MyNorthwest News

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Nate Connors

Seattle highway closures, southbound I-405 shutdown in Bothell mean weekend detours

Drivers traveling through Seattle and Bothell should plan for highway and ramp closures.

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James Lynch

25 years after federal prosecutor Tom Wales’ killing, investigators say the case is still active

For 25 years, investigators have been pursuing the killing of Tom Wales, an assistant U.S. Attorney shot at his desk in his home in Seattle’s Queen Anne neighborhood. Federal officials said they are still investigating and need information that could turn what they know into evidence they can present in court. “This is an open […]

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James Lynch

‘Not a problem that can be solved immediately’: Gov. Ferguson pledges to address ferry crew wage gaps

Gov. Ferguson said he’s committed to working with the union representing Washington State Ferries engine-room crews on wage gap concerns.

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KIRO Newsradio staff

Museum of History & Industry workers vote to unionize

Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) workers have voted to unionize.

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KIRO Newsradio staff

'It could be a rough flu season': Snohomish County reports first flu-related death this season

Snohomish County is reporting its first flu-related death of the season.

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Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Delivery driver shot at through apartment door in Monroe

The Monroe Police Department said someone shot through an apartment door while a delivery driver was outside.

KIRO Newsradio Opinion

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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Midterm election theater’: Gee and Ursula rip Trump administration’s Microsoft H-1B crackdown

Gee and Ursula criticize the Trump admin. for suspending Microsoft from a green card program, calling the H-1B move midterm election theater.

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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘You never get to buy metal again’: Spike wants scrapyards that buy stolen copper to lose their licenses

Scrapyards that buy stolen copper should permanently lose their licenses, KIRO host Spike O’Neill argued.

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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Shooting ourselves in the foot’: KIRO hosts call on Seattle to help businesses hurt by construction

Seattle’s construction projects are meant to improve roads and infrastructure, but Angela said the city is hurting small businesses.

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John Curley Show

Will you watch? Curley says 'majority of people' will tune in to Nidal Hasan's public execution

The Pentagon said Thursday it will livestream the firing squad execution of Nidal Hasan, the former Army psychiatrist convicted of the 2009 Fort Hood shooting.

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Charlie Harger

Harger: 5 things I'm watching as Washington ballots hit mailboxes, from WA-3 to the income tax

Ballots start landing in Washington mailboxes a week from today, on Friday, Oct. 16. Election night is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘Don’t make me have an opinion’: Jake and Spike back Starbucks focusing on coffee over social messaging

Jake and Spike welcomed what they described as Starbucks shifting its emphasis from social messaging toward coffee.

Seattle Sports

49ers’ Greenlaw ejected for head-butting Seahawks’ Ernest Jones IV

Cameron Van Til

49ers’ Greenlaw ejected for head-butting Seahawks’ Ernest Jones IV

Dre Greenlaw's head-butt came as tensions flared following a late hit on Seahawks QB Sam Darnold.

NFC West: Cardinals trade WR Marvin Harrison Jr. to Texans

The Associated Press

NFC West: Cardinals trade WR Marvin Harrison Jr. to Texans

The Cardinals are also sending a 2027 seventh-round pick to Houston in exchange for a second-rounder and sixth-rounder in 2027.

Rick Rizzs raises 12 Flag for Seahawks’ clash with 49ers

Zac Hereth

Rick Rizzs raises 12 Flag for Seahawks’ clash with 49ers

Rizzs called his final game as the play-by-play voice of the Mariners last month.

Inactives: Holani good to go for Seahawks vs 49ers

Cameron Van Til

Inactives: Holani good to go for Seahawks vs 49ers

Backup running back George Holani is active for Sunday's NFC West showdown after being listed as questionable.

AP Top 25: Oregon drops out of rankings for first time in four years

The Associated Press

AP Top 25: Oregon drops out of rankings for first time in four years

The Ducks fell to UCLA for their second loss in a month. Georgia is the new No. 1.

Key storylines to watch as Seahawks face 49ers

Cameron Van Til

Key storylines to watch as Seahawks face 49ers

Here are several key storylines to watch in Sunday's massive early-season NFC West clash.

Seattle Red

Rantz: Seattle lost 18,605 jobs since 2024 while Bellevue grew, and City Hall still wants Amazon’s money

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Seattle lost 18,605 jobs since 2024 while Bellevue grew, and City Hall still wants Amazon’s money

Amazon’s latest retail layoffs should terrify Seattle’s tax-hungry leaders. Even Mayor Katie Wilson is freezing JumpStart as jobs keep heading to Bellevue.

Cliff Mass says Seattle’s sunglasses-and-sweater season ends soon, and the weather goes downhill fast after this date

Jason Rantz

Cliff Mass says Seattle’s sunglasses-and-sweater season ends soon, and the weather goes downhill fast after this date

Cliff Mass says sunny October days in Western Washington are numbered, with the weather typically turning fast after October 15 and especially after October 20.

Rantz: Nidal Hasan deserves the firing squad, but we don’t need to watch it

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Nidal Hasan deserves the firing squad, but we don’t need to watch it

Fort Hood killer Nidal Hasan deserves the firing squad. Pete Hegseth’s plan to livestream the execution is a mistake that degrades the culture around us.

Critics slam state tort reform committee for excluding abuse survivors

Jackson Meyer

Critics slam state tort reform committee for excluding abuse survivors

A WA state tort reform committee's decision to not include survivors of child abuse is drawing criticism, including from Democrats like state Rep. Darya Farivar

Seattle once sold its $5 million robot toilets for $12,000; now Mayor Wilson wants 10 more high-tech ones

Jason Rantz

Seattle once sold its $5 million robot toilets for $12,000; now Mayor Wilson wants 10 more high-tech ones

Seattle’s mayor proposes $1.4 million a year for 10 high-tech Throne toilets while cutting $50 million and 128 positions to close a $175 million budget gap.

Seattle Jewish leader says media overplatforms fringe, anti-Zionist Jews

Jason Rantz

Seattle Jewish leader says media overplatforms fringe, anti-Zionist Jews

StandWithUs Northwest’s Randy Kessler says fringe anti-Zionist Jews are given outsized media attention and wrongly presented as mainstream Jewish voices.

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MyNorthwest Traffic

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Nate Connors

Seattle highway closures, southbound I-405 shutdown in Bothell mean weekend detours

Drivers traveling through Seattle and Bothell should plan for highway and ramp closures.

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MyNorthwest Staff

One eastbound SR 18 lane reopens near I-90 after Friday morning crash

One lane of eastbound SR 18 has reopened following a crash on Friday morning. The collision occurred just west of I-90 (milepost 27).

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Chris Sullivan

Only northbound I-5 on-ramp between Mercer Street and U-District reopens early

The Harvard Avenue E on-ramp to northbound I-5 reopened to traffic about 4:45 a.m. Friday morning, about three days ahead of schedule.

MyNorthwest Weather

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MyNorthwest Staff

Magnitude 7.6 earthquake strikes Panama; no tsunami threat to West Coast

A powerful magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Panama on Friday morning, shaking buildings as far away as the capital and prompting evacuations.

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Aaron Granillo

So long 70s, hello 'Fogtober'

Western Washington gets one more taste of summer before cooler temperatures, light rain, and chilly nights settle in.

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Chief Meteorologist Morgan Palmer, KIRO 7 News

October reality check on the way with weekend rain and chill

This pattern of morning gloom and afternoon sunshine won’t last. And we have just one more day with balmy highs in the mid-60s and 70s before changes sweep in.

MyNorthwest Politics

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Luke Duecy

Washington millionaires tax debate: Initiative 645 contrasts $3B in revenue v. fears of broader taxes

Supporters and opponents of Washington’s new income tax on millionaires clashed Thursday night in a televised debate.

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Charlie Harger

Harger: 5 things I'm watching as Washington ballots hit mailboxes, from WA-3 to the income tax

Ballots start landing in Washington mailboxes a week from today, on Friday, Oct. 16. Election night is Tuesday, Nov. 3.

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Aaron Granillo

King County names FBI veteran as first taxpayer watchdog

King County has tapped a former FBI agent and veteran government watchdog to lead its first inspector general's office.

MyNorthwest History

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KIRO Newsradio Newsdesk

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.

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Ted Buehner

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.

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Ted Buehner

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

Associated Press

Pennsylvania shooter who killed 8 was family’s patriarch, slain toddler’s dad says

ERIE, Pa. (AP) — A man whose toddler was among eight people killed in a mass shooting in Erie, Pennsylvania, said Sunday that the gunman was a grandfather who never seemed distressed or out of the ordinary. “I think that was a front for him,” Julius Windham said as he stood at a memorial to […]

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters as he arrives on Air Force One, Saturday, Oct. 10, 202...

Associated Press

Six senators call for Trump administration to 'immediately reverse course' on Russian diesel plan

WASHINGTON (AP) — A bipartisan group of six senators on Sunday called for President Donald Trump’s administration to “immediately reverse course” on a plan to purchase diesel from Russia as part of an effort to lower high fuel prices. Trump shocked lawmakers when he announced on social media Friday that he struck a deal with […]

U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle speak during a dedication ceremony at the chancery of ...

Associated Press

AP source: Trump, Rubio weigh firing U.S. envoy to Greece after mounting reports of improper conduct

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio are considering firing U.S. Ambassador to Greece Kimberly Guilfoyle after a series of reports alleging she has engaged in improper and possibly illegal conduct before and during her tenure in Athens. A senior U.S. official said Sunday that Trump and Rubio are “extremely […]

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MyNorthwest Staff

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.

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MyNorthwest Staff

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.

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MyNorthwest Staff

AC not cooling during Seattle heat wave? 4 things to check before calling for emergency repair

As temperatures climb across the Seattle area, many homeowners are discovering that their air conditioner is running but not cooling the home effectively.