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Washington grocery workers 'begging' for more hours as wages don't keep up with bills

Many grocery workers are running out of food at home and aren’t earning enough to make rent, according to a new study.

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Meet Libby Denkmann, host of KUOW’s new show Soundside

Starting on Monday, KUOW is going to sound very different if you tune in during the noon hour. That's when our new midday show Soundside will make its debut. Libby Denkmann is the host. She talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about her backstory and her plans for the show.

Week In Review

The Charleena Lyles settlement, COVID-19, and Mt. Baker Shootings, this week.

Bill Radke reviews the week's news with Seattle Met Deputy Editor Allison Williams, South Seattle Emerald Publisher and Seattle Times columnist Marcus Green, and New York Times technology correspondent Karen Weise.

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Seattle’s Carmen Best is being considered for NY police commissioner job

The New York Times is reporting former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best is on the short list of candidates for police commissioner at the New York Police Department.

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Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best speaks plainly about being 'Black in Blue' in new book

Former Seattle Police Chief Carmen Best started her law enforcement career the same year Rodney King was brutally beaten by Los Angeles police officers. She ended her career in 2020, just a few months after George Floyd was murdered by police in Minneapolis. And the intervening years were marked with too

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'The guy you look up to every day is gone.' The toll of Rolovich's departure, as told by one WSU alum

A WSU alum is reflecting on how the Rolovich saga has played out for him as a fan who was already struggling with what he sees as the highly problematic college football machine.

Seattle eviction moratorium extended into 2022

Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan is extending the city's moratorium on commercial and residential evictions through the remainder of her term in office, ending in early 2022.

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Local newspapers are in peril, but Bellingham's local news coverage is set to expand

‘I really feel like my journalism bones have been awakened by this project. I think it's going to be really gratifying and an adventure one way or the other.’

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'Gray skies and that dull orange orb in the sky': The view from NW fire lines

Thousands of firefighters are on the ground in our region, trying to control wildfires that have already consumed hundreds of thousands of acres.

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'Are we going to really be able to prevent eviction?' Community groups brace for next housing crisis

There's more than $300 million in rental assistance available for renters and landlords before Washington state's eviction moratorium expires. But the money has been so slow to reach eligible people in Seattle and across King County, community groups are bracing for another housing crisis.