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'Is this union acting in the best interest of students?': Jake raises alarm over Seattle teachers union president's alleged abuse
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Seattle Police Department scraps $50K hiring bonuses Sept. 1 as staffing crisis deepens
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Seattle Animal Shelter looking for man who killed goose at South Lake Union
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Sound Transit approves fare gates at 14 light rail stations, eyes up to $83M in new revenue
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Overnight closure likely on SR 104 after brush fire spreads to wires in Jefferson County
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'It's SHAME': Spike rearranges Great Lakes acronym to sum up Trump's renaming of Lake Ontario
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'We received some new information': Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson recall petition withdrawn as couple pursues further charges
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MyNorthwest Politics
Olympia launching pilot program allowing people to live in their cars
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KIRO Newsradio Opinion
'I don't trust him': Curley pushes back after Bill Gates calls for AI job protections
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MyNorthwest News
Washington native leads JBLM soldiers into wildfire fight
Roughly 240 active-duty soldiers from JBLM are helping fight one of Washington’s biggest wildfires. The colonel overseeing them is a Washington native.
Neighbors concerned over bounty hunters’ arrest response in Seattle neighborhood
Seattle Police confirmed the arrest of a man with seven warrants following a chaotic confrontation involving private bounty hunters near Sandel Park in Seattle.
Rain, it has been a while!
The weather pattern is finally starting to change after a long stretch of warm and dry weather — rain is back.
WA among 15 states hit by alfalfa sprout recall over E. coli, Salmonella
Alfalfa sprouts grown by Everything Sprouts were recalled on Saturday due to E. coli and Salmonella contamination across 15 states, including Washington.
Necropsy: Dead whale found in Commencement Bay was likely alive when ship hit it
The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife said a fin whale found decaying in Commencement Bay was likely alive when it was hit by a ship.
WA National Guard firefighters under investigation for posing with white supremacist flag during wildfires
A group of firefighters are currently under investigation for posing in a photo gathered around a white supremacist Rhodesian flag during the Little Giant fire.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
'Society has failed them': Gee and Ursula say Alderwood Mall guilty plea exposes how easy it is for kids to get guns
The teen who killed 13-year-old Jayda Woods-Johnson with a stray bullet at Alderwood Mall in 2024 pleaded guilty to second-degree murder.
'They're selling smaller bags of dope': Spike warns Meta's two-hour cap still feeds kids the same product
Spike highlights how Meta's settlements may still endanger kids on social media despite the two-hour cap on content.
Curley says Starbucks strikers should quit as boycott begins, argues robots will replace baristas anyway
Starbucks Workers United, the union representing baristas at more than 550 locations, is calling for a boycott after contract negotiations have stalled.
Ask Ursula: My wife seems withdrawn and depressed. What do I do?
Dear Ursula, I'm sure my wife is depressed. We’ve been married for more than 30 years. She’s a little older than me. I’m 60, and she’s retired.
'Grow a pair of sideburns': Curley challenges Ferguson on $790M school tax credit as Seattle teachers threaten to strike
John Curley thinks Seattle's teachers' union is more interested in protecting its power than protecting kids, with teachers likely to vote on a strike.
'Sometimes it's just bad design': Gee backs Wilson's push to ban right turns on red, says real problem is infrastructure
Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson is directing the city's lobbyists to ask state lawmakers for the authority to ban right turns on red at any intersection.
Seattle Sports
AL West Check-In: Astros re-hire former pitching coach in new role
Brent Strom is returning as a consultant to help the team’s struggling pitching staff.
New-look Pac-12 hopes to flex its way into CFP with unique schedule
The conference will be able to create at least one high-profile rematch in hopes of building resumes for the CFP.
Is a bullpen role in Bryce Miller’s future?
Bump and Stacy weigh in on what Seattle can do with its struggling right-hander.
Seahawks claim OT from Chiefs ahead of preseason finale
The move comes a day before the Seattle Seahawks take on the Kansas City Chiefs in their preseason finale Friday night.
NFC West Check-In: LA Rams reacquire former 2nd-round WR in surprising trade
The Rams announced the deal Thursday before their final preseason game against the Chargers.
MLB proposes limited free agent signing period; union criticizes plan
MLB proposed limiting free-agent signings to several weeks in December and then from early February on each offseason along with a trade ban during the gap in-between, a plan aimed at creating more of an offseason transaction flurry similar to those in the NFL and NBA.
Seattle Red
Audit finds Multnomah County wasted millions of taxpayer dollars on real estate overpayments
A new audit found that Multnomah County wasted millions in taxpayer dollars on overpayments for two real estate transactions.
Mexican fugitive who skipped his own sentencing hauled back from Tijuana, gets 6 years
A Mexican citizen who fled to Mexico to dodge sentencing was extradited from Tijuana and sentenced in Portland to six years for smuggling heroin into Oregon.
They voted to erase his job halfway through the term, so Sheriff Keith Swank walked into the auditor’s office and filed his own initiative
Pierce County Sheriff Keith Swank filed a citizen charter initiative to protect the elected sheriff's office as Amendment 53 heads to November voters.
WA Attorney General’s Office won’t explain redactions regarding lawfare against Trump
Washington's Attorney General's Office has repeatedly redacted the contents of a memo regarding its plans to take legal action against Trump, but won't say why.
Seattle home shoppers are searching almost everywhere but Seattle, new data shows
New Realtor.com data shows 83.8% of Seattle-area home searches went to listings outside the metro, the third-highest rate in the country.
T-Mobile said its Washington buildings were safe. Now stores are closing.
T-Mobile is cutting 77 more Washington jobs and shutting six locations, including stores in Seattle, Tacoma and Yakima, its third round of cuts in a year.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
I-5 in Mount Vernon reopens after crash closed interstate
All southbound lanes of I-5 in Mount Vernon are open after a car crash closed them Thursday morning.
'I almost got run over': King County deputy's close call is a reminder to slow down and move over
A King County deputy nearly lost his life on SR 167 when a car ripped past his patrol SUV, and 36% of drivers admit they wouldn't have moved over.
All lanes back open after brush fire in I-5 median near Everett
A brush fire in the median of I-5 near Everett is blocking the HOV lane in both directions and the southbound left general-purpose lane.
MyNorthwest Weather
Blood moon, partial eclipse visible tonight in Washington
The best blood moon in North America until 2028 peaks tonight at 9:12 p.m., with 96.2% of the lunar surface passing through Earth's shadow.
Rain, it has been a while!
The weather pattern is finally starting to change after a long stretch of warm and dry weather — rain is back.
With cooler weather inbound, was Tuesday western WA's last hot day of the year?
The next 10 days reflect much cooler weather with a growing threat of showers. Yes, some potential wet weather may be in store during a summer that has been quite dry.
MyNorthwest Politics
Katie Wilson has 'no plan now' for public safety: Seattle Councilmember Kettle demands charter compliance from the mayor
Seattle City Council’s Public Safety Committee is demanding Mayor Katie Wilson provide a written explanation for why former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes was asked to resign.
One month after Bite of Seattle shooting, King County expands mobile crisis response efforts
One month after a deadly shooting at the Bite of Seattle, investigators are still working to identify a possible third shooter connected to the gunfire.
'He's absolutely spot on': Former Republican AG backs Nick Brown's fight to preserve mail-in voting
McKenna said the U.S. Supreme Court's decision to allow Trump's executive order restricting mail-in voting to move forward could create chaos ahead of the November midterm elections.
Lifestyle from Premier Media
Parks Tacoma Soliciting Community Input on 2027 Budget
Originally published on South Sound Business. Parks Tacoma has scheduled a public virtual workshop for 6 p.m. on Sept. 2, where participants will be asked to rank eight program areas in the 2027 operating budget and communicate resident priorities. Programs under evaluation include maintenance and operations, youth programs and sports, community centers, regional attractions, capital […]
Sound Credit Union Raises $20K for Local Nonprofit
Originally published on South Sound Business. Throughout July, Sound Credit Union fundraised $20,000 for Seattle-based nonprofit Backpack Brigade, which provides weekend meals to children experiencing food insecurity. As part of the company’s annual employee fundraising campaign, the credit union’s employees worked with partners and local businesses to collect donations. Chosen as the 2026 donation recipient, […]
Merrill Lynch Names New Market Executive for Region
Originally published on 425 Business. Merrill Lynch has named Adam Little as its new Seattle market executive. Little, who works out of Merrill’s Bellevue office at 10400 NE Fourth St., leads a team of 150 financial advisers and approximately 300 total employees across six Western Washington offices, including downtown Seattle, Bellevue, Bainbridge Island, Tacoma, Everett, […]
MyNorthwest History
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?
Historic regional treasure Paul Dorpat dies after 87 years
Historic regional treasure Paul Dorpat has died after 87 years.
National News
Civil rights groups make urgent plea for voting rights in DC, ahead of midterm elections
WASHINGTON (AP) — Thousands of protesters are expected on the National Mall on Friday for a rally in support of voting rights and racial justice ahead of the midterm elections, following a wave of changes to voting laws and redistricting that civil rights groups have condemned as detrimental to Black Americans. The 2026 “Defend the […]
Trump used to say he saw a quick end to his Iran war. Six months later, he claims he's in no hurry
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump arrives at an awkward moment for his presidency on Friday as the U.S.-Israel war against Iran reaches the six-month mark, a notable milestone for a conflict that the Republican leader repeatedly assured Americans would be a “little excursion” lasting a matter of weeks. The war isn’t over, though Trump […]
Autopsy shows Tennessee National Guard fatally shot 20-year-old armed man in the back
Tennessee National Guard members assigned to a federal anti-crime task force in Memphis fatally shot an armed 20-year-old man in the back, according to an autopsy report obtained Thursday by The Associated Press, contradicting police accounts that said the man was facing the troops when they fired. Authorities have said that Tyrin Johnson turned toward […]
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