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Seattle increases penalties for street racing, climate protestors call out Amazon on Prime Day, and Seattle City Light wants to hike utility rates. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us...

The 2024 Summer Olympics get underway on July 26th.  Among the many Pacific Northwest athletes headed to Paris, is 20-year-old Keana Hunter . The Issaquah High School graduate is a member of Team USA’s artistic swimming team . We talk with Hunter about her journey to the Olympics, her grueling training routine, and why the sport formerly known as synchronized swimming changed its name. Rep. Jayapa...

WA politicians react to attempted Trump assassination, campaign launches to defeat Initiative 2124, and there are new recommendations for prostate cancer screening. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear fr...

Fifteen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle could soon be under new management thanks to a proposed merger between Safeway parent company Albertsons and Kroger, which owns QFC. The announcement sparked plenty of questions about what would happen to the stores, if any would close, and what changes customers could see.  Seattle Times business reporter Paul Roberts is here to get into the details with...

Another Westlake Center retail store calls it quits, feds chip in $1.5 billion to replace the I-5 Bridge, and PNW Douglas fir trees are dying by the thousands. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you!...

This week… It was hot, hot, hot in Seattle… that’s it, full stop. SeaTac’s flashy new July 4 drone show made a splash in the worst way,  with a few drones taking an unplanned dip in Angle Lake. And did I mention it was hot? Seattle Department of Transportation had to get the hoses out to keep the bridges from breaking down.  Author and speaker Jodi-Ann Burey and Publicola Editor and Publisher Eric...

Grocery workers denounce plan to sell WA stores, new toll rates approved for 520 bridge, and Seattle police watchdog agencies are under scrutiny. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us o...

We’re back to our regularly scheduled summer temperatures, so it’s the perfect time to get outside and have some fun.   But don’t forget: that glorious summer sun is also a danger to your skin.    It’s the perfect time of year for a refresher on how to stay safe without living in that sunscreen stickiness for the next two months. Dermatologist Paul Nghiem, head of the UW School of Medicine Dermato...

Seventeen QFC and Safeway stores in Seattle will be sold if merger goes through, Covid cases are rising in WA, and the Conor Byrne Pub will reopen as a co-op this summer. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to h...

All over Seattle there are 140 so-called street ends, where Seattle’s streets meet the shore. Some end in little parks, and others in tiny beaches, where you can swim. KUOW’s Katie Campbell takes us to “Hidden Beach” along Lake Washington, to find out how Seattle ended up with so many tiny, secret beaches. Read Katie’s story here: https://www.kuow.org/stories/beat-the-heat-at-seattle-hidden-beache...

Seattle breaks a heat record, councilmembers sign off on Seattle's transportation levy, and crimes rates declined in WA last year. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at Sea...

The Seattle City Council is set to pass a new transportation levy that is chock full of plans for the future of our city’s infrastructure.  The taxpayer funded proposal will cost one and a half billion dollars, and it could change how you get around your neighborhood KUOW reporter Casey Martin is her to break it all down and explain what changes to expect. We can only make Seattle Now because list...

Rep. Adam Smith says President Biden shouldn't run again, rich Washingtonians are waiting to sell their stocks, and office property values are dropping. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow...

The majestic Mount Rainier dominates our landscape. Its white glaciers and blue ridges remind us of where we are.  Stephen Lias has been given a tall task: Capture all of that, in music. He is the park’s first ever composer-in-residence, in celebration of its 125th anniversary. Stephen is here to tell us how he sees and hears the mountain. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us....

Get ready for the hottest weekend of the year so far. Plus, Seattle's cricket team kicks off its season and It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.   We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow...

If the sunny Seattle weather has you itching to mix up your fitness routine (or start one) we’ve got a pro tip. Summer is the season of FREE yoga, Zumba and dance classes at Seattle parks. Seattle Now producer Brooklyn Jamerson-Flowers explains where to find them and the unique community ties these classes have formed.  Seattle Center yoga and Zumba classes: https://seattlecenter.com/events/featur...

Seattle summer is about to bring the heat, officials warn of dangerously cold lakes and rivers, and the Kraken make a historic coaching hire. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Ins...

The Living Computers: Museum/Labs in SoDo is closing its doors for good. It was the creation of the late Paul Allen, co-founder of Microsoft.  He built it to preserve some of the important artifacts in computing history, a history he played an important role in. Now, years following his death, his estate is auctioning off its artifacts. Geekwire Writer and Editor Kurt Schlosser is here to talk abo...

Conservative activists want to prevent a natural gas ban, Seattle finalizes its transportation levy, and a PNW bird is declared a threatened species. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us...

We all know that it’s really expensive to buy a home in the Seattle area.   But the amount of money you need to get in the door in this market is probably more than you imagined.  Even renters who earn a good living are feeling the squeeze. Seattle Times reporter Heidi Groover is here to explain. Read Heidi’s story in the Seattle Times: https://www.seattletimes.com/business/real-estate/as-wa-housi...

Undocumented people can now apply for professional licenses, another WA athlete is headed to the Olympics, and McMenamins is sticking with Tacoma, despite losses. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from...

Six years ago, Washington voters put a new law on the books that makes it easier to charge law enforcement officers with murder. Last week, Auburn police officer Jeffrey Nelson was the first person convicted under the law, making history in Washington's work towards police accountability.  KUOW investigative reporter Ashley Hiruko breaks down the trial and tells us what the ruling means for police...

SCOTUS rules in favor of public camping bans, pay equity campaign launches, and WA ferries are about to get real crowded. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNow...

This week… Seattle Pride is turning 50 this year, and we’re reflecting back on the history of the event. A queer-focused affordable housing community on Capitol Hill is bringing joy to LGBTQ+ people late in life… Imagine the bingo nights. And we look back on how queer activists protected one of Seattle’s historic queer spaces this year. Arts Reporter Jas Keimig and Stranger Queer Culture and Polit...

Former Auburn cop found guilty of murder, federal regulators sanction Boeing, and water taxi service from Seattle to Vashon is expanding. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by  making a gift  to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instag...