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COVID Disneyland...
Dave Ross

Ross: Losing the COVID war could make us the ‘Dumbest Generation’

How will future generations remember us if we end up losing the war against COVID? Odds are it won't be all that fondly.
6 years ago
High school sports...
Chris Sullivan

Washington pushes most high school sports to spring

It was the decision we all knew was coming but hoped would not: Most high school sports are off for the fall, including football.
6 years ago
Mitzi Johanknecht, King County Sheriff...
Chris Sullivan

King County voters to decide on appointing sheriff, stripping powers from office

King County voters will get the chance to give the county council significantly more power over the sheriff's office in November.
6 years ago
Rabid bats, rabies bat...
Nick Bowman

King County warns of increase in rabid bats as summer heats up

King County health officials are concerned about an increasing prevalence of rabid bats, the result of adult bats coming out of hibernation.
6 years ago
gun control, 1639, gun tax, Tacoma City Council, gun sales...
Nicole Jennings

Could pandemic, riots be affecting gun sales in Snohomish County?

Snohomish County is seeing large increases in CPL applications and firearm transfers -- and one local business says gun sales are through the roof.
6 years ago
King County Executive Dow Constantine, coronavirus, youth detention...
Kathryn Altena

King County Executive to phase out youth detention, King County Jail

King County Executive Dow Constantine announced he plans to convert youth detention units to other uses by 2025, and proposed a phased closure of the jail.
6 years ago
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, resignation, recall...
Nick Bowman

Petition to recall Seattle Mayor Durkan awaits ruling from King County judge

The fate of a petition to recall Mayor Jenny Durkan now lies in the hands of a King County judge, with both sides having weighed in.
6 years ago
Laura Scott

Promising vaccine trials race to the finish, but are we moving too fast?

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo have an update on several of the most promising vaccines for the coronavirus. But with anti-vaccination fears and safety concerns, will enough Americans trust the 'warp speed' process?
6 years ago
COVID testing...
Nick Bowman

UW study looks to find percentage of Washington infected with COVID-19

A new study announced by UW Medicine on Tuesday will look to figure out the percentage of Washingtonians who have been infected with COVID-19. 
6 years ago
police shortage, whidbey island...
Nick Bowman

1 dead, 2 injured after Monday night shooting in Central District

One person was killed, and at least one other was injured in a Monday night shooting at the intersection of 23rd Avenue and East Cherry Street.
6 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff

Family of teen killed in CHOP sues Seattle, King County, Washington state

The family of a 19-year-old shot at the CHOP filed a claim against Seattle, King County, and the state for the wrongful death of Horace Lorenzo Anderson.
6 years ago
isolated...
KIRO Nights

Four months later, family has no regrets about moving to isolated cabin

Tom Paulson, former health reporter at Seattle P-I, moved his mom from a retirement home to an isolated cabin. Four months later, KIRO Nights checks in.
6 years ago
COVID-19 outbreak, Seattle...
Nick Bowman

‘Zero chance’ Washington outbreak is reversed without changes to policies, warns DOH

The latest report from the DOH warns that the state's current outbreak could reach a critical level if more preventative measures aren't enacted. 
6 years ago
Federal troops, Portland, federal law enforcement...
Nick Bowman

Concerns mount over possibility Trump deploys federal law enforcement in Seattle

With federal law enforcement agents clashing nightly with protesters in Portland, Oregon, there are concerns a similar scenario could soon play out in Seattle.
6 years ago
Laura Scott

Trump downplays severity of the virus

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo recap President Trump's sit-down interview with Fox News over the weekend, in which he called coronavirus "the sniffles."
6 years ago
Seattle police, tear gas, OPA, less lethal weapons...
Nick Bowman

Seattle ban on crowd control weapons violated consent decree, says DOJ

The DOJ has informed Seattle leaders that a recently-passed ban on the use of crowd control weapons violates its ongoing consent decree with SPD.
6 years ago
chop, white supremacists, crime, protests, arrests...
Hanna Scott

King County prosecutor sets record straight on protest arrests

King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg wants to set the record straight about what happens when someone is arrested during protests.
6 years ago
isolated, amazon, Seattle masks...
MyNorthwest Staff

COVID-19 updates: 52,635 confirmed cases, 1,501 deaths in Washington state

The number of coronavirus cases has topped 50,000 in Washington state.
6 years ago
Seattle protest Capitol Hill...
MyNorthwest Staff

12 SPD officers injured, several businesses damaged in demonstration

A large group of demonstrators has marched into Capitol Hill from downtown Seattle, as part of a protest against ICE.
6 years ago
Chelan water park, Slidewaters...
Nicole Jennings

Slidewaters hit with $10,000 fine for opening outside Safe Start order

Slidewaters announced Friday afternoon it would comply with the order to close, and would shut its doors for the rest of the season.
6 years ago
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, resignation, recall...
Nick Bowman

Trio of local Democrat groups join growing calls for Mayor Durkan’s resignation

A trio of local legislative Democratic groups have joined growing calls for Mayor Jenny Durkan's resignation over SPD's clashes with protesters.
6 years ago
LEAD...
Hanna Scott

Seattle LEAD program wants to expand beyond referrals from police

Seattle's diversionary LEAD program will soon begin getting referrals from the community, rather than just from the city's police department.
6 years ago
Laura Scott

Social gatherings restricted in Washington as cases rise

KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss Gov. Inslee's new cap on the number of people allowed at social gatherings, and some other activity restrictions.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman

Seattle business owners ‘egregiously’ flouting reopening rules could face jail, fines

Seattle Mayor Durkan announced new enforcement measures Friday for businesses not adhering to rules laid out in Gov. Inslee's reopening requirements.
6 years ago