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Ways to save on that Halloween costume With the economy still in recovery mode, there are a few simple things you can do to save money and still rack up the candy during Trick or Treating. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seahawks LB Tatupu may not miss season after all Lofa Tatupu may not be out for the season after all. Seahawks coach Jim Mora said Monday further tests on the three-time Pro Bowl linebacker's chest muscle indicated a partial tear rather than a complete one. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Teen wise beyond her years in dealing with bullies 15-year-old Brigitte Berman has taken-on a topic many kids know all-too-well: bullying. But Brigitte's book “Dorie Witt’s Guide to Surviving Bullies” isn’t your typical story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Short on cash? Don't skimp on car maintenance An automotive expert warns skipping maintenance intervals is a bad idea and can lead to bigger and more expensive problems down the road. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: George Michael Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website KOMO Radio interview with Barack Obama Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website These first graders expect big things this year They camped, traveled, and really had a fun time. Now that we know what kids did over summer break, we asked the same group their expectations of the coming school year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website We ask kids: What did you do this summer? A lot of local kids are heading back to class this week. And one of the first things they'll do is write about their summer vacation. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Small horses can be a good small business Winsome, etc. started in 1983 with Jane Taylor's purchase of just one mini. Now Jane Taylor owns six mature mares, each chosen for overall type, balance, correctness and pedigree. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website First parts of Credit Card Act of 2009 now law From now on, credit card companies must give you 45 days notice if they plan to raise your interest rate. The previous requirement was just 15 days. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to protect yourself from mass scale data breaches A man was just charged with the largest case of identity theft in U.S. history after allegedly pilfering 130 million credit card numbers. But there are some steps you can take to keep your identity safe. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Not just kids -- seniors need to heed online safety tips too The same sort of protections that we always talk about with kids and computers also apply to older adults who go online but aren't familiar with all the tricks of the Internet. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'It created a whole new generation of readers' He's a young kid, he makes mistakes, and he can certainly get into trouble, but 10 years after the first Harry Potter book hit the shelves, young readers still can't get enough of the young wizard. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Men shed clothes to save school staffers While some parents are holding car washes, raffles, and bake sales to stave off budget cuts at local schools, a group of guys has decided on something a bit more revealing to help save school staff on the cutting block on Vashon Island. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't fall prey to predatory debt-relief help Federal and state prosecutors warn that debt relief scammers are ripping off unsuspecting customers across the country. They prey on people who are drowning in dept and feel there is no way out. There are ways to spot these questionable firms. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Store look' is not the look you want on your new HDTV When you see the TV in the store, it's set on a special mode that juices the contrast and brightness, but it's not the optical setting at home with your typically softer light. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good time to check your tax withholding With the year half over, it's a good time to see how much you have the IRS take out every paycheck so you don't get a big surprise when you file you 2009 tax return next April. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to keep those con artists from your nest egg Whether you've saved a little or a lot, we all want to build up a bigger nest egg for retirement. But be careful! Get sucked in by a con artist and your nest egg could fly away. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'This...has fundamentally changed the thinking of people in the country' James Longley first went to Iran to make a documentary about school kids. Suddenly, the Seattle-area filmmaker found himself caught up in the midst of a questionable election and escalating riots. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Aerospace Analyst Richard Aboulafia weighs in Aerospace Analyst Richard Aboulafia talks with KOMO NewsRadio's Nancy Barrick about the latest delay for the Boeing 787 flight. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Communication the key with contractors You need to make sure your project is done the way you want it, and the best way to avoid confusion is not to talk in generalities. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Beware those foreign transaction fees for online purchases You expect to pay a fee when you use your credit card in another country -- but what about just sitting at home but ordering something from, say, Canada? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Consumer Reports: Flomax is 'overprescribed' Flomax is one of the most widely-advertised prescription drugs, which could explain why it was one of the 20 most commonly prescribed drugs last year. Flomax treats the symptoms of an enlarged prostate. But it's not the only drug that does this. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Quick tips to help reduce the computer wait A few seconds can seem like an eternity when you're waiting for a computer program to load. Want to speed things up? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Using a debit card at a hotel? Beware the hold Hotels normally put a hold on your account for room and tax and something to cover incidentals -- that could be $50 day. It could freeze up a sizable part of your checking account if it has a low balance. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Adult spellers wonder: Why should kids have all the f-u-n? Once a month, adults get together to out-spell each other over at Jillian's on Westlake in an event that is similar to what third graders each year, only with more beer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Getting a divorce? Don't forget these crucial financial steps As you prepare to go your separate ways, you need to separate your credit card accounts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Star Trek' actor in Seattle for Emerald City Comicon You can still see a hint of the young ensign "Wesley Crusher" behind Wil Wheaton's beard. He's here for the Emerald City Comicon at the Washington State Convention and Trade Center. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Kidney stones more common than you realize Some advice given over the years to kidney stones patients is now outdated, but there are things you can do that appear to be truly helpful. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Slash your cell phone bill by going pre-paid Your wireless phone doesn't have to be a budget buster. Switch to a pre-paid plan and the savings can be dramatic. With pay-as-you-go wireless plans, there's no credit check, no long-term contract and no surprise charges at the end of the month. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 6 tips to keep that pink slip at bay Executive career coach Maureen Moriarty has six things you can do to help protect your job if layoffs loom at your company. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Few U.S. brands among top-rated cars Consumer Reports is just out with its top-rated cars and trucks for 2009, and the imports produced a clean sweep among the top ratings for best value. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Beware of cyber crooks trying to cash in on Academy Awards They hope you'll do a search for celebrity pictures, screen savers or gossip and land on their bogus site, where they can do some damage to your computer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Credit card processing center hacked International hackers recently infiltrated the computers at Heartland Payment Systems, potentially compromising hundred of millions of credit card transactions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Never underestimate the power of a good night's sleep A bad night's sleep can really kill your ability to get things done. According to recent research, too little sleep can also lead to serious medical problems. But there are things you can do to sleep better. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't throw away that old TV or computer -- E-cycle it! Starting Jan. 1, the state's new E-cycling law takes effect. You'll be able to recycle unwanted computers, computer monitors laptops and TVs for free -- at one of hundreds of permanent recycling centers around the state. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Frugal shopper? Use the power of the internet to save money We have a list of several web sites that can save you money while shopping online for that perfect gift. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Black Friday -- good deals? Or just hype? It happens the day after Thanksgiving -- Black Friday. Is this really a great day for deals -- or is this all a bunch of hype? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Forks still feeding on 'Twilight' popularity The "Twilight" series of books, and the new movie of the same name, are set in Forks, Washington. It's a small town once known for it's timber about an hour south of Port Angeles. Today, it's better associated with vampires. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Protect your credit score or pay the price With the souring economy, if you do anything that lowers your credit score, you can expect to see your credit card interest rate go up, your credit limit lowered, or both. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Detergent Tainted Silt May Be Killing Sea Life in Friday Harbor Sea creatures in an iconic northwest harbor are dying. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield uncovers one man may already know why�but the question is: will anyone listen? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Culinary School in Trouble for Using Wine in Classroom Owners of a local culinary school are scrambling after liquor control board agents raid their classroom. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains, its because they�re using wine. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Local Teacher Honored for Holocaust Education Nick Coddington spent much of his life as a NATO intelligence officer, 4 years ago he gave it up to teach high school history. And now as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, he�s winning national recognition. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Guitar Hero is so "last year" compared to this "virtual" experience. Why play a fake guitar when you can conduct a fake orchestra? KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports on a new program that turns you into a virtual conductor. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Newton Faulkner An English bard with pleasing tunes and a very unique look, NEWTON FAULKNER's "electro-folk" debut disc is called "Hand Built By Robots". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mompreneurs Unite Mom knows best. So what happens when moms work together? KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Chet Baker Time for a little history lesson...the music of CHET BAKER weaves a bittersweet and beautiful spell like no other. PS--Check out his disc "Songs for Lovers"...a MUST for late-night listening. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Howard Behar on Starbucks' success The the former president of Starbucks International is the most no-nonsense, no putting on of airs, no fanfare, authentic person you could ever meet. He is all about the truth - whatever that might be. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Chicago A unique, wonderful voice, KILLER horn arrangements from an associate of the group CHICAGO...HILARY McRAE's debut, "Through These Walls" is perfect music for Springtime! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Leona Lewis The power of Simon! The 'American Idol' judges' latest prot�g� is a huge UK pop-star finding great success in the States with her debut, "Bleeding Love". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Still have a few LP records stashed around? How would you like a few (million) more? This music lover seeks a buyer for his massive record library. But as KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports, the collector comes with the collection. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Little-known career choice for young woman CREW Seattle is an organization committed to advancing the success of women in commercial real estate. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website UW Student to Remain in Italian Jail UW student Amanda Knox will stay in an Italian prison even though she still hasn't been charged. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Extreme Reality TV Comes to West Seattle It could be called the 'anti-Survivor' reality-tv show....and as KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports its coming soon to West Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Raconteurs From the White Stripes to producing country music legend Loretta Lynn to his 'supergroup' The Raconteurs, JACK WHITE is always up to something worth listening to---and the new Raconteurs disc "Consolers of the Lonely" is a Rockin' good trip. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reichert's 'Lifetime' Hunt for Green River Killer He was a detective, then Sheriff, now a congressman...and this weekend his search for the Green River Killer becomes a movie....KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Bright Idea for CFL Lightbulb Recycling They last years longer and use dramatically less energy then traditional light-bulbs... but you can't just throw away your C-F-L bulbs when they do burn out. Now, as KOMO's Travis Mayfield discovered one local city offering help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Toss the rabbit ears now, FCC says. The official digital TV conversion comes next February, but KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports early converts are enjoying a clearer picture and more channels right now. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Help Wanted At Fire and Police Departments Across the Area Despite what you hear about the rest of the economy there's at least ONE sector hiring like crazy. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports from the Convention Center in Lynnwood. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who Says You Need Age and Experience? Filmmakers from across the country are descending on Seattle this weekend, but as KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains...its not just talent that sets them apart. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Video deserves a pardon. It seems the Internet killed the radio star. A Northwest band is among the new discoveries. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports the web site OurStage is a new venue for fans to rate songs and uncover the stars of tomorrow Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New School Created at WSU We�ve been reporting this record-breaking gift to Washington State University of 25-million dollars today, but KOMO�s Travis Mayfield has more on the new school this money helps create. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website City Officials All Wet After Million Dollar Toilet Scheme Goes Down Drain Seattle officially decides to flush its automatic public toilets, but will our tax dollars go down the drain as well. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield in South Seattle with the story� Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: B52s America's Party Band is back with their first new disc in waaaaayyyy too long...It's the B-52s, and "Funplex" is a dance-floor blast! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The love of art meets the art of love. A Seattle gallery owner turns matchmaker. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports on a series of romantic encounters in which artistic singles meet their match. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Iraq War Protests Across Seattle The 5th anniversary of the beginning of the Iraq war has brought protests across the country and here at home, KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sticky Problem, But Sweet Reward for Future Beekeepers They�re little, yellow, different�and more and more of us want them. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield tells us, people are buzzing about bees. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Feds OK Sea Lion Removal on Columbia River Salmon and sea lions, it�s a live or die struggle playing out on the Columbia river and as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports death may come sooner rather than later for one of them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Woman Hands Out Homemade Love Awards Actors get Oscars, singers Grammies, but one local woman has decided to honor regular people who show small acts of simple love. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Puyallup. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Buyer With Tunnel Vision Wanted We came across a piece of property for sale we just had to tell you about: it�s a half a mile long and a few feet wide. As komo�s Travis Mayfield found, its actually an old train tunnel. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gang Website, Promoting or Protecting? He says he�s not a gang member or an undercover police officer, but both consult with him regularly. Now as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, parents too are turning to him for help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Game is a Super Smash hit. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports fans lined up for hours to throw Nintendo's newest release into their overheated Wiis. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website EGG-stra Special Easter Delivery for Food Lifeline They are EGG-static at the Food lifeline in Shoreline today. KOMO's Travis Mayfield was there. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jury Finds Ambulance Driver Cause Bus Crash in 2005 A bus is forced off the road by a speeding driver. Passengers seriously hurt. In a story you'll hear only on KOMO Newsradio, our Travis Mayfield finds it was an ambulance that caused the crash. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle Cabs Going Green They may look orange or yellow, but Seattle�s taxis could soon be green. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New State Toxicology Director Takes Over Accusations of lies, unethical behavior, and poor testing procedures have all cast serious doubt on our state�s toxicology lab. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains there�s now someone new in charge. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Missy Higgins A phenomenon in her home 'down under', MISSY HIGGINS is starting to turn heads with her debut, "On a Clear Night". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cameras Watching Ferry Docks for Stolen Cars We told you yesterday about police cars outfitted with digital cameras searching automatically for stolen cars, today news of a similar system on ferry docks. Reoprter Travis Mayfield has this story you'll hear only on KOMO 1000 Newsradio. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' A beautifully presented edition of the biggest selling album of all time..."Thriller" has classic videos, intriguing guest-remixes, and the original disc sounding absolutely amazing--what incredible songs! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Police Cameras Finding Stolen Cars More than 120 cars are stolen in our state every month�but some cities are outsmarting the thieves with some remarkable new technology. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A new "golden age" for radio drama? A Seattle author adapts his ambitious new play for audio, and offers it as a free podcast. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports on the web's new theatre of the mind. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Bounce in Your Step in Bellevue, Literally Ever curse the sidewalk when you trip? As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains, in one part of Bellevue soon you may not have to. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Who makes the best cars? Consumer Reports did some research of 262 vehicles, and the Detroit automakers will not be happy with the results. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Stars Continuing the tradition of great Canadian bands, Toronto's STARS take us on a stunning emotional journey with their new disc, "In Our Bedroom After the War". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Local Airforce General Helping Rebuild Iraqi Airforce KOMO's Travis Mayfield interviews Airforce General Robert Allardice from Baghdad Iraq. During the interview Travis asks General Allardice about his role rebuilding the Iraqi Airforce, his observations about changing security, and how closely the US presidential election is being watched in Iraq. This is the entire unedited interview. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website City Light Testing Plug-In Hybrids You plug in your toaster and your tv without a second thought, but Seattle City Light is looking ahead to a day when many of us might be plugging in our cars as well. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Campus Going 'Green,' For Job Training Other colleges are green with envy over South Seattle Community College�s new Georgetown Campus, KOMO�s Travis Mayfield tells us why. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website In Russia, children with cancer can be isolated, ostracized. A group effort among Seattle and Russian churches and hospitals introduces hospice care to St. Petersburg's seriously ill children. KOMO's Corwin Haeck interviews the priest behind the project. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website EBay Strike Benefits Ballard Mom Thousands of Ebay users are �on-strike� after the online auction site changed its fee and comment structure. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports that�s actually helping one local entrepreneur. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Unlikely Friends Join for Green Tax Breaks Business, environmental, and labor groups coming together seems like an unlikely alliance. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, many say green technology is their shared future. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website E-Bay Strike Sends Customers to Local Website Thousands of E-bay users are �on-strike� after the online auction site changed its fee and comment structure. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports that�s actually helping one local entrepreneur. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Jack Johnson JACK JOHNSON's new disc "Sleep Through the Static" is the Number One album all over the world this week! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Choo Choo Bob, Part One Part one of a three-part series with Mark Aucutt of KOMO 1000 News talking with model railroad hobbyist Bob Bradbury, who is also known as "Choo Choo Bob." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Choo Choo Bob, Part Two Part two of a three-part serieswith Mark Aucutt of KOMO 1000 News talking with model railroad hobbyist Bob Bradbury who is also known as "Choo Choo Bob." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Choo Choo Bob, Part Three Part three of a three-part serieswith Mark Aucutt of KOMO 1000 News talking with model railroad hobbyist Bob Bradbury, who is also known as "Choo Choo Bob." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Erotic treats! Seattle's spiciest sweet shop braces for its busiest day. If the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, imagine where these sexy goodies will get you. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Decision '08: An eight year old's perspective. Politics can get pretty confusing...especially if you're eight years old. But that didn't stop a local third-grade classroom from casting their own ballots in Washington's statewide mock presidential primary. Reporter Jon Repp has a look. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website John McCain at Seattle's Westin Hotel Charlie Harger from KOMO 1000 News had an exclusive interview with Senator Barack Obama, who talked about Friday�s huge crowd at Key Arena� and opened up a bit about his private life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Barak Obama Rally At Seattle's KeyArena John McCain's speech at Seattle's Westin Hotel on Friday, Feb. 8. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hillary Clinton Raw Speech In Tacoma, Feb. 7, 2008 The entire speech of Barak Obama at a rally at Seattle's KeyArena Feb. 8, 2008. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website KOMO Radio interview with Hillary Clinton The entire speech Hillary Clinton gave in Tacoma on Feb. 7, 2008. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Sarah Brightman Hillary Clinton sat down and spoke with KOMO Radio om Feb. 8, 2008, during her visit to Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When it comes to music, everything old is new again. Pop/ Classical Diva SARAH BRIGHTMAN's new disc "Symphony" is full of soaring vocals, grand melodies, and some real surprises! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Juno Soundtrack A huge left-field hit in theaters, the soundtrack album for "Juno" is also making lots of fans...here, we check out The Moldy Peaches' number "Anyone Else But You". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: One Republic A classic many-years-in the-making "Overnight Sensation", ONE REPUBLIC channels some Pure Pop Magic on their disc, "Dreaming Out Loud". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Super Mario meets the maestro... It's definitely not your standard symphonic fare. Komo's Jon Repp takes a look at a unique performance at Beneroya Hall: showcasing familiar music like you've never heard it before. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle musicians hit the campaign trail The RHETORIC is heating up in the race for the White House...as Hillary Clinton and Barrack Obama traded jabs in last night's debate. Now, upporters from both campaigns are putting their message to song. Reporter Jon Repp explains how Seattle musicians are right there in the middle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Interview with Matt Tuiasosopo Part 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Interview with Matt Tuiasosopo Part 1 Matt Pitman interviews M's prospect Matt Tuiasosopo. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spreading "random kindness" from the Eastside to the rest of the world. If Duvall can be kind for a week, maybe we all can be kind for a day. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports an emissary of kindness hopes to inspire good deeds all over. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Natasha Bedinfield OK pop-star NATASHA BEDINGFIELD's 2nd disc, "Pocketful of Sunshine", lives up to its' name with a fun and positive-thinking message. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sun's about to set on a bowling landmark. Despite thousands of monthly bowlers, the half-century old Sunset Bowl will meet the wrecking ball. But as KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports, one Ballard bowler has a plan to save it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Road tolls might pay for transit, too. Road and bridge tolls in our state will be a fact of life, many policy makers believe. Now, as KOMO'S Corwin Haeck reports, a new House bill would divert a portion of that revenue to pay for public transit. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sonics owners low on self-esteem? A year ago, when they were seeking a new arena, the team was worth millions to the local economy. Now, as KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports, Sonics owners say nobody likes them and the team adds little to the economy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Middle School Mars Explorers Grounded Without Your Help They're chasing storms and planning a mars exploration. But students at Key Peninsula Middle School need your help. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Forty years after the Beatles' heyday, a Seattle band records a "new" Beatles album. Apple Jam began by honoring John Lennon. Now the band attempts the ultimate tribute: An all-new CD of Lennon/McCartney songs the Beatles never recorded. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Floods destroy a resource farmers depend on, and some hay angels ride to the rescue. A Seattle church takes action to supply astonished farmers with tons of badly needed hay. And, as KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports, these angels are not done yet. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The child we leave behind may be the smartest kid in the class. Federal education mandates strive to elevate lower performing students. But KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports they may do little for the Highly Capable kid. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Thanks for the couch. Now I just need a living room. Flood victims are grateful for all the generously donated beds and refrigerators. But, as KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports, home furnishings aren't much good without a home to furnish. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Need hardware advice? Skip the big chain stores Whether you're all thumbs or a serious do-it-yourselfer, a good hardware store can be your best friend before you start a project. But which store should you chose? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Radiohead British band Radiohead caused a big stir by offering their new 'album', "In Rainbows," as a 'pay what you want' download on their web site, provoking the question, "What is the value of music?" Over a million people downloaded it, but Radiohead is keeping the money-tally a secret. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Police point to gangs in another teen death One teenager is dead, another is hurt, and police are looking for a gunman who crashed a late night party in downtown Seattle. Reporter Jon Repp has the story Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website From jerseys to jackets...it's Blue Friday in Seattle! Break out the BLUE. Seahawks fans are showing their colors with pride a day before the big game. Reporter Jon Repp has the story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to spot a scam in between the lines The mail is filled with winning prize notices -- official-looking documents that say you've won a big bucks sweepstakes, contest or foreign lottery. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to spot a scam in between the lines The mail is filled with winning prize notices -- official-looking documents that say you've won a big bucks sweepstakes, contest or foreign lottery. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Go Eat! Meet Mr. Lucky They say luck has nothing to do with success. But try telling that to chef Keith Luce. He's the new executive chef at The Herbfarm -- Woodinville's internationally-acclaimed restaurant known for it's five-hour, nine-course dining extravaganza. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Treatment tips for cold sores They're called cold sores, but those painful and unsightly sores around the mouth don't have anything to do with the common cold. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The best new consumer products All year, expert testers at the Good Housekeeping Research Institute put new products through the paces. The most innovative problem solvers win the prestigious Good Housekeeping Good Buy Awards. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Deadly floods and a gruesome crime: The year's top stories broke in December. Newspaper editors thought 2007's biggest story roared in with the weather. But then came Christmas Eve. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A pension plan for Washington state's unused roads. Cash is now available for roads where no one drives. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports "retirement" of old logging roads could help prevent floods. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Year's Eve: It's not just for rowdy drunks anymore. Tonight's bar scene will be hyperactive, but KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports there are New Year's alternatives for families and teetotalers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New cordless phone tech means no interference You may pay a bit more for a DECT phone, but the price difference isn't all that much considering what you get in return. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: The Favorite of 2007 Our favorite disc this year came from a singer whose personal travails almost, but not quite, overshadowed the engaging, soulful music on her 2nd CD. O WHO can it be? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Popular beach trail to be closed until March. More fallout from the December deluge. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports landslides washed out parts of Lynnwood's much-loved Meadowdale Park. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: El Vez A big part of TEATRO ZINZANNI's fun is EL VEZ, the Mexican Elvis...here, he puts a muy caliente spin on a Christmas Classic. Thank you. Thank you very much. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A musician dedicates his new rock anthem to an Eastside native killed in Iraq. Chris Van Der Horn's death has inspired a song, and also new hope for grieving military survivors everywhere. KOMO's Corwin Haeck tells the story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shirts Across America Two girls from different Seattle high schools had an idea�a year later they�ve raised 14-thousand dollars and they�re of moving a Katrina family out of their FEMA trailer and into a real house. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Printing Custom Action Figures Its a new printer, but it doesn�t spit out flat 1-dimensional images�instead it prints 3 dimensional replications�literally it�s a model maker. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains how a local company is using it to bring video game characters to life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Homeless "camp out" at city hall. Homeless people and their advocates hope an all night protest will compel Mayor Nickels to change his policy of sweeping the homeless out of city greenbelts. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports from downtown Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website I�ll Be Home For Christmas When Josh Groban recorded I'll Be Home for Christmas for his new album Noel, he had an idea� what if we put messages from the troops and their families in the song? His original take on the classic was the inspiration for a local version. Our thanks to Josh's label, WEA/Reprise for allowing us access to the recording. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Picture Perfect Ticket for Speeders Redlight cameras are all the rage right now as cities across Washington add them to intersection after intersection...but now one city is considering speed-cameras...komo's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Voters May Say One Thing, But Think Another Less than two weeks away from the first presidential primary...and polls are everywhere... but now some UW researchers are saying you might want to read those numbers with caution. KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains why. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website College students in the flood zone could get free tuition. This month's storm disaster was a learning experience, but now some students will get help with the learning they really want. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The last minute is here! Shoppers struggle to complete their lists. KOMO's Corwin Haeck asks eleventh hour holiday shoppers who on their list was hardest to buy for, and what they ended up getting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Christmas is here today for volunteers in the flood zone. In Chehalis, the United Way's logistics coordinator says he'll skip the holiday at home. Volunteers tell KOMO's Corwin Haeck all they want for Christmas is to keep on helping their neighbors. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You're not hearing things: The Space Needle is talking to you. That voice inside your head is part of an interactive exhibit. KOMO's Corwin Haeck explains the technology that beams the sound directly into your ear canal. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Ferries Mean Employment for Local Shipbuilders A najor shot-in the arm for Seattle's maritime economy as the Governor proposes plans to build up to 7 new ferries. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield breaks down the details. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Car Ferries for Port Townsend Keystone The governor wants to spend 100-million dollars to build new car ferries for the Port Townsend-Keystone run. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, that likely means those old electrics won't fixed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website More bad news for flood victims: Their water-logged cars are beyond repair. Mechanics in Lewis County say there is nothing they can do. They tell KOMO's Corwin Haeck a flooded car is a totaled car. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website "It's New Orleans all over again." An Olympia woman who spent months helping Hurricane Katrina is now helping victims in Chehalis. She tells KOMO's Corwin Haeck people here don't yet appreciate the full impact of the Lewis County disaster. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Chehalis River: Did overdevelopment of the flood plain make flooding worse? Lewis County officials can't agree. But KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports they do agree this booming county needs better guidelines for growth. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Floods are bad news even if you're a fish. Flood waters have overwhelmed streams where salmon lay their eggs. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports water heavy with debris can wash away fragile salmon nests. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Even a marble holds meaning for flood relief After seeing the flood devastation, Leiney wanted to help and give up one of her most prized possessions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Flooding may take away Christmas from some low-income kids An annual Christmas party for kids is jeopardy after flooding destroyed nearly 200 of their donated toys. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Josh Groban Big-voiced Josh Groban has the number-one album in the land, with his new disc "Noel." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gameday for Coug Colors Since 2003, once a week a loose network of Coug fans have ensured that their school colors make it on national TV. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield uncovers how and why tomorrow that streak could break. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website State Lawmakers Investigate Toxic Toys Parents, outraged after millions of toys are recalled because they contain toxic chemicals, are now turning to state lawmakers. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is technology overload taking a toll on your life? There is new hope for stressed-out Seattleites suffering from too much technology. Reporter Jon Repp has a look at a workshop that lets you unplug. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Toy Recalls Complicate Holiday Toy Drives Toys for Tots has been forced to destroy a large number of donated toys this year and because of that they�re in extra need of help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Target Marketing Or Discrimination? Like many companies Alaska Airlines markets to gays, but now a new discount offer has some conservative groups claiming discrimination. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Video game vest lets you feel your mistakes It could take your video game experience to a completely different level. Reporter Jon Repp looks at a brand new gaming accessory that makes that make-believe gun battle a little more realistic. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A legal loophole has Flexcar fit to be tied. If you see a parking space marked "car share," you can grab it. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports a parking enforcement gray area has Flexcar seeing red. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle's cabaret circus comes full circle. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports, after 10 years, One Reel's Teatro ZinZanni reopens right back where it started. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pampering Your Pooch...for a Price Are you buying your puppy anything for Christmas? How much are you willing to spend? KOMO�s Travis Mayfield may have found the ultimate gift any dog-lover could get. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle police target homeless camps. Homeless advocates are upset over what they describe as heartless and inhumane tactics. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports the city's greenbelt eviction policy is under review. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Boys On Film: Iconography of 1980s band goes on display. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports: 25 years after they sold the first of a reported 75 million records, Duran Duran are the subject of a Seattle coffee shop's art gallery. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mitt Romney was warned about Graham killer. Why weren't local police? Authorities in Massachusetts made sure the presidential candidate knew an ex-con from his state could be loose in Washington. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports police here would have appreciated a "heads up." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ferry's grounding means less cash flowing into Port Townsend. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports with no car ferry to bring tourists, shops in the picturesque town could struggle to stay afloat. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't set caution aside when shopping online They seem so different, but in many ways shopping online is very similar to going to a regular retail store, except you don't have to leave the house. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Three vintage steel electric ferries are pulled out of service. Damage discovered on one means the others get drydocked. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports the move ends car ferry service to Port Townsend until at least January. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: The Eagles With their first studio album in 28 years, The Eagles are doing it all themselves on "Long Road Out of Eden." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You say you want to serve meals to the homeless on Thanksgiving? Thanks anyway. Downtown shelters have all the volunteers they need for Thursday. But KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports there are still ways you can help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wait too long to thaw your turkey? Don't panic A 10-pound bird takes about two days to thaw in the fridge, but if you waited too long you can still salvage Thanksgiving dinner. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Shipwreck Tale A maritime mystery has washed ashore on one of Washington's beaches. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reading Identities at the Crime Scene From our follow-up file: a technology helping police instantly identify people at the scene of a crime could soon be used by more agencies in our state. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tunnel Vision for 520: Neighbors envision a highway below the bay. When a new bridge is built, neighbors want to submerge the section of State Route 520 between I-5 and Lake Washington. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports the project would potentially create a major park. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Fun Forest is about to get clear cut Amusement rides have been part of Seattle Center since 1962. Now KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports the city has cut a deal to raze the forest in 2009. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ready to pack? The TSA can help. The word is "SimpliFLY." That's the advice from the TSA heading into the holidays. Reporter Jon Repp has the story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Navigating through holiday airport construction. It could throw a last-minute wrench in your holiday travel plans: crowded parking lots and a maze of orange construction barrels. Reporter Jon Repp has some tips. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tips for shopping for electronics Whether you're looking for an MP3 player, computer or big screen TV, you should be able to find what you want and have a pleasant shopping experience -- especially if you go online. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Green' Tree Concerns Walk through Westlake Plaza and you cant help but notice everyone�s talking about the Christmas Tree. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains why.. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website King County Approves Budget 4-point-9-billion dollars is a lot of money, but its less than King County Executive Ron Sims wanted to spend next year. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lots of shoe bargains to be had online They seem like something you'd really need to try before you buy, but online shoe shopping is really popular. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preparing for a Flood We know our area levies are in bad shape...but repairing them will be costly. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Mosquito Fleet' Coming to King County Foot ferry and water-taxi service will be expanding across the Puget Sound and Lake Washington. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website He may or may not be as good a mayor as mom. But if he needs advice, Redmond's newly elected mayor John Marchione can always ask his mother Doreen, the former mayor. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preserving memories from World War II soldiers World War Two veterans are speaking out -- many of them for the first time. Reporter Jon Repp has more on a local project that preserves first-hand accounts of combat. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website As days get shorter, winter depression increases As the days grow colder and the sun sets earlier, about 1 in 20 people get seasonal affective disorder. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Bruce Springsteen and E Street Band Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band return to form with the fantastic new album, "Magic". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Port Townsend will host the world's most famous opera stars, if only via satellite. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports a tiny movie theater is bringing the Met to the Olympic Peninsula. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Won't you be my high rise neighbor? Downtown condos can make strangers out of neighbors. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports a new website aims to bring high rise dwellers closer together. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website More young victims are emerging in investigation of Lake Tapps pilot. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports as detectives view boxes full of video tapes, they say the alleged child rapist likely had victims around the country. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Veteran Healthcare Will Cost More Than War Itself New numbers out today reveal the stark price of Iraq war veteran healthcare. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle Lawyers Want Return of Law and Order in Pakistan Last weekend Pakistan's President suspended that country's constitution and began arresting judges, lawyers, reporters, and anyone opposing him. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, that has lawyers here protesting. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Prop 1: Where do we go from here, and how will we get there? Voters deliver the roads & transit measure a resounding defeat. KOMO's Corwin Haeck asks commuters why it went down Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ipod Apartments? One developer is banking on a new pre-fab design for apartments in downtown Seattle... KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Jury Orders Uhaul Pay 15 Million to Local Woman A jury has awarded 15-point-5 million dollars to a local woman who was severely injured after debris blew out of the back of a U-haul. KOMO's Travis Mayfield was in court when that verdict came down. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Carlos Santana With a 30-plus year career in music, and now his 3rd (!) 'greatest-hits' collection, Carlos Santana's "Ultimate Santana" is a great, wide-ranging look at his art. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Happy Oyster New Year Happy Oyster New Years! Didn�t know such a holiday existed? KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Franklin Graham's Revival in Tacoma In 2000 he took over his dad�s business�and for 7 years he�s been traveling the world reaching out with a message of Christian faith. And now, KOMO�s Travis Mayfield says, Franklin Graham is coming to Tacoma. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Raiin Wilson Visits 'Our' Office You know him as "Dwight" from the hit T.V. show The Office. Friday actor Raiin Wilson joined Afternoon hosts Lisa Brooks and Eric Slocum live in the studios of KOMO 1000 News. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Audio: Alan Mullaly on transitioning from airplanes to cars It's been a year and a month since Alan Mullaly left Boeing to become Ford's President and CEO. In an interview with KOMO Radio, Mullaly said he's pretty happy at how things are going so far. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You don't have to spend a lot for good appliances J.D. Power and Associates just released its 2007 major home appliance study and found that most home appliances are pretty darn reliable. But some are clearly standouts when it comes to overall satisfaction. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Go Eat! Satisfying your sweet tooth Jennifer Shea studied in college to be a dietitian, but now serves up your daily sugar fix at Trophy Cupcakes and Party, where you can find all sorts of exotic cupcakes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seatte Nurse Talks About Mission to Uganda Most people like to help others, but not many of us have the ambition, time or resources to travel to other countries to do so. One Puget Sound area nurse who just came back from a month-long mission in Uganda has a passion for it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Craig's List for Teachers With budgets being cut everyday, most teachers are now spending some of their own money on classroom supplies. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports there's a new way anyone can help fund a classroom. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Police Union Makes Visible Statement About Contract Contract talks between the city and Seattle Police have been stalled for 10 months�but as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports�the police union is turning up the heat. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website State Lawmaker Resigns in Wake of Gay Sex Scandal Now facing criminal charges himself, Republican state legislator Richard Curtis has resigned�. And in a statement says he apologizes for any pain his actions may have caused. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield has the latest on the now former Vancouver area lawmaker. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Reverse Trick-or-Treating You'll probably give out chocolate tonight to trick-or-treaters�BUT in some neighborhoods don't be surprised if you get some chocolate in return. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Know your trick-or-treating options! Does your neighborhood turn into a ghost town on Halloween? Reporter Jon Repp looks at how your child can scare up some treats anyway. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website No zoo garage, and a shorter Children's Hospital KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports activist neighbors have killed a proposed parking garage at Woodland Park Zoo, and forced Children's Hospital to modify its expansion plans. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Scaredy-cats. Why your pets should be afraid - - VERY afraid - - on Halloween. A pet health expert says keep your dogs and cats indoors tonight. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports for pets, Halloween is upsetting and potentially deadly. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Spelling is for school kids! This contest makes you define your terms. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports self-described "word nerds" compete for the title "smartest person in Tacoma." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle is the summit of climate change conversation. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports 100 mayors, and former president Clinton, gather to brainstorm on how to meet the Kyoto standards, Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website On Her Way to the Top Meet Ingrid Michaelson Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Port Orchard Pastor Facing Serious Accusations 7 former church members have accused their pastor of raping them as children. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Two new e-mail scams to watch out for One pretends to be from the Federal Trade Commission. The other pretends to be from the Credit Union National Association. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New flood maps could mean severe restrictions in Skagit County KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports FEMA's plan to redraw the flood maps generates more concern than the floods themselves. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website "Dropout factories." That's what a national study calls some state high schools KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports the state superintendent's office disputes the Johns Hopkins study, which says 22 high schools statewide graduate fewer than 60 percent of incoming freshmen. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Off-Site Cat Adoptions They�re part of the solution, when it comes to over-crowding at King County's animal shelters. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Kent. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How Long Should it Take to Become an American? Some immigrants say its taking too long to become American citizens... its a charge so serious the ACLU has now filed a class action lawsuit to force the issue. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website She's trying to clean up a homeless encampment, and she's turning to the internet for help. It looks like a vacant lot, but neighbors say a makeshift homeless encampment is a hotbed for drugs and possibly a lot more. Reporter Jon Repp has the story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Make sure you have a 'grab it and go' box You never know when you will get the word to evacuate your home at a moment's notice. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Up close with a Lamborghini Superleggera It's definitely NOT a commuter car: the Lamborghini Gallardo Superleggera is attracting a crowd of Seattle buyers despite the slow economy. Reporter Jon Repp got to take the supercar out for a spin. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good Customer Service Big companies gave up on personal customer service long ago right? Maybe not...KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Stolen Bio-Diesel Dr. Dan sells Bio-diesel on the honor system, but over the weekend Dr Dan's system was dishonored. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Go Eat: Kathy Casey Just in case the pumpkins and falling leaves didn't tip you off, the holiday season is here. And Seattle's own Culinary Diva, Kathy Casey, is here to help with your party planning. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The scariest part of Halloween weekend? All the DUIs. That's why Harborview and downtown nightclubs hope costumed revelers will avoid driving after the party and use one of nine taxi stands. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Many not using inhalers correctly According to a new study, one in three people use their inhalers incorrectly putting their health at risk. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Do you need an appetite adjustment? Lots of psychological factors make us eat more than we should. For instance, some people eat when they are stressed, depressed, or excited. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Living the Fiery Nightmare Only those living the nightmare can properly describe what its like in Southern California today. KOMO's Travis Mayfield spoke today to a UW grad surviving in the midst of it all. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Missing Husband Found After 16 Years Judy Sullivan thought her husband died in 1991...now she's been given the devastating news that she was wrong. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Zombies wanted! Here's your chance to practice your zombie walk and be in a movie at the same time. Reporter Jon Repp takes a look at the latest feature film shooting today in Port Gamble. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Attorney General sues over eBay magazine scam The Washington State Attorney General's Office caught is suing a couple, formerly from Bremerton, who sold magazine subscriptions on eBay. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Ghost Stories Wanted They�re looking for new ghost stories in Seattle�s oldest neighborhood. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains from Georgetown. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Wildfire Evacuations Continue in San Diego Afternoon hosts Lisa Brooks and Eric Slocum interview a University of Washington graduate now living in San Diego. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website NASA Finds Unsafe Skies, But Withholds Investigation Air travel could be much more dangerous in this country than we think and apparently that's something NASA doesn't want us to know. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Should guns be allowed on campus? Local student protestors say "Yes." It's an attention-grabbing sight, especially on a college campus: an empty gun holster. Reporter Jon Repp explains the purpose behind a controversial demonstration Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hillary Clinton makes her first Seattle visit as a presidential frontrunner. Dinner tonight and breakfast tomorrow are for deep-pocket donors, but Corwin Haeck reports Clinton will also speak at Benaroya Hall during her overnight visit. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Some recalled toys still on the market A KOMO 4 Problem Solvers investigation has revealed kids can still get their hands on a number of toys that have been recalled, even some that were cited in fatal cases. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What will your insurance cover after a storm? Our Northwest wind storms do more than knock out power. They tear off roofs and bring down trees that smash into cars and buildings. So what can you expect your homeowners policy to pay for? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Are children's cold medicines really dangerous? Starting today federal regulators will debate over-the-counter cough suppresants and decongestants aimed at infants. Corwin Haeck reports some doctors claim they're deadly, while others deride them as ineffective. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Giving birth soon? Some new moms can't do it without their Doula. It's an ages-old tradition, but Corwin Haeck reports professional birthing assistants called doulas are in fashion again. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website TV hosts may cry about it, but you can't just give away a pet. It might upset Ellen DeGeneres, but Tacoma is proposing restrictions on animal ownership. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What a lot of garbage! And more than one company wants to collect it. Corwin Haeck reports CleanScapes and Waste Management politely talk trash as they vie for the valuable Seattle garbage collection contract. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Did immigration agents overstep their bounds in the arrest of a high school girl? Seattle ICE says no. A spokeswoman for Seattle's Immigration and Customs Enforcement tells Corwin Haeck agents acted properly when they detained a Burien high school senior who was later deported Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: James Blunt Englishman JAMES BLUNT is back with a second disc of Melodic Melancholy, "All the Lost Souls". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sharing a Secret 3 PostSecret 3 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sharing a Secret 2 PostSecret Part 2 Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sharing a Secret Keeping a secret can destroy a person�s life, but as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, sharing one can be life changing. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Why does the power fail when the wind blows? Blame it on the fir trees. Washingtonians love their evergreens,.but those tall trees can make short work of power lines. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Which to choose: LCD or plasma? So what will it be -- a plasma or LCD TV? That's the decision most people in the market for a new, state-of-the-art television will need to make. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How about a little light reading? Very little, very light. Corwin Haeck reports fans of the world's tiniest books share their big passion at Seattle's vintage book extravaganza. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Recapturing that Rocky Mountain High ten years later. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports John Denver's local friends and fans ignore the tabloid stuff, and treasure the music and the man. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A special group of aviators are in Seattle this weekend. KOMO's Kristin Hanes has more on women who flew bomber planes during World War Two. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Rotten Neighbors? Its an entertaining read...but does a new website that allows others to taddle on their neighbors...offer helpful information? KOMO's Travis Mayfield talked with afternoon hosts Lisa Brooks and Eric Slocum about Rotten-Neighbor-Dot-Com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The courtesy wave and the early merge: Two signs Seattle drivers are too polite. What irritates you about the way people drive around here? A Seattle blogger counts off his top peeves. 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Meet Scoopy-Doo He�s a dog with a familiar-sounding name�but his message may have you plugging your nose. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield introduces us to �Scoopy-Doo.� Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Which Northwest band is the most prolific? Venture a guess. They virtually invented the surf guitar sound. Now, after 50 years and 250 albums, the Ventures may be headed for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hakia tries to best Google with 'semantic analysis' Searching for a new search engine? Even if you're happy with Yahoo! or giddy with Google, you might want to check out Hakia. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Matchbox 20 Matchbox 20 returns with "Exile on Mainstream", with 2 discs, one of new songs and 1 of their "Greatest Hits"...quite a combo! 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Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website UW Fined After Spring Shooting UW didn't follow its own work-place violence plan in the days and weeks leading up to a deadly shooting on campus last spring. KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Want a tase of Europe? Head to the steamship in downtown Seattle. KOMO's Kristin Hanes has more on this fundraising event for the Virginia 5. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 'Green' product claims not always true The only way to know if you're grabbing a green product is to check the ingredient list. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Prayer for Pets He�s a dog with cancer and his owners are doing everything they can to save him�as part of his care, today his friends and family turned to a catholic priest. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains why from West Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Drunk Driver Pleads Guilty to Hitting Off-Duty Deputy He admits he was more than triple the legal limit, now the man who hit and nearly killed a King County Deputy is facing prison time. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Building Blocks for Language Development Build up your child�s language skills with blocks. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The abuse of women is the Iraq war's untold story, a local film producer says. Two out of three women serving in the military in Iraq say they have been sexually harassed or even raped by their colleagues. Corwin Haeck reports on a film outlining the war's impact on both American and Iraqi women. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Tips to avoid financial fraud We'd all like to have more money, but no one � except a con artist � will offer you a guaranteed, risk-free way to make lots of money quickly. Get greedy and you�ll get burned. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website "Dear Sir or Madam, will you read my book?" So you've always wanted to be a novelist? Amazon.com wants your manuscript. But Corwin Haeck reports you have to trust the judgement of Amazon shoppers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A shot can melt away your pounds...but is it safe? It sounds too good to be true: A shot that can melt away your love handles. Reporter Jon Repp takes a look at the controversial procedure that is growing in popularity. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Arming Employers Against Immigration Identity Theft A new tool for employers to better protect themselves from identity theft when it comes to immigration documents. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website King County Releases Rider Investigation Timeline First the good news: That woman trapped for 8 days inside her crashed car, Tanya Rider, is awake and improving. Now to the fight her disappearance has unleashed... KOMO's Travis Mayfield has a timeline released today by King County of what they did during their investigation, Travis tells afternoon hosts Lisa Brooks and Eric Slocum that it shows confusion for the first few days. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sojourner Place It's called Sojourner Place and their mission is to help single women transition from negative, unhealthy situations to happy, successful lives. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Go Eat: Skillet Street Food It's not always in the same spot, but this 1960's Airstream serves up a great meal. "It'd be like going to a diner, but better food," says Josh Henderson who, along with his partner Danny Sizemore, rolled out Skillet in August. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A pre-diabetic five year old boy says "I have the right stuff in my blood." Corwin Haeck reports a 10 year old girl with diabetes is teaming up with her little brother to help prevent the juvenile form of the disease. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Soap box racing zooms into Fremont The cars are homemade, powered by gravity, and have very few safety features. Reporter Jon Repp takes a closer look at the big Soapbox race in Fremont this weekend Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Simple things you can do to reduce your energy bills There are many simple things you can do - from caulking and weather stripping to adding insulation - which will reduce your energy bills. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Summer Search Seattle A unique program in the Puget Sound called Summer Search helps low-income high school students achieve success in life, by giving them the opportunity to experience things they never dreamed of. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The body art that almost killed her. When a young woman decided to pierce her tongue and wear a barbell-shaped stud, the resulting infection was disastrous. Corwin Haeck tells her story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chance meeting brings girl's story to the masses A little girl who captured our hearts will be laid to rest later this morning. And as KOMO's Brian Calvert explains, we may not have known her if it weren't for a gifted storyteller named Jerry Brewer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Chewing gum can be good for your teeth Just the other day, the American Dental Association awarded Wrigley the ADA seal for its Orbit, Extra, and Eclipse sugarless gums. This is the first time the association has allowed its coveted seal on any chewing gum. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Breakfast on the run can mean big calories Fast food chains have lots to offer these days for breakfast. But unless you're careful, you could eat close to a half day's worth calories in a single meal! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Vancouver's Airport Answer She�s pushing air travel to anyone who will listen in and around Seattle�but she�s not pushing Sea-Tac. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Eat lunch and then play outside. Lunch is today to benefit Lake Union Park, but Corwin Haeck reports the playing outside part comes next year when the grand city park finally opens Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website See the world...one couch at a time Would you let a stranger crash on your couch -- for free? Hundreds of Seattle homeowners love the idea. Reporter Jon Repp looks at the growing popularity of "Couch Surfing." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website "I think they're going to end up taking him." A foster father pleads for help to keep his five-year-old foster son. Reporter Corwin Haeck tells us why the state's foster program could lose two dedicated parents. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Nerdy and the Greek They're trying to change their image, from high-tech geeks to fun-loving regular guys, that's why a college computer club is holding an auction, to sell themselves in an event called "Nerdy and the Greek." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lessons From Virginia Tech He had more than 100 troopers on the Virginia Tech campus almost immediately after the shooting there last spring. Today the Superintendent of the Virginia State Police is sharing what HE learned that fateful day with law enforcement officers in our state. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Shelton. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Missing Persons Kits Kids going missing and police respond immediately�but when an adult goes missing the response is often less urgent. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield says there�s an effort underway to change that. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Genius Award goes to Seattle man who accomplished something only seen in the movies KOMO's Kristin Hanes reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Getting fragged in Halo 3 So what's the big deal about Halo 3? Reporter Jon Repp got a painful introduction to the biggest game of the year. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Navy will ship out of Seattle's largest park. KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports 66 Navy housing units in Diiscovery Park will be torn down, despite objections from affordable housing advocates. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good Credit and Still Worried The Federal Reserve says the credit crunch is taking its worst toll on the hurting housing market, but its impact on the rest of the national economy so far seems limited. Still as KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports...folks with good credit are being scared unnecessarily. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dangers of Peer to Peer File Sharing Exposed Half of all computer users are at risk for a surprising new form of identity theft. KOMO's Travis Mayfield joined afternoon hosts Eric Slocum and Kristin Hanes to explain how are crooks stealing identities using peer-to-peer networks. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hunting and Fishing Declines in the West The number of folks hunting and fishing in the west has declined in the last decade. KOMO's Travis Mayfield joined afternoon hosts Eric Slocum and Sue Romero to talk more about the why behind the trends. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Study says many kids with ADHD are not diagnosed We hear a lot about children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. So I find the results of a new study to be surprising. It says about half the kids in this country with the illness are still not diagnosed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remembering Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn We now know former Congresswoman Jennifer Dunn died peacefully surrounded by family after a pulmonary embolism over the weekend. KOMO's Travis Mayfield looks back at this legendary figure in Washington politics. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your school kids should chill, but not with a pill. It can be tough for returning students to readjust to the early-bird schedule, but sleep experts say parents should resist the temptation to give their kids sleeping pills. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Kids going back to school should be prepared for disaster. And we don't mean cranky teachers and bad grades. Corwin Haeck reports the federal government wants parents and kids to make plans to survive a flood, hurricane or terror attack. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cleveland High School emerges from two-year renovation It's back to school for thousands of students around Seattle. Komo's Jon Repp reports on a school building that's making its return in style. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Frustration in Mukilteo over crime Komo's Jon Repp reports on a Mukilteo car wash owner who says crime is cleaning him out...and the city is doing nothing about it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keep breakfast healthy when kids go back to school As the kids head back to school, breakfast will become a challenge for many families. And as we've all know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Banning Laptops in College Classrooms College is a time to embrace high-technology�but a growing number of professors say not in their classrooms. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When Bears and Humans Mix Wildlife agents are searching for a bear that mauled a man in Kitsap County. Bear hunters say they�re not surprised by the attack. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield tells us why it could happen again. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website College students are prime targets for ID theft Identity theft is a serious problem -- one that is not limited to grown-ups. College students can also become victims. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website No "bumbershoot" needed at Seattle Center. By now you know a bumbershoot is an umbrella. Corwin Haeck reports huge crowds left their umbrellas at home, as they soaked up the sun and basked in the music of Seattle's annual end-of-summer arts bash. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: The Long Goodnight New music from Connecticut, THE LONG GOODNIGHT has a great way with a melody. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remembering Princess Diana 10 years ago the world lost the People's Princess... but as KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports her legacy even here in Washington has not dimmed. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Broadband Slow in US in Comparison to Japan We're told our internet is blazing fast... but turns out in America we are lagging way behind... KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website It's sure to be a Thriller when hundreds do the zombie dance Michael Jackson's hit is revived on a global scale, and Corwin Haeck reports a group of Seattleites will join the ghoulish fun. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blogger Finds Submarine Pictures on 'Virtual Earth' A local blogger stumbles across photos of a formerly secret Navy technology�but as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports you won�t believe where he found those pictures. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Kink In Counter-Top Maker's Advertising Plan Can a kitchen counter-top manufacturer be controversial? Absolutely, just ask the folks at Mario & Sons in Spokane. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Teachers strike in Spanaway, a strike deadline is set in Shoreline. Start of school in Pierce County's third largest district is delayed at least two days as teachers picket for better wages. Meanwhile, teachers in cash-strapped Shoreline can't come to terms with their district. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The football is fantasy, the cost to your boss is real. Some employers dread the start of the NFL season. Corwin Haeck reports that's when many employees waste company time working on their "fantasy football" team. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A long walk on the beach: History is revealed on a hike around Lake Washington. A historian spends her vacation circumnavigating what she calls metro Seattle's Central Park. Corwin Haeck reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bush in Bellevue Making Case that Surge is Working In a fundraising visit to Bellevue yesterday President Bush continued a careful effort to convince Americans that the surge in Iraq is working. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Bellevue. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mother Distracted Online, Baby Drowns Instant messengers are supposed to keep you in touch, but in Mason County prosecutors say a mother distracted by her chat-session may have accidentally drowned her baby. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Shelton. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You could get PAID just to sit in rush hour traffic KOMO's Kristin Hanes has more on this growing trend. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website E-mail greeting cards latest target for malicious hackers These bogus e-greetings are the latest trick cyber-thieves are using to get malicious software on to your computer. Click on the link to get your e-card and you'll go to a site that's booby-trapped. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Barn again: How King County's most majestic farming artifacts are getting a second chance. You can complain about historic preservation until the cows come home. But Corwin Haeck asks, what if the cows have no home to come to? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mega-Millions could pay out a quarter of a billion. But what are the chances? If you're someone who says "never tell me the odds," stop reading now. Corwin Haeck has the bad news about the huge jackpot. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bumbershoot Preview The musical-coda to Summer, BUMBERSHOOT is next weekend, and it's packed with great Arts! Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Simple money-saving tips There are two ways to save money. Don't buy things and keep the things you have in good shape, so you don't have to replace them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Goodbye to a Remarkable Volunteer Tom Ingrim has gone to Eastern Europe every year since 2007... this year his cancer returned and jeapoardized that trip. Tom made that trip anyway... he returned earlier this month, but a few days ago Tom lost his battle with cancer. KOMO's Travis Mayfield joined Lisa Brooks and Eric Slocum to look back on Tom's life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Faith and File Sharing Online Its the Christian alternative to Youtube. KOMO's Travis Mayfield takes a look at Godtube.com Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sue your boss...for being a jerk! Washington lawmakers are getting tired of bullying bosses. Reporter Jon Repp explains a new proposal that would let you take your employer to court for "workplace abuse." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A fish story with a Jurassic flavor. No one had seen a Sockeye in this British Columbia river for decades. But Corwin Haeck reports the species defied expectations to make a remarkable comeback. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Are home lead tests accurate? You can get these kits for less than $10 at most hardware stores. The question is do you want to use them? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Parents Confused By WASL Math Requirments Last spring the state delayed rules requiring your kids to take the Math WASL to graduate right? Wrong�KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Feds Apologize to Iraqi Refugee An Iraqi artist fled Saddam Hussein�s regime for safety here in Seattle 4 years ago. Today he�s getting an apology from the US Government after wrongly imprisoning and interrogating him. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Podcasting: When the listener becomes the listened to. Even after an explosion of new podcasts, a Seattle podcaster says there is room for yours - - and as Corwin Haeck reports, he'll even teach you how to do it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Many kids have undiagnosed high blood pressure Calculating elevated blood pressure in children is trickier than in adults, and many doctors may not bother evaluating kids' numbers because they assume hypertension is an adult problem. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Space Travel Supply Store Supports Creative Writing They�ve bottled �uncertainty� and they�re selling �near-death rays� � but as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield uncovered the �Greenwood Space Travel Supply Store� is just a front for something much bigger. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website King County parks win big after small election turnout. The first ever statewide primary to be held in August attracted a predictably small number of voters. Corwin Haeck reports King County voters chose to tax themselves for the benefit of parks. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website You can throw the book at a convict, but not just any book. Prisoners in the state corrections system are allowed to buy books only from "approved" vendors. Now, as Corwin Haeck reports, a group that donates books to prisoners feels locked out. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Antioxidant supplements sometimes do more harm than good But a number of recent studies have found that antioxidant supplements aren't the magic bullet we had hoped they'd be. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle, you're as cold as ice! The August chill is unusual, but Seattle's social chill is the same as always. Corwin Haeck reports on two separate efforts to warm up the Seattle Freeze. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cross the New Narrows Bridge, Get Busted for Cheating You've got your 'Good to Go' transponder and still you might get busted for cheating. KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website FBI Puts Ferry Passengers On Alert State Troopers with dogs patrolling the docks, armed Coast Guard officers walking the decks. Now a warning to ferry passengers to be on the look out for two men. KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Beware of college scholarship scams They promise you big bucks to help pay those enormous college bills. But in most cases, they're looking to rip you off. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Easing Flood-Zone Restrictions Homeowners left high and dry by ultra-strict new flood-zone regulations are awash with hope. KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Painkiller Use Spikes in Washington It was supposed to be a pain-less solution, but it may be hurting more than helping. KOMO's Travis Mayfield is covering the dramatic increase in doctor's prescribing painkillers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Gasoline and a Supersoaker: Bad Idea What parent would give their kid a flame-thrower? Turns out they don't have to, kids are making them on their own, then posting video online. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lifebeat: Nail Biting Is it bad to bite your nails? Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sing your traffic frustrations away with a Seattle mechanic's "commutin' song ." You can fume and curse as you're backed up on I-5, or as Corwin Haeck reports, you can sing along with Jimmy Sondy. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A taxi you don't have to hail before you sail. Buses and trains may be packed and running late during the I-5 construction, but Corwin Haeck reports the Elliott Bay water taxi is literally a breeze. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Guarded Optimism Over Reported MS Vaccine An experimental vaccine against multiple sclerosis appears to be safe and beneficial at least in initial test. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports there is only guarded hope among MS sufferers in King County. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Kitsap Parks on the Chopping Block? Could �for sale� signs soon hang on parks in Kitsap County? KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lifebeat: Staving off Cancer with a plant Lifebeat's Kristin Hanes speaks with Dr. Lynn Eldridge about simple steps to avoiding cancer Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Keep your guard up when asked for personal info over the phone I spend a lot of time talking to you about identity theft. In most cases, my warnings deal with new online threats. But an ID thief has no problem using the telephone to trick you into giving him you personal information. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Got Insurance for that Pound Puppy? Looking for a new puppy, better ask your insurance company first. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hybrids: The Silent Danger More and more hybrid and electric cars drive the streets of Seattle and believe it or not that�s worrying quit a number of people. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield tells us why. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your mobile phone number is for sale, whether you like it or not. A Bellevue company will sell your cell number for $15. If you don't recall giving them your permission, Corwin Haeck reports, they didn't ask for it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sex offenders are staying put, despite tough new laws. Tough restrictions fail to drive convicted sex felons out of small communities, and Corwin Haeck reports that's just fine with state law enforcement officials. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Border Patrol Agents could someday look like soldiers from Star Wars KOMO's Kristin Hanes tells you about a new device likened to a lightsaber. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lifebeat: Resiliency Lifebeat's Kristin Hanes has more on how resiliency affects your health. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Do fabric softeners increase the risk of a dryer fire? Dryer fires are a real hazard. But do fabric softeners increase the risk? Some people think they do. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Osteoporosis -- it's not just for women Statistics show that one in four Caucasian men will fracture a bone due to osteoporosis in his lifetime. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Construction Preview Things may look a little different this morning on North I-5 into Seattle, but this is only the beginning. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield is along the interstate to explain. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Get Grandpa's FBI File Dot-Com Ever wonder if grandpa Jim had a secret past? Want to know about grandma Jane�s life as a labor activist? KOMO�s Travis Mayfield tells us how to find out� Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Captain Kirk once searched for Spock, now Spock is searching for you It's common to say you "googled" something,....but a former Seattle man is hoping folks say, "I spocked you". KOMO's Kristin Hanes explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lifebeat: The best shoes for summer Lifebeat's Kristin Hanes explains why lots of people have foot problems during summertime. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to make sure you're hydrated when working out Experts say by simply stepping on the scale before and after a workout, you can tell if you're taking enough steps to stay hyrdrated. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Past DOT Predictions and Realities The state is predicting epic-backups if we don't make alternate plans for I-5 closures later this month, but they've made such predictions before. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reminds us if these predictions come true. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website I-5 Construction Impacts Ferry System Ferry riders who thought they'd have nothing to worry about when the state shuts down much of I-5 for the last half of August, should think again. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fancy dog collar let's you track Fido Your dog's COLLAR could be smarter than your DOG! KOMO's Kristin Hanes has more about the new Astro Collar. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lifebeat: 10 Symptoms not to Ignore Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Life-Sized Portraits Slow Traffic You probably hang portraits of your kids inside your house, but would you erect life-sized pictures in your yard? KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains why some parents are already doing it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Videos Making Baby Smarter? Maybe Not They're videos sold to make your baby smarter, but UW researchers says they might make your little one dumber. KOMO's Travis Mayfield with details. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Internet continues to be a dangerous place A new report shows on-line threats can hurt you in many different ways -- believe it or not, $7 billion is the estimate of how much money consumers lost to Internet thieves during the past two years. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Paving Begins on Seatac's New Runway What's it worth to you to cut your delay at Seatac Airport? 1-billion dollars? KOMO's Travis Mayfield says, paving begins today for the long-awaited 3rd runway. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Blogging Away Graffiti What started as a fun experiment has quickly grown into a community action project aimed squarely at cleaning up graffiti. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Government auction sites may have what you need If I say Internet auctions, you'd probably say "eBay." But there are several other sites you might want to visit that specialize in stuff government agencies want to unload. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Records are making a comeback I-pods are flying off stores shelves,...but some people are sticking with music,....that SPINS. KOMO's Kristin Hanes has more on the resurgence of an old, familiar technology. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lifebeat: How to pick Eggs Lifebeat's Kristin Hanes explores what types of eggs are best Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Hydro racing: Sport or not? No question the Seafair race attracts a huge crowd, but does this raccous spectacle qualify as a sport? Corwin Haeck assembled your thoughts. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The high cost of "Liberty" Talk about putting a woman up on a pedestal! Seattle's own Statue of Liberty replica is ready to rise again, but the project could use a little financial help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website An alleged victim of Terapon Adhahn breaks her silence It's been 7 years since Sabrina Rasmussen was abducted. Now, she's talking about her experience, and about the man accused of her attack Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Shortcuts around the I-5 mess? Don't bet on it. There's just one week to go before construction closes off northbound lands of I-5 approaching Seattle. Reporter Jon Repp tried to get some shortcuts from professional drivers. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Which kitchen sinks rate best? For its August issue, Consumer Reports tested sinks made from a variety of materials and found that two held up the best -- enamel on top of cast and enamel on steel. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What to do about diabetes drug Avandia? What should patients taking the drug to treat their diabetes do? I spoke to ABC News Medical Editor, Dr. Timothy Johnson about that. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Splitting Up DSHS? Something must be done, but what? That's the question swirling around our state's troubled Child Protective Services. KOMO's Travis Mayfield now with a plan being offered up by one state lawmaker. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Escaping Your Car Under Water As divers in Minneapolis continue the grim task of trying to find cars at the bottom of the murky Mississippi River after that disastrous bridge collapse, many people are wondering what they would do if their car was suddenly plunged into the water. KOMO's Lisa Brooks and Eric Slocum talked with reporter Travis Mayfield about what to do. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Prost Amerika! A site promoting Seattle tourism to Germans There are no towering Alps or massive beer gardens in the Pacific Northwest,....but a new tourism website is putting Seattle on the map - in GERMANY. KOMO's Kristin Hanes reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Do you love Frank Sinatra? You'll have to hear THIS Puget Sound area big band. James Kerl's Swing Session Big Band plays the music of Frank Sinatra and Count Bassie when they were at The Sands in Las Vegas. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Love Frank Sinatra? Just wait until you hear this Puget Sound area Big Band The glitz of Las Vegas is brought to Seattle with James Kerl's Swing Session Big Band. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sound Transit's Light Rail plan is far from "green," one critic says. Add up the ecological cost of all that tunneling, and light rail might hurt the environment more than it help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Trendy kitchen counters have some drawbacks No kitchen remodel would be complete without a new countertop. If you're looking for trendy, concrete and limestone might be on your list. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Go Eat! Seattle's own tropical oasis If you can't make it to Hawaii this summer, head to Luau Polynesian Lounge, where you'll find 'island soul food' at a restaurant boasting the city's longest happy hour. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Do the Time and Pay the Fine, or You Can't Vote Again Do your time, pay your fine and then you can vote again. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield says that�s the gist of a ruling handed down from the State�s Supreme Court today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Help Wanted: State Highway Engineers The state has the money, 16-billion dollars, and the projects, hundreds of roads, bridges, and freeways in dis-repair, but will there be the people to do the work? KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website To save the Sonics, former foes team up Chris Van Dyk still believes there are "more important things" than sports, but he's on board with an initiative campaign to keep the Sonics at KeyArena. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Treatments available for excessive sweating It's normal to sweat. Your body does it to cool down. But some people sweat too much and for no apparent reason. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A Last Trip to Help in Moldova It is a life saving annual trip, helping the sick and dieing in the Baltic region, now the tables are turned and this may be the last trip for a Redmond man. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield has Tom Ingram�s remarkable story. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How Chess Keeps Drug Dealers Out of a Local Park People have been playing chess in the park for decades, but in one park they�re using chess to chase drug-dealers away. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A centennial celebration at majestic St. James The grand cathedral on First Hill marks 100 years as Seattle's interfaith gathering place. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Schools face support staff shortage The Puget Sound area's booming economy has a downside for some local school districts, which can't find enough people to fill hundreds of open positions. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Many breafast bars pack taste but lack nutrition Breakfast bars are convenient and tasty. But while some of these bars are made with whole grains, others are nothing more than a candy bar in disguise. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The latest price hike? Twelve dollars a gallon! Luckily, we measure our Starbucks coffee by the ounce. Corwin Haeck reports, starting next week, your average coffee drink will cost nine cents more. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Used cars may have non-working air bags No one knows the exact numbers, but some industry experts believe that as many as one out of 25 vehicles that have been in an accident may have a non-working air bag. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website When should you file an insurance claim? Consumer Reports says to think twice about putting in a claim for a small amount, one that�s a little bit above the deductible. It might cost you more in the long run. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Colbie Caillat Sunny vibes, catchy tunes, and 10 million 'MySpace' hits have COLBIE CAILLAT off and running on her debit, "Coco". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Go Eat! 'Confess Your Love for Cheesecake' That's what it says under the sign at The Confectional, a tiny store in the heart of Pike Place Market. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website There - he said it! Sonics owner owns up about his preference. Clayton Bennett says he believes Oklahoma City is more "viable" for Sonics than Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Waiting for Harry: Midnight, Saturday morning, or maybe next year! Harry Potter's final adventure hits bookstores at midnight, but Corwin Haeck reports library patrons might have to wait months to read it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Mike Webb's Family Reacts To News of Arrest It was the ROOMMATE. That's who Seattle Police say has now confessed to killing former radio host Mike Webb. KOMO's Travis Mayfield has reaction from Webb's family. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Banned: Transfats in King County No more trans fats. KOMO's Travis Mayfield says its an all out ban for restaurants in King County. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Menu Changes Coming in King County One 'Big Mac' ... $3.50 ... 540-calories. Soon that's what you'll see on drive-through and ordering boards across King County. KOMO's Travis Mayfield says menus will be changing at more than McDonalds. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Locksmith scam makes a bad day even worse If you lock your keys in the car, you'd never call a locksmith in New York. At least, you wouldn't do so intentionally. But that's exactly what will happen if you call some of the companies working in the Seattle area. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Counting Calories and Banning Transfats Calorie information printed right on the menu or ordering-boards and an all out ban on transfats. KOMO's Travis Mayfield says the King County Board of Health will be deciding on both today. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Consumer Reports From Consumers Its YoutTube meets Consumer Reports, but the reviewers are you and your friends. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports on expotv-dot-com. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Take care of my parents? I don't even like them! Aging baby boomers find caring for their elderly parents is complicated by old hurts and lingering hostility. Corwin Haeck reports a support group is helping deal with this and other issues. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Life after Harry Potter: keeping the magic alive for young readers Harry Potter is singlehandedly responsible for introducing thousands of children to literature. But Komo's Jon Repp reports there are plenty of ways to keep your child reading even after the series comes to an end. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Can biodiesel actually be bad for the environment? The clean burning fuel can be a boon to global warming, but Corwin Haeck reports not all biodiesels are created equal. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Lifestyle choices can lower risk of breast cancer No one knows why, but women in the northwest are more likely to get breast cancer than women anywhere else in the country. Dr. Anne McTiernan says there are a number of lifestyle choices that can help prevent the onset of breast cancer. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preparing for Young Frankenstein The set is going up, the cast has arrived, and now the rush is on for the world premier of the new Mel Brooks Musical: Young Frankenstein. Today KOMO�s Travis Mayfield got a behind the scene�s tour here in Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Local Admiral Says Ditch Don't Ask Don't Tell He served his country honorably for 25 years, retiring an admiral with the US Coast Guard. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, today Alan Steinman joins a growing number of veterans pushing to overturn the military�s ban on openly gay service men and women. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Ditching Don't Ask, Don't Tell? More and more gay veterans are coming out and demanding the military overturn its �don�t ask, don�t tell� policy. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield introduces us to a serviceman with local connections who�s joining the fight. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What You Need to Know Before Crossing the New Narrows Bridge It�s the first toll bridge in our state in years. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports,pay attention or your next trip across the newTacoma Narrows bridge could cost you more than expected. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Good-To-Go? Get in Line The new Tacoma Narrows Bridge opened today and you still don�t have one of those good-to-go transponders in your car? As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Gig Harbor,be prepared to wait to get one. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Injured Yankee fan flies home safe The Yankees send a Kirkland man home aboard a private jet after he survives a broken neck in the Bronx. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Some garden hoses contain toxic danger Not all garden hoses are alike, though they may look alike. It turns out some garden hoses may contain dangerous levels of lead. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New GM SUV ranks among all-time best Consumer Reports is out with its latest ratings of sports utility vehicles and, believe it or not, an American-made model got high marks. Consumer Reports calls the Outlook "the best American SUV it has ever tested." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Sara Bareilles It's a sunny, Southern-California Piano Pop sound from SARA BAREILLES on her debut, "Little Voice". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Which material is best for your kitchen floor? Kitchen flooring takes a lot of abuse, so it needs to be tough. In its August issue, Consumer Reports looks at some of the options. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Go Eat! The Pink Door Magical, serendipitous, inspiring. Those are all words Jacquelina Di Roberto uses to describe the Italian-American restaurant she opened in Seattle's Pike Place Market more than 25 years ago. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website iPod Dangers in a Thunderstorm Thunderstorms are in the forecast for a couple of places around the area tonight and with that forecast comes new fears if you're caught in a storm with your I-Pod or mobile phone. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle versus Phoenix? They have the heat, but we have the power. Corwin Haeck reports solar energy may work better in Seattle than it does in the desert. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cuddle up, Seattle! It may not be for everyone, but Corwin Haeck reports "cuddle parties" are helping Seattle experience the theraputic benefits of the simple squeeze. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Forget about frying an egg on the sidewalk: A Seattle man's solar oven can roll out an entire meal Instead of battling the sun, more and more Seattleites are putting it to work...in the kitchen. Reporter Jon Repp takes a look at the eight ounce solar oven. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website International meds have same name, different drugs You probably know that all drugs have two names -- a chemical name, and a brand name. No two drugs can have the same chemical name. But no one is keeping track of brand names around the world. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The Zoo Heats Up The heat today is causing some unique challenges at Woodland Park KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cooling Stations Open Its not a question of loving the heat or hating it, for some it�s a literally a life or death issue. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Des Moines. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Esoterics Show Courage in the Face of Adversity It is groundbreaking music, sung by local people and this weekend 'The Esoterics' will be showing 'Courage in the Face of Adversity.' The founding director of The Esoterics, Eric Banks, joined Eric Solcum and Lisa Brooks in the KOMO studios to talk about this weekend's upcoming concerts in Seattle and West Seattle. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website How to pick a good watermelon Watermelon is more than refreshing. It's also a good for you. It's loaded with lycopene, an antioxidant that may help reduce the risk of certain diseases. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A darker "Harry" for 5th movie Fans stay up to watch the boy wizard grow up, and Corwin Haeck has their reaction to "Order of the Phoenix." Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website 500,000 Faulty Sprinklers Still in Washington Homes The sprinkler in your home or apartment may not work during a fire. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, even 6 years after a recall hundreds-of-thousands of the dangerous sprinklers have not been replaced. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Preparing for Major I-5 Closure We are exactly 1-month away from the largest freeway closure in state history. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from underneath I-5. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bellevue upgrades a Segway...with laser beams It could save the city of Bellevue thousands of dollars: A tricked-out Segway, complete with laser beams. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website See the bats, let the bats see you. A sunset bat walk shows off some of Seattle's resident flying rodents. Corwin Haeck has more on a creature that should be admired, not feared Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website First skin patch for dementia gains federal approval The drug in the patch, called Exelon or rivastigmine, is the same as that now available in capsule form but provides a regular and continuous dose throughout the day, according to Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Police and FBI Plead for Public's Help in Finding Kidnapped Tacoma Girl More than 200 leads and still 12 year old Zina Linnick remains missing. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield says police are renewing their plea for help from the public. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Green Driveways Act as Water Filters You�ve got oil filters INSIDE your car, but what happens when your car leaks? KOMO�s Travis Mayfield tells us about a new driveway design that will help. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Is Google really the best? Google is the biggest search engine, but is it the best? To find out, the editors at PC World Magazine tested dozens of search engines. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Bring Your Home Alive Bringing your home alive, literally. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from the up-coming-�street of dreams.� Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Comedy tries to stand up in a suburban strip mall Does the East Side have a sense of humor? KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports a former comic is betting on it, as he opens the first ever full-time comedy club in Kirkand. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Couples count their lucky sevens all the way down the aisle Any wedding day ought to be your lucky day, but KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports scores of couples are taking no chances. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Pirates set to plunder as another Seafair begins Johnny Depp's Captain Jack may be hot now, but KOMO's Corwin Haeck reports Seattle's pirates have been big for decades. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New mattresses flammability rules going into effect Starting this week, all mattresses made or imported into the country must meet a new flammability standard set by the federal government. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dozens of firefighters from around the region endure the ultimate test You'll want to check this out if you think you have what it takes to be a firefighter. Competitors call it the toughest two minutes in sports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Late Airlines Lead to Overcrowded Cellphone Lot They�re late, so you have to wait and that�s causing problems at SeaTac�s cellphone parking lot. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Work Begins on Bremerton Tunnel The ceremonial first shovel will be turned Friday for a project that will send half of one city�s ferry traffic underground. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Number of kids injured in ATV accidents continues to rise You don't hear about it all the much anymore, but the number of kids hurt in all-terrain vehicles accidents continues to climb. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A 'Transforming' Movie Experience The reviews are out and the money rolling in. It looks like Transformers the Movie, opening today, will be one of this summer�s blockbusters. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield got a sneak-peak with some major fans earlier this week. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Which lite hot dogs taste the best? I think we all know that hot dogs are loaded with fat and sodium. So when I do the shopping, I buy reduced fat versions. I think they taste just fine and the taste testers at Consumer Reports agree. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Class or no class? This class action settlement looks a lot like a promotional coupon. A group of Seattle area Jiffy Lube stores could profit from a judgement against them. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Make sure you use enough sunscreen The American Academy of Dermatology recommends you use a sunscreen any time you'll be in the sun for more than 20 minutes. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Cause of Death: New Form of Elephant Herpes We now know what killed Woodland Park's beloved baby elephant, Hansa. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield says it was a previously unknown virus. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website More Visibile Security at SeaTac More security, added inspections, and very visible law enforcement at Sea-Tac. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, this is the response to what�s happening in the U-K. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website There's a new website to help women who are thinking about, going through, or trying to get over... DIVORCE. KOMO's Sue Romero tells us it's NOT meant to replace professional advice...it's more like 'talking about it with your girlfriends' ONLINE. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fans sound off on Mike Hargrove's departure What now? That's what fans are asking after the sudden resignation of Mariners manager Mike Hargrove. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Police Investigate Everett Double Murders Everett Police say it was not a random act that left two young adults shot to death inside their home Monday night. KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports from the scene. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Olympia Man a Real 'Sicko' Out of 25-thousand, an Olympia man is chosen to tell his story in one of the hottest and most controversial films of the summer. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield explains, Eric Turnbow isn�t just another �Sicko.� Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Sewer project will freeze the ground beneath your feet. Not everyone agrees the Brightwatersewer treatment project is a good idea, but the technology is cool. VERY cool. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Head restraints perform poorly in crash tests Head restraints in dozens of sport utility vehicles, pickup trucks and minivans provided only poor or marginal protection from neck injuries in simulated crashes conducted by the insurance industry. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Golf Clubs Send Balls Flying More and more golf balls are going astray, through windows, onto rooftops, but as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, its not because players are getting worse. No, its because they�re trying to get better. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Dive Shops and Scuba Schools on Alert FBI agents are quietly visiting scuba shops and dive schools around the Sound. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports, they�re asking people inside the industry to be on guard for terrorists. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website The evolutionary iPhone Is Apple's newest gadget the next stage in human-computer evolution? A UW professor weighs in Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Two fans embark on the ultimate baseball road trip They're heading to the ballpark. Every one of them. Two major-league fans are making a cross country journey and helping out a good cause. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Don't skimp on paint costs Consumer Reports says its testing consistently shows that economy-grade paint is bad buy. "Premium paints generally weather better and won't need to be reapplied as often," the editors say. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remodeled Boat, New Hydro Team A sure sign Seafair is near, this weekend the hyrdo race season kicks off in Evansville Indiana. As KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports it�s a dream come true already for one local driver. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website $400,000 For Former Tacoma School Superintendent 400-thousand-dollars. That�s how much a school superintendent will be paid now that he has resigned. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Tacoma. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Improve your diet with dried fruit Kids like dried fruit because it's sweet. Parents like it because it doesn't have to be washed or peeled or otherwise prepared. It's also portable and has a long shelf-life. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Remembering Seth Cook 'He may have been short in stature, but he was a giant.' That's how 13 year old Seth Cook's father is remembering his tiny son. As KOMO's Travis Mayfield reports, Seth died Monday from a heart-attack in his Darrington home. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Driving the Demand for Green Cars We�ve heard �it isn�t easy being green,� but KOMO�s Travis Mayfield visited a groundbreaking car-dealership where that�s the only way to be. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website What's your target heart rate when exercising? To get that health benefits of exercise, you want to get your heart pumping, but you don't want to over-do it. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Northwest Masterpiece Discovered Inside Closet Collectors thought it was lost forever. Then one day a painting worth tens-of-thousands of dollars was discovered behind mops and buckets in an old janitor�s closet. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports from Seattle�s Capitol Hill. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Seattle too cloudy and too bright for stargazers Are the stars out tonight? Probably not around here, thanks to clouds and light pollution. That's why amateur astronomers seek darker skies to the east. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Your favorite radio station doesn't play songs, or anything else For a single day, webcastes go silent. It's a protest against the sudden tripling of song royalty fees for Internet radio. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Beware those surprise fees at hotels Industry analysts say more hotels are now padding the bill with extra surcharges that customers may not know about when they book the room. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website University of Washington students the recording industry's latest target The University of Washington says it will forward letters from the recording industry to students accused of illegal downloads. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Culinary school burnout: A warning for aspiring "Top Chefs" Celebrity chefs are spurring a new wave of cooking school applicants. But a career in the restaurant industry isn't exactly what you see on TV. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Music Minute: Paula Cole Paula Cole, whose last hit was "Where Have All the Cowboys Gone", returns with the heartfelt and engaging new disc, "Courage". Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Local stem cell researchers say their work is suffering because of the president's veto A presidential veto on embryonic stem cell research funding has a big impact on local scientists Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website A sweet start to summer for kids in one Seattle neighborhood It's official. The longest day of the year is today. And lucky children in one Seattle neighborhood say life couldn't be much sweeter. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website All-Day-Kindergarten Raises Test Scores It could mean higher WASL scores, higher graduation rates, a better educated population and as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield report it begins with kindergarten. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Renewing Your Passport Under new requirements millions of Americans are rushing to ensure they have a valid passport causing huge delays at the state department. But as KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports it may not be as bad if you just need a renewal. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Students at Viewlands elementary school say goodbye for good. It's the end of an era for a Seattle elementary school. It's closing down after 53 years and three generations of students. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Back -Up Sensors on Garbage Trucks It�s the sound we all hate, but now one local garbage company says they�ve figured out a way to fix the problem without sacrificing safety. KOMO�s Travis Mayfield reports. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website New Border Traffic Cameras Making a run for the border? The state of Washington wants to help. KOMO's Travis Mayfield explains. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Credit Card Fraud Often Goes Unpunished A thief might ring up thousands in unauthorized charges, but it could be tough for you to press charges. Listen | Listen in your iPhone | Download | View full cache | Visit Website Fresh air and a new life in Seattle for dozens of sick children from Chernobyl 83 children from Belorus have spent their lives surrounded by fallout from the Chernobyl nuclear disaster. 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