Liz Brazile
Online Managing Editor
About
Liz has been KUOW's 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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People incarcerated as children can be resentenced, says WA Supreme Court. Some prosecutors don’t want that
Last year, the Washington State Supreme Court ruled that people prosecuted as adults while they were still children deserve a chance to be resentenced by a judge, who retroactively takes the mitigating factors of their youth into account. But two local prosecutors are challenging that law in the U.S. Supreme Court, saying the justices overreached in their interpretation of the Eighth Amendment.
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Return to school expected to be delayed for Seattle students pre-K to grade 1
Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Denise Juneau announced on Thursday that "it is unlikely" students in pre-K through grade 1 will be back in the classroom on March 1, despite the district's push to bring them back.
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'Do not waste doses.' Leftover Covid-19 vaccine injected into non-priority arms
As of yet, Washington state has only officially made Covid-19 vaccinations available to select demographics, considered most vulnerable to the disease. But at the end of the day, thawed out doses that can't be refrozen are going into whatever arms health care providers can find.
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Seattle 'vaccine' peddler arrested for selling untested Covid-19 drug, days after someone he injected is hospitalized
Johnny T. Stine, the man who peddled a supposed Covid-19 "vaccine" was arrested Thursday on misdemeanor federal charges of introducing misbranded drugs into interstate commerce.
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Attorneys unable to reach Covid-positive inmates at SeaTac prison
Officials at the Federal Detention Center in SeaTac have temporarily banned telecommunication for Covid-positive detainees, citing the risk of transmission for other inmates and staff. But defense attorneys say this action violates their clients' constitutional right to legal counsel.
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Seattle man among those charged in violent pro-Trump insurrection at U.S. Capitol
Mark Leffingwell, 51, of Seattle is accused of assaulting a police officer amid insurrection at the US Capitol Building. He is among a handful of Seattle-area residents facing fallout after the event.
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Washington gets new 2-phase reopening plan this month
Washington state Governor Jay Inslee on Tuesday announced a new, region-by-region reopening plan set to take effect on Monday, January 11. The plan opens the door to resumed gym services, live entertainment, and indoor dining at reduced capacity, if the right metrics are reached.
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Train carrying crude oil derails, catches fire in Whatcom County
A train carrying crude oil derailed and caught fire in Whatcom County Tuesday morning, prompting officials to evacuate all nearby residents and businesses for several hours.
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Inslee tightens WA travel restrictions following new coronavirus strain revelations in U.K., South Africa
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Monday announced a new, 14-day quarantine requirement for people traveling into the state from the United Kingdom and South Africa, where mutated strains of the coronavirus have recently driven surges in Covid-19 cases.
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It’s all about air flow: How to keep coronavirus at bay indoors
Proper mask-wearing, hand-washing, and other precautions taken at the individual level can reduce person-to-person transmission of the coronavirus. But another, less visible variable is also at play: Ventilation. Here’s what you should know about the risk of Covid-19 exposure while in indoor spaces, according to the experts.
