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The Three Queens Fire near Snoqualmie Pass and Kachess Lake increased to more than 800 acres this w...
Tom Brock

Racing the Flames: Fast-growing wildfire forces evacuations near Snoqualmie Pass & Kachess Lake

A lightning-caused wildfire six miles west of Snoqualmie Pass is growing and threatening cabins at the north end of Kachess Lake.
2 days ago
The tiny eyes of about 20 cats are focused on a Tacoma police officer as he snaps a shot of them on...
Tom Brock

How 30+ cats survived on an abandoned Tacoma boat

Officers say they responded after receiving reports from people who spotted a lot of cats on a sailboat anchored just off Owen Beach, on the northern tip of Point Defiance Park
3 days ago
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Win Tickets to See Gabriel Iglesias at Muckleshoot Casino Resort on August 29th!

Comedy fans, this is your chance to see one of the biggest names in stand-up live on stage! KIRO Newsradio and Seattle Sports are giving away a pair of tickets to see Gabriel Iglesias’s The 1976 Tour at the Muckleshoot Casino Resort Event Center. Event Details Date: Saturday, August 29, 2026 Time: 5:30pm & 9:30pm Venue: Muckleshoot Casino […]
4 days ago

Man charged with arson in Spokane, Washington, told police he planned wildfire for weeks

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A Spokane County detective who interviewed the man accused of starting one of the city’s wildfires said the man confessed, described his planning process and explained how he created a device to ignite the blaze. Detective Michael Drapeau said in a court filing Wednesday that Aaron Farinacci told him that he […]
4 days ago
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KIRO Newsradio staff

VIDEO: SWAT standoff in Kent after assault suspect barricades in home

There is a SWAT standoff happening at a home in Kent.
5 days ago
Michelle Angstrom reacts to her burned down home and property after a wildfire hit the northwest pa...

Firefighters get a handle on Spokane wildfires as tens of thousands remain evacuated

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — Firefighters have taken advantage of cooler weather to begin getting a handle on wildfires that have displaced tens of thousands of people around Washington state’s second-largest city, but hotter, drier and breezier days lie ahead. Officials reported Wednesday that firefighters had established containment lines around the perimeters of all three fires […]
6 days ago

Authorities arrest arson suspect in connection with one of Spokane’s devastating wildfires

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — A man from Spokane, Washington, was arrested Monday and charged with setting one of the devastating wildfires that have destroyed hundreds of homes and other structures in and around the state’s second-largest city. The Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said Aaron F. Farinacci, 37, was arrested and booked on suspicion of first […]
7 days ago
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Tom Brock

Blue Angels cancel Saturday Seafair performance due to high winds

The U.S. Navy's precision flight team, the Blue Angels, had to cancel its Saturday performance at Seafair, due to high winds.
9 days ago
Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson has declared a statewide wildfire emergency. (Photo: WA. Dept. of Natu...
Tom Brock

Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson declares statewide wildfire emergency

Washington Governor Bob Ferguson declared a statewide wildfire emergency Saturday, which includes a prohibition on most outdoor and agricultural burning.
10 days ago

Seattle police say 15-year-old arrested in connection with festival shooting had a ghost gun

SEATTLE (AP) — The 15-year-old arrested after a shootout at food festival near Seattle’s Space Needle over the weekend was armed with an untraceable ghost gun with an extended magazine, police said Tuesday. Police Chief Shon Barnes told a news conference that the weapon was a 9 mm gun from Polymer80 — a now-defunct company […]
14 days ago

Police search for second suspect following Seattle food festival shooting that killed 3

SEATTLE (AP) — Police searched for a second suspect Monday after gunfire erupted at a crowded food festival beneath Seattle’s Space Needle, leaving three people dead and four others wounded, including a toddler. Another suspect was earlier arrested. Investigators believe the two suspects were shooting at each other Sunday and, although one remained on the […]
15 days ago

Multiple people have been shot after gunfire erupts near Seattle’s iconic Space Needle, police say

SEATTLE (AP) — Multiple people were injured in a shooting Sunday night at an events complex close to the Space Needle in Seattle, police said in a statement. Authorities did not immediately release more information.
15 days ago
The Modrite Fire, in northeast Washington state, has grown to more than 9,000 acres. (Photo Courtes...
Tom Brock

Washington state wildfires growing in size, forcing evacuations

Dry conditions across the state have prompted Red Flag Watches and Warnings, as a series of wildfires continues to grow across Washington.
16 days ago
A Kent Police Department vehicle (Photo courtesy of Kent Police Department)...
Tom Brock

Dispute at a family graduation celebration ends with deadly shooting

One man is dead, and another is in police custody after a family celebration in Kent ended with a shooting. Police arrested a 40-year-old suspect at a family graduation celebration after a 41-year-old man was shot multiple times. It happened at a home in the 900 block of E. Cherry Hill St., a half mile […]
16 days ago
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Tom Brock

Unauthorized parachutists caught on video jumping from Space Needle

Tourists at Seattle's Space Needle got a little more than the view they expected Friday, when two men parachuted off the iconic structure's Observation Deck.
17 days ago

A seaplane carrying 11 crashes into an island north of Seattle and all aboard are rescued

SEATTLE (AP) — A seaplane carrying 11 people crashed near an island tourist destination north of Seattle and caught on fire, prompting a quick, successful rescue by multiple agencies via boat and air to get injured passengers and the pilot to hospitals. Videos posted on social media show the aircraft banking to one side as […]
18 days ago
Crews set up several rope systems on a steep slope, in this rescue effort Saturday, at the Green Ri...
Tom Brock

One dead after fire crews attempt Green River Gorge rescue

Firefighters from several south King County departments attempted a river rescue at the Green River Gorge on Saturday.
23 days ago
The US military released photos from Wednesday's attacks in Iran as an interim deal to end the war ...
Jon Gambrell, Toqa Ezzidin and Konstantin Toropin, Associated Press

US military says 2 troops are dead and 1 is missing after Iran attacks a base in Jordan

The U.S. military on Saturday announced its first troop deaths due to direct Iranian fire since the opening days of the war.
23 days ago
United States' Folarin Balogun (20) attends a training session ahead of their World Cup round of 16...

Balogun starts for US against Belgium after suspension lifted following call by Trump to FIFA

SEATTLE (AP) — Folarin Balogun is in the United States’ starting lineup for Monday’s World Cup round of 16 match against Belgium after his red-card suspension was lifted by FIFA in a decision that sparked an uproar across the sport. Balogun’s red card was assessed by Brazilian referee Raphael Claus for stepping on an opponent’s […]
1 month ago
Australia's Aiden O'Neill (13) appeals for offside after United States' Alex Freeman (16) scored a ...

Despite Christian Pulisic’s absence, US beats Australia 2-0 to advance to World Cup knockout round

SEATTLE (AP) — The U.S. national soccer team advanced to the knockout round at the World Cup despite the absence of injured forward Christian Pulisic, beating Australia 2-0 on Friday. A deep U.S. roster overcame Pulisic’s absence to clinch a knockout berth after only two matches for the first time. The last time the Americans […]
2 months ago

Eastern Washington wildfire forces evacuations and destroys homes

SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — High winds drove a wildfire into a Spokane neighborhood, forcing the evacuation of about 1,200 people and potentially damaging or destroying up to 15 structures, according to fire officials. The Upriver Fire started at 12:17 p.m. Tuesday near Upriver Drive in northeast Spokane, said Fire District 9 spokesman Robert Gray. “It […]
2 months ago
signature attack millionaires' tax...
John Curley Show

‘A violation of the constitution’: Curley reacts after ‘unusual’ suspect arrested for stealing millionaires’ tax petition signatures

A man caught on video allegedly stealing signatures from a petition to repeal Washington's millionaires' tax has been arrested.
2 months ago

Several people suffer burn, inhalation injuries when tank implodes at Washington pulp and paper mill

LONGVIEW, Wash. (AP) — Several people suffered chemical burns and inhalation injuries Tuesday morning when a tank containing hazardous liquid imploded at a pulp and paper mill in southwestern Washington state, authorities said. It was not immediately clear how many people had been injured, but Mike Gorsuch, battalion chief with the fire department in Longview, […]
3 months ago
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Ted Buehner, KIRO Newsradio Meteorologist

46 years ago; KIRO Newsradio meteorologist recalls the fateful day of Mt. St. Helens eruption

Meteorologist Ted Buehner recalls the day Mt. St. Helens erupted in 1980.
3 months ago