Liz Brazile
Interim Online Managing Editor
About
Liz has been KUOW's Interim Online Managing Editor since 2024. She oversees the station's digital news coverage and editorial strategy.
Liz came to KUOW in 2020 as an Online Editor/Producer and was promoted to Deputy Online Managing Editor in 2022. Prior to that, Liz worked at Cascade PBS, YES! Magazine, WLWT-TV, and The Cincinnati Herald.
She's among 10 journalists selected by ProPublica in 2024 to undergo the outlet's rigorous Investigative Editor Training Program. She's under ProPublica's mentorship through 2025.
Location: Seattle
Languages Spoken: English and conversational Spanish
Pronouns: she/her/hers
Professional Affiliations: Seattle Association of Black Journalists (Senior Vice President); National Association of Black Journalists; Investigative Reporters and Editors; and Ida B. Wells Society
Stories
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Covid cases quadruple in the Seattle area in a single day, where omicron dominates
King County reported 2,879 new Covid cases on Thursday — the most new daily cases documented since the pandemic started. New cases of the disease more than quadrupled between Wednesday and Thursday in King County, which has seen a 169% increase in cases over the past week.
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Christmastime Covid spike arrives for King County as omicron dominates in the U.S.
Covid cases have spiked sharply in King County within a week, increasing 121% over the past seven days. Hospitalizations are down, however. Omicron is likely becoming the dominant strain in King County, but more testing is needed to confirm.
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Omicron is spreading in King County. Health officials expect a 'rapid increase' over the holidays
As the holidays approach and indoor gatherings increase, so does the risk of Covid spread. Officials are urging people to get vaccinated, wear masks, and avoid poorly ventilated spaces – especially as omicron begins to make its rounds. Signs point toward community spread of the strain being underway.
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'Bursting at the seams.’ WA hospitals feel the pinch of long-term care shortages
Staffing shortages in places like skilled nursing homes and assisted living facilities, along with complex evaluation and placement protocols, are driving a surge in long-term care patients at Washington state hospitals.
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Seattle Archdiocese to pay $3 million to settle multiple sex abuse cases
The Archdiocese of Seattle has settled five sexual abuse claims for a total of $3 million, the alleged abuse in those cases spanning the 1960s to the early 1980s.
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‘I can’t breathe,’ Tulalip man told police. Snohomish County to pay $1.75 M in wrongful death suit
Snohomish County will pay $1.75 million to the family of Cecil Lacy Jr., a Tulalip man who died during a 2015 encounter with law enforcement officers. The settlement was reached days before a second trial that was scheduled in the wrongful death case, which was brought against the county in 2016 and sought $4.5 million.
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Easy-to-use digital vaccination verification launches in Washington state
Need to prove your Covid-19 vaccination status in Washington state? There’s a new, digital way to do that in as little time as a minute.
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WA to allow employers to test for Covid in place of mandatory vaccinations
The rule mirrors federal employment requirements set by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration earlier this month.
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Legal battle over identifying Seattle officers at pro-Trump rally preceding Jan. 6 insurrection continues
Oral arguments in an ongoing legal battle over publicly identifying four Seattle police officers who attended the pro-Trump “Stop the Steal” rally ahead of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol were heard by the Washington State Supreme Court Tuesday morning.
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Most Washingtonians experienced a data breach this year, new report finds
Data breaches have reached an all-time high for Washingtonians. About 6.3 million Washington state residents — out of a population of roughly 7.7 million — received notices from breached businesses and agencies over the last year, according to a new report published by Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office.
