Did your Seattle rent just go up, by a lot? The city's relocation assistance program might be able to help Soundside producer Jason Burrows sits down with host Mike Davis to talk about Seattle's Economic Displacement Relocation Assistance program. Jason Burrows
Rock climbing could change to protect the wild — but will that make it more dangerous? What does it mean for land to be “wild?” It’s a question that federal land managers have thought about since the Wilderness Act of 1964, which defined wilderness as areas “...untrammeled by man, where man himself is a visitor who does not remain.” Our national parks and public lands have visitor centers, fire lookouts, and other approved "installations" that help us enjoy the wild safely. But just what defines an installation has become the center of a recent debate between rock climbers and conservationists. Alec Cowan
Bremerton walks a fine line between encampment sweeps and available shelters As homelessness grows around the region, communities are struggling to keep up with a spreading encampment crisis. In Bremerton, the largest city in Kitsap County, growing encampments have forced the city to reconcile with a lack of available shelter space throughout the county. Libby Denkmann
Largest proposed wind farm in WA slashed in half, firefighting issues are part of the problem A controversial wind farm that was set to be the largest in Washington has been slashed nearly in half. The project developer said the new restrictions could be bad for renewable energy development around the state. Courtney Flatt
Sewage burning? Yes, it’s a thing in Western Washington Four cities in western Washington burn their sewage sludge: Anacortes, Bellingham, Lynnwood, and Vancouver, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. John Ryan
Friday Headlines Seattle will enforce graffiti crimes again, students push to get Narcan in all WA schools, and there's big news coming for Seattle's World Cup matches. It’s our daily roundup of today’s top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. Paige Browning
