History

They had a beachcombing blast on the coast after old munitions washed ashore

Beachcombing was a blast for soldiers from Joint Base Lewis-McChord earlier this week. An ordnance disposal unit was called out after unexploded military munitions washed up on the beach north of Ocean Shores, Washington.

KUOW Newsroom

First 'panic,' then a battle to keep the National Archives in Seattle

Lovers of history are scrambling to save a beloved local institution. Last month, the National Archives and Records Administration abruptly announced it would close its Seattle facility.

The Record

January 8th | A trip to the Seattle archives

An adventure to the Seattle of yesteryear. The region's plan to fight homelessness. What you should know about avalanches. And saying goodbye to the artistic directors of Book-It Repertory Theatre.

KUOW Newsroom

Get an extra! Seattleites beeline to newsstands for impeachment history

It’s been a historic week with the impeachment of President Donald Trump, only the third U.S. president who will now face a trial in the Senate. The day after the House of Rertin reports people in Seattle are going to newsstands to buy their piece of history.

SoundQs

How prohibition forever changed policing in Seattle

On a recent SoundQs segment we learned about historic bootlegger Roy Olmstead. Today we do a deep dive on another larger-than-life figure from that time, black business owner Doc Hamilton. Both men dealt in illegal alcohol, but had wholly different experiences with the temperance movement and the law.

SoundQs

This king of bootleggers was one of Seattle's biggest employers

Plus lot's of answers to your questions, on this special episode of SoundQs.

KUOW Newsroom

A cop shot this wooden bullet at me at the WTO protests in Seattle. Here’s the story it tells

During the WTO protests, a police officer shot a wooden bullet at me. It bounced off the wall, and landed at my feet. It didn’t hurt me. But it shattered something: A myth about what Seattle was in 1999 and what it could give to the rest of the world.