Seattle Now

With the 1 and 2 Lines connected across Lake Washington, Sound Transit is looking to its next major projects. Trains to West Seattle, Ballard, and Tacoma have all been approved by voters. But it’s not all smooth sailing. We’ll get into what we know about West Seattle's light rail journey with West Seattle Blog's Tracy Record. Read some of her recent reporting on this here and here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… First, nearly three years after a young man died by suicide in Klickitat county jail in south-central Washington, a new audit finds conditions are better. Next, the Cayuse, Umatilla and Walla Walla tribes view their traditional food as something that deserves the utmost respect. So, they're working to save food from the dump. And finally, a research team from Portland State University is working on a way to protect buildings from earthquakes… using microbes. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA files suit over Trump's vote-by-mail order, SPD temporarily shuts down license plate readers, and Mayor Wilson wants taller, denser, faster housing growth. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

This week… Ballard residents got bad news about their long-delayed light rail extension. Seattle is getting its seventh Trader Joe's, this time at Northgate.  And hundreds of "love locks" were cut off of a bridge in Gig Harbor.  KUOW Editor Phyllis Fletcher and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson are here to break down the week. Read Chase's Project Hail Mary piece here. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA unemployment hits highest rate since 2021, Mayor Wilson is optimistic about West Seattle light rail, and Artemis II astronauts have a Microsoft Outlook problem. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Washington is quickly embracing clean, electric energy. But there’s only so much of it to go around, especially during extreme weather. So now, electric companies are looking to lessen the load by remotely controlling energy use. Seattle Times Climate Lab reporter Greg Kim will talk about this new program. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle puts guardrails on surveillance data, King County Executive Girmay Zahilay issues order to build 500 new shelter units, and WA faces a pollution conundrum on the open water. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Sneezing, coughing, itching, headaches… It’s allergy season again. And the Pacific Northwest’s allergy seasons are getting longer and more intense. We’ll hear from a local clinical allergist on how to fight back. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Conservatives launch multiple challenges against income tax, another piece of Paul Allen's sports legacy is sold, and rocket hardware made in Redmond will be onboard the moon mission.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Last fall, an OB-GYN was ordered by the Washington State Medical Commission to not work with female patients. Dr. Mark Mulholland had been practicing for years at Kadlec Regional Medical Center in Richland. For several years, he was accused by multiple patients of sexual misconduct during exams. But before last September, he was still allowed to practice. KUOW’s Ashley Hiruko has been investigating this story, in partnership with ProPublica. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.