Guest host Mike Lewis discusses the week’s news with Washington Policy Center’s Paul Guppy, Commute Seattle’s Alex Hudson, and Seattle Times reporter David Kroman. The Seattle City Council’s most recent economic forecast indicates lean times ahead with reduced sales and business taxes likely to lead to a $240 million deficit for 2025. As the Seattle …
Seattle Veterinary Outreach, a veterinary care nonprofit, said its ambulance was recovered after it was stolen from storage Thursday morning. In a social media post, Seattle Veterinary Outreach said the ambulance was last seen headed south on Edmonds Way. The nonprofit confirmed to KOMO News Thursday afternoon police recovered the ambulance in Everett. Although it …
Just recently, the Seattle Fire Department launched a new pilot program that allows paramedics to administer a new medicine in the field. The medication—called Buprenorphine—is given to people who are being treated for an opiate overdose or actively experiencing withdrawal symptoms. Seattle Fire Chief Harold Scoggins joined anchors Steve McCarron and Tyrah Majors to break …
Two people are in custody after allegedly carjacking two individuals and leading police on a pursuit through Kent that ended in south King County. The incident started around 12:30 p.m. when officers with the Kent Police Department responded to a report of a stolen White Escalade. The King County Sheriff’s Office helicopter Guardian One was …
The driver involved in the deadly crash that killed a 56-year-old woman in SeaTac knew he had epilepsy but wasn’t taking medication, which could have caused a seizure. Court documents stated the 38-year-old driver admitted to deputies that he lost control and had a seizure while driving. The crash took the life of Jacqueline Austin, …
The owners of a south Seattle cannabis dispensary are once again working on major repairs after thieves used a flatbed pick-up truck to smash their way into the business and stole an ATM early Wednesday morning. The Seattle Police Department said officers responded to a report of a burglary at Seattle Cannabis Co. in the …
The owners of a south Seattle cannabis dispensary are once again working on major repairs after thieves used a flatbed pick-up truck to smash their way into the business and stole an ATM early Wednesday morning. The Seattle Police Department said officers responded to a report of a burglary at Seattle Cannabis Co. in the …
Batteries are in a whole bunch of stuff: Laptops, remotes, phones, portable chargers, tablets, vapes, garage clickers (you get it), and in Seattle, they can’t go in the garbage anymore. This includes double and AAA batteries. Seattle Public Utilities and the city government want residents to keep batteries out of the garbage because they’re a …
Bellevue police are asking for the public’s help locating a woman they say stole a Seattle firefighter’s wallet, racking up $8,500 worth of purchases at the Bellevue Square mall. Neil Junkin is a firefighter with the Seattle Fire Department and he runs a business on the side where he puts up Christmas lights for the …
WSDOT said it will enforce an “emergency closure” of a long-standing encampment on Dearborn between 10th and 12th after a series of fires and after getting pressed by KOMO News. Late Sunday, another fire erupted at the state-owned land near I-5 on the ramp. Two Seattle engines were dispatched to put out the flames. It …