Eilís O'Neill
Reporter
About
Eilís (eye-LEASH) O'Neill fell in love with radio when she was a 14-year-old high school intern at KUOW, in the program that later became RadioActive. Since then, she's worked as a radio reporter in South America and New York City and was thrilled to return to her hometown radio station in 2017. Her work has appeared on The World, Marketplace, and NPR.
Eilís has a degree in English and Spanish from Oberlin College and a master’s degree in science, environment and health journalism from Columbia University.
Stories
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'Difficult and frustrating': Home schooling in Washington when you have no home
Eight-year-old Mariana Aceves does all her homework on her bed these days — because there’s nowhere else to be. The bed fills the entire tiny home she shares with her mom, Lorena.
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A race you can run while social distancing
Spring is usually a busy time for marathons, half marathons, and other races.
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4 new coronavirus cases at Seattle-area homeless shelters
There are now four confirmed cases, in four separate shelters.
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King County readies new quarantine sites for COVID-19 cases
A parking lot down the street from Bellevue’s Eastgate Transit Center is currently surrounded by chicken wire fencing and blackberry brambles. It’s littered with metal barrels. But, within about a week, this parking lot will have a tent with flooring and heating. It's where people who’ve tested positive for COVID-19 can stay.
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King County leases Issaquah motel in search for new quarantine sites
King County is looking for places to house hundreds of people, at least, who cannot self-isolate or quarantine in their own homes. A county spokesperson says officials could announce their next planned facility this weekend.
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Health
'Our faith is most tested': Believers in Seattle area face challenge of coronavirus
The outbreak of coronavirus is challenging people of faith around the Seattle area.
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Environment
Vertical farming tries to bring crops to urban consumers in Seattle region
In a Kirkland QFC, herbs and greens are growing inside what looks like a big refrigerator lit with soft purple light.
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Environment
Amazon employees say they've been warned about speaking out on climate change
Maren Costa says she’s been proud to work for Amazon for 15 years. So she says she was surprised when she was warned that she could be fired for speaking out about the company’s policies on climate change.
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Seattle Archdiocese settles sexual abuse case from 1960s
The Seattle Archdiocese says it’ll pay $250,000 to settle a sexual abuse case from the 1960s.
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Health
Is your kid missing vaccines? Seattle Schools is offering one more free clinic
Michael Anthony drove his 13-year-old daughter, Aunna, all the way from Tacoma to south Seattle to get a chicken pox shot.