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At Seattle Children’s, the future of gender-affirming care is uncertain Apr 21, 2025

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The future of gender affirming care in Washington is becoming more uncertain.

Earlier this year, Seattle Children’s Hospital paused, then resumed, gender affirming surgeries. Now it seems they’ve paused these surgeries again.

The Stranger’s Vivian McCall is here to tell us what’s at stake when the hospital does offer this care, and the real life impacts for trans youth.

Just a note that Seattle Now reached out to Seattle Children’s Hospital about Vivian’s reporting that they have paused gender affirming surgeries and have not received a response.

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KUOW Documentary: Fentanyl fuels a persistent 'hot spot' at Seattle's 12th and Jackson. What will it take to fix it? Apr 19, 2025

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KUOW’s Will James is very good at unwinding some of society’s most intractable issues…In his documentary Hot Spot, Will examines how Fentanyl fuels this area and the city’s attempts at stopping it.

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Friday Evening Headlines Apr 19, 2025

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AmericaCorp targeted with DOGE cuts, UW grad student wins court victory over revoked visa, and WA's recycling program will get an overhaul.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Casual Friday with Jas Keimig and Joe Veyera Apr 18, 2025

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This week…

Crosswalk buttons got hacked, a local grocer is bringing downtown some hot to go food, and people are zeroed in on Trump news.

Arts reporter Jas Keimig and editor of Factal Joe Veyera are here to break down the week.

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Thursday Evening Headlines Apr 17, 2025

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Visas revoked for Shoreline Community College students, WA's lawsuit over Trump's birthright citizenship order will reach SCOTUS, and WA lawmakers pass bill to hire more cops.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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WA is divided about our public defender crisis Apr 17, 2025

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There’s a traffic jam in our courts in Washington state.

Victims, and people accused of crimes, are waiting and waiting.

That's because in many cases, one person needs a public defender, and those are getting harder to come by.

Investigative reporter Aspen Ford joins us to talk about why, and it’s not just because attorneys are burnt out.

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Wednesday Evening Headlines Apr 16, 2025

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Seattle crosswalks hacked with audio deepfake of Jeff Bezos, WA Dems scrap their wealth tax plan, and Peruvian immigrants in Central WA are on edge.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Trump wants more logging in Washington's national forests Apr 16, 2025

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Decades-old protections for Washington's national forests could be loosened to increase logging in our state, due to new orders from the federal government.

Seattle Times environment reporter Lynda Mapes will tell us how things could change.

Watch the town hall with Nick Brown and other state AG’s here. Submit questions here.

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Tuesday Evening Headlines Apr 16, 2025

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WA's Attorney General sues Seattle Public Schools, after-hours lounges in Seattle must abide by new security rules, and WA Dems push for a budget that could mean higher property taxes.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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KVRU: New owners, same South Seattle mission Apr 15, 2025

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Community radio station KVRU is under new management, but the mission is the same.

Since its inception in 2014, it has focused on radio for and by the South Seattle community.

And now Crystal Fincher and Monisha Harrell are leading it into the future.

We visit them at the radio station they now run in the Mount Baker neighborhood.

Learn more about KVRU and Story Sonic

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