Seattle’s next mayor is bringing major conflicts of interest with her Seattle suddenly seems like a very small town — at least when you look at the mayoral candidates and their family ties. Amy Radil
Week in Review: Harvey Weinstein, Amazon HQ2 and upcoming elections This week rape and sexual harassment got a very public face when we learned that Hollywood mogul Harvey Weinstein is accused of raping several women. He... Bill Radke
Seattle tries to keep dream of municipal broadband alive Remember municipal broadband? The idea suffered a blow in Seattle when a partnership involving the city, the University of Washington and a private... Amy Radil
Week in Review: Gun laws, electing leaders and food hype This week one man killed 58 and wounded hundreds of people in Las Vegas using legal weapons — semiautomatic rifles modified with devises that make them... Bill Radke
Seattle's the bogeyman in this state Senate race The political attack ad starts with the image of a dirty heroin needle. "Heroin destroys lives and threatens our community," the narrator says. “Now... David Hyde
Nikkita Oliver: Unlike 'wealthy white women' left in race, policy affects us The campaign for Seattle mayor is over for attorney and educator Nikkita Oliver. Final ballot results show Cary Moon and Jenny Durkan are the two... Kate OConnell
Can you name five woman leaders in 60 seconds? "There's never a time when a woman really wins anything," says political strategist Cathy Allen. After Seattle's 2017 mayoral race primary, Allen and... Jeannie Yandel
Week in Review: 'Fire and fury,' smoke and mountain goats Seattle is reportedly within range of a North Korean nuclear missile, and there's a war of words between President Trump and Kim Jong-Un. Should we be... Bill Radke
Is Seattle’s mayoral race headed for a recount? Updated 4:30 p.m. 8/10/17: The race for second place in Seattle's mayoral race is getting tighter. Updated results from Tuesday afternoon show Cary Moon... KUOW Staff
The first time a man hurt me, I was 8. My story isn't unusual The first man who kissed me when I didn’t want him to was the boyfriend of my babysitter. He lifted me up by my armpits, sat me on the kitchen counter, leaned over me and slid his tongue into my mouth. I was eight years old. Tara Austen Weaver