King County's New Director Of Public Defense Finds Inspiration At Jail Ross Reynolds talks with Lorinda Youngcourt, the first permanent director of King County's Department of Public Defense, about the job and her... Hannah Burn
New Proposal Calls For Testing All Rape Kits In Washington Ross Reynolds talks with Erika Teschke about a bill in the state legislature that would require all new rape kits to be tested by the Washington state... Andy Hurst
211 Operators Answer Some Of The Toughest Phone Calls In King County A phone rings in a room full of busy operators at Seattle's Crisis Clinic. Alex Williams answers this one. “Good morning, thank you for calling King... John Ryan
Homeless Families Wait Six Months Or More For Housing In King County If you have an emergency, you call 911. If you need emergency shelter or housing, you can call 211 – but be prepared to wait six months or more. In the... John Ryan
Privacy Or Funding: The Tough Choice In Combating Homelessness When a homeless person needs help, they are often asked for a lot of personal information. For victims of domestic violence, that information could... John Ryan
What Service Providers Want You To Know About Helping The Homeless To complement our series Seattle’s Homeless: No End In Sight, we asked organizations who work with homeless people around King County to participate in... Bond Huberman
Washington Tribes Take Dispute Over Fishing Rights To Court Jeannie Yandel talks with Bob Anderson, director of the Native American Law Center at the University of Washington, about a dispute over fishing rights... Kate O'Connell
The Transportation Package That Could (Maybe) Ross Reynolds talks with KUOW Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins and state Rep. Jessyn Farrell, D-Seattle, about a possible transportation package in... Hannah Burn
Seattle Police Reforms Just Getting Started After Local Journalist's Complaint In the summer of 2013, Seattle journalist Dominic Holden, a reporter for The Stranger, filed a complaint with Seattle’s Office of Professional... Amy Radil
Higher Bus Fares, Hiring Spree Now In Effect For King County Metro Changes are afoot at King County Metro. Bus fares went up over the weekend by 25 cents. Bus drivers started accepting the county's new reduced fare... Joshua McNichols
