Amy Radil
Reporter
About
Amy Radil is a reporter at KUOW covering politics, government, and law enforcement, along with the occasional arts story. She got her start at Minnesota Public Radio in Duluth, and freelanced for Marketplace and other programs from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Amy grew up in Omaha, Nebraska. She graduated from Williams College and the Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Crime
New 'loitering' penalties targeting Seattle drug and prostitution zones approved by City Council
After weeks of debate and controversy, the Seattle City Council voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to pass new criminal penalties intended to disrupt drug and prostitution-related crimes in city hotspots.
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Law & Courts
Despite opioid epidemic, drug court enrollment is down. King County hopes to change that
King County’s Drug Diversion Court is celebrating its 30th anniversary. It was one of the first programs in the nation to help people clear their criminal records, if they enter treatment and stop using drugs. But amidst the opioid epidemic, drug court enrollment has actually shrunk in recent years.
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Mental Health
Seattle's non-police first responders prepare to expand footprint
Seattle’s unarmed crisis responders are staffing up as they prepare to answer calls citywide by next spring. Additional job postings for 18 responders and three supervisors should be online in the coming days, officials say.
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Sound Transit had a little treble with this light rail station, so it changed its name for the local symphony
After years of surveys, meetings and deliberations, Sound Transit has officially changed the name of one of Seattle’s light rail stations downtown. What was the University Street Station is now: Symphony Station.
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Politics
Washington’s attorney general candidates face off in court over gun laws
The candidates to be Washington State’s next Attorney General are seeing each other on the campaign trail. But Democrat Nick Brown and Republican Pete Serrano are already familiar with one another, from the courtroom.
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Crime
Why is Aurora Avenue crime concentrated in Seattle, not Shoreline?
There’s general agreement that Aurora Avenue North is starkly divided at North 145th street — the border between the cities of Seattle and Shoreline. The main question is why.
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Race & Identity
2 men face RICO charges for violent home robberies in Western Washington that targeted Asian Americans
Federal prosecutors in Seattle have indicted two men on rarely used racketeering charges, related to a series of violent home robberies throughout Western Washington targeting Asian Americans in 2022. They said the charges follow a lengthy investigation across multiple jurisdictions that remains ongoing.
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Crime
Seattle City Council considers 'prostitution loitering' law amid intense debate
The bill would put new gross misdemeanors into Seattle’s criminal code, targeting people charged with prostitution-related offenses, with special emphasis on pimps and buyers of sex.
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Seattle City Council's SOAP and SODA Zones, explained
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Crime
Prosecutors won’t charge woman who says she abandoned newborn in Ballard
Prosecutors have declined to file charges against a woman who admitted abandoning the body of her newborn along a Seattle roadway. They said they lack independent evidence to prove that a crime was committed and that the baby, who had a gestational age of just 32-36 weeks, was in fact born alive.