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Episodes
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Two Puget Sound Energy coal plants closing earlier than expected
Two Puget Sound Energy coal plants will close in December because of financial challenges.
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Can the U.S. women repeat as World Cup champions?
Kim Malcolm talks with Lesle Gallimore about the 2019 Women's World Cup, and the outlook for the United States Women's National Soccer Team.
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Parents react to sudden closure of Kent charter school
Families are scrambling to pick up the pieces - and figure out what went wrong - after Excel Public Charter School and Destiny Charter Middle School, both part of the multi-state Green Dot charter chain, announced they are shutting down this month due to low enrollment .
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What are that new baby orca’s chances of surviving?
The calf, still ruddy and wrinkled from its time in the womb, brings the endangered population of southern resident killer whales up to 76.
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Marcie Sillman's weekend culture picks, June 7-9
June is here, complete with what seems like endless daylight and warmer temperatures. The first week of June is also a time for big cultural happenings; KUOW’s Arts and Culture reporter Marcie Sillman has some tips for our weekend pleasure.
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Black flight is not the end of Seattle's Central District's diversity story. "On The Brink" highlights those who working hard to keep it that way.
Black flight in Seattle's Central District is in the past. The African American community there is hard at work to revitalize the area.
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Seattle's rent bidding moratorium expired in April. But it could still be prohibited
Seattle could soon reinstate its moratorium on rent bidding. This week a city council committee voted to do just that.
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23 couples, one mass celebration in Washington farm town
Summer kicks off a flurry of weddings. In Central Washington, one small town went big with 23 couples tying the knot, all on the same day.
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Climbers rescued from Mt. Rainier after three days in snow
Park Rangers successfully rescued four climbers on Mount Rainier by helicopter Thursday morning.
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130 years ago, the Great Seattle Fire changed the city forever
Kim Malcolm talks with MOHAI's Leonard Garfield about the Great Seattle Fire of 1889, and how it changed Seattle forever.
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In Rainier Beach, neighbors have a dream, but developers are holding cards close to their chests.
In Rainier Beach, non-profit groups want any development that comes in to help the neighbors who live there now. And development seems likely, as recent upzones raise the height limit on some properties from four stories to twelve. Developers are holding their cards close to their chests. Rainier Beach is prepared to turn to civil disobedience if developers don’t listen.
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Meet Washington's newest endangered species
Some endangered species in Puget Sound are almost as big as a school bus. Others can fit in the palm of your hand.