Why Kent farmers used to sneak out to blow up dams This is a story of a war between farmers. Farmers in Kent and Auburn were frustrated because their valley was constantly flooding. And that made it... Joshua McNichols
Reporter's notebook: Black Diamond, big developments, and sticking out your tongue Bill Radke speaks with KUOW reporters Joshua McNichols and Carolyn Adolph about what they learned from their time reporting in Black Diamond for KUOW's... Bill Radke Joshua McNichols Carolyn Adolph Posey Gruener
This ghost town used to be home to 1,000. Now it's just ruins If this ghost town had a mayor, it would be Don Mason. Back in the 1970s, Mason was hiking when he stumbled on evidence of a town called Franklin. He’d... Posey Gruener
How should communities respond to development? Bill Radke speaks with Kristen Bryant, Dennis Box and Johna Thomson about the controversy surrounding a planned development in Black Diamond. Bryant is... Bill Radke Posey Gruener
Seattle-area grew so much last year, we grew a Bellingham New Census Bureau data shows our metropolitan region is one of the fastest-growing in the US. Seattle-Tacoma gained 88,000 people from July 2015 to July... Carolyn Adolph
This growing city needs more officers. Carpentry experience a plus Black Diamond is a small city on the verge of big growth. It recently came through a budget crisis that threatened to shut down the city – including its... Kara McDermott
Your hunch is right: There were more crashes in late 2016 The Washington State Department of Transportation has confirmed what drivers have been suspecting: Crashes are causing more traffic delays. State crews... Carolyn Adolph
This story begins with a cougar eating a tiny dog in Snoqualmie A woman, a new resident of the huge Snoqualmie Ridge development, had called in for pizza. It was the first pie order for one of those new shiny houses,... Joshua McNichols
Racism is baked into the history of this small Seattle suburb Our region was built with immigrant labor. It’s part of the story of growth and development here. There are many ways to tell that history. How we tell... Joshua McNichols
Traffic is killing us. Could we fix it together? As we all know from living here, our region’s roads haven’t been keeping up with population growth. If they were, we wouldn’t be sitting in so much... Carolyn Adolph
