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Monday Evening Headlines Jul 16, 2024

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WA politicians react to attempted Trump assassination, campaign launches to defeat Initiative 2124, and there are new recommendations for prostate cancer screening. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

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Your grocery store could change hands soon Jul 15, 2024

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Fifteen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle could soon be under new management thanks to a proposed merger between Safeway parent company Albertsons and Kroger, which owns QFC.

The announcement sparked plenty of questions about what would happen to the stores, if any would close, and what changes customers could see.

Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to get into the details with us.

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Friday Evening Headlines Jul 13, 2024

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Another Westlake Center retail store calls it quits, feds chip in $1.5 billion to replace the I-5 Bridge, and PNW Douglas fir trees are dying by the thousands. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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Casual Friday with Jodi-Ann Burey and Erica Barnett Jul 12, 2024

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This week…

It was hot, hot, hot in Seattle… that’s it, full stop.

SeaTac’s flashy new July 4 drone show made a splash in the worst way, with a few drones taking an unplanned dip in Angle Lake.

And did I mention it was hot? Seattle Department of Transportation had to get the hoses out to keep the bridges from breaking down.

Author and speaker Jodi-Ann Burey and Publicola Editor and Publisher Erica Barnett are here to break down the week.

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Thursday Evening Headlines Jul 12, 2024

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Grocery workers denounce plan to sell WA stores, new toll rates approved for 520 bridge, and Seattle police watchdog agencies are under scrutiny. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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A (compassionate) guide to sunscreen for Seattle summer Jul 11, 2024

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We’re back to our regularly scheduled summer temperatures, so it’s the perfect time to get outside and have some fun.

But don’t forget: that glorious summer sun is also a danger to your skin.

It’s the perfect time of year for a refresher on how to stay safe without living in that sunscreen stickiness for the next two months.

Dermatologist Paul Nghiem, head of the UW School of Medicine Dermatology Department, brings us practical solutions.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Jul 11, 2024

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Seventeen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle will be sold if merger goes through, Covid cases are rising in WA, and the Conor Byrne Pub will reopen as a co-op this summer. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy.

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Beat the heat at these (secret) Seattle beaches Jul 10, 2024

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All over Seattle there are 140 so-called street ends, where Seattle’s streets meet the shore. Some end in little parks, and others in tiny beaches, where you can swim.

KUOW’s Katie Campbell takes us to “Hidden Beach” along Lake Washington, to find out how Seattle ended up with so many tiny, secret beaches.

Read Katie’s story here: https://www.kuow.org/stories/beat-the-heat-at-seattle-hidden-beaches-the-pearls-of-city-shoreline

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Tuesday Evening Headlines Jul 10, 2024

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Seattle breaks a heat record, councilmembers sign off on Seattle's transportation levy, and crimes rates declined in WA last year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna.

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Seattle’s 8-year transportation plan Jul 09, 2024

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The Seattle City Council is set to pass a new transportation levy that is chock full of plans for the future of our city’s infrastructure.

The taxpayer funded proposal will cost one and a half billion dollars, and it could change how you get around your neighborhood

KUOW reporter Casey Martin is her to break it all down and explain what changes to expect.

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