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  • caption: As floodwaters recede, Narissa Burton and Bernard Garbusjuk inspect the grounds of their chocolate factory, Boehm's Candies. Here, they stand outside the chapel (with a small replica of the Sistine Chapel ceiling inside) where many couples get married.

    Each flood takes a bite out of Seattle-area candy maker

    This winter, we’ve heard a lot about flooding in small towns, and the damage those communities have had to deal with. But flooding this year is hitting urban communities too. And in urban areas, even a small flood can cause serious economic damage. Boehm's Candies in Issaquah offers a glimpse at the burden that flooding puts on some urban businesses.

  • caption: Floodwaters at Issaquah Creek on Friday, January 7, 2022.

    Can salmon eggs survive Washington's heavy floods?

    When flooding hits rivers with salmon in them, it can damage the eggs and set back those populations. It’s true on big rivers like the Nooksack and the Skagit, and it’s also true on the small creeks that run through urban areas, some of which support healthy salmon populations.

  • caption: Michelle Zauner's Crying in H Mart

    Secret Seattle matinee and nerdy bookclub: arts picks

    ‘I think it's really cool because you have the kind of nerdy book club vibe of people who have read the same book as you, but you get to see people's interpretations of that novel in a whole different form.’
  • Soundside With Libby Denkmann

    Meet Libby Denkmann, host of KUOW’s new show Soundside

    Starting on Monday, KUOW is going to sound very different if you tune in during the noon hour. That's when our new midday show Soundside will make its debut. Libby Denkmann is the host. She talked to KUOW’s Kim Malcolm about her backstory and her plans for the show.

  • caption: The Washington Legislature convenes Monday for a 60-day election year session. Unlike last year, the building is once again open to the public and there's no security fence or National Guard presence (both were put in place following the events of January 6). But, because of COVID-19, the Legislature will still meet mostly remotely, at least to start.

    Five things to know about Washington’s 2022 legislative session

    The Washington Legislature convenes on Monday for a short, 60-day session. Top issues include delaying and making fixes to the state's long-term care insurance program, clarifying some of last year's police reforms and deciding how to spend $1.3 billion in leftover federal COVID-19 relief money the state received.

  • caption: Team 11 was a group working with the U.S. Army Special Forces to clear IEDs in Afghanistan operations.

    Northwest soldier tries to save Afghan teammates from Taliban

    Winter is bearing down hard in Afghanistan. The country is heading toward famine. And men who worked for the U.S. government clearing IEDs are being hunted by the Taliban. This is the story of one Army Special Forces soldier from the Northwest who’s trying to help.
  • caption: Dan Satterberg was appointed as King County's prosecutor in 2007 and then held the elected job for 15 years.

    Longtime King County Prosecutor Dan Satterberg won't seek reelection

    After fifteen years as the elected prosecutor in King County, Dan Satterberg announced he will not seek re-election this fall. Satterberg called it a personal decision and said at age 61, after 37 years with the office, it’s a good time to do other things.

  • caption: Police guard the Washington State Capitol building on Monday, January 11, 2021, in Olympia. Armed protesters gathered on the opposite side of the fence on the first day of the legislative session in Olympia.

    Gov. Inslee says lying about elections should be a crime

    The Washington state governor says he is drafting legislation to make it a crime for elected officials and candidates for public office to make false statements about election outcomes with the goal of inciting lawlessness.