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Global ocean temperatures set new record as developing El Niño adds heat to decades of warming
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Man shot and killed at Metro Park-and-Ride in Kent
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'That's not protection, that's displacement': RHAWA director warns Tacoma's tenant measure will gut mom-and-pop landlords
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Seattle Education Association members ratify new contract
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'These things don't mesh': KIRO hosts say Seattle's downtown crime drop just shifted problems to other neighborhoods
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Officials expand testing at Point Defiance Zoo following puffin deaths
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MyNorthwest News
Man allegedly recruited woman into prostitution on Aurora Avenue while still in jail
A man accused of trafficking a young woman and forcing her into prostitution along Aurora Avenue is now facing multiple felony charges.
Link light rail train involved in crash with bus, trains delayed
Link light rail trains have been delayed this morning, Sept. 15, because of a crash with an empty school bus.
Expect delays: WSDOT has a busy week of closures planned across the region
Most of this week's lane and ramp closures are a continuation of the region's pavement repair projects scheduled to wrap up in the spring of 2027.
Magnitude 3.8 earthquake hits off the coast of WA, British Columbia
A magnitude 3.8 earthquake hit off the coast of British Columbia and Washington State early this morning.
Jake: The suddenness of AI doomerism is suspicious
AI is now, apparently, an existential threat to humanity, and that only aggressive government regulation stands between us and extinction.
Former KOMO 4 photographer Peter Mongillo remembered as a master storyteller
Former KOMO 4 photographer Peter Mongillo has died after a battle with esophageal cancer.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
'Stop taking my money': Jake says lands commissioner's op-ed ignores what's actually fueling WA wildfires
KIRO host Jake Skorheim said Upthegrove left out the most important part in his op-ed on wildfires in Washington.
'These grocery stores are bigger than you think': Gee warns Tacoma is losing more than a Fred Meyer
Tacoma is about to lose its second Fred Meyer, and KIRO host Gee Scott said the impact goes far beyond one store closing its doors.
Jake: The suddenness of AI doomerism is suspicious
AI is now, apparently, an existential threat to humanity, and that only aggressive government regulation stands between us and extinction.
'Ongoing headache': KIRO hosts breaks down why Macklemore's removal from Ed Sheeran's tour is far from over
Macklemore was removed from the rest of Ed Sheeran's tour after declaring "Free Palestine" on stage, and venue owners threatened to cancel shows if he stayed.
'Written Seattle off': Jake questions whether Amazon has quietly given up on the city after skipping public safety letter
Jake questions if Amazon is abandoning Seattle amid public safety issues and office closures across the city.
Harger: 3 months ago, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson promised to clean up 12th and Jackson. I went back Monday
It's human suffering on full display. The parks of North Beacon Hill, stretching down to 12th and Jackson. People clearly in need of help, clearly in danger.
Seattle Sports
Lowe’s HR lifts Angels to 2-1 win; Mariners clinch losing season
Josh Lowe broke a 1-1 tie with a solo home run off Mariners starter Logan Gilbert as the Angels took the second of the three-game series.
AL West: Return of Astros’ Carlos Correa ruled out for this season
Correa had been working to make a comeback after undergoing left ankle surgery on May 11 that was expected to keep him out six to eight months.
How Seahawks’ top free agent departures fared in Week 1
Here's a look at how Kenneth Walker III, Boye Mafe and Riq Woolen fared in their debuts for their new teams.
Daniel Jeremiah: Seahawks’ defense looks even better than last year
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah said Seattle's defense looks "faster" and "even more connected" than last year.
NFL players overwhelmingly prefer grass to artificial turf
NFL players and their union are perplexed about why the league can't convert stadiums from artificial turf to natural grass, as FIFA did for the World Cup.
Daniel Jeremiah: Rams’ depth ‘not close’ to the Seahawks
NFL Network's Daniel Jeremiah believes depth is the big difference between Seattle and its archrival.
Seattle Red
Rantz: Washington caves on NRA instructor ban after gun permit fiasco blows up in its face
The Washington State Patrol reversed its ban on NRA instructors teaching the permit-to-purchase class, but the $126 permit and unreviewed curricula remain.
State auditors say Washington cannot tell which juvenile offenders are dangerous, and the tools have been wrong for years
A legislative audit found 47% of new front-line staff quit Washington juvenile facilities within a year as violence rose. Lawmakers review it Wednesday.
Washington wins court fight allowing state abortion law to override Kirkland church’s religious objections
The Ninth Circuit ruled 2-1 that Washington's abortion coverage mandate is constitutional, rejecting Kirkland's Cedar Park Assembly of God after six years.
Washington already had record diesel prices, now Costco is limiting how much motor oil you can buy
Issaquah-based Costco rations Kirkland Signature motor oil as price jumps to $57.99 amid global lubricant shortage
From 7.46 million square feet to almost nothing: how Seattle became the deadest office market in America
Seattle's office construction pipeline fell to under 16,000 square feet, the lowest of any major U.S. market, down from a 7.46 million square foot 2021 peak.
Former Deputy Mayor Tim Burgess says Seattle’s homelessness and drug strategy has failed
Former Seattle deputy mayor Tim Burgess says the city's 12-year approach to drugs and street disorder failed, urging Mayor Katie Wilson to follow San Francisco.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Link light rail train involved in crash with bus, trains delayed
Link light rail trains have been delayed this morning, Sept. 15, because of a crash with an empty school bus.
Expect delays: WSDOT has a busy week of closures planned across the region
Most of this week's lane and ramp closures are a continuation of the region's pavement repair projects scheduled to wrap up in the spring of 2027.
WSDOT found a fix to illegal parking on the SEA Airport expressway. Then it took it away
The rampant illegal parking on the airport expressway is one of the most selfish and most dangerous things I see drivers do in our region.
MyNorthwest Weather
Summer isn't over yet: Warmer, sunnier weather returns to western WA after soggy weekend
After a soggy fall-like weekend, is summer over? The short answer is no!
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.
MyNorthwest Politics
'Lobbing political grenades is a distraction': King County judge fires back after opponent demands he disavow GOP support
Sixty-two judges across Washington signed a letter this week defending King County Superior Court Judge Sean Patrick O'Donnell.
Pete Serrano nominated by Trump for US attorney for western WA
President Donald Trump has nominated Pete Serrano to become the U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Washington.
Seattle Mayor Wilson cuts homeless shelter promise in half, blames $175M budget deficit
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson promised 1,000 new shelter beds a year. On Monday, she released a plan that cuts that promise in half.
Lifestyle from Premier Media
Seattle Art Museum Shares Details About New Creative Gathering Space
Originally published on 425. The museum says The Studio at SAM is designed to bring together visitors, artists, and ideas through weekly programming.
Torrid Casting Call Happening This Weekend at Alderwood Mall
Originally published on 425. Three winners will receive a $15,000 Torrid wardrobe, $5,000 in cash, and will star in an upcoming Torrid campaign as the brand’s new faces.
Picture This: Sunny & Co. Now Open in Issaquah
Originally published on 425. The new Eastside haunt has taken over the space that formerly hosted Crumble & Flake.
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
The Latest: House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on
For a third time, the U.S. House has voted to end the war in Iran, approving a war powers resolution that would halt President Donald Trump’s ability to continue military action without congressional approval. The roll call was similar to earlier efforts this summer. None of the resolutions have made it to the president’s desk, […]
Charlie Kirk's family says security failures by Utah officials led to his assassination
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Charlie Kirk’s family blamed Utah officials for failing to prevent the conservative activist’s assassination at a state university, in a wrongful death notice announced Wednesday that presages a possible lawsuit. Attorneys for the family said Kirk’s death resulted from a string of “reckless decisions” by officials at Utah Valley University […]
Americans are increasingly concerned about the environmental impact of AI, new poll finds
On the way home from a recent trip, Eriech Tapia drove past a sea of dark industrial buildings lining an already jam-packed northern Virginia road: data centers. “It was interesting to see how many were going up,” said Tapia, a 30-year-old Republican from Arlington, Virginia, who works in higher education advocacy and policy. He said […]
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