KIRO Newsradio staff
Landscape still bears the scars of Mount St. Helens eruption 45 years later
Sunday marks 45 years since Mount St. Helens erupted, killing 57 people and reshaping the landscape of southwest Washington, which still bears the scars of that devastating event.6 months ago
Ted Buehner
How 11 feet of snow led to America’s deadliest avalanche near Stevens Pass in 1910
Discover how 11 feet of snow caused America's deadliest avalanche near Stevens Pass.8 months ago
MyNorthwest Staff
Feliks Banel’s Flight 293 podcast ‘Unsolved Histories’ inspires Congress to take action
Feliks Banel's "What Happened to Flight 293" podcast has inspired the creation of bipartisan bills in the U.S. House and Senate.9 months ago
Terry Tang, The Associated Press
The long struggle to establish Martin Luther King Jr. Day
On the third Monday of January, federal, state and local governments recognize Martin Luther King Jr. Day.9 months ago
Steve Coogan
Lines bust out the door as last Western Washington Shakey’s is set to close
The last Shakey's Pizza Parlor in Western Washington announced this week it will permanently close Monday.10 months ago
Steve Coogan
Burgermaster to close its original location in Seattle after 73 years
Burgermaster announced Wednesday it will close its original location in Seattle's University District at the end of February.10 months ago
Feliks Banel
New Year’s Eve icon’s forgotten ties to Northwest hydroplane racing
He was a fixture every New Year’s Eve, first on radio and then on TV, but bandleader Guy Lombardo also had a strong, very loud – and sometimes very fast – hydroplane racing connection to Seattle10 months ago
Feliks Banel
Jimmy Carter in 1980: ‘Moon looks like a golf course’ compared to Mount St. Helens
When Mount St. Helens erupted in 1980, President Jimmy Carter declared the entire state of Washington a federal disaster area.10 months ago
Feliks Banel
Owner: Historic Merchant’s Café in Seattle will re-open after renovations
Merchant’s Café in Seattle's Pioneer Square neighborhood is reportedly closing on New Year's Eve, according to a report.10 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over the Map: Final hours for the last Sears in Washington
It wasn’t so long ago that the name “Sears” was synonymous with American retail and with holiday shopping in particular.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
Seattle Parks expects to restore historic Camp Long lodge, but questions remain
The historic lodge at Camp Long in West Seattle was badly damaged in a fire in November and the cost to repair it has yet to be determined.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
Banel: Seattleites looked to Patrick MacDonald for musical cues for decades
Retired Seattle Times' music writer and critic Patrick MacDonald has died, according to a tribute written in the publication he worked for.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
Lost and now found: 70 years of family history, thanks to Centralia’s ‘Magic Radio Santa’
Jim Hudson of Tumwater didn’t tune into KIRO Radio’s story on the "Magic Radio Santa" in December 2018, but he heard it last week.11 months ago
KIRO Newsradio staff
Listening back to KIRO Newsradio’s Pearl Harbor coverage 83 years later
KIRO Radio resident historian Feliks Banel joins Seattle’s Morning News host Dave Ross for a conversation about Pearl Harbor history.11 months ago
KIRO Newsradio staff
KIRO Holiday Radio Play: Christmas episode of the ‘North Pole Evening News’
Santa Claus does more than bring toys to kids around the world. He also hosts a show on North Pole Newsradio called "North Pole Evening News."11 months ago
Feliks Banel
KING 5 says tower holiday lights will return in 2025
This year, the 680-foot tall tower is dark, as far as holiday decorations are concerned, for the perhaps the first time since the energy crisis of 1973.11 months ago
Tom Brock
Everett begins controversial project to dismantle historic gazebo
The city of Everett has begun work to remove a century-old gazebo despite widespread opposition from community members.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: WTO exhibit shows how infamous event played out on Seattle streets
A new exhibit at the Museum of History & Industry (MOHAI) in Seattle is a reminder of what the WTO was about.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
Historic Fort Vancouver marks bicentennial in 2025
It was right about this time exactly 200 years ago when work began on what would become Fort Vancouver on the Columbia River.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Early 20th century artifact plucked from Lake Washington
We invited McCauley to tell us about a more recent artifact he and a friend plucked from the bottom of Lake Washington on a recent dive.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
How Seattle reacted to JFK assassination 61 years ago
History, like politics, is local. So while the collective national memory of John F. Kennedy's assassination in 1963 has been distilled to several seconds of color home movie footage of the motorcade in Dealey Plaza and Walter Cronkite choking up on CBS, a whole set of local memories is fading away.11 months ago
Feliks Banel
Streamline ferry Kalakala rolls on in song
It was 26 years ago this month when the iconic ferry Kalakala returned to the Seattle waterfront after a long exile in Alaska.12 months ago
Feliks Banel
All Over The Map: Camp Long history mystery
The arson fire Monday night at the lodge at Camp Long has stirred up concerns about the future of the historic structure.12 months ago
