Kate OConnell
Stories
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Trial begins for brothers accused of fatal shooting in the Jungle
Brothers accused of a pair of fatal shootings in the Jungle homeless encampment as teens in early 2016 will face a trial for those charges beginning...
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Gentrification looms ahead for South Park. These businesses are trying to stay put
Seattle’s South Park neighborhood sits on the bank of the polluted Duwamish river, flanked by industry and split in two by Highway 99. This is a...
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Seattle won’t ding homeless agencies that don’t make the grade — for now
Seattle made some big shifts in its approach to homeless services last year, including signing new contracts that gave the city the ability to ding...
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Inside Seattle's approach to tent encampments
On a sunny May morning, the Alaskan Way Viaduct throws long shadows over a line of tents. This cluster of tents is here illegally, one of about 400...
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan proposes alternative head tax plan
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has proposed a compromise tax on large businesses that would pay to ease the city’s affordable housing shortage and...
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At Seattle's dump, weird is kind of normal
When you throw away a piece of trash, do you ever wonder where it goes and who deals with it? If you live in the city of Seattle, there’s a good chance...
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In South Park, these kids learn the dances of Mexico
Drive south on Highway 99 and you’ll go straight through the middle of Seattle’s South Park neighborhood.
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This corner won't have light rail but it could get affordable housing
Nonprofit developers plan to build more than 300 affordable apartments in Seattle's First Hill neighborhood. The project is slated to go on surplus land...
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What next, Battery Street Tunnel, you narrow, sepia-toned relic of yesteryear?
What will happen to the Battery Street tunnel after the viaduct comes down? This is a question KUOW has received multiple times as the new Highway 99...
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Talking about homelessness with a kid? Here's how our reporter did it
Eleven-year-old Nina Parry noticed a man sitting outside her neighborhood QFC. She and her mom brought him food. But there were others. “Ever since I...