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Ursula: The outside investigation of SPD can’t come soon enough
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Rantz: Governor Inslee speaks gibberish, claims EV school buses quiets kids, make them ‘mature’
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Walnuts recalled as E. coli hospitalizes 7: Which Washington stores sold them?
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Steel beam thrown from overpass strikes SUV, WSP investigating
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Lawyer: Women suing SPD for sexual harassment are face of recruitment efforts
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Vatican decides in favor of Tacoma’s Holy Rosary Church
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KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Ross: We built it, and they had better come
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Activists' May Day rallies confront turbulent times, call for greater labor rights
Workers and activists have marked May Day with largely peaceful protests Wednesday over rising prices and calls for greater labor rights.
Owner of Vashon Island landscaping company sentenced for labor, human trafficking
A Vashon Island resident was sentenced to 20 years in prison for 21 federal felonies related to human and labor trafficking.
Exclusive: New image of missing zebra eluding capture from authorities days later
Three days after a dazzle of four zebras got loose on I-90 heading east near exit 32, one remains missing, eluding local authorities.
Pro-Palestinian UW encampment doubles by second day
UW students with the Progressive Student Union set up the encampment and said they would remain there until their demands were met.
The Letter Season 2: Jail visits are a tough place to try and get to know someone
After his parents learned Michael Moore would face the death penalty for killing two men, they hired a well-known Utah defense attorney.
'It's scary:' Criminals use vehicles to smash into Seattle garages to steal valuables, neighbors say
Seattle families are seeing a new twist in the smash-and-grab epidemic, where criminals ram their vehicles into garages to get inside.
SeattleSports.com
What Bump hopes OC Grubb brings to Seahawks’ WRs from UW
Under new OC Ryan Grubb, what route combinations does former NFL receiver Michael Bumpus want to see from Seattle Seahawks wideouts?
Seattle Mariners Takeaways: Stellar pitching leads, offense finding a way
A look at three things going on with the Seattle Mariners as they look to continue their hot play on the upcoming road trip.
Mariners fall short of sweep as Sale helps Braves win 5-2
Chris Sale allowed one run over five innings and struck out nine, and the Atlanta Braves salvaged the final game of a three-game series with a 5-2 win over the Seattle Mariners.
Mariners notebook: Dylan Moore’s defense, Polanco’s hitting
Utility player Dylan Moore once again showed his value for the Seattle Mariners on Tuesday. Plus, is Jorge Polanco about to turn a corner?
Video: Aaron Goldsmith on historic Seattle Mariners pitching
What does voice of the Seattle Mariners Aaron Goldsmith think about the historic M’s pitching? Can they maintain this level of dominace throughout the rest of the season? He joined Brock Huard and Mike Salk to talk about that and what it’s been like to watch it happen from his perspective. Does this staff have […]
Family of Microsoft executive Brad Smith joins Mariners ownership
Microsoft vice chair and president Brad Smith and wife Kathy Surace-Smith have purchased a stake in the Seattle Mariners, becoming just the third additions to the team’s ownership group since 1992.
KIRO Newsradio Opinion
Butler: It's time for food delivery apps to 'PayUp' in Seattle, beyond
Thinking about the Seattle PayUp legislation, app firms have learned how to offload costs onto employees. But it puts more burden on them.
'At my house, we're blowing stuff up:' KIRO reacts to Renton drone show
Renton is taking a different approach to its Fourth of July show. Instead of fireworks lighting up the sky — drones will take their place.
It's not science fiction: A drone that removes graffiti has arrived
WSDOT says the idea is a drone used this way "makes quick work of painting over graffiti on tall retaining walls, bridges and overpasses."
KTTH Opinion
Rantz: Anonymous donor who gave $50K to house migrants in Kent revealed
"The Jason Rantz Show" on KTTH spoke with the activist who donated $50,000 to migrants in Kent. She says she'll continue her donations.
Rantz: Watch an unhinged student yell 'shame' at pro-Israel man at UW encampment
At the antisemitic UW encampment, an unhinged student is seen yelling "shame!" at a student with an Israeli flag.
Rantz: Seattle employee pulls knife on violent homeless man, cops weren't dispatched
Seattle police were not dispatched to a shop a homeless man allegedly threatened staff. The owner wonders if this is the end of downtown.
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MyNorthwest Traffic
Sullivan: Rest area blues and its dire situation on the I-5 corridor
87% of the buildings at the state's rest areas were rated in critical condition, and it's expected to cost between $375-525 million to renovate them.
It's not science fiction: A drone that removes graffiti has arrived
WSDOT says the idea is a drone used this way "makes quick work of painting over graffiti on tall retaining walls, bridges and overpasses."
Sound Transit's East Link 2-Line is online
The grand opening of Sound Transit's East Link 2-Line is finally here, set for Saturday, April 26 after 18 years of anticipation.
MyNorthwest Weather
Buehner: May weather to bring sunshine, boating season
April showers will hang on through the final days of the month before giving way to sunshine on May 1 to kick off boating season.
Southern California has received more rain than Western Washington
In Southern California, Los Angeles recorded 18.8 inches – 5.9 more inches than Western Washington, according to SEA.
Will a 'Heat Dome' be part of the upcoming Seattle summer?
The National Weather Service sees a possible 'Heat Dome' coming to Seattle this summer with high temperatures possible.
MyNorthwest Politics
Harger: White House Press' 'Nerd Prom' is a bad look
This dinner -- affectionately nicknamed "Nerd Prom" -- is a terrible idea and does a disservice to those of us working in local newsrooms.
Supreme Court appears skeptical that state abortion bans conflict with federal health care law
Supreme Court justices appeared skeptical that state abortion bans, after their ruling overturning Roe v. Wade, violate federal healthcare law.
Biden signs $95B war aid measure for Ukraine, Israel, Taiwan into law as TikTok faces ban
Biden said he was rushing weapons to Ukraine as he signed a $95B war aid measure, including assistance for Israel, Taiwan and other hotspots.
MyNorthwest Lifestyle
Musical in Everett marks a homecoming for star Michael Sharon
The Village Theatre production of "The Fantasticks" is playing in Everett and for Pacific Northwest native Michael Sharon it's a homecoming.
Pop superstar Billie Eilish to stop in Seattle during world tour
Pop sensation Billie Eilish is stopping in Seattle during her "Hit Me Hard and Soft" world tour and will perform two shows.
Weekend roundup: Bruceploitation, Flatstock 94 and division-leading Ms
The weekend is upon us, let's see what the Puget Sound region has in store for visitors and residents.
MyNorthwest History
Darth Vader, Ban Roll-On, Sinking Ship and other Seattle building nicknames
They rarely make it onto maps or on the fancy signage out front, but Seattle has its fair share of buildings with well-known nicknames.
Going deep on forgotten 'Lakes of Washington' books
With trout season opening on Washington’s lowland lakes this Saturday, April 27, the timing was perfect to go fishing around on the history bookshelf to share a prized catch – a forgotten encyclopedia of Washington lakes first published more than 60 years ago. “Lakes of Washington” is a two-volume set of books published by the […]
Echoes of Eastside rail history with Sound Transit preparing to get underway
As Sound Transit inaugurates commuter trains between Bellevue and Redmond, when was the last time passenger rail service was offered on the Eastside?
National News
Russia proposes UN resolution on banning weapons in space, after vetoing similar UN-Japan draft
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia has circulated a U.N. resolution calling on all countries to take urgent action to prevent putting weapons in outer space “for all time” a week after it vetoed a U.S.-Japan resolution to stop an arms race in space. The Russian draft resolution, obtained Wednesday by The Associated Press, goes further […]
West Virginia GOP County Commissioners removed from office after arrest for skipping meetings
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A three-judge panel ordered Wednesday that two county commissioners in West Virginia’s Eastern Panhandle be removed from office over a month after they were arrested for purposefully jilting their duties by skipping public meetings. Circuit Court Judges Joseph K. Reeder of Putnam County, Jason A. Wharton of Wirt and Wood Counties […]
Utah woman arrested on suspicion of murder in the reported suicide-pact shooting death of friend
SARASOTA SPRINGS, Utah (AP) — A Utah woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after a friend was shot in what police said was an uncompleted suicide pact the women had reached several weeks earlier. Heavenly Faith Garfield, 21, was arrested Tuesday and remains jailed in Utah County on Wednesday without bail. Saratoga Springs […]
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