Patricia Murphy
Host
About
Patricia Murphy is the host of Seattle Now, a daily news podcast.
Her interviews focus on experts and newsmakers. Previously, you could find Patricia on the beat reporting on military and veteran affairs, justice, and health.
In 2018 Patricia received a regional Edward R. Murrow award for a series about the motivations of young people who carry guns. In 2005 she received a national Edward R. Murrow award for her reporting on injection drug use.
Though her first job in news was throwing hard copies of the Sunday paper from her bike, Patricia also graduated from Emerson College with a B.S. in Communications.
Location: Seattle
Languages: English
Pronouns: she/her
Professional Affiliations: Dart Center, Ochberg Society for Trauma Journalism
Podcasts
Stories
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'Opiate Refugees' Caught Between Pharmacies, Suppliers And The Law
This week the state Department of Health reported that prescription drug overdose deaths are down 27 percent since 2008. But curbing fraud and abuse of...
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Still No Answers For Stuck Bertha
So far, crews trying to determine what’s stalling the State Route 99 tunnel machine have found a hard object more than three feet wide lodged in it....
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Injured Vet Uses Film To Advocate, Connect With Civilians
Keith Curry wanted to be a career soldier, but injuries he sustained while deployed to Iraq ended that future. “So,” Curry asked himself, “how can I...
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Judge Approves New Use-Of-Force Policy For Seattle Police
Beginning next year Seattle police officers will be required to carry at least one weapon such as pepper spray in addition to their service revolvers.
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Darold Stenson Sentenced To Two Life Terms After Retrial
Former death row inmate Darold Stenson was sent back to prison yesterday for the murder of his wife, Denise Stenson, and business partner, Frank Hoerner.
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Eastside Suburb Fights Pot Grow, Says Too Close To School
The King County Council will revisit a proposal Monday on a controversial zoning plan for growing marijuana in unincorporated parts of the county.
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Clallam County Dips Into Reserves For Death Penalty Case
Clallam County has spent nearly a million dollars this year for the retrial of former death row inmate Darold Stenson in the most expensive trial in the...
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Auditor: Property Management Employee Diverted $50K from Snohomish County
An employee of a contractor hired by Snohomish County diverted more than $50,000 from the county’s Housing Authority, the state auditor has determined.
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'I Just Want To Manage My Life': Painkiller Law Leaves Some Patients Behind
Theresa Young, a cancer survivor, could watch the birds outside her Renton apartment for hours. It brings her peace, she says. The birds line up, one at...
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As Real Change Expands to Eastside, Vendors Worry About Stigma
At a day shelter for homeless men in downtown Bellevue, Buddy McArdle was working hard trying to convince the men there to become vendors for Real Change.