Seattle Now

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Monday Evening Headlines Oct 07, 2024

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FEMA team deploys from WA to help with hurricane recovery, Tim Walz heads to the Seattle area to fundraise, and nearly 90% of WA's rest areas are in "critical condition." It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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How to enjoy PNW mushrooms this fall Oct 07, 2024

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It is a great mushroom season for Western Washington. Wild and cultivated species are popping up all over, including at local farmer’s markets and grocery stores.

Mushroom Farmer Mossy Rayment spends all day with the fruiting fungi, and is here to help us enjoy these fall treats.

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Friday Evening Headlines Oct 05, 2024

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Downtown Seattle's new waterfront walkway opens, Boeing and striking machinists to restart talks on Monday, and housing for LGBTQ+ veterans opens in Seattle. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Casual Friday with Joe Veyera and Andrew Walsh Oct 04, 2024

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This week…

Seattle Police are changing how they respond to home alarm systems, and potentially saying goodbye to the city’s police horses.

The Seattle Channel is on the chopping block in Mayor Harrell’s new budget.

And return to sender… a Seattle two-year-old spent some time in an Amazon Locker this weekend.

Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Too Beautiful To Live Co-Host Andrew Walsh are here to break down the week.

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Thursday Evening Headlines Oct 03, 2024

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Striking Boeing workers are picking up seasonal jobs, the Grand Illusion Theater has to move locations, and we dig into Initiative 2117, which could axe WA's Climate Commitment Act. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Fentanyl deaths are down, but it's complicated Oct 03, 2024

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Fentanyl overdose deaths are down in King County but that’s not necessarily good news. UW addiction and research professor epidemiologist Caleb Banta-Green is here to give us some perspective.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Oct 02, 2024

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Seattle school closure plan scaled back, VP candidate Tim Walz to visit Seattle, and we explore new efforts to keep toxic gunk from reaching Puget Sound. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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A new series satirizes the PNW's "aggressive good intentions" Oct 02, 2024

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Seattle and Portland are full of good intentions.

How those good intentions land on those on the receiving end…. A bit of a mixed bag.

Mischa Webley satirizes this dynamic in a new web series called "Hasaan Hates Portland," that depicts some of the everyday experiences of a Black man living in America’s whitest city.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines Oct 01, 2024

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Seattle Police Chief wants to eliminate mounted patrol, ferry rates increase, and Gonzaga will join the Pac-12. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Can Seattle churches help solve the housing crisis? Oct 01, 2024

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Throughout Seattle, churches are hoping to sell off some of their property and turn it into affordable housing. The goal is to shore up their finances in the least religious metro area in the U.S. But accomplishing that goal hasn't been so easy. We talk with Seattle Times business reporter Heidi Groover about the barriers they face.

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