Dyer Oxley
Online Editor/Producer
About
Dyer Oxley joined KUOW as a web editor in 2020, handling day-to-day upkeep of the station’s website while providing editorial oversight. He also helms KUOW’s daily newsletter.
A newspaper reporter at heart, Dyer came to KUOW via various Seattle-area media — spanning talk radio, podcasts, and TV — where he covered the emerging opioid epidemic, transportation, local government, and the region's pop culture community (he argues the Northwest is one of the nerdiest places on the planet). You can count on him to keep up on the region’s many comic cons, science, and entertainment news.
Location: Pacific Northwest
Languages: English, Limited Klingon and Vulcan
Podcasts
Stories
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To mask or not to mask, that is the question: Today So Far
In this edition of Today So Far: Bookworms respond to uptick in book bans; Seattle gets a gun violence prevention liaison; and how will we handle masking as the pandemic turns into an endemic?
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George Bush: The Black pioneer who founded Tumwater
Tumwater is the earliest American settlement site in what would later become Washington state. And it was founded by George Bush, who was African-American.
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Pandemic conditions are changing again. Let's talk: Today So Far
Pandemic conditions are changing again, prompting Washington state to start easing up on some restrictions. Maybe it's time for another talk as we move forward into yet another "new normal." This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for Feb. 10, 2022.
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Can't stop the signal: Today So Far
Something in KUOW's digital signal is making a very specific car's infotainment system go haywire. Also, Washington is en route to upgrading its utilities and nixing carbon, but there are challenges to progress.
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Politically-risky solutions to our housing woes: Today So Far
Washington state needs more housing, including affordable options, and ways to fit denser development in popular communities. But solutions to this need are not easy to come by, and could be politically risky for elected officials. This post originally appeared in KUOW's Today So Far newsletter for Feb. 8, 2022.
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Fallout from a Covid surge: Today So Far
In this edition of Today So Far: More than 150 years after signing a treaty with the United States, the Snoqualmie Tribe has its own land; and how fallout from the recent Covid surge is showing up outside of the pandemic.
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Richland shooting suspect apprehended outside of Spokane
A shooting was reported inside a Fred Meyer store in Richland, Wash. Monday morning. Police are currently searching for a suspect who fled the scene.
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Too soon to update Washington's voting laws?: Today So Far
In this edition of Today So Far: Brave Seattle restaurateurs who opened amid the pandemic; Washington considers altering its voter laws; and wildfires have moved faster than our ability to replace the lost trees.
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Navigating conspiracies in our elections: Today So Far
In this edition of Today So Far: A look at extremism and conspiracy theories in Washington politics; and should Washington state have a guaranteed income?
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'Forbidden housing' or 'speakeasy housing?': Today So Far
This edition of Today So Far: A tour through "missing middle" housing as Washington state lawmakers consider how to fill the region's housing gap; How much power should Gov. Insee have?; Japanese Americans remember the legacy of "camp."