Anna Boiko-Weyrauch
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During the Big One, the Space Needle will sway. But your office may crumble
A big earthquake could hit Seattle in the next 50 years. That got KUOW listener Derek Hanson wondering: What would happen to our most prominent landmark?
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A Seattle ironworker fell eight floors and survived. Here’s why
Around Seattle, you might think more workers are getting hurt given that construction is booming.
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Developers are building affordable housing in Seattle – very, very slowly
Three years ago, the city told developers: You can either pay into a fund or build affordable housing units yourselves.
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Seattleites debate putting dog poop in fancy garbage cans
Everybody poops, especially your pooch. Seattle pets generate over 80,000 pounds of poop a day, according to Seattle Public Utilities. That’s 40 poop...
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We've got a pit-load of exports to China. Will tariffs hurt?
New tariffs on exports to China could have a big impact on Washington state. Tariffs went into effect Monday on 128 American products, including fruit,...
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Traffic at this spot on I-5 has been terrible for 25 years. Here's why
Forget the aroma of Tacoma. Traffic on the freeway there STINKS. “It feels like it has never not been a construction zone,” one listener told us.
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How on earth did Seattle’s train tracks wind up in mudslide zones?
After a lot of rain, you might be used to hearing us say something like this on the air: “Amtrak has canceled passenger train service from Seattle to...
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When all the land is sold, where will mobile home owners go?
Underneath the Sea-Tac airport flight path, where planes rip through the sky, there’s a giant field of dirt, and it has a lot to say. “Please be advised...
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'Nerve-wracking' as Washington pot stores face federal drug enforcement change
On a busy stretch of Rainier Avenue South in Seattle, next to a taco truck, a dry cleaners and a gas station is The Green Door. A large road-side sign...
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Hotels and offices aren't the best place for foster children. Group homes aren’t either
Charmaigne Jones had to sleep in a social service office when she entered foster care in the 1990’s. But the group homes for foster youth she lived in...