Kate Walters
Reporter
About
Kate Walters is a reporter covering Covid-19 and the many ways the pandemic has impacted our lives. She's covered personal experiences of community members, state and local policies, affects on the healthcare system, and more. In the past, Kate has reported on homelessness for KUOW, as well as general assignment stories ranging from city hall politics to sea stars. Originally from Australia, Kate studied journalism at the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT). She started her career in public radio at WXXI in Rochester, NY.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Stories
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Law & Courts
Does the US Supreme Court ruling on public camping bans criminalize homelessness?
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled Friday that cities can ban camping and sleeping in public, even if there is no shelter to send them to, overturning a previous ruling that has guided cities' approaches to homelessness for years.
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Science
Lots of rumbling under Mount St. Helens, but scientists say no cause for alarm
Scientists have registered nearly 350 small-magnitude earthquakes beneath Mount St. Helens in the last five months, but they say there's no cause for concern.
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Investigations
Almost a year after fatal dive to the Titanic, questions remain
Nearly a year after the Titan submersible made its final fatal dive, investigators are still working to determine exactly what happened.
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Books
Seattle library patrons rejoice (quietly). Digital books are back
Readers rejoice! As of midday on Thursday, Seattle Public Library's digital book collection is once again accessible to the public. It’s the latest milestone as the library system works to recover a cyberattack last month that halted services.
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Health
Summer Covid surge hits Washington state
Washington state is once again in the midst of a slight Covid-19 surge. It's an indication that Covid is not yet acting like a seasonal respiratory virus, like flu and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), which show up each year in the fall and winter.
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Did you pay your fare? Inspections start Monday at Sound Transit stations
Starting Monday, Sound Transit fare ambassadors will begin checking passengers for proof of payment on some Link station platforms. This adds to the current fare checks that take place on Link and Sounder trains.
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Sports
It’s a no to pickleball and a yes to wildlife for Seattle’s Lincoln Park
After almost a year of campaigning, wildlife advocates in Seattle were handed a win this week. A city plan to place six pickleball courts on a disused tennis court pad in Lincoln Park in West Seattle has been scrapped.
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Crime
You don't have to go home, but you can't stay here: Reduced hours return to two Seattle beaches
Starting Friday, Golden Gardens and Alki Beach will have reduced hours. This is the third year the city has implemented early closure of beaches in an attempt to curb violence and crime.
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Washington overdose deaths continued to rise in 2023 while national trends declined, but there's hope
Overdose deaths in Washington state continued to rise last year, bucking the national trend. According to preliminary data released by the CDC this week, reported overdose deaths across the U.S. fell by roughly 5 percent in 2023, compared to 2022.
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Solar storm could make Northern Lights visible from Seattle
A geomagnetic storm is hitting the Earth right now has the potential to impact satellites, GPS, radios, and power grids, but its most immediate impact for the Pacific Northwest might be more positive — a rare glimpse at the Northern Lights.
