KUOW Newsroom All 3 finalists for Seattle police chief support more civilian crisis responders The finalists to become Seattle’s next police chief made their case to the public in a televised interview Thursday. Those finalists are interim Seattle police chief Adrian Diaz, assistant Seattle chief Eric Greening, and Kevin Hall, assistant chief in Tucson, Arizona.
Soundside West Seattle residents reflect on 2.5 bridge-less years The day is finally approaching that people in West Seattle -- and those who want to get to West Seattle -- have been waiting for. After more than two and a half years, the West Seattle bridge reopens this Sunday.
Soundside The untold history of migrant labor in the Pacific Northwest Author and historian Megan Asaka tells the story of Chinese, Japanese, Filipino, and indigenous laborers in her book Seattle from the Margins: Exclusion, Erasure, and the Making of a Pacific Coast City.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle Fire Dept. expands crisis response while city awaits new 911 options Seattle residents have asked city officials to offer more types of crisis response that don't involve law enforcement. The mayor's office has convened a work group on the issue. Meanwhile, the Seattle Fire Department is expanding its efforts in that direction.
Soundside What it takes to 'make it' in Seattle's hip-hop scene Carving out a music career in any city is tough, and there are going to be highs and lows. But being a hip hop artist in Seattle comes with its own set of challenges.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle is trying to attract more people to visit and work downtown KUOW’s Casey Martin reports so far there’s been mixed results.
Seattle just had one of its hottest nights on record The nightly temperature reached 71 degrees Fahrenheit, one of only three nights in the city's climate record where the nighttime temperature rose above 70 degrees.
Trying all 5 shared e-scooters in Seattle, plus a unicycle It’s summertime in Seattle and this is prime e-scooter weather. This year the city’s Department of Transportation approved three more companies to drop thousands of shared, electric scooters around Seattle. But who’s out there actually riding them?
KUOW Newsroom Seattle's Duwamish Tribe 'on the outside looking in' as city names new Indigenous Advisory Council The City of Seattle is named for Duwamish leader Chief Seattle, yet his own descendants say they’ve been excluded from an effort to involve more Indigenous people in city issues.
KUOW Newsroom Seattle City Council names its first Indigenous Advisory Council Nine Indigenous Seattle residents will serve on the city's first Indigenous Advisory Council.
