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Nick Bowman
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
KIRO Nights
Why have Americans struggled to agree on health directives related to COVID-19? One UW professor points to a growing cognitive dissonance in the US.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman
Efforts to ramp up trapping Asian giant hornets have begun in Washington, with the Department of Agriculture laying almost a dozen snares.
6 years ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
With schools getting ready to resume, there's still a good deal of uncertainty over whether it's safe to send children back into classrooms together.
6 years ago
Stephanie Klein
A massive fire on the Everett waterfront damaged an apartment building, a home on Grand Avenue, a ladder truck, and an aid car.
6 years ago
KIRO Nights
Small businesses across the country have been hit hard by the pandemic. Local business owner Tim Ptak runs three restaurants, and is trying to adapt.
6 years ago
Kathryn Altena
As cases of COVID-19 continue to rise across the state of Washington, Gov. Inslee announced a change Thursday for the limits on social gatherings.
6 years ago
Kathryn Altena
A new report from the Institute for Disease Modeling indicates community transmission of COVID-19 is too high to safely reopen schools this fall.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman
Seattle Councilmember Debora Juarez issued a statement Wednesday clarifying her position on a proposal to cut SPD's budget by 50%.
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MyNorthwest Staff
The King County Sheriff's deputies shot and killed a suspect early Thursday morning, responding to a 911 call related to a stabbing.
6 years ago
Chris Sullivan
More than a million Americans filed for first-time unemployment benefits last week, and Washingtonians are still having trouble getting their benefit checks.
6 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
A 25-year-old Sammamish man was shot and killed in his home Wednesday night during a home invasion. The suspects remain at large.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman
Mayor Jenny Durkan filed a motion Wednesday, calling on a judge to reconsider a ruling made last week that will allow a recall petition to move forward.
6 years ago
MyNorthwest Staff
The man accused of killing Bothell Police Officer Jonathan Shoop and wounding another officer is being held without bail. Charges should be filed by Friday.
6 years ago
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show
Thousands of people in Washington have been waiting months to get their first sign of any unemployment money, but legal help could be on the way.
6 years ago
Nicole Jennings
The travel halt caused by COVID-19 has severely impacted the aerospace industry. But a new Snohomish County grant can help.
6 years ago
Laura Scott
KIRO Radio's Dave Ross and reporter Aaron Granillo discuss Governor Inslee's continued freeze on Washington's phased reopening plan.
6 years ago
Stephanie Klein
Have you missed the comet Neowise? Lucky for you, the National Weather Service in Seattle has captured several shots of the comet streaking across the Seattle sky since Monday.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman
Protesters are gathering in front of City Hall Wednesday, voicing their opposition to a bid from city councilmembers to cut SPD's budget by 50%.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman
A makeshift memorial for slain Bothell officer Jonathan Shoop continued to grow overnight, with a steady stream of visitors paying their respects.
6 years ago
Nick Bowman
The Seattle teachers union issued a statement this week, expressing its opposition to resuming in-person classes this fall.
6 years ago
Kathryn Altena
Gov. Inslee said Tuesday that the pause in reopening will remain until at least July 28, so counties won't move forward in the Safe Start phases.
6 years ago
Kathryn Altena
The decrease in deaths reported Monday is due to an update that classifies a COVID-19 death in Washington as confirmed, suspected, pending, or non-COVID.
6 years ago
Laura Scott
How are other states dealing with similar rises in case numbers? KIRO Radio's Dave Ross analyzes.
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