Fair Pay for Fair Play: Worker rights must be respected during FIFA World Cup...
As FIFA World Cup 26TM matches come to Seattle and nine Fan Zones around the state for the very first time this summer, Washington is proud to host one of the most attended sporting events in the world. A sporting event of this scale will bring new businesses to Washington state along with a surge in customers for rest
Seattle Clarifies When Remodels Trigger Whole-Building Upgrades
you're planning a major renovation on a Seattle building, the rules for what triggers a costly building-wide upgrade just got clearer
Man found dead in Madison Park neighborhood
SEATTLE — The Seattle Police Department is investigating the death of a man in Madison Park a few blocks from Lake Washington. According to SPD, on May 24 around 5 p.m., SPD officers and Seattle Fire Department personnel responded to reports of a man on the ground of a parking lot in the 4000 block of East Madison Stre
Seattle council member points to marathon bombing in push for World Cup cameras
Wearing a Boston Marathon jacket and holding up the finisher’s medal he earned the day of the 2013 bombing, Seattle City Councilmember Rob Saka made an emotional plea for Mayor Katie Wilson to turn on security cameras in the Stadium District before the FIFA World Cup arrives. “In 2013,...
‘Everything has to be on the table’: Seattle Public Schools superintendent says closures still...
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Ben Shuldiner made it clear in March that he is not afraid to cut the administrative fat to ease an $87 million deficit. Shuldiner told “The Gee and Ursula Show” on KIRO Newsradio on Tuesday that nothing is off the table when it comes to fixing the district’s budget, warning that i
Immigration attorney accused in federal lawsuit permanently resigns from Washington bar
TUKWILA, Wash. — Tukwila-based immigration attorney Alexandra Lozano has permanently resigned from the Washington State Bar Association in lieu of discipline, effectively ending her ability to practice law in Washington and represent clients in immigration cases. The resignation, filed Tuesday, comes just days after a
Harbor seal shot in Hood Canal, WA dies after months of rehabilitation
DES MOINES, Wash. - A harbor seal that was shot in the head in Washington's Hood Canal has died, marking a heartbreaking end to her rescue and recovery mission. The seal, affectionately named "Benny," passed away while under the care of marine wildlife welfare group SR-3 in Des Moines. The...
Marrakesh in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood is closing its doors
A staple in Seattle’s Belltown neighborhood is closing its doors. After 23 years, Marrakesh announced that it is shutting down.
‘Families will hurt from this for years’: Gee wants King County homeless agency dissolved,...
As local leaders aim to dismantle the King County Regional Homelessness Authority (KCRHA) following the mismanagement of $13 million and a $45 million deficit, the push has drawn support from an unlikely voice: former Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan, one of the biggest architects of the regional approach. KIRO hosts Gee...
Under a Seattle bridge, a 13,000-pound troll has gripped a real car since 1990
It’s free, it’s open all night, and you can climb it. Under the Aurora Bridge in Seattle’s Fremont neighborhood, an 18-foot concrete troll crouches in the shadows with a real Volkswagen Beetle locked in its fist. It weighs 13,000 pounds, sits at the corner of N. 36th...

















