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Episodes
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Starbucks workers take to the picket line in Seattle and across U.S.
Starbucks’ signature holiday drinks may come with a shot of guilt today for customers sympathetic to the labor movement.
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Wednesday Headlines
Sound Transit restarts fare enforcement, a grim climate assessment for the PNW, and a judge rules that WSU and OSU are in control of the Pac-12 It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.
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Seattle light rail is about to get heavy for those who don't pay the fare
If you ride light rail in the Seattle metro area this holiday season, be sure to bring your ORCA card, and tap the card as you enter the station. Starting Wednesday, Sound Transit is ratcheting up its fare enforcement policy, and issuing citations for the first time in two years. It’s a big change.
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Tuesday Headlines
Seattle school closures off the table for now, Providence nurses go on strike, and Seattle approves funds for the controversial technology ShotSpotter. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.
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Monday Headlines
Seattle's next city council is starting to take shape, Burien activists protest public camping ban by sleeping outside, and there's been a swarm of small earthquakes under Mount St. Helens. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.
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Arts picks: Screaming at SAM, an anger jar at the Frye, and butterbeer in Bellevue
KUOW's arts and culture reporter Mike Davis takes Kim Malcolm to "Neon American Anthem" at the Seattle Art Museum, "Hanako O’Leary: Izanami" at the Frye Art Museum, and "Harry Potter: Magic at Play" in Bellevue.
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Thursday Headlines
Progressives gain ground in Seattle City Council races, a cyber attack hits WA's Department of Transportation website, and OL Reign go for their first NWSL championship. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.
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Centrists seem to be making headway in Seattle City Council races
KUOW politics reporter David Hyde talked to Kim Malcolm about what he's seeing as yesterday's election results trickle in.
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Wednesday Headlines
Suspicious envelopes evacuate election offices, centrist candidates in Seattle take an early lead, and the Lummi Nation Chairman calls for the U.S. to declare the fentanyl crisis a national emergency. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.
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A year after a shooting at Seattle's Ingraham High, students remain traumatized — and they want change
A year ago, a shooting at Ingraham High School left a student dead and an entire community reeling from a tragedy that has become all too common in schools across the nation. Ingraham students say that despite the district's efforts, they continue to grapple with trauma and want to see changes.
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Seattle may be taking swing to the center after years of lefty candidates
Seattle's three incumbent city council members were trailing after the first ballot drop on Election Night.
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Tuesday Headlines
Antisemitic incidents increasing in WA, Puget Sound Energy wants to raise rates, and construction begins for Seattle's first protected intersection. It's our daily roundup of Seattle's top news stories from host Paige Browning.