December 2008
5:19 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink
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KING 5 photographer Ken Jones called Gabriel Ladd "a spark." It took me a while to get that, but now I believe that is the perfect way to describe him.
Youth 180 founder Gabriel Ladd is full of charisma and motivation. He's determined to make his anti-gang program a success -- his latest venture, opening a safe house for members of the group.
I think others see it too. That's why he's got quite a few people donating money and time ...
4:40 PM Thu, Dec 11, 2008 | Permalink
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I made a discovery this year -- black Santa.
It was by chance really. I called Nordstrom's in downtown Seattle to see when Santa was available for photos, and there was a prompt that said, "For multi-cultural Santa press 2."
"Hey," I thought, "I'm multicultural, let's see what this is all about."
My mouth dropped when I heard, the times for not only black, but Asian and Latina Santa too!
So, Tuesday we dressed our 22-m...
10:08 AM Wed, Dec 10, 2008 | Permalink
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We're starting up a new early learning initiative called "Learning for Life" in conjunction with Thrive by Five Washington, and this blog is an extension of it. Committed parents here at KING and NorthWest Cable News will point you to relevant information, highlight kid-friendly events and activities, share anecdotes about parenting and draw attention to resources we've found useful in raising our o...
3:07 PM Tue, Dec 09, 2008 | Permalink
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Nearly every day a tip comes into the KING 5 investigative unit about a custody battle.
Our Executive Producer tells me we get more people calling and e-mailing us, asking us to look into their custody issue, than any other topic. Usually there is a lot of he said/she said involved, which is difficult to sort through.
That's one of the reasons why this is the first time we've taken on such a story. This time, we were able to obtain...
10:21 AM Tue, Dec 02, 2008 | Permalink
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Now that we know teens are experimenting with prescription drugs at an alarming rate, we should all do whatever we can to make these drugs difficult to get a hold of.
Yes, you can buy prescription drugs on the street, but research shows kids often get them from people's medicine cabinets - at least a first.
Once a kid is addicted, especially to opiates such as Oxycontin or Oxycodone, they will do whatever it takes to get their drug...
10:45 PM Mon, Dec 01, 2008 | Permalink
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When I was growing up, I had a very close-knit family. Christmastime was always one of my favorite times of year because we would all get together, have a big noisy dinner, and then adjourn to our den to commence the festival of greed.
In addition to my mom, dad, brother, and sister, I would also buy gifts for my aunt, uncle, and four cousins.
As we all grew up, spouses and children were added to the mix, making our "close-knit fam...
