Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
General Assignment Reporter
Stories
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Seattle-area organizers adopt and adapt Minnesota's ICE protest tactics
Seattle-area people from a variety of backgrounds continue to draw inspiration from the Minnesota residents who mounted a movement against the federal agents deployed in their state earlier this year.
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Former UW medical residents sue program intended to help struggling physicians
Two former University of Washington medical residents say the Washington Physicians Health Program, or WPHP, was supposed to help them – but did the opposite. Instead, they say the program hurt their financial and mental health and set their careers back.
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Free pop-up health clinic in Seattle sees surge of demand on first day
Usually Thursday is the slow day. But this year at the annual free health clinic hosted at the Seattle Center, people started lining up the morning before, organizers said.
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Seattle's 'late 8' bus route gets an overdue upgrade. Can the L8 become GR8?
Some long-awaited changes are coming for a Seattle bus route known as the “late eight.”
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Seattle's traffic deaths are climbing. One City Council member wants an audit to find out why
Seattle’s goal is zero traffic deaths and serious injuries by 2030. Right now, the numbers are far from zero — and going nowhere but up.
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Seattle World Cup matches are 2 months away. How are city agencies preparing?
The first FIFA World Cup match in Seattle is set for June 15. And there are so many details to iron out.
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Seattle ambulance contractor paid nearly $1.4 million in fines last year for being late
The private ambulance contractor for the Seattle Fire Department, AMR – or American Medical Response – paid nearly $1.4 million dollars last year for violating the terms of its contract with Seattle and arriving late to calls.
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A community conversation about Seattle and the overdose crisis
King County is experiencing a record amount of overdose deaths. The number of residents who died from a drug overdose has doubled over the past five years. KUOW invited a panel of experts in the field of addiction and recovery to share their on-the-ground experience and answer your questions about this public health crisis. Here are a few key takeaways from that conversation.
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Floods, faulty toilets, and a slew of early defects at Seattle’s new youth jail
The building leaked from so many places jail leaders considered adding rain gear to their uniforms. Toilets wouldn’t flush. In one part of the ventilation system, bare wires. And in another, duct tape.
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South King County mayors speak up about local crime