Carolyn Adolph
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Seattle-area grew so much last year, we grew a Bellingham
New Census Bureau data shows our metropolitan region is one of the fastest-growing in the US. Seattle-Tacoma gained 88,000 people from July 2015 to July...
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Your hunch is right: There were more crashes in late 2016
The Washington State Department of Transportation has confirmed what drivers have been suspecting: Crashes are causing more traffic delays. State crews...
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Traffic is killing us. Could we fix it together?
As we all know from living here, our region’s roads haven’t been keeping up with population growth. If they were, we wouldn’t be sitting in so much...
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Does Seattle have more cranes than Dubai?
Yellow and orange cranes loom over Seattle’s landscape like an army of gentle dinosaurs.
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Black Diamond's budget crisis is over, but development fight continues
The city of Black Diamond has a 2017 budget at last. The City Council voted to approve the budget Thursday night after being divided for months.
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Those new Black Diamond houses could be built atop mine shafts
A mega housing development is going up in Black Diamond outside Seattle, and some of those houses could be built on top of old mine shafts.
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Several Seattle suburbs sit on coal mines. What's the risk?
Ours is a region full of hazards, including earthquakes and slides. It’s also a region where the rising cost of housing has been pushing people to the...
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Black Diamond, a town frozen in time, is poised to boom
Black Diamond is a city of 4,000 people southeast of Seattle. It's a haven for cyclists headed for Mount Rainier, and a historic coal mining town. But a...
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No budget solution yet in Black Diamond as city faces possible shutdown
The Black Diamond City Council is racing toward a deadline to pass a city budget. It was supposed to be in place at the end of last year. But there are...
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KUOW is going to Black Diamond. Here's why
Emily Fox speaks with Joshua McNichols and Carolyn Adolph about their team reporting project, Region of Boom, which explores the growth of our region,...