MyNorthwest News

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2)...

Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Expect major delays: Lanes closing on Tacoma Narrows Bridge for extensive repairs

Major lane closures are coming to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, starting this weekend.

tacoma police...

KIRO 7 News Staff

4th person arrested in death of Tacoma teen

A teenage boy was arrested Wednesday in connection with the death of a teen who was shot and killed in a Tacoma parking garage October 18.

Sky Metalwala...

James Lynch

Nearly 15 years later, investigators still seek answers in toddler Sky Metalwala's disappearance

As the anniversary of Sky Metalwala’s disappearance approaches, investigators are asking anyone who may have seen something to come forward.

Halloween...

Paul Holden

Zombie walks, Museum of Fright, ‘Thriller’ and more kick off two weekends of Halloween fun around Seattle!

Halloween might be next weekend, but with all the fall fun going on, you’ll want to break out the costumes and start celebrating early!

Seattle University...

James Lynch

Man accused of peering under Seattle University restroom stall held on $75,000 bail

Prosecutors alleged Karl George Allman, 42, looked beneath a restroom stall partition at a woman inside the women’s restroom at Seattle University.

Ballots...

Nia Bliss, KIRO 7

USPS bins with elections ballots discovered in dumpsters at Seattle’s Golden Gardens

King County Elections (KCE) confirmed two bins with election ballots were found in a dumpster at Seattle’s Golden Gardens this week.

KIRO Newsradio Opinion

Ramaswamy...

John Curley Show

‘What does it say about the character of the person?’: Curley questions Ramaswamy ad featuring opponent’s mother

KIRO host John Curley is questioning what a recent campaign ad said about Ohio gubernatorial candidate Vivek Ramaswamy.

school zone cameras...

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘It’s 100% about money’: Jake and Spike clash over Federal Way’s 24/7 school zone cameras

Federal Way will start running four school zone speed cameras 24/7 in November.

homelessness...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘Where are they going to go?’: Gee and Ursula back Everett’s crackdown on homeless camps but question what comes next

Everett is expanding its crackdown on areas where businesses report open drug use, theft, encampments, and people sleeping outside.

United Airlines...

Jake Skorheim and Spike O'Neill Show

‘I hate it’: Jake questions inheritance taxes after United Airlines CEO’s near 100% proposal

KIRO Newsradio host Jake Skorheim challenged United Airlines CEO Scott Kirby’s call for inheritance taxes approaching 100% at some level.

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Ursula Reutin

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.

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Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘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.

Seattle Sports

Salk: Sam Darnold’s rough stretch will have impact on offseason

Mike Salk

Salk: Sam Darnold’s rough stretch will have impact on offseason

"This is going to become very, very important at the end of this year," Mike Salk explains.

The World Series is loaded with ties to PNW and Seattle Mariners

Brent Stecker

The World Series is loaded with ties to PNW and Seattle Mariners

A look at all of the local products, former Mariners and other connections to Seattle in the 2026 World Series between the Milwaukee Brewers and Tampa Bay Rays.

Why hasn’t Seahawks’ offense featured more AJ Barner?

Zac Hereth

Why hasn’t Seahawks’ offense featured more AJ Barner?

Michael Bumpus breaks down why an expected leap in production hasn't materialized for the third-year tight end.

Kraken beat Utah 5-3 to continue franchise-best start

The Associated Press

Kraken beat Utah 5-3 to continue franchise-best start

Mackie Samoskevich scored a tiebreaking goal with 5:25 to play and Seattle beat the Mammoth to improve to 7-3-1.

With lockout looming, World Series could be last MLB games for a while

The Associated Press

With lockout looming, World Series could be last MLB games for a while

MLB owners are pushing for a salary cap, which could prompt a lockout that might result in canceled games next season.

Breakdown: The crux of Seahawks’ offensive struggles

Cameron Van Til

Breakdown: The crux of Seahawks’ offensive struggles

NFL Network's Trevor Sikkema detailed how Seattle's ineffective rushing attack has created a negative ripple effect on the entire offense.

Seattle Red

Gig Harbor pastor Katy Cornell says the Seattle Times buried her answers to push an anonymous Bluesky smear

Jason Rantz

Gig Harbor pastor Katy Cornell says the Seattle Times buried her answers to push an anonymous Bluesky smear

Republican Katy Cornell, a 26th District House candidate, says the Seattle Times buried her answers in a story built on sermon clips from an anonymous account.

Pierce County passed a $3.5 billion budget, is still draining reserves, and Mike Solan wants an emergency audit

Jason Rantz

Pierce County passed a $3.5 billion budget, is still draining reserves, and Mike Solan wants an emergency audit

Pierce County Council candidate Mike Solan wants an emergency audit of the $3.5 billion county budget as reserves shrink and deputies leave for Tacoma police.

Washington is now the second-deadliest state for drug overdoses while drug arrests trail 41 other states

Jason Rantz

Washington is now the second-deadliest state for drug overdoses while drug arrests trail 41 other states

Washington has the nation’s second-highest overdose death rate but ranks 42nd in drug arrests per capita, years after the Blake decision gutted enforcement.

Olympia restaurant scraps Brian Heywood ballot talk after left-wing threats leave its employees afraid to work

Jason Rantz

Olympia restaurant scraps Brian Heywood ballot talk after left-wing threats leave its employees afraid to work

An Olympia restaurant canceled Let’s Go Washington founder Brian Heywood’s talk after reported threats of violence. Heywood calls it a heckler’s veto.

Former Seattle Times columnist says the paper ‘felt like a cult’ and would have spiked nearly all his new work

Jason Rantz

Former Seattle Times columnist says the paper ‘felt like a cult’ and would have spiked nearly all his new work

Former Seattle Times columnist Matt Calkins says nearly every column he has written at OutKick would have been spiked by the paper he says felt like a cult.

Rantz: Bellevue will intentionally annoy and distract drivers to keep pedestrians safe

Jason Rantz

Rantz: Bellevue will intentionally annoy and distract drivers to keep pedestrians safe

Bellevue’s annoying crosswalk pilot pings drivers’ phones every time a pedestrian pushes the button, adding one more distraction at 27 intersections citywide.

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MyNorthwest Traffic

Tacoma Narrows Bridge (2)...

Lexi Herda, KIRO 7 News

Expect major delays: Lanes closing on Tacoma Narrows Bridge for extensive repairs

Major lane closures are coming to the Tacoma Narrows Bridge, starting this weekend.

copper wire theft lighting lakewood...

Chris Sullivan

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.

othello crash sr 24...

MyNorthwest Staff

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.

MyNorthwest Weather

seattle meteor shower wa...

Ted Buehner

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.

october seattle driest...

Ted Buehner

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.

El Niño (2)...

Ted Buehner

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

homelessness (1)...

Luke Duecy

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.

Rivera...

Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin Show

‘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.

DHS immigration WA...

Manda Factor

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

7-eleven downtown seattle inconvenient...

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.

wa smoke heat wildfire spokane...

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.

Kaiser Canyon Fire wildfire...

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

This combination photo shows Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, left, in Palmer, Alaska, Aug. 17, 2026, a...

Associated Press

What's going on with Dan Sullivan and Dan Sullivan? The Alaska Senate litigation, explained

President Donald Trump’s administration has taken its first step to block the results of a midterm election, and it’s all about the fact that there are two Dan Sullivans on the Alaska Senate ballot. One of them is a Republican and ally of the president. The other is a retired school teacher whom Republicans accuse […]

A plume of smokes rises from MC Tank Transport Inc., where a chemical tank exploded overnight, prom...

Associated Press

Toledo, Ohio, mayor says employee error caused chemical leak, lifts remaining evacuation orders

TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) — Officials in northeast Ohio said Friday that a chemical tank leak earlier in the week was caused by a chemical reaction resulting from an employee error and lifted all remaining evacuation orders. Toledo Mayor Wade Kapszukiewicz said during a news conference that the venting of the tank that ruptured at MC […]

Associated Press

Severe flooding in the Four Corners region triggers rooftop rescues and evacuation orders

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) — Severe flooding in the Four Corners region on Friday led to water rescues — some from rooftops — and impassable roads, with some residents being told to evacuate low-lying areas of Colorado and New Mexico and others advised to shelter in place until water levels go down. It followed several […]

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MyNorthwest Staff

'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.

Swedish CyberKnife prostate cancer treatment...

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.

Organic...

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.