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Housing prices have been going up for a decade. It seems the goal of buying a house is increasingly out of reach for many people in Seattle. But the economy is shifting, and so is the housing market. Matthew Gardner is the chief economist for Windermere and is here to walk us through it.

It's Pride month, and for many folks in Seattle, this is their first in-person pride outo

This week some local orthographers made it to the semi finals of the Scripts Howard spelling bee. The city had to void 200 thousand parking tickets. And It’s pride month, so get out the rainbow flag! ... but only if you really mean it.

KUOW’s Jeannie Yandel and Seattle Times reporter Esmy Jimenez breakdown the week.

The city rolled out a new tool this week to guide its approach to homeless encampments. It's one more step in the Harrell administration's plan to approach

Summer is almost here and after two years of living with Covid people are ready to get back out.

But quick reality check…we’re seeing some of the highest case counts of the pandemic right now.

We’ll get an update from Dr. John Lynch about COVID in King County. He's an Infectious Disease doctor at UW Medicine.

There’s a lot weighing on the promise of a good education. Employability, creativity, and language acquisition – to name a few.

Impact Public Schools, the largest public charter school chain in Washington state made a promise to parents and students to provide a good education and more. According to a recent KUOW investigation they are not fulfilling that promise.

Ann Dornfeld, a reporter on KUOW's Investigations Team, breaks down her findings from her latest series, Broken Promises, an investigation of Impact Public Schools, the largest charter school chain in Washington state.

What a hard week. Covid cases are up, and Washington State would like you to consider adopting a wasp; plus, we're heading into a long weekend.

KUOW’s Katie Campbell and author G. Willow Wilson break it all down.

No seriously, it's dangerously cold out there.

This spring has been unseasonably cold and wet.

But despite what we've been seeing, there are still parts of our state in a drought as we approach wildfire season.

Reid Wolcott from the National Weather Service in Seattle is here to give us a rundown on what to expect this summer.

While Democrats in the other Washington are pushing to forgive student debt, a new plan closer to home is aiming to help Washington students who have to take out loans. The idea is to offer low-interest alternatives to federal loans. It could make a difference for some students, but it's far from solving the problem.