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Worried about your Kia or Hyundai being stolen? Try this

A series of videos posted on social media have gone viral for showing people how to steal recent models of Kias and Hyundais, using nothing more than a flathead screwdriver and a USB cord. There’s a reason these cars are so easy to steal.
Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows
Just as Seattle sues over car theft, another Hyundai is stolen

Seattle is suing car makers Hyundai and Kia for an ignition issue that makes some of their vehicles targets for theft. Both say they are working on software fixes now.
Paige Browning
Do you have an old unpaid ticket in Seattle? It's about to get more expensive

If you have any old unpaid traffic or parking tickets from the City of Seattle, you have until January 30th to avoid a late fee. You can pay your tickets here. Right now, there are no fees to pay your ticket with a card. 350,000 unpaid tickets in Seattle are about to be affected.
Natalie Akane Newcomb
Why Hot Wheels are one of the most inflation-proof toys in American history

Inflation, the curse of our pocketbooks and the Federal Reserve, has hit almost every good in the U.S. But the price of a beloved toy has managed to hover around $1 — for more than 50 years.
Fernando Alfonso III
Traffic fatalities spike in Washington state

Ryan Packer of The Urbanist and Yonah Freemark of the Urban Institute join Soundside to discuss traffic fatalities both nationally and here in Washington state.
Libby Denkmann

Jason Burrows

Noel Gasca
Monthly car payments have crossed a record $700. What that means

The average cost of a new car is also at the highest on record, topping $47,000 a pop. At this rate, an essential household purchase is starting to feel like a luxury in America.
Brittany Cronin
National

Ford is recalling about 39,000 SUVS after 16 catch fire under the hood

The company is urging those with affected vehicles to park their cars outside and away from structures.
Rina Torchinsky
Looking for an electric vehicle? Here’s why they’re hard to find in Washington

Automakers have shifted deliveries of the climate-friendly vehicles to states with better incentives for selling clean cars.
John Ryan
Should vehicles be allowed through Pike Place Market?

Earlier this week, a serious confrontation occurred on the cobbled street running through Pike Place market. Involving three motorists, a hammer, and an injured bystander, the altercation is the latest fiasco to reignite a decades-old debate on whether Pike Place Market should stay open to cars.
Libby Denkmann

Alec Cowan
New bridges and ferries, wider highways, and free fares in freshly passed WA transportation package

Majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature drove the largest transportation spending roadmap in state history across the finish line on Thursday on nearly party line votes. The revenue and spending package funds new spans over the Columbia River, wider highways, four new ferries, bus rapid transit expansions, free fares for youth, fish-friendly culverts and new bike trails and pedestrian bridges.
Tom Banse

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