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  NPR wants to veer from the pack

  NPR wants to veer from the pack

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  RIP Washington’s Hinman Glacier, gone after thousands of years

  The largest glacier between the high peaks of Mount Rainier and Glacier Peak has melted away after a long battle with global warming.
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  Part 1: The Empire Builders

  Meet the Easterdays – ranching royalty rooted in the Columbia Basin in southeast Washington state. But behind the well-known family name hides a dark secret, concealed in spreadsheets and bum invoices, that’s eating away at their vast empire.
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  Washington grid attacks flew under the radar for months

  DOE data and other reporting by KUOW reveal previously unreported attacks on substations in Washington state this summer.

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  April 6th | Not your typical first day back to school

  On Monday, K-5 public school students returned to the classroom for the first time since the start of the pandemic under a hybrid model that combines in-person instruction with remote learning. Also, we hear from King County Executive Dow Constantine on a possible fourth wave of coronavirus infections. Plus, why it’s so tough to stop depending on fossil fuels to heat and power your home.
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  King County en route to see record number of shootings in 2020

  This year, Seattle will likely a set record number of shootings in the city. King County is also seeing the considerable spike in gun-related incidents.
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  Why bacteria's resistance to antibiotics is a problem in a viral pandemic

  Each year a particular kind of infection kills more than 35,000 people in the United States. Those deaths are caused by antibiotic-resistant bacteria.
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  Free Seattle health clinic draws hundreds (and screens for coronavirus)

  Hundreds of people line up at the Seattle Center for a free health care clinic that’s watching for something new this year: coronavirus.
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  American-Iranians say they were detained at the Canadian border. Border officials deny it.

  The Council on American Islamic Relations (CAIR) says around 60 Iranian-Americans were stopped at the U.S. - Canadian border this weekend. U.S. Border Patrol denies those reports.
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  Seattle to force Uber, Lyft to pay drivers minimum wage

  Seattle says it will force Uber and Lyft to pay drivers at least Seattle’s minimum hourly wage. And it served notice that other gig economy workers could also receive city protection and support.

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