opening

KIRO Radio's Mike Lewis and reporter Aaron Granillo bring Paul Gallant from 710 ESPN on the show to talk about the outbreak on the Miami Marlins.
6 years ago
seeds...
Kathryn Altena

Washington agriculture officials warn not to open unsolicited plant seeds

If you've received a packet of seeds in the mail that you did not order, the Washington State Department of Agriculture says don't open them.
6 years ago
cleanup, riot...
Meili Cady

Cleanup underway in Seattle after weekend protests turn to riot

A Seattle man spotted cleaning up the weekend damage Monday told KIRO Radio he supports peaceful protests, but disagrees with the riots.
6 years ago
Amazon Seattle Traffic...
Chris Sullivan

Seattle sales tax increase headed to November ballot

Seattle voters will be asked to tax themselves more for bus service in November. The sales tax plan passed the city council and is headed toward the ballot.
6 years ago
Southern Residents, Tahlequah...
Kathryn Altena

Orca who carried her dead calf for more than two weeks is pregnant again

Tahlequah made headlines around the world two years ago when she carried her dead calf with her for more than two weeks. She's now pregnant again.
6 years ago
road rage, des moines, Everett, homicide rate, federal way, Shoreline...
MyNorthwest Staff

Shooting in Federal Way overnight kills teenager, injures three people

Police are investigating a shooting on Monday night in Federal Way that left three injured and one 17-year-old boy dead.
6 years ago
food truck...
Meili Cady

Kent food truck owner feeds the homeless with Creole Soul

Hampton Isom, a flight attendant who also runs a food truck called Creole Soul, just won an award from Brawny. He often gives food to the homeless for free.
6 years ago
West Point Treatment Plant, Suquamish Tribe...
Nicole Jennings

Suquamish Tribe intends to sue King County over wastewater spills

The Suquamish Tribe intends to sue King County over repeated wastewater spills at Discovery Park's West Point Treatment Plant.
6 years ago
Sweden...
MyNorthwest Staff

Was the avoidance of a lockdown in Sweden the right move?

Sweden took a different approach to the coronavirus by avoiding a lockdown but still maintaining distancing and mask-wearing. How did that pan out?
6 years ago
contact tracing, scam calls...
Nicole Jennings

Contact tracing scam asks people to pay $50 for COVID-19 tests

Scam calls masquerading as contact tracers are targeting people in Washington -- and are trying to get them to pay $50 for "COVID-19 tests."
6 years ago
Laura Scott

Previewing the next coronavirus relief package

KIRO Radio's Mike Lewis and reporter Aaron Granillo preview the new coronavirus relief package coming from Senate Republicans.
6 years ago
west seattle bridge...
MyNorthwest Staff

Crews to raise work platforms up to high-rise West Seattle Bridge

Monday marks another important milestone in the effort to fix the West Seattle Bridge as crews raise work platforms up to the high-rise bridge. 
6 years ago