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caption: The main portion of the Space Needle's Century Project construction will be complete in May of 2018.

KUOW Newsroom

Catch up on the local headlines of the day with the "KUOW Newsroom" podcast. One podcast feed, all the great local reporting you expect from KUOW and NPR.

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Episodes

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Biggest decline ever for WA math scores, unemployment down, labor movement up, and mixed reactions to new industrial zones

  • Tuesday Headlines

    Tuesday Headlines

    Seattle takes aim at illegal street racing, UW researchers try to solve Washington's opioid crisis, and a beloved Japanese folk dancing festival returns.

  • Monday Headlines

    Monday Headlines

    Seattle flirts with free public transit, outdoor workers get new protections from worsening heat, and a big cat briefly shuts down Oregon's Cannon Beach.

  • Friday Headlines

    Friday Headlines

    Candidates distance themselves from 'defund the police', tree-sitters halt axes in Wedgwood, and a new masking policy at Seattle Children's.

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    Thursday Headlines

    A troubling tombstone in an SPD break room, a 'monster' weekend for Montlake traffic, and will we or won't we see the Northern Lights?

  • Wednesday Headlines

    Wednesday Headlines

    Seattle University goes fossil free, Canlis is accused of wage theft, and more black bears are being spotted in the burbs.

  • caption: Black bear on the trail west of the old Wellington site near Stevens Pass in 2017.

    Why are we seeing more black bears in King County these days?

    It's that time of year when black bears are wandering into local neighborhoods looking for food and water. Some have recently set their sights on backyard animals, adding to the recent uptick in bear activity around King County.