Catharine Smith
Editor
About
Catharine Smith is an editor at KUOW focusing on politics, policing, environment, and investigations. She has contributed environmental justice reporting for The Guardian and the Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting. She also spent a decade as a reporter and editor for HuffPost in New York City.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Member of Investigative Reporters and Editors; fellow at Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting
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Stories
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Crime
Seattle set a new record for homicides
Seattle recently set a record that no city welcomes. There have been 70 homicide victims in the city so far this year, which is a new record for the most homicides in a single year. KUOW editor Catherine Smith is here to tell us more about why this is happening.
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Crime
Seattle sets new record for most homicides in a single year
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Crime
Seattle ties record for homicides set in the 1990s
The city of Seattle has tied its previous record for the most homicides in a single year, and it likely will establish a new homicide record by the end of 2023.
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Politics
Centrist in Seattle? How this week's election could change City Council politics
"We know the City Council will look very, very different next year."
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Monday Headlines
Jury selection starts in Tacoma PD trial, Burien may ban camping, and Oregon could reverse course on drug decriminalization
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Crime
Seattle passes grim milestone with record high homicides
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Politics
Seattle's City Council election gets spicy
Election officials certified the results of our local primary this week. That means we know which City Council candidates are vying for your votes. As KUOW Politics editor Cat Smith puts it, things are getting spicy in some of the races. In others, we saw some surprising shifts after the initial round of results. She breaks the results down race-by-race.
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Government
As votes continue to be counted, Seattle City Council races take shape
We’ll soon know who will be competing for seven Seattle City Council seats in the November General Election. Forty-five candidates ran in Tuesday's primary but only the top two vote-getters, a total of 14 people, will move on.
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Politics
Seattle city council incumbents likely headed to general election
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Government
SHOCK VOTE: Seattle City Council rejects drug enforcement policy 5-4
Seattle's city attorney will not be enforcing a state drug law that passed this spring.