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King County Sheriff's Office investigates deadly shooting in Burien
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Supplier dispute stalls Boeing production, costing company $6.5M a day
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Pierce County detectives looking for kidnapping, robbery suspect
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‘Care teams, all they have is hugs’: Jake says stolen CARE vehicle shows police should respond first
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‘He did not deserve this’: Family and friends hold vigil for teen killed in Tacoma parking garage
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‘The money is still here’: Gee says Ballard’s luxury car condos show Seattle’s wealth isn’t going anywhere
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MyNorthwest News
31-year-old man shot near Mount Baker McDonald’s
Seattle police are investigating after a 31-year-old man was shot near a McDonald’s in the Mount Baker area on Sunday night.
Sheriff says ‘communication breakdown’ delayed arrest of teen suspect in Friday shooting threat
A 15-year-old is in juvenile detention after authorities investigated a threat of gun violence that led to the cancellation of a senior night football game.
One in custody, one wanted after threats prompt football game cancelations in Thurston County
Two high school football games in Thurston County were canceled Friday after two separate threats.
Close call in Index: Bear attack leaves resident with minor wounds
An Index resident survived a bear attack outside their home Sunday morning and was only slightly hurt.
Washington State Patrol trooper injured after motorhome slams into cruiser on I-5 in Seattle
A three-vehicle crash on I-5 in Seattle put a Washington State Patrol (WSP) trooper in the hospital Sunday morning.
North Seattle shootout leaves dozens of shell casings, hair-raising close call for woman in her apartment
People living in a north Seattle neighborhood survived a shootout Saturday morning, but their homes and cars were damaged in a flurry of gunfire.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Harger: Some voters in Hoquiam, Oakville and Raymond have to vote again. What a mess
Some voters in one town send back a second ballot on top of the first. Some voters in two other towns get a new ballot to fill out.
‘I just don’t believe that’: Gee doubts teachers’ claims as Seattle schools trim recess by 5 minutes
KIRO Newsradio host Gee Scott questioned whether cutting five minutes of recess could immediately change students’ behavior.
‘You saw what they did to you’: Curley urges support for WA initiatives, names 5 Supreme Court picks
KIRO Newsradio host John Curley urged listeners to vote yes on all three statewide initiatives and complete the judicial portion of their ballots.
‘They just believe in common sense’: Gee and Ursula praise Bellevue’s crosswalk alerts that warn drivers by phone
KIRO Newsradio hosts Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin welcomed Bellevue’s pilot program that sends crosswalk warnings to drivers’ phones.
‘There should be no hate toward this group’: Gee backs city council members taking stands on statewide initiatives
Gee Scott and Ursula Reutin, hosts at KIRO Newsradio, support city council members publicly weighing in on statewide ballot initiatives.
'What a pointless ghost!': Jake and Spike question spooky Pike Place Market footage
A Pike Place Market shop’s security footage sparked a Halloween debate on “The Jake and Spike Show” on KIRO Newsradio.
Seattle Sports
Seahawks Injury Updates: The latest on Shaheed, Cross and more
Here's the latest Seahawks injury news on Rashid Shaheed, Charles Cross, Zach Charbonnet and Jadarian Price.
Seattle Kraken lose star winger Jared McCann with long-term injury
As the Kraken look to keep their run of strong play going, they'll be without the best player in team history.
After Seahawks beat Chiefs and 49ers fall, just one NFL team is undefeated
Only the Minnesota Vikings remain unbeaten — for now — and they battled to beat the Colts on Sunday.
Kenneth Walker III runs into wall in return to Seattle
Walker came into the matchup against his former team with an NFL-leading 665 yards rushing, but was held to 36 yards on 14 carries.
Stacy: Seahawks’ defense offers emphatic reminder of its dominance
With a spectacular performance in primetime, Seattle's defense showed that it's still as fearsome as ever.
Wyman: Seahawks vindicate GM by shutting down K9
It wasn't Kansas City's Kenneth Walker III who had 100 rushing yards on Sunday, but instead Seattle's Emanuel Wilson.
Seattle Red
Same trick, different party: Democrats who blasted the fake Bob Fergusons are silent on Alaska’s other Dan Sullivan
Washington Democrats wanted fake Bob Fergusons prosecuted in 2024. Now Democrats are in court defending a same-name Dan Sullivan on Alaska’s Senate ballot.
Trump DOJ offers path to restore gun rights, but Washington law could stand in the way
The Trump DOJ opens gun rights restoration to 5,000 applicants November 4, but federal relief won’t erase Washington’s DUI gun ban or other state restrictions.
Katie Wilson’s office hasn’t released arrest numbers from 12th and Jackson four months into her ‘no longer tolerate’ crackdown
Four months after Mayor Katie Wilson’s 12th and Jackson crackdown pledge, Little Saigon owners say nothing changed and City Hall won’t share arrest data.
Washington regulators scrap big-donor limits days before Election Day, opening the door to unlimited checks
Washington’s PDC stopped enforcing caps on large last-minute campaign donations with ballots already out, a shift that could reshape state Supreme Court races.
Four years in Congress, one renamed post office: John Braun rips Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s record in WA-3
John Braun says Marie Gluesenkamp Perez’s top achievement is renaming the Bucoda post office, and hits her vote against no tax on tips and overtime in WA-3.
Democrat homelessness researcher warns Mayor Katie Wilson’s plan will cost thousands of lives without drug law enforcement
Washington Policy Center’s Eric Zimmerman, an elected Democrat, says activist ideology keeps Seattle from enforcing drug laws as Wilson rolls out a new plan.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Amtrak opens new Seattle maintenance facility ahead of 2027 schedule
Amtrak has cut the ribbon on its new 100,000-square-foot maintenance facility in SODO, opening a building originally scheduled to debut in 2027.
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.
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.
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
Harger: Some voters in Hoquiam, Oakville and Raymond have to vote again. What a mess
Some voters in one town send back a second ballot on top of the first. Some voters in two other towns get a new ballot to fill out.
Everett proposes a $766 million budget with a potential new sales tax
Everett’s proposed budget for next year does not cut services or staff, but it could include a new sales tax to fund public safety.
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.
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
Flood warning lingers in Four Corners as soaked towns face sewage-tainted waters. 1 death reported
Parts of the Southwest’s Four Corners region remained under a flood warning Monday as some saturated neighborhoods began cleaning up, assessing damage and watching out for water that could be contaminated with chemicals and raw sewage. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall happened Monday along the San Juan River in parts of the Four Corners region, […]
Trump heads to Mississippi as the two parties prepare for final sprint ahead of midterm Election Day
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) — President Donald Trump heads Monday to Mississippi, as he continues a closing midterm campaign blitz that highlights Republicans’ challenges ahead of an election that could drastically shift power in Washington and statehouses across the country. Mississippi, among the nation’s most reliably Republican states, is not where the GOP envisioned needing a […]
Anthropic expands AI support for nonprofits as it files to sell shares to the public
Anthropic expanded its support for the nonprofit sector Monday, even as the artificial intelligence company filed to sell shares to the public for the first time. The maker of the AI assistant Claude said the moves are all part of its broader strategy for “compounding good.” Anthropic launched a new Claude for Nonprofits plugin created […]
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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.