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Local news and @NPR for the Puget Sound region. Listen live at 📻94.9 FM and 📲KUOW.org or by asking your 🔊 smart speaker to “Play KUOW.”

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KUOW is saying goodbye to Twitter indefinitely. You can read more about why here: bit.ly/414VCTO Though we won’t be tweeting, there are many other ways to access our local news! 🧵
KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. We produce independent local journalism on-air, online, in podcasts and out in the community. Here's where you can find us: Tune in at 94.9 FM Seattle; Go to KUOW.org to read local news and listen to our live stream; Check out Seattle Now, our local news podcast; Subscribe to our newsletter Today So Far; Follow KUOW on other social media platforms.

ALT KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. We produce independent local journalism on-air, online, in podcasts and out in the community. Here's where you can find us: Tune in at 94.9 FM Seattle; Go to KUOW.org to read local news and listen to our live stream; Check out Seattle Now, our local news podcast; Subscribe to our newsletter Today So Far; Follow KUOW on other social media platforms.

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KUOW is saying goodbye to Twitter indefinitely. You can read more about why here: bit.ly/414VCTO Though we won’t be tweeting, there are many other ways to access our local news! 🧵
KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. We produce independent local journalism on-air, online, in podcasts and out in the community. Here's where you can find us: Tune in at 94.9 FM Seattle; Go to KUOW.org to read local news and listen to our live stream; Check out Seattle Now, our local news podcast; Subscribe to our newsletter Today So Far; Follow KUOW on other social media platforms.

ALT KUOW is Seattle's NPR news station. We produce independent local journalism on-air, online, in podcasts and out in the community. Here's where you can find us: Tune in at 94.9 FM Seattle; Go to KUOW.org to read local news and listen to our live stream; Check out Seattle Now, our local news podcast; Subscribe to our newsletter Today So Far; Follow KUOW on other social media platforms.

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KUOW is a non-profit, independent news organization supported by listeners who share our belief that an informed public makes our community and democracy stronger.
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You can learn more about our funding sources on our website (kuow.org/support) or in our latest impact report (kuow.org/impact). If you’d like to support our work, please make a donation here: kuow.org/donate
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Over the weekend, a local Hawaiian hula group and others held a ceremony to welcome a collection of Native Hawaiian remains on their way to being repatriated. They had been taken from Hawaii illegally by colonizers and were on their way home from Europe. bit.ly/3GBgb20

Repatriation celebration: Stolen Native Hawaiian remains greeted at Sea-Tac on their way home

Over the weekend, a ceremony was held by a local Hawaiian hula group and others who welcomed a collection of Native Hawaiian remains on their way to being repatriated. They had been taken from Hawaii...

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Spoken word poet Troy Osaki writes eloquently and tenderly of Filipino workers on the frontlines to bring visibility to their labor throughout the Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. kuow.org/stories/troy-osaki-…

Poet Troy Osaki on the Filipino diaspora in the Pacific Northwest

Spoken word poet Troy Osaki writes eloquently and tenderly of Filipino workers on the frontlines to bring visibility to their labor throughout the Seattle and the Pacific Northwest. Reflecting on the...

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In August 2021, after the U.S. withdrew and the repressive Taliban regime took over in Afghanistan, thousands of Afghan people became refugees and came to the U.S., including Abdul Nasir, who lives with RadioActive’s Micah Riggio. bit.ly/3KwxJxp

Our housemate is an Afghan refugee who fled the Taliban

In August 2021, the United States’ longest standing war came to an end as the military withdrew from Afghanistan and the Taliban fundamentalist group returned to power. Thousands of Afghan people...

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As Melissa Santos from Axios originally reported, out of the 400 permanent art installations included in the City of Seattle’s civic art collection, there’s only one outdoor monument honoring a female historical figure. bit.ly/40YgXhK

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The plot of "The Laughter" twists and turns around issues of Islamophobia, sexism, and the changing culture of campus life. Seattle University Prof. Sonora Jha discusses her newest novel and why she chose to make her main character so unlikeable. bit.ly/43mOS53

The comedy and complexity of campus life: Sonora Jha's 'The Laughter'

The plot of "The Laughter" twists and turns around issues of Islamophobia, sexism, and the changing culture of campus life. Author Sonora Jha, a Seattle University professor, discusses her newest...

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Does the word “transphobic” adequately convey the way language is weaponized against the trans community? bit.ly/3KLmW3M

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The average wait time for a bed in a community-based residential treatment center in King County is 44 days. Ballots are in the mail for a county levy that would fund five behavioral health crisis centers, including one for children. bit.ly/43iZAtx

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NPR is not state-affiliated media, and if it is, KUOW's Dyer Oxley is in big trouble. Also, the Port of Seattle got scammed for more than half a million dollars, about the same amount Everett is paying to settle its bikini barista lawsuit. bit.ly/413eym0

What's in a name ... like 'state-affiliated?': Today So Far

NPR is not state-affiliated media (unless I'm wrong, in which case, I'm in big trouble...) The Port of Seattle was a bit lax on anti-fraud protocols, which allowed scammers to nab more than $570,000...

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Washington is growing. It's estimated that Seattle alone will need more than 100,000 new homes in the next two decades. A bill in the state Legislature aims to use “middle housing” to help address this growth. bit.ly/3mezWWg

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Climatologists, who look to snowpack recordings on April 1 as an indicator of possible drought conditions, say snowpack levels in California were dramatic, 237% of average statewide. In Washington state, the snowpack is currently just above normal, 104%. bit.ly/3UwuQRJ

How is Washington's snowpack looking this spring?

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.@KUOWRadke discusses the week’s news with McClatchy’s @Shauna_Sowersby, Seattle Times @elisetakahama, and political analyst @jbalter. Watch it here: youtube.com/live/rAfU4VFDrC8

Week in Review: legislature, e-scooters, and taxes

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with McClatchy’s Shauna Sowers...

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The Kraken clinched a playoff spot with a win over Arizona Thursday night. So, how far could the Kraken go? The Seattle Times’ Kate Shefte explains the team’s dramatic turnaround from their expansion season to year two and what to expect moving forward. bit.ly/3Mryv17

2 years in, Kraken pull off first NHL playoff berth

What will it take for them to rise to the top? Seattle Times reporter Kate Shefte looks ahead.

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One of the bills advancing in the Washington Legislature involves juvenile sentencing reforms, but lawmakers have to decide whether these changes will be retroactive, or only affect people sentenced in years to come. bit.ly/3KhIwLL
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A new state dashboard gives further insight into the number of drug-related deaths and hospitalizations occurring in Washington. The dashboard shows there were 7,598 fatal overdoses from 2017 through 2021, the majority related to opioids. bit.ly/3KJuZhe

New state dashboard shows rising drug-related deaths

A new state dashboard gives further insight into the number of drug-related deaths and hospitalizations occurring in Washington. The dashboard shows there were 7,598 fatal overdoses from 2017 through...

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