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Episodes
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A Seattle family moves to Canada so kids can attend school in-person
They refer to this plan as their 'escape hatch' from the U.S.
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Seattle City Council's Gonzalez: 'We've created harm' by expanding police system
Lorena Gonzalez and the rest of the Seattle City Council face a big decision – the response to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s veto of their cuts to the Police Department budget.
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Why western Washington air doesn't smell so smoky anymore (but is still harmful)
The air in the Puget Sound region is still really unhealthy because of wildfires, but it doesn't smell as smoky as it did last week. That's because something has changed.
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Boeing’s 737 MAX faces key hurdle at European safety meeting
At Gatwick Airport just outside London on Monday, air safety regulators began meeting to decide what must be done to let Boeing's 737 MAX return to the skies.
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Keeping your student athlete strong and engaged amid pandemic can be a workout
Most fall sports for students in elementary through high school in the Seattle area are canceled this year. But experts say kids can still stay active and learn new skills.
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Pier collapses on Seattle waterfront
Pier 58 is next to the Great Wheel, near the Seattle Aquarium.
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'Scorched earth, as far as the eye can see.' How Washington wildfires are devastating human and animal communities
Since Labor Day, more than 600,000 acres have burned across Washington State. Wildfires have burned an area more than 10 times the size of Seattle. In the city of Bridgeport, in North Central Washington, the wildfires wiped out homes and structures. It's also threatening a key species there.
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'A mass casualty:' Yakama Nation tribal member reflects on devastating Covid-19 impact to her community
Covid-19 is on track to be a leading cause of death in the state by the end of the year. But the death toll is not shared proportionally among communities.
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Amazon job growth to shift beyond Seattle
Amazon says 7,000 of the 8,400 corporate and tech jobs it has available in the Puget Sound region are in the city of Seattle. But that
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Federal prosecutors take over Seattle protester cases, concerning local attorneys
Amid Seattle protests, federal prosecutors target arson and firearms cases; critics call charges politicized
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A teenager muses on how to keep friends and learn English during the pandemic
When the pandemic started, I felt very lonely. And because I was isolated, my English started getting worse and worse. Because I didn’t see any friends at all, only texting.
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Onshore winds could bring more wildfire smoke back to Seattle area
A shift in the winds over Puget Sound is coming ... but that might not blow away the wildfire smoke lingering over the region. And that’s because of fires far to the south.