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Jenny Durkan on the decision to leave East Precinct, and those missing texts

Homelessness, economic recovery, policing – these issues don’t wait for an election. They’re being addressed – or not, depending on your perspective – in real time.
Angela King

Katie Campbell
Government

We know who made the call to leave Seattle Police’s East Precinct last summer, finally

Recall June 2020. George Floyd has been murdered by police in Minneapolis, and the video of his death is so shocking that people across the nation pour onto the streets in protest. In Seattle, demonstrators face off with police at their outpost in the freewheeling Capitol Hill neighborhood.
Isolde Raftery
Arts & Life

This hiker survived 9 days with a can of SpaghettiOs. Here's his story

What's it like to survive nine days in the wilderness? Andrew Devers knows. What was supposed to be a breezy day hike turned into a rescue mission when Devers disappeared while hiking near the Pratt River Trail in North Bend.
Kim Malcolm

John O'Brien

Isolde Raftery
Politics

Twitter spats and smack talk — another week in Seattle politics

Downtown Seattle is front and center in the mayor’s race this week. And two frontrunners landed themselves in hot water this week.
David Hyde

Angela King

Katie Campbell
KUOW asks: How would you address violent crime in Seattle?

KUOW is asking Seattle voters the same questions it is asking candidates for mayor in the 2021 primary election. This week, we asked about violent crime.
David Hyde

Dyer Oxley
Outages that hit thousands of Seattle area homes are heat-related, utilities say

“Every surface in my entire apartment is radiating heat. I touch the wall. I touch the floor, the tub, it was all radiating heat.”
Ashley Hiruko
Arts & Life

'Like nothing we've ever seen.' How to beat a Seattle scorcher

With three days hitting over 100 degrees in the Seattle area, Jake DeFlitch with the National Weather Service admits “It’s nothing like we’ve ever seen."
KUOW Staff
KUOW asks: How can Seattle meet its climate change goals?

KUOW is asking Seattle voters the same questions it is asking candidates for mayor in the 2021 primary election. This week, we asked about Seattle's approach to climate change.
David Hyde

Dyer Oxley
Environment

Heat wave could hit Seattle area neighborhoods differently – possible 20 degrees difference

The heat wave expected this weekend in western Washington won’t hit everyone the same.
John Ryan
Politics

'Full-on, citywide grumpiness' is in the air — must be election season. This week in politics

Just like the coming solstice weekend weather, election season in Seattle is heating up. And after a tumultuous year, politicos are wondering what sort of election we're likely to get.
Angela King

Katie Campbell

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