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BREAKING: New I-645 poll shows income tax repeal surging when voters skip the ballot spin
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Harger: Kelley Blue Book wants your teen in a Camry. A KIRO listener in Seattle started in a $50 Plymouth. What was your first car?
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‘Where are they going to go?’: Gee and Ursula back Everett’s crackdown on homeless camps but question what comes next
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Tom Skerritt dies at 93; KIRO Newsradio’s Frank Lenzi remembers ‘Top Gun’ actor
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‘I hate it’: Jake questions inheritance taxes after United Airlines CEO’s near 100% proposal
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‘They didn’t allow my voice to be heard’: Bainbridge Island Review subscriber cancels after paper rejects his I-638 op-ed
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MyNorthwest News
Starbucks releases spooky Halloween items ahead of holiday menu launch
Starbucks has already announced its winter menu, but it just launched a spooky surprise.
Pike Place Market hosts first Día de Muertos celebration Friday
Join the inaugural Día de Muertos celebration at Pike Place, honoring loved ones with vibrant entertainment and community spirit.
Wire theft knocks out more lighting along I-5 in Lakewood
Here we go again. Thieves who ripped wire from Washington State Department of Transportation electrical boxes impacted drivers in Lakewood earlier this week.
Magnitude 3.0 earthquake shakes parts of WA-OR border near Longview
A 3.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Longview Thursday morning.
11 injured in work bus, semi-truck crash on SR 24 near Othello
At least 11 people were injured in a "critical incident" after a work bus and semi-truck collision on SR 24 near Othello Thursday morning.
Suspected DUI driver strikes patrol car blocking crash scene in Federal Way
A driver in Federal Way was arrested on suspicion of DUI after striking a Washington State Patrol car early Thursday morning.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Ask Ursula: My co-worker's breath smells like death! How do I tell her?
Discover effective ways to tell your co-worker about her breath smell with advice from Ursula Reutin in this insightful column.
‘Do people deserve a second chance?’: Ursula and Gee weigh Claude Price’s 95-year sentence after Ferguson denies clemency
Explore Ferguson's refusal of clemency for Claude Price's sentence and the debate on whether people deserve a second chance.
‘Why take the power away from the people?’: Jake and Spike split over the future of Pierce County sheriff elections
Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill discuss the controversy of appointing the sheriff in Pierce County and the implications for local elections on Nov. 3.
‘I think this VRAP is straight up whack’: Jake slams Seattle’s new RV rules
The Seattle City Council approved a package of RV restrictions. Jake started out seeing the plan as at least a step forward, but he turned on it.
Jake: Why Gov. Ferguson’s B&O claim is meaningless for small business owners
Jake Skorheim explores why Gov. Ferguson’s B&O claim holds no weight for small business owners and what it means for the future.
Harger: Seattle-area seniors are getting a raise. At the grocery store, it's a pay cut
Seattle-area seniors are getting a pay raise while grocery costs rise, impacting their purchasing power.
Seattle Sports
Guardians manager Stephen Vogt shoots down Mariners rumors
Vogt said Thursday he is "coming back" for his fourth season as Cleveland's manager.
Morosi shares insight on the M’s manager candidate we know the least about
MLB Network insider Jon Morosi sees a similarity between Jason Kanzler and a recent National League hire.
Salk on Seattle Kraken: The things to like from surprising early success
The Seattle Kraken have won six of their first 10 games, and the strong start comes with some important value.
NFC West-leading 49ers ‘managing’ star WR Mike Evans’ Achilles injury
Evans was unavailable for practice on Wednesday after leaving the previous game late in the first half because of tendinitis in his Achilles tendon.
Seahawks activate Charbonnet; Arroyo out for season, per report
The Seahawks activated Zach Charbonnet off the PUP list, but they reportedly have lost Elijah Arroyo for the season.
DeMarcus Lawrence: Super Bowl win ‘did not live up to my expectations’
"In order to actually feel it, you got to probably do it again," DeMarcus Lawrence told Seattle Sports' Wyman and Bob.
Seattle Red
New I-645 poll shows income tax repeal surging when voters skip the ballot spin
A new I-645 poll in WA-8 and WA-5 finds repeal support jumps to as high as 67% when voters hear it’s an income tax instead of the state’s ballot language.
WA state leaders seek to cut red tape for rebuilding homes destroyed by wildfires
WA Gov. Bob Ferguson is urging the Building Code Council to adopt less stringent rules for those rebuilding homes that were lost during this summer's wildfires.
Seattle, Pullman rank highly among nation’s best college towns: report
Seattle and Pullman, the homes of each of Washington's largest universities, fared well in a new WalletHub report on the best college towns in America.
Plot twist: The employee Marie Gluesenkamp Perez used to attack John Braun is voting for him
A Braun Northwest employee is calling out a Marie Gluesenkamp Perez's recent attack ad against John Braun that alleges she suffered a serious injury on the job.
Seattle slides once again in new report on America’s safest cities
Seattle dropped in the rankings again in a new report on America's safest cities. Other WA cities like, Tacoma, Vancouver, and Spokane also fared poorly.
New Spokane public safety tax expected to generate more than $7 million annually
The Spokane City Council has passed a new tax to increase public safety, but the council's lone Republican says the public should've been allowed to weigh in.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Wire theft knocks out more lighting along I-5 in Lakewood
Here we go again. Thieves who ripped wire from Washington State Department of Transportation electrical boxes impacted drivers in Lakewood earlier this week.
11 injured in work bus, semi-truck crash on SR 24 near Othello
At least 11 people were injured in a "critical incident" after a work bus and semi-truck collision on SR 24 near Othello Thursday morning.
Get ready, drivers: Puyallup to Lynnwood could cost $54 in tolls
We're less than a year from the expansion of the express toll lane system between Renton and Bellevue, marking the start of segmented tolling.
MyNorthwest Weather
Orionid meteor shower peaks Wednesday night as Seattle skies stay mostly clear
Now is a great time to view the Orionid meteor shower. The peak of the event happens to be during this week of nearly clear nighttime skies, Wednesday night.
Seattle on track for one of its driest Octobers on record
The driest October on record was back in 1895, when records were kept in downtown Seattle. Only 0.02 inches of rain fell that month.
Strengthening El Niño boosts odds of warmer Pacific Northwest winter
El Niño is strengthening, raising concerns about a warmer winter and less mountain snow in the Pacific Northwest.
MyNorthwest Politics
Seattle’s new homelessness plan aims to move people into housing. Here are the big questions
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is betting that a more coordinated approach to homelessness can get more people off the streets, but questions remain.
‘I do stand by those words’: Councilmember Maritza Rivera pushes gun violence plan, defends criticism of mayor
Seattle City Councilmember Maritza Rivera isn't backing down from her criticism of Mayor Katie Wilson.
WA AG Nick Brown backs legal challenge to DHS immigration arrest practices
Washington Attorney General Nick Brown has joined a coalition supporting a legal challenge to the DHS's use of warrantless civil immigration arrests.
MyNorthwest History
Former 7-Eleven location in downtown Seattle turns into an 'inconvenient store' art exhibit
The former 7-Eleven at Third and Pine is now home to the Inconvenience Store, the latest interactive art exhibit in downtown Seattle.
Heat, smoke make for true 'dog days of summer' in western Washington this week
August is already here, sometimes called the dog days of summer. Temperatures are forecast to climb back into the 80s on Thursday with some areas in the 90s.
Red Flag Warning: Eastern Washington braces for dangerous wildfire conditions this weekend
Have plans to head to eastern Washington this weekend to escape the expected much cooler weather in western Washington?
National News
Supreme Court allows New Hampshire to fully ban student IDs for voting in midterms
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for New Hampshire to fully ban the use of student IDs for voting during the midterm elections. The justices granted a Republican-backed emergency appeal and blocked the use of student IDs as a backup method of identification. The Supreme Court cited a longstanding legal principle […]
Agriculture secretary says agency is “full-bore ahead” on Forest Service reorganization
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said Thursday that the Trump administration remains “full-bore ahead” with a sweeping reorganization of the Forest Service and other agencies after a judge blocked the changes last week. The administration wants to move Forest Service headquarters from Washington to Salt Lake City, shutter 23 research stations, and […]
Execution staff worried IV site might have 'blown' during Christa Pike's execution attempt
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee execution team members failed multiple times to establish working IV lines in Christa Pike’s arms before her attempted execution, and warned that some of her veins may have ruptured, or “blown,” before she was injected with pentobarbital, her attorney wrote in a court document. The IV team went through about […]
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'The cold snap doesn't create the problem': Home Comfort Alliance releases 2026 Seattle furnace cost guide
Home Comfort Alliance has released a new analysis examining furnace maintenance and emergency heating repair costs in Seattle.
Seattle doctor leads breakthrough study on prostate cancer treatment
Meier and the co-authors conducted a 10-year trial measuring outcomes of over 300 patients treated with CyberKnife across 21 centers.
Know what you're eating: Why choosing organic matters
In a world of crowded grocery aisles and endless labels, one designation cuts through the noise with a guarantee you can trust: USDA Organic.