Weather

What it’s like to evacuate from a forest fire: the view from Index

Shortly before evacuating their home near the mountain town of Index, Washington, Jay Held and his wife, Virginia Held, felt sick to their stomachs.

Soundside

Soundside's summer bucket list

Schools are starting up again, Labor Day is this weekend, the sunset is inching closer to 7 pm. We can't deny it: fall is coming. So, in these waning days of Summer, the Soundside team hit the streets to record one activity we were hoping to accomplish before the rain and clouds show up. A "Summer bucket list" item that we can check off our lists.

KUOW Newsroom

After the endless summer finally ends, another cold winter awaits

Kim Malcolm talks with Karin Bumbaco, Washington's Assistant State Climatologist about why we're in store for another cold winter.

Seattle Now

Casual Friday with Lex Vaughn and Tim Durkan

This week we made the city’s favorite pink neon elephant a landmark. Shrinkflation is impacting our favorite snack foods. And don’t look away from your laptop, your boss might be watching. We’re breaking it down this week with the Needling’s Lex Vaughn and Seattle photographer Tim Durkan.

KUOW Newsroom

Hospitals brace for surge as Seattle area feels the heat

Hospitals in Washington state are bracing for a surge in heat victims coming to their emergency rooms. They hope to avoid a repeat of the 2021 heat wave, which killed an estimated 400 people in the state.

KUOW Newsroom

Western Washington prepares for heat wave this week

Week In Review

Week in Review: Wildfires, Ballot Boxes, and Amazon and Microsoft

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Insider’s Katherine Long, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Ryan Lambert and independent journalist Jane C. Hu.