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Episodes
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SPD drops some traffic stops
Earlier this month SPD said it will stop pulling people over for some minor traffic infractions, like expired tabs. It's part of a strategy to address disproportionate enforcement and reprioritize what the city’s cops spend their time on. KUOW's Amy Radil explains.
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Clouds on the ground
A cozy blanket of fog has been socking us in all this week. And that means a week with no horizon and an air stagnation advisory. We’ll find out what’s up with the fog and when it will go away with FOX Weather's Scott Sistek.
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State lawmakers take aim at fake vaxx cards
It’s a crime to use a fake ID to buy beer. Should it also be a crime to use a fake vaccination card so you can get into a bar to buy beer? State lawmakers are thinking about it and KUOW’s Olympia correspondent Austin Jenkins has details.
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When do we go from pandemic to endemic?
There’s been a lot of discussion lately about whether Omicron is in retreat, and what happens next. So we’re starting another week with the question: Where are we in this pandemic?
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Casual Friday: Enough with the atmospheric rivers
It’s another Friday and another week filled with Omicron. At least the free at-home Covid tests are on the way. Plus we’ve had a break from the rain, and our hockey team got an adorable new puppy. Aww. We’ll get into all of that with Seattle Weather Blog’s Justin Shaw and KUOW’s Paige Browning.
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Inside the hospital covid crunch
The good news: Omicron appears to be peaking and fewer people are becoming seriously ill. But the biggest infections spike of the entire pandemic is flooding hospitals, and the next few weeks could push things past the breaking point. We talk with NPR science reporter Will Stone about how Harborview Medical Center is holding up.
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On the road to one million EVs
There are 84,000 electric vehicles on the road in Washington today. By the end of this decade, the plan is to get to one million. And there’s a pile of federal money on the way to get you behind the wheel.
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Tongans wait for a word from home
Tonga is still mostly cut off after an undersea volcano erupted on Saturday and put the West Coast on tsunami lookout. Here in Seattle, family and friends are standing by and ready to help.
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When MLK came to town
Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. only came to Seattle once, in 1961. He was invited by his longtime friend, Reverend Samuel B. McKinney of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. KUOW's Isolde Raftery tells Kim Malcolm about the message he brought with him that would become his most famous speech.
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Seattle Now: Definitely no crimes in this episode
The second week of 2022 was a lot like the first week of 2022: wet, gray and filled with Omicron. We talk school closures and judging risk in this new not-lockdown times. Plus, escape to a different kind of
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This squirrel puppet won't judge
Plenty of people are struggling with their mental health through this long pandemic. Some are finding community online. We’ll meet a TikTok creator who’s roaming Orcas Island with a squirrel puppet who preaches non-judgement.
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How do we make the city safer for pedestrians?
More Seattle walkers and bikers are dying on the city's roads than five years ago, despite an initiative to eliminate traffic fatalities by the end of this decade. KUOW's Gracie Todd dug into why it's happening and what could be done to reverse the trend.