Gil Aegerter
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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Race & Identity
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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Crime
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.
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Technology
Capital One hacking case extends to dozens more companies, prosecutors say
The Seattle woman charged in the massive Capital One hacking case is now accused of stealing terabytes of data from more than 30 other companies and institutions.
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Business
Mercer Mega Block sale could haul in $143.5 million for city of Seattle
A $143.5 million sale of the Mercer Mega Block could plow tens of millions into affordable housing efforts in Seattle.
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Politics
News roundup: Morning after primary
A quick hit of the news after the first round of ballots dropped.
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Politics
Friday politics: Durkan weighs into City Council elections
Friday politics: Durkan weighs into City Council elections
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Science
4.6 earthquake strikes north of Seattle
The earthquake was centered in Monroe and was felt across the Puget Sound region.
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ICE used Washington drivers licenses to hunt immigrants, researchers say
Federal agents are using facial-recognition technology to find undocumented immigrants through Washington state’s driver license system, according to university researchers.
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Health
'We have to do more': Community leaders respond to state report on missing indigenous women
Fifty-six Native American women are listed as missing in Washington, according to a new State Patrol report. But representatives of the Native American community told a Seattle City Council hearing on Wednesday that the numbers are an undercount, the result of persistent barriers to gathering data.