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Google opens a Seattle campus, and brings a housewarming gift
Google opened its new campus on South Lake Union today with the announcement of a million-dollar grant to the Salvation Army to expand a homeless shelter.
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Her great-grandma escaped slavery. She realized what that really meant in a pilgrimage to Africa
Juanita Galloway traveled from Seattle to Ghana to mark the 400-year anniversary of the first slaves arriving in Jamestown, Virginia. She told KUOW's Angela King about
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Intiman Theater won't close down...yet
Intiman Theater will keep its doors open, despite a funding crisis.
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What ‘Unbelievable’ teaches us about responding to stories of sexual assault
When Marie told Lynnwood police she had been raped, she was discredited and accused of making a false report. Then two female police officers in Colorado tracked down her rapist — after he had raped many other women in that state.
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Walk-in opioid treatment is about to be even more robust in downtown Seattle
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Inslee Calls On State Wildlife Agency To 'Significantly Reduce' Lethal Wolf Actions
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is asking state wildlife officials to “significantly reduce” the killing of wolves involved in livestock conflicts. In a letter to Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife Director Kelly Susewind, Inslee asked that the state increase efforts to change guidelines that dictate when a wolf can be lethally removed.
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Plastic with your seafood? Same question goes for otters and orcas
It was a dark and slippery early morning on the Oregon coast when researchers scrambled down the rocky shore in the small town of Yachats. They kept one eye on the crashing waves while scanning for two species of Pacific Northwest sea life that are now being checked for microplastics — fibers and fragments less than 5 millimeters long.
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'Washington state is finally relevant' for Democratic presidential candidates
Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar hit Seattle on Monday, September 30th to meet supporters and raise money for her presidential bid. KUOW politics reporter David Hyde talked it over with host Kim Malcolm. [Below is the transcript of this interview]
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Seattle taxes oil heating, but postpones action on natural gas
Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has signed a tax on heating oil into law. Money from the tax would go to help homeowners replace their oil heat with climate-friendly alternatives.
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Child homelessness has doubled in Washington state in the last decade
More than 40,000 students are homeless in Washington state, and living without stable housing is hurting their performance at school. Those are some of the findings in a new Schoolhouse Washington report.
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Are developmental disability services a constitutional right in Washington?
For years, families of the developmentally disabled in Washington and their advocates have been frustrated that services in an institution, like one of the state’s Residential Habilitation Centers (RHCs), are an entitlement, but services in the community are not.
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Lummi family settles wrongful death suit against Whatcom jail
The family of a Lummi tribal member has settled a wrongful death lawsuit against the Whatcom County Jail. The settlement announced Monday stems from the death of Shannon Rose Jefferson in 2014.