Dyer Oxley
Online Editor/Producer
About
Dyer Oxley joined KUOW as a web editor in 2020, handling day-to-day upkeep of the station’s website while providing editorial oversight. He also helms KUOW’s daily newsletter.
A newspaper reporter at heart, Dyer came to KUOW via various Seattle-area media — spanning talk radio, podcasts, and TV — where he covered the emerging opioid epidemic, transportation, local government, and the region's pop culture community (he argues the Northwest is one of the nerdiest places on the planet). You can count on him to keep up on the region’s many comic cons, science, and entertainment news.
Location: Pacific Northwest
Languages: English, Limited Klingon and Vulcan
Stories
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Excited for 5 p.m. sunsets in Seattle? Some folks aren't: Today So Far
Today is the first day since November that the sun will set after 5 p.m. in Western Washington A proposal in Seattle would add caste discrimination to the city's civil rights classifications. Seattle is suing Kia and Hyundai. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for January 26, 2023.
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Crime
Seattle sues Kia and Hyundai after rise in car thefts
“Kia and Hyundai chose to cut corners and cut costs at the expense of their customers and the public," Seattle City Attorney Ann Davison said in a statement. "As a result, our police force has had to tackle a huge rise in vehicle theft and related problems with already stretched resources."
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Should Washington use magic mushrooms for mental health?: Today So Far
Washington is, again, considering the legalization of magic mushrooms ... sort of. The King County Medical Examiner says that our region is "now struggling with the issue of storing bodies because the fentanyl-related death toll continues to climb." Another effort in Olympia aims to tackle a different kind of influence through lowering the state's blood alcohol levels in order to be considered for a DUI. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for January 25, 2023.
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Did You Know?: Teriyaki was, and wasn't, invented in Seattle
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Politics
King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles will not run for re-election in 2023, plans to retire
After seven years on the King County Council, and many more as a state lawmaker, Jeanne Kohl-Welles is retiring.
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Have you noticed eggs getting more expensive lately?: Today So Far
Why vasectomies are trending up in Western Washington. A movement is growing against the proposed new airport in Pierce County. Have you noticed eggs getting more expensive lately? This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for January 24, 2023.
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Crime
Olympia Police all booked up for guns-for-gift-cards event
It didn't take long for the Olympia Police Department to run out of gift cards to exchange for firearms, and its first guns for gift cards event hasn't even happened yet.
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What should we call Seattle's era of apartment architecture?: Today So Far
King County council member pushes back against cashless businesses. Should we get rid of design review boards? (Or ... How did Seattle go from gorgeous brick and wood buildings to our modern era of flat-puke apartments?) This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for January 23, 2023.
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Health
Covid vaccines provide protection during pregnancy, study says
A new study out of UW Medicine states that getting Covid vaccines and booster shots provided great protection during pregnancy, even amid omicron spikes.
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2 observations around the trend of tech layoffs: Today So Far
Major tech companies are laying off tens of thousands of employees in the United States and beyond. A couple themes seem to keep coming up among these corporate announcements. Washington lawmakers are considering a wealth tax. It's not a capital gains tax, exactly, but it's in the same territory. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for January 20, 2023.