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  • 3 minutes 53 seconds
    Washington state and counties square off over juvenile rehabilitation closures
    One issue: DCYF’s transfer of 43 men in their early 20s from Green Hill to an adult prison.
    5 August 2024, 4:35 pm
  • 5 minutes 46 seconds
    Boeing chooses a new CEO, who reportedly plans to lead company from Seattle area
    ‘In symbolic terms, it would be enormous for this area. It would mean reversing mistakes that have been made over 20 years.’ -Dominic Gates on Boeing news
    1 August 2024, 1:17 am
  • 3 minutes 41 seconds
    Omelet with a side of Bach: Kenji López-Alt’s experimental cooking performance
    Omelet with a side of Bach: Kenji López-Alt’s experimental cooking performance
    19 July 2024, 6:34 pm
  • 8 minutes
    NPR host, check. Cabaret singer, check. Reality TV show host? Ari Shapiro does it all
    The NPR All Things Considered co-host told us about hosting Season Two of the Netflix series "The Mole."
    3 July 2024, 12:35 am
  • 7 minutes 3 seconds
    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.
    28 June 2024, 10:05 pm
  • 3 minutes 22 seconds
    Auburn cop found guilty of murder in 2019 death of Jesse Sarey
    Jeffrey Nelson, an Auburn police officer who was charged for shooting and killing Jesse Sarey, 26, in 2019, was found guilty of murder and assault on Thursday. Nelson is the first officer in Washington state to be convicted under a new legal standard for holding cops accountable for using deadly force.
    27 June 2024, 8:23 pm
  • 3 minutes 22 seconds
    In stunning reversal, Auburn officer won’t testify at his murder trial
    Police officer Jeffrey Nelson will not testify in the murder trial against him
    17 June 2024, 6:36 pm
  • 4 minutes 13 seconds
    Washington officials plan to release abortion pill stockpile after SCOTUS upholds access
    Washington officials say after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld broad access to the abortion pill mifepristone Thursday, the state will start to release its stockpile of the drug. But it’s unclear whether the state will renew that stockpile if the medication faces additional federal challenges.
    13 June 2024, 9:38 pm
  • 8 minutes 10 seconds
    50 years of Pride in Seattle: The early days of the LGBTQ+ fight for acceptance
    This first Pride, though big in spirit, was minuscule compared to what it has become today.
    7 June 2024, 12:48 am
  • 8 minutes 4 seconds
    Poet Maggie Smith's search for self, understanding, and human connection
    Poet Maggie Smith will read from and talk about her work on June 8 at Hugo House.
    5 June 2024, 1:37 am
  • 5 minutes 22 seconds
    The Red Chador and 'the fabulousness of being a Muslim woman'
    ‘She is sparkling, she is shiny, she is not somebody to fear. Let her have her moment. Let her have her dance.’ - Anida Yoeu Ali
    31 May 2024, 5:45 pm
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