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DEVELOPING: Log truck and vehicle crash on SR 530 near Arlington kills at least 1, road closed in both directions
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WA's business ranking drops from 1st to 11th as Puget Sound region loses nearly 7,000 jobs, report finds
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'You can't fight crazy with crazy': Burien's camping ban worked, and the councilmember behind it is done fighting
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'This is just who she is': Jake questions whether Mayor Wilson can learn from repeated PR failures
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Tow-truck driver airlifted to hospital after being hit by car in Mason County
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Man dies in police custody in Seattle’s Georgetown neighborhood
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MyNorthwest News
Renton City Council to vote on camping ban
Renton is poised to become the next Washington State city to ban camping on public property.
Stabbing victim boards Sound Transit light rail train in Seattle's Pioneer Square
A person was stabbed in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood late Sunday afternoon and then boarded a northbound Sound Transit light rail train before first responders could intervene, the agency said.
Texts on hold: SPD delays Bite of Seattle shooting records
Interim Seattle Police Chief Andre Sayles says he needs more time before he can release the police department's internal communications the night of the deadly "Bite of Seattle" shootings.
Hoist in the high Cascades: Coast Guard lifts injured hiker from treacherous Oregon mountaintop
A Coast Guard helicopter crew rescued an injured hiker from treacherous conditions in the mountains of central Oregon last week.
Grounded: Grays Harbor deputies cut short highway wire heist
Deputies in Grays Harbor arrested two men Saturday for trying to steal hundreds of feet of wire along Highway 12.
Why interest in this Mount Rainier-sighting app is surging
A community-driven app that tracks Mount Rainier’s visibility is gaining attention.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
'Why does every other airport look better than ours?': Gee calls out SEA as TSA rolls out pre-9/11 gate access at select airports
KIRO host Gee Scott said the new program signals that airport security is about to get a lot faster.
'You're driving these stupid little ducks around': Jake pleads with Jeep owners to clear the dash during massive recall
Chrysler is recalling Jeep Grand Cherokees, and host Jake Skorheim said it's the perfect excuse for owners to finally deal with their rubber ducks.
'We are the Cape Canaveral of launching task forces': KIRO hosts reacts as study exposes Seattle's big tech dependency
A new independent economic assessment of Seattle's finances arrived this week, and the city's response drew immediate ridicule from Mike Lewis.
'Put yourself in someone's house': Gee connects Washington's 22% premium spike to rising homelessness
Health insurance premiums for Washingtonians are about to soar. The state insurance commissioner approved a 22.2% rate increase for individual health plans
'Fighting with the Canadians about dumb stuff': KIRO host says trade war has already cost WA $7.1 billion
As Washington bars brace for a ban on Canadian alcohol, Mike Lewis delivered a blunt assessment of the spiraling U.S.-Canada trade war.
'They get bad grades and get deemed as the bad kid': Gee calls school system archaic after Tacoma launches Maritime program
Tacoma just opened a first-of-its-kind maritime training program for high school students, and Gee Scott believes it's long overdue.
Seattle Sports
NFC West: Rams’ McVay says opener showed Myles Garrett needed knee surgery
“We had been aware of this, thought it was something he would be able to work through,” Rams coach Sean McVay said of Myles Garrett and his knee injury.
Brock floats a trade target to make Seahawks elite at cornerback
ESPN NFL insiders reported Sunday that the Steelers could ship out cornerback Joey Porter Jr. in an early-season trade.
Six Mariners prospects with rising stocks in 2026
A look at some of biggest risers in the organization this year, which includes some well-known names.
Mariners surrender 4-run lead, fall to A’s 8-7 on walkoff HR
Lawrence Butler provided the game-winning blast off Andrés Muñoz in the ninth inning.
Rodney Thomas II embodies Seahawks’ 70-man mantra
Elevated from the "ready squad" to make a fill-in start, Rodney Thomas II rose to the occasion.
Rams star Myles Garrett needs knee surgery, will miss time
The standout pass rusher is expected to go on IR and miss at least four games.
Seattle Red
Rantz: Thank the venues for the job Ed Sheeran was too cowardly to do—booting antisemitic Macklemore
Venues, not Ed Sheeran, removed Macklemore from the Loop Tour. Jason Rantz on the headliner's silence, the 2014 costume, and Seattle teams that still say nothing.
‘Cease and desist’: Zyn humiliates Gluesenkamp Perez over campaign merch aimed at young men who dip
Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez pulled her $50 'Glue-ZYN-Kamp' tin after Philip Morris demanded she cease and desist. Republicans call it pure pandering.
Pramila Jayapal wants your boss to pay overtime at hour 33 in the state with the nation’s highest wage floor
Rep. Pramila Jayapal is cosponsoring a bill to cut the workweek to 32 hours. It has failed three times and would hit Washington employers hardest.
He helped build DocuSign in Seattle. Now he says Washington lawmakers just proved the millionaires tax is a trap
DocuSign co-founder Court Lorenzini says Washington's 9.9% income tax will not stop at millionaires, and he is urging a yes vote on I-645 to repeal it.
Ex-Seattle Times columnist says far-left newsroom activists killed his columns
Matt Calkins says the Seattle Times spiked columns to avoid an internal uprising, choosing staff comfort over subscribers, and nobody has called him since.
Seattle home prices just fell $100,000 in a single month, and the buyers Democrats taxed away aren’t coming back
Seattle's median home price fell to $891,500 in August, down 9% year over year, as inventory hit a 15-year high and Eastside prices dropped $225,000.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
WSP investigating after video of car driving across bridge on I-90 Trail goes viral
The Washington State Patrol (WSP) is investigating after a video of a car driving across the floating bridge on the I-90 Trail went viral.
Seattle road closures that could interrupt your weekend travel plans
Getting to Montlake from downtown Seattle will be a challenge beginning this weekend.
1 dead, car catches fire after 'mechanical mishap' on I-5 north at Nisqually River Bridge
A person was killed due to a "mechanical mishap" on northbound I-5 at the Nisqually River Bridge. A car subsequently caught fire.
MyNorthwest Weather
Rain this weekend, then Seattle's last shot at 80 degrees next week
Rain is on the way this weekend in the Seattle area.
After hottest US summer on record, KIRO Meteorologist says 'good odds' next year will be even worse
The summer of 2026 is officially the hottest on record in the contiguous United States, surpassing a mark that had stood since the Dust Bowl.
National Preparedness Month: what western WA should get ready for this fall, winter
September is National Preparedness Month; the best time to prepare for whatever nature throws at us in the coming months is in advance.
MyNorthwest Politics
The Spin: How Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson’s team communicates after gun violence
In this edition of “The Spin,” KIRO Newsradio reporter Luke Duecy looks at two recent examples and the PR strategies behind the messaging.
'Too many have workshopped their public safety dissertations on communities': Seattle council president wants action, not plans
Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth told "The Gee and Ursula Show" she is tired of the city treating communities like test subjects.
Mayor Wilson's office tells council she removed Shon Barnes to align SPD with her 'values'
Mayor Wilson's office responded to a letter from City Councilmember Bob Kettle requesting a formal explanation for why she asked Barnes to resign.
Lifestyle from Premier Media
Tacoma Unveils New Affordable Workforce-Housing Project
Originally published on South Sound Business. Southport Financial Services, Pierce County, the city of Tacoma, and other project partners last week celebrated the grand opening of the Viridian Grove Apartments.
Gateway to the Gorge: Vancouver, Camas & Washougal, Washington
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Ripples of history flow through the waters of the Columbia River. The turbulent Columbia River Gorge was one of the most difficult challenges for early westward-bound explorers and pioneers. Lewis and Clark braved the river until they were forced to…
Exploring Oregon’s Trees to Sea Scenic Byway
Originally published on Northwest Travel & Life. Just like waterfalls or wine varietals, there’s no shortage of scenic byways in the Northwest. Whatever length of route preferred, or type of natural beauty craved, there’s a drive out there for every sucker for scenery, and I’ve yet to…
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
Abbott agrees to settlement over closure of largest baby formula plant in the US
Abbott Laboratories will pay $385 million to resolve claims tied to an investigation of contamination at a baby formula factory in Sturgis, Michigan, the largest in the country, which led to the supply shortages in 2022. Problems at the facility prompted a lawsuit by the Justice Department and recall of powdered infant formula at the […]
Donald Trump Jr.'s wedding celebration was partially funded by Russian oligarch, the couple confirms
NEW YORK (AP) — Donald Trump Jr.’s new wife, Bettina, is confirming that her May wedding weekend celebration was partially funded by a man with close ties to Russian President Vladimir Putin. In a post on her Instagram page Monday morning signed by the couple, Bettina Trump wrote that the man, Umar Kremlev, was a […]
Mahmoud Khalil lawsuit says Columbia failed to protect pro-Palestinian activists
Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil sued Columbia University on Monday, alleging it failed to address harassment against him and other members of a pro-Palestinian campus group and retaliated against them when they reported it. The university’s “deliberate indifference” led to the doxing of multiple group members and Khalil’s detention by immigration agents, according to the civil […]
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