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Episodes
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The deadliest heat wave: Lessons from the NW's extreme heat
It was the deadliest weather disaster in Washington state history and the most extreme heat wave on record worldwide. Local governments weren't ready for it.
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Reopening events bring Seattle theater, art, and music lovers together again
"I can just hear it now, the joy all those people getting together."
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Seattle politics enter a new frontier this week
Stop me if you've heard this one: A couple of billionaires launch themselves into suborbital space.
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To prevent deaths during Washington's next heat wave, we need a heat action plan
"You have to coordinate a really wide range of services, everything from public health to ambulance services, the fire department, people who reach out to elderly care facilities, people who reach out and take care of the homeless. I could go on."
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How Tukwila is teaming up with community reps as ground shifts around policing
Police in Washington state are feeling shockwaves from last summer’s protests, new laws, and staffing shortages. So what comes next? Tukwila has some ideas.
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2021 heat wave is now the deadliest weather-related event in Washington history
The official death toll from Washington state’s record-breaking heat wave jumped by 21 people Monday, as the Washington Department of Health revised its count to 112 people.
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Salmon-killing tires get congressional hearing
A study that pinpointed a chemical from car tires as the cause of salmon die-offs in West Coast creeks has prompted a congressional hearing on the topic.
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'The resilience of native women': These Navajo matriarchs heal and educate through dance
Thousands of American Indian and Alaska Native women and girls are missing - many presumed murdered, their families denied the dignity of laying their bodies to rest. "Art Heals: The Jingle Dress Project" honors these women and their land, and educating non-native people along the way.
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Washington wildfires already draining resources. 'We can't afford to have any spark out there'
Washington firefighters have already responded to more than 900 fires this year. That's according to the state's Public Lands Commissioner Hilary Franz who says this is just the beginning of what is already proving to be an especially devastating wildfire season.
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'This came from a dream.' How this Navajo family is healing with dance
Eugene Tapahe never dreamt the coronavirus pandemic would bring the world to a stop. Nor could he have known when the virus struck that another pandemic a century earlier - and a tradition that grew out of it - would send his family on a 30,000-mile journey to heal.
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Despite police objections, state Supreme Court gives thumbs up to revamped King County inquests
The Washington Supreme Court issued a unanimous ruling Thursday allowing King County’s inquest juries to consider whether police officers followed their policies and trainings when using deadly force. The court endorsed changes that families of people killed by police have been seeking.
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Hot NW summer: More high temps and low precipitation ahead
Gusting winds, a lack of rain and above-average heat are exacerbating an already dire situation in the northwest. The Washington State Climatologist, and he says the coming months aren't likely to be much better.