Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

A smart, daily podcast for a curious city. Seattle Now brings you quick, informal, and hyper-local news updates every weekday.

  • 17 minutes 8 seconds
    Trump wants more logging in Washington's national forests

    Decades-old protections for Washington's national forests could be loosened to increase logging in our state, due to new orders from the federal government.

    Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes will tell us how things could change. 

    Watch the town hall with Nick Brown and other state AG’s here. Submit questions here.

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    16 April 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 8 minutes 42 seconds
    Tuesday Evening Headlines

    WA's Attorney General sues Seattle Public Schools, after-hours lounges in Seattle must abide by new security rules, and WA Dems push for a budget that could mean higher property taxes.

    It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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    16 April 2025, 12:02 am
  • 12 minutes 59 seconds
    KVRU: New owners, same South Seattle mission

    Community radio station KVRU is under new management, but the mission is the same.

    Since its inception in 2014, it has focused on radio for and by the South Seattle community.

    And now Crystal Fincher and Monisha Harrell are leading it into the future.

    We visit them at the radio station they now run in the Mount Baker neighborhood.

    Learn more about KVRU and Story Sonic

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    15 April 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 7 minutes 13 seconds
    Monday Evening Headlines

    Feds deny WA's request for disaster relief, lawmakers pass bill requiring clergy to report abuse, and the Virginia Inn will close.

    It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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    15 April 2025, 12:02 am
  • 12 minutes 25 seconds
    A grassroots effort to make Seattle's Little Saigon safer

    For years, Seattle’s Little Saigon neighborhood has been struggling with crime, public drug use, and concentrated homelessness. Little Saigon’s problems got worse during the pandemic, and it’s taking a toll on the community, especially neighborhood businesses. Now, there’s a grassroots effort up and running to make Little Saigon safer. It’s a project called Phố Đẹp. We visit the neighborhood to talk with Quynh Pham, Executive Director of Friends of Little Saigon.

    Link to apply for an e-bike voucher.

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    14 April 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 12 minutes 6 seconds
    Friday Evening Headlines

    Tariffs are causing British Columbian retaliation, more students in the PNW have lost visas, and Seattle has a dog cafe.

    It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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    12 April 2025, 12:01 am
  • 24 minutes 25 seconds
    Casual Friday with Chase Burns and Zaki Hamid

    This week… 

    It’s tariff chaos. Seattle is doing its best to navigate an uncertain economy as an import/export city.

    The Seattle City Council has a lot on their plates, but the main course might be interpersonal beef.

    And for the first time in 13 years, Seattle is getting a new Trader Joe’s… You might want to take the bus instead of dealing with the parking lot.

    Local drag queen and film curator Chase Burns and KUOW Community Engagement Director Zaki Hamid are here to break down the week.

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    11 April 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 10 minutes 45 seconds
    Thursday Evening Headlines

    The wealth tax appears dead in the WA legislature, Seattle's Pride orgs are seeing a drop in corporate funding, and tariffs are threatening to squeeze WA's blueberry industry.

    It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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    10 April 2025, 11:31 pm
  • 17 minutes 16 seconds
    Inside the legal battle for students with revoked visas

    More than a dozen students in Washington have had their visas revoked by the Trump administration.

    It’s unclear what’s next, and the news is rattling many of the state's international students.

    We talk with immigration attorney Tahmina Watson about how she’s advising students.

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    10 April 2025, 12:00 pm
  • 13 minutes 52 seconds
    Wednesday Evening Headlines

    State workers protest possible furloughs, eviction rates reach record highs in King County, and Seattle post-grads worry they'll be targeted by President Trump for supporting Gaza.

    It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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    9 April 2025, 11:56 pm
  • 13 minutes 16 seconds
    As Canadians take staycations, WA tourism could struggle

    The chill between the U.S. and Canada is keeping travelers away.

    That’s bad news for border states like Washington, who bank on billions in tourism dollars. 

    In a minute, we’ll get the view from the north with Vancouver, BC-based travel advisor McKenzie McMillan.

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    9 April 2025, 12:00 pm
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