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Episodes
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A simple trick for not blowing off your hand with fireworks
Fireworks are part of the Fourth of July — and so are fireworks injuries.
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Seeking citizenship in Seattle? You may now need to drive to Portland
Immigrants in South Seattle and Bellevue who applied for citizenship will now have to travel to Yakima or Portland for their naturalization interview, instead of having it at the local Seattle office.
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Sea-Tac passengers expected to double by 2050
If you think Sea-Tac is crowded now, it's expected to be even fuller by 2050, with double the number of air travelers says the Puget Sound Regional Council.
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UW to become largest psychiatric training program in U.S.
Washington State has a shortage of psychiatrists. The University of Washington is opening up its psychiatry training program to meet the growing need.
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Seattle's new backyard cottage rule both hailed and hated
Not everyone is sold on Seattle’s decision to allow more options to build backyard cottages.
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More cruise ships? Seattle grapples with what to do with Terminal 46
The Port of Seattle is investing in bringing more big cargo ships to Seattle. Part of the plan involves moving intcargo away from Terminal 46. And using it for cruise ships instead. But the longshore union is calling that a mistake.
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GUILTY: Bill Talbott convicted of murder after family tree unearths his decades-old secret
This is the first time a suspect was nabbed using the combined powers of DNA and old-school genealogy.
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Endangered orcas have been missing for 8 weeks. This is unprecedented, researchers say
It all comes back to chinook salmon.
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Haunting symbolism: Migrant children are being held where Japanese-Americans were detained
Kim Malcolm talks with historian Tom Ikeda about the parallels he sees between Japanese Internment during World War II and Trump administration policies around detaining migrant children.
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan wants everyone to come out to Pride Weekend
It's Pride Weekend in Seattle, and Mayor Jenny Durkan is the grand marshal of the annual parade. She talks about coming out ... at work, to her mom and as a role model.
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Have you noticed all the cotton fluff drifting in the air?
"What's up with all the white fluff in the air?" That was one listener's question we recently answered in our SoundsQs podcast.
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This hotel worker feels unsafe. Seattle wants to change that ASAP
It’s been nearly three years since Seattle voters approved I-124 to protect the safety of hotel workers. But those safeguards haven’t been put into practice because of a legal challenge. Today, the city introduced new legislation that aims to provide the same protections under the initiative.