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Episodes
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Is climate change bringing more disease-carrying bugs to the PNW?
We've got about a month and a half of summer left, so still plenty of time to get outdoors and enjoy the warm weather. Pack the bug spray, though.
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Thursday Headlines
Voters share primary reactions, Seattle's Colman Dock reopens, and the Blue Angels are back
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Fired Amazon employee-activist leads Seattle City Council race
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Wednesday Headlines
Primary results and takeaways trickle in, a Seattle kidnap victim escapes, and tribes petition to ban a salmon-killing tire chemical
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A vending machine in Seattle that dispenses the morning-after pill
There’s a new kind of vending machine on the University of Washington campus. It sells pregnancy tests, tampons, tylenol – and the morning-after pill for $12.60, packaged in purple and white boxes.
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Tuesday Headlines: Election Night Recap
The first results are in from the primary election and we've got the TL;DR to get you up to speed on who's headed to the general.
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What message did Seattle voters send in the Aug. 1 primary?
When voters aren’t happy, they typically punish the elected officials in power. It happened 2 years ago when City Council president Lorena González lost her race for mayor against Bruce Harrell by nearly 20 percentage points. But after the first ballot count in the Aug. 1 primary election this year, it’s not yet clear what message Seattle voters are sending on the issues they tell pollsters they’re most frustrated about – homelessness and public safety.
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Tuesday Headlines
Primary Election Day is here, WA joins legal challenge of Idaho's abortion law, and SPU students settle lawsuit
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Monday Headlines
Teen struck and killed by Monorail, Safeway shooting aftermath, and calling all voters, tomorrow is election day
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These food entrepreneurs want your vote for Seattle City Council
Public safety is one of the top issues in this year’s primary election. It’s one of the issues that prompted several candidates who built their careers in the food business to enter the city council race.
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Friday Headlines
WA Republicans worry about petition protests, Art Fair's back in Seattle, and Octavia Butler is honored with a street name
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Constantly on the move in SoDo, trying not to get swept
People living in tents and vehicles in Seattle’s SoDo neighborhood were shuffled around during major league baseball's All Star week earlier this month. Some say it isn’t just big sporting events that force them to keep moving.