Isolde Raftery
Online Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery is the online managing editor at KUOW. She was hired as the station's first online editor in 2013 and was promoted to her current position in 2018.
Previously, she worked for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk in 2010), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state. She has freelanced breaking news and crime stories for The Chicago Tribune, Seattlepi.com and Seattle Business magazine.
Born in Ireland to an Irish dad and a French mom, Isolde grew up in Dublin, Paris and Seattle, where she attended James A. Garfield High School. She later graduated from Barnard College in New York City and received a master's degree in literary nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
Stories
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KUOW Newsroom
A legend at Garfield High School, Rick walked the halls for half a century. This is his story
Wendell Hicks, known to the Central District as “Two Brick Rick,” and “Garfield Rick,” died last week. He was 69. The cause was pneumonia, his appointed guardian said.
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Seattle council candidate withdraws after criminal assault exposed
Michael McQuaid, a candidate for Seattle City Council, has withdrawn from the race after an article in the Seattle Times exposed a criminal assault from 2015.
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This pioneer worked the Underground Railroad — and founded Seattle's Black Central District
In the early days, they called him Big Bill the Cook.
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'At least' two Seattle cops in D.C. on Wednesday, police chief says
The Seattle Police Department learned on Friday that two of its officers had been in Washington, D.C., o
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Coronavirus In Seattle
'Worth every minute.' Drive-through vaccines kick off in Renton
Farrah Azur, a dental hygienist, debated getting the Covid vaccine.
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Joe Biden: 'It's not protest. It's insurrection'
Joe Biden intended to speak about the economy. And then a pro-Trump mob breached the U.S. Capitol, sending lawmakers scramble into hiding.
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KUOW Newsroom
Unboxing the coronavirus vaccine in Seattle: A glimmer of hope
The box looked like no big deal. White, cardboard, and a pink sticker that read, “priority boarding.”
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KUOW Newsroom
Denise Juneau, Seattle superintendent, to leave district
Denise Juneau, superintendent of Seattle Public Schools, announced on Tuesday that she will leave the district in June when her contract expires.
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Elections
10 Seattle precincts with the most Trump voters
Seattle is a notoriously liberal city where just 8 percent of voters supported President Trump this year – and in 2016.
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Elections
Why votes from Wyoming carry more weight than yours
You, the people, do not elect the president of the United States. At least not directly.