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Episodes
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Wednesday Headlines
Biggest decline ever for WA math scores, unemployment down, labor movement up, and mixed reactions to new industrial zones
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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.
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Is the 'generation gap' back in Seattle City Council races? District 2 offers clues
Theo Martin is stirring a giant pot of gumbo and talking about Seattle politics at his Columbia City restaurant, Island Soul. Martin said he loves serving Caribbean-inspired soul food to the neighborhood. But these days he sometimes feels out of step with some newer, younger residents, politically.
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Crowd of caddisflies: dingy little moth-like creatures aren't all bad
Caddisflies – the insects – are a key indicator species of the health of our region’s rivers and streams. And they’re out in force across the Columbia Basin this year.
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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.
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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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Road trip! Kicking the tires on electric travel in the Northwest
It's a long drive from Seattle, and I'm nervous about recharging once I've left the big city for mountains and sagebrush, but let’s go!
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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?
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Wednesday Headlines
Seattle University goes fossil free, Canlis is accused of wage theft, and more black bears are being spotted in the burbs.
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Many things got Amanda Schroeder into addiction. Her kids got her out
Last February, Amanda Schroeder landed in jail for breaking into a car to keep warm.
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Numbing the pain: Opioid crisis on the Olympic Peninsula
Vicki Lowe, a Sequim City Councilmember and citizen of the Jamestown Tribe, was taking notes on intergenerational trauma at a conference when it hit her.
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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.