Liz Jones
Editor
About
Liz Jones is an editor for daily news, features and special projects. She started at KUOW in 2005 and worked primarily as a reporter until 2018. Her coverage largely focused on immigration and underrepresented communities.
Her work has also been heard on national shows including NPR’s Morning Edition, All Things Considered, Here & Now, PRI's The World, Latino USA, Snap Judgment, The Takeaway and BBC News Service.
She is a NW native who's also lived in Spain, Peru, NYC and Ritzville, WA.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, Spanish
Pronouns: she/her
Podcasts
Stories
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Washington Under Siege By Fire: 'We Are Understaffed And Underequipped'
“Everything is tapped out.” Those were the not-so-reassuring words of Peter Goldmark, Washington state lands commissioner. He spoke Thursday with KUOW’s...
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Washington Attorney General Cracks Down on Immigration Scams
A crackdown on scammers offering fraudulent immigration services found hundreds of victims, Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson said...
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Seattle Pastor: Violence Happens In The Dark When Nobody Is Looking
Get outside. Talk to your neighbors. That’s the advice of Minister Gregory Banks of First A.M.E. Church. He was talking about the recent spate of...
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Seattle Drive-By Shooting Toll Mounts: Latest Victim Was Walking His Dog
A drive-by shooting has claimed the life of another young, black man in Seattle’s Central Area. Police said the 24-year-old man was walking his dog when...
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Arrest Made In New Holly Drive-By Shooting That Killed Zakariya Issa
Seattle police have arrested a suspect in a recent gang-related shooting in the New Holly neighborhood. The arrest is connected to a drive-by shooting...
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Black Lives Matter Marchers 'Really Shocked' At Sanders' Seattle Crowd
People marching in a Black Lives Matter protest in Seattle on Sunday said they were upset by how a largely white crowd reacted to the disruption of...
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Gang Killings Leave Seattle's New Holly Neighborhood Tense
People in Seattle’s New Holly neighborhood say the killings of two young Somali men have shaken their faith in the police and they want more to be done...
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Violence Against Seattle's LGBTQ Community Prompts Safety Plan
More rainbow crosswalks are coming to the hub of the Seattle gay community on Capitol Hill. That’s just one item in the mayor’s action plan to improve...
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Death Penalty Withdrawn For Woman In Carnation Murders
A woman charged in the murder of her family in Carnation, Washington, will not face the death penalty, the King County prosecutor said Wednesday.
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International District Mourns Shooting Victim Donald Chin
Some called Donald Chin the face of Seattle's Chinatown. Others called him its protector. Chin, 59, was fatally shot early Thursday morning in the...