Isolde Raftery
Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery has been the Managing Editor at KUOW since 2024. Previously at KUOW, she was online managing editor, investigations team editor, and web editor.
She has reported for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state.
Isolde attended James A. Garfield High School in Seattle and later graduated from Barnard College in New York City. She received a Master's degree in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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First U.S. death from presumed coronavirus case in Seattle-area, Washington health officials say. Gov. Inslee declares state of emergency
The patient died at a hospital in Kirkland, Washington.
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2 new coronavirus cases found in Seattle area, health officials say
Two new cases of the coronavirus disease, COVID-19, have been confirmed in Washington state -- one in King County and one in Snohomish County, public health officials said Friday night.
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3rd teacher removed from classroom following KUOW investigation
Martin McGowan, a first-grade teacher at West Woodland Elementary who had been disciplined for abuse including yanking kids’ ears and grabbing their necks, has been put on leave.
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Seattle parents outraged by teacher abuse revelations, but superintendent remains silent
Seattle parents are calling for Superintendent Denise Juneau to address revelations that the district let abusive teachers return to the classroom, sometimes after multiple incidents of misconduct.
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'Nostorm: It did not snow in Seattle last night. Yes, school is still closed
Seattle was giddy. Double buses were pulled off routes. School was canceled, before a single flake dropped. And then it didn’t snow. Instead, it warmed up. Here’s what happened.
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It did not snow in Seattle last night. Yes, school is still closed
Seattle was giddy. Double buses were pulled off routes. School was canceled, before a single flake dropped.
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51,000 library accounts were unblocked in Seattle today. We break down the numbers
Starting Thursday, Jan. 2, the Seattle Public Library will no longer charge fees for overdue books and other media.
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Boeing suspends 737 MAX production; no layoffs or furlough expected
Boeing announced that it is stopping production of the 737 MAX plane, beginning next month.
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Kshama Sawant pulls ahead, after being 8 points behind on Election Night
On Election Night, the news was that Kshama Sawant, the Seattle socialist council member who refuses to pander, was eight points behind. And that L
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3 takeaways from Election Night in Seattle, starring Kshama Sawant
Amazon may have exacted its revenge on Kshama Sawant