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
Podcasts
Stories
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Politics
Dan Newhouse, Doug White advance in 4th Congressional race
The Associated Press has called the race in Washington's 4th Congressional District.
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Politics
Gino Betts named new civilian head of police accountability office
On Tuesday, Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced his pick for the new civilian head of the police accountability office.
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Law & Courts
Charleena Lyles' family reels after inquest jury finds Seattle cops justified in her shooting death
A King County inquest jury has found that two Seattle police officers’ use of deadly force was justified when they shot and killed Charleena Lyles, a pregnant mother of four, as they responded to her 911 call in 2017. The jury, which returned its findings Wednesday afternoon, determined that the officers had largely followed department policies and training.