Gil Aegerter
Editor
About
Gil edits feature pieces and helps guide staff reporters through their stories. He previously served as interim digital director and online managing editor at KUOW. Before that he spent seven years with NBCNews.com, where he was variously a senior editor, editor-producer and features editor. He also worked 25 years as a newspaper editor in Anchorage, Alaska, San Diego, Wilmington, N.C., and Seattle. He also was a freelance researcher for NBC Olympics for the Games in Atlanta; Sydney, Australia; Salt Lake City; Athens; and Torino, Italy. He is a graduate of the University of Alaska-Fairbanks, with a degree in photojournalism.
Stories
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Sawant jumps into lead of Seattle City Council race
After election night, Kshama Sawant was behind by about 8 points. The next night, about the same. But now ...
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Washington's Fawn Sharp elected president of National Congress of American Indians
An indigenous leader from Washington State is the new president of National Congress of American Indians.
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Seattleites, you're facing a wave of biz-PAC spending in City Council races
Money is now pouring into the Seattle City Council race. A pro-biz PAC just spent more than $300,000 for cable TV ads in favor of several council candidates.
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King County files federal lawsuit saying JUUL targeted kids
King County has sued JUUL, alleging it targeted children and got them addicted to its vaping products.
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Amazon gives $1 million to pro-business campaign aimed at Seattle City Council
Amazon is pouring more than a million extra dollars into the campaign for business-minded candidates in Seattle.
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La Conner Schools sues Juul Labs over teen vaping
The La Conner School District, an hour north of Seattle, is suing JUUL, saying the company has sparked an epidemic of vaping among school-kids.
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Seattle settles Showbox lawsuit, but theater's fate still uncertain
The city of Seattle’s battle with the owner of the Showbox theater property appears to be over for now – with an agreement that would allow redevelopment of the site.
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Tears flow as Seattle Council commits to supporting Native Americans
The Seattle City Council passes a resolution aimed at supporting Native American communities -- especially the crisis involving missing or murdered indigenous women.
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New indictment linked to killing of federal prosecutor Thomas Wales
A Snohomish County woman has been indicted by a federal grand jury, accused of lying to investigators about “the murder of a judge or lawyer that lives on top of a hill.”
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Gary Locke has an idea to solve Hong Kong's crisis
Former Washington Governor and Ambassador to China Gary Locke says one face-saving way out of the situation in Hong Kong would be if Chief Executive Carrie Lam were to resign.