Isolde Raftery
Managing Editor
About
Isolde Raftery has been the Managing Editor at KUOW since 2024. Previously at KUOW, she was online managing editor, investigations team editor, and web editor.
She has reported for NBCNews.com, The New York Times (where she was a fellow on the Metro desk), and the Columbian and Skagit Valley Herald newspapers here in Washington state.
Isolde attended James A. Garfield High School in Seattle and later graduated from Barnard College in New York City. She received a Master's degree in Literary Nonfiction from the University of Oregon.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English, French
Pronouns: she/her
Stories
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Marysville Shooter's Dad Charged With Buying Guns Illegally
The father of a Tulalip Tribes teenager was charged Tuesday with illegally possessing the gun his son used to kill four classmates at Marysville...
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Top Italian Court Overturns Amanda Knox Murder Conviction
It's over. Italy's highest court on Friday overturned Amanda Knox's murder conviction, ending the Seattle resident's long legal battle for exoneration....
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What Happens If Italy Upholds Amanda Knox’s Guilty Verdict?
If Italy’s highest court upholds Amanda Knox's murder conviction Friday, Italian cops aren’t going to descend on Seattle and whisk her off – at least...
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5 Things You Should Know About The State Auditor Scandal
If you're confused by the headlines about the investigation into Troy Kelley, Washington state's auditor, you're not alone. Below, we unpack the news and put it in context.
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The Daily Show Features KUOW Vet Story
On Monday night KUOW reporter Patricia Murphy received a frantic call from her sister in New Jersey: “YOU’RE ON THE F*&%ING DAILY SHOW!” she said....
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Auction Of Edith Macefield's Ballard House Was Mostly For Show
If Edith Macefield had been standing outside the King County courthouse, she might have rolled her eyes. An auctioneer stood behind a white plastic...
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Shots Hit Seattle School Bus; No Injuries
Shots suspected of coming from a BB gun hit a school bus outside Martin Luther King, Jr. Elementary School in South Seattle on Thursday afternoon,...
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Four Workers Injured In SR 99 Tunnel Accident
Four workers were injured in an accident at the north end of the 99 tunnel project near Seattle Center on Thursday afternoon. Three of those workers...
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Cancer Parents Say Anti-Vaxxers Put Their Kids At Risk
Owain Weinert, at age 8, hadn’t been eating breakfast and was sleeping 12 to 14 hours a night. For months, mysterious fevers came and went. His mother...
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Nostalgia And Nerves Ahead Of 'To Kill A Mockingbird' Sequel
Harper Lee’s second book will be out in July – will librarian Nancy Pearl grab the first available copy? “You know, I don’t want to be disappointed,”...
