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Episodes
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Monday Headlines
Class action lawsuit filed against WA prisons, Seattle wants SCOTUS to rule on public camping, and we remember Seattle bartender Murray Stenson
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Friday Headlines
SPD officer on leave after alleged slurs, Bellevue mulls closing schools, and WA tribes get millions from feds to restore salmon
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'When I walk to school, I can see people shooting up.' How Seattle's drug crisis drives election debate
Chinatown-International District resident Joe Clark says the neighborhood always felt safe, until his daughter began sharing alarming stories about witnessing drug use on her walk to the school. Stories like Clark's are one reason why drug policy is now at the center of this year’s city council races. Voters tell pollsters drugs are a top issue, but what exactly do they want?
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Fall arts season launches with Little Mermaid, Robin Hood, and the Black and Loud Fest
KUOW's arts reporter Mike Davis chats with Kim Malcolm about his weekly picks
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Thursday Headlines
Seattleites asked to conserve water, covid hospitalizations on the rise, and the Mariners make their playoff push
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One hiker's eerie night trekking past a North Cascades wildfire
“I’ve never walked by anything like that before,” Campos said at 3:30 a.m. “The fire was right next to the road. Little fireballs rolling down, landing in the ditch right next to the road. Bowling-ball-size rocks, laying in the road. Pretty intense.”
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Wednesday Headlines
Mayor Harrell preps police for new drug law, Inslee attends NYC climate conference, and OL Reign are expected to break attendance records
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Tuesday Headlines
Seattle passes a new drug law, Starbucks under fire from labor board, and First Lady Jill Biden to visit the PNW
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Monday Headlines
Jury selection starts in Tacoma PD trial, Burien may ban camping, and Oregon could reverse course on drug decriminalization
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Friday Headlines
Seattle police union breaks silence, Wing Luke Museum vandalized, and an arts pick for your weekend
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King County's hotel shelters help address one crisis while potentially hiding another
Seattle and King County have been experimenting with using hotel rooms to house people rather than directing them to crowded homeless shelters. But some service providers fear the hotel rooms could be hiding another crisis: drug overdoses.
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Trial starts Monday for Tacoma officers charged in the killing of Manny Ellis
Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, was walking home from a convenience store when he came across police officers. A struggle ensured, and Ellis died at the scene.