The work being completed in Issaquah to convert the old XXX Root Beer to a Burgermaster has revealed a key feature of the original drive-in which had been hidden for years.

The battle of the Middle School Fight Songs

We caught up with Stephanie Johnson-Toliver, president of the Black Heritage Society of Washington.

For this week's edition of All Over The Map, KIRO Newsradio visited the grave of Chief Sealth at Suquamish Memorial Cemetery and spoke with Suquamish Tribal Chair Leonard Forsman live during "Seattle’s Morning News."

In the final spring and summer of Washington’s territorial era, fires ravaged major sections of downtowns on both sides of the Cascades, from Seattle, to Ellensburg, to Spokane.

Feliks Banel discussed the 1889 Seattle fire on "Seattle's Morning News" on its 135th anniversary on June 6, 2024.

June 6 will mark the anniversary of the Allied landings at Normandy to begin the liberation of France and eventual defeat of Nazi Germany, and bring an end to World War II in Europe.

In addition to what it meant as a great turning point in world history, D-Day is also unique in how it was broadcast by American radio networks, as CBS, NBC and what would become ABC pooled their reporters, engineers and other resources, and cooperated closely with military officials to present, for the first time, what would now be called “wall-to-wall” coverage of a developing major international news event for American audiences.

A tiny part of downtown Everett where a stretch of brick road is crossed by an old railroad bridge is the only part of the city’s landscape unchanged from the time of one of the darkest days in its history more than 100 years ago.

Earlier in May, KIRO Newsradio spoke to a pair of federal officials directly involved for a preview of what's to come in what will be a long process to develop and build the new National Archives facility.

We're on a mission to collect recordings of as many Puget Sound area junior high/middle school fight songs as possible to document history and celebrate our alma maters as summer approaches. If we get some good ones shared via Facebook, we'll play audio of them on the radio as part of a future broadcast of All Over The Map.

They're considered one of the most influential bands to emerge from Seattle in the 1980s. And while they may not be as well-known as some of their "grungier" counterparts, the Young Fresh Fellows are still going strong, and this week, they're marking the 40th anniversary – and new remix reissue – of their debut album "Fabulous Sounds of the Pacific Northwest."