🚨This is NOT the news state budget writers want right now.
Huge. Melissa links to the story below.
Huge. Melissa links to the story below.
Scoop: Accounting error could cost Washington state $654M, Senate staff says. #waleg
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Did you know that a new study says the Wallingford Chipotle restaurant ranked number one in the nation... and the WORLD... for being the most praised by customers? My hard-hitting piece here: mynorthwest.com/lifestyle/chip…
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Today’s commentary.
Kids were dancing at Seattle Center's Diwali festival Saturday. Two men walked in with racial slurs and signs telling Indian people to leave. @KIROCharlie on why people who agree on almost nothing — Pramila Jayapal, Brandi Kruse, Jason Rantz, and Peak Seattle — all came down on it hard.
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Tough day on Wall Street for Washington state stocks.
I have a dashboard I created with all the publicly-traded companies in the state. They remain static if they go up or down less than 5%. Slowly pulse if between 5-10%. Flash if over 10%. Here's what it's doing right now.
I have a dashboard I created with all the publicly-traded companies in the state. They remain static if they go up or down less than 5%. Slowly pulse if between 5-10%. Flash if over 10%. Here's what it's doing right now.
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Raging moderates aren’t happy. Today’s commentary (below) lays out what happened. Tomorrow and Friday, I’m going to propose several things Trump and the Democrats could do to move the country forward, and they might actually agree on.
Democrats took the House, the Senate, and Senate seats in Texas and Kansas. RealClearPolitics called it the worst night for a party since 1974. In Washington, Democrats led for nine Republican-held House seats, putting a supermajority within reach. @KIROCharlie says the clock is 2016, voters have fired whoever's in charge every two years
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The text line is fun(?) this morning. I guess I am biased for the hard left AND simultaneously pandering for the Republican propaganda machine.
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"Who could have guessed it was going to go the way that it is historically went Charlie? Republicans are in power, the propaganda machine such as yours works for a while and then the midterms go the other way."
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"Regarding the election results. I am truly disappointed at how biased your morning radio show has become. Truly hard left pandering to the Seattle market. Very little objectivity."
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"Who could have guessed it was going to go the way that it is historically went Charlie? Republicans are in power, the propaganda machine such as yours works for a while and then the midterms go the other way."
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"Regarding the election results. I am truly disappointed at how biased your morning radio show has become. Truly hard left pandering to the Seattle market. Very little objectivity."
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First thoughts about tonight’s election results so far
. @KIROCharlie wraps up the 2026 Election Night Special. "We started the show wondering if it would be a blue wave. It was pretty evident early on. It's a blue tsunami." Massive Democratic wins in the U.S. House, Senate, and governor's races across the country.
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We are live until 10 tonight... ballots starting to come in.
. @KIROCharlie asks Jerry Cornfield from the Washington State Standard, "What's a supermajority and why does it matter?" Cornfield breaks it down: Democrats currently hold 59 of 98 House seats. They need 66 or 67 for a supermajority, which would let them pass constitutional ngle Republican vote.
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We're live tonight with results on @KIRONewsradio
A blue wave for candidates doesn't guarantee a sweep of the ballot initiatives. Melissa Santos breaks down the state of play on WA's three ballot measures. Democrats are confident on the income tax, which they specifically called a "millionaire's tax" because polling told them rlie
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FBI Director Kash Patel visits Seattle
Great to be in the field with @FBISeattle, where our team is working shoulder-to-shoulder with federal, state, and local partners to crush violent crime and defend the homeland.
🇺🇸 Our Joint Terrorism Task Force update included the arrest of a Department of Energy employee in a ons of attempting to provide material support to the Houthis, a designated Foreign Terrorist Organization.
🇺🇸 Through our Homeland Security Task Forces and Operation Third Strike, FBI Seattle and our partners are taking dangerous criminals off the streets. Their efforts have resulted in the seizure of more than 846,000 fentanyl pills, nearly 7 kilograms of fentanyl powder, 7 kilograms of cocaine, and 29 firearms.
🇺🇸 The team is also supporting critical FBI cybersecurity initiatives, including Operation Winter Shield, protecting our nation’s critical infrastructure.
Seattle homicides fell 36% and overall crime declined 18% in 2025 compared to 2024.
This is what effective law enforcement looks like — strong partnerships, coordinated operations, and a relentless focus on making our communities safer.
Thank you to the entire @FBISeattle team and our law enforcement partners for the outstanding work every day.
-DKP 🇺🇸
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You peeps know the latest version of IOS includes a setting to put all your spam email in a different folder automatically and you never get harassed by them again, right? 1/2
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Open the green Messages app. Tap the Filters button (top right), then Manage Filtering. Turn on Filter Spam and Screen Unknown Senders. Next, tap Text Message Filter and turn it on to sort texts into Promotions and Transactions. That’s it. Enjoy less political spam!
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You guys. I am in Las Vegas for my son’s baseball tournament this weekend. The weekend before an election. In a purple state. Would anyone like to see how campaigning looks in a place where the election is actually up for grabs? I took pictures.
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This is hilarious
Pope Leo XIV bringing the jokes meeting with Villanova and Notre Dame 😂:
“Growing up on the south side of Chicago, we oftentimes heard, “Go Irish!”
But, as you all know, Prevost graduated from Villanova.
So the Pope doesn't take sides.
Prevost has another opinion, but we won't do that now.”
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Because this happened:
Ahead of his 6/10 appearance at McCaw Hall in Seattle, I spoke to @WilliamShatner today about his brush with mortality, if he's open to collaborating with Ben Folds on a new album, and if he'd consider portraying Kirk for a miniseries. Story later this week on @KOMONewsradio
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