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Seattle megacouple Bill and Melinda Gates have announced they’re splitting up. Bloomberg News tech reporter Dina Bass tells us what it could mean for their world-changing philanthropic partnership headquartered here.

After worries that King County would be knocked back to phase 2, we’re hitting pause.

The ShakeAlert earthquake early warning system goes live statewide today. It will give you a heads up before the shaking starts and could mean valuable seconds to act in our next quake. We hear about how it works from Bill Steele, seismologist with the Pacific Northwest Seismic Network.

After months of scarce appointments, all of a sudden it’s easier than ever to get a vaccine in Seattle. But people don’t seem to be rushing out to get a shot, so the city is responding with some new ideas to get people motivated to get vaccinated. KUOW’s Eilis O’Neill explains.

Demand for vaccines is dropping, so we ask: How would you pitch someone who's hesitating? Zombie jokes? Fake news? Plus, King County might be rolling back to Phase 2, and Seattle's axe throwing venue gets a whole new selling point.

You might have missed it, but Washington just took a big step toward changing the equation when it comes to law enforcement, drugs and addiction. KUOW’s Amy Radil tells us what the future might hold after a court case gave lawmakers an opportunity to set a new direction for drug policy.

At this point most of us are itching to travel and get out this summer. But when there’s unvaxxed little ones in the mix, you’ve got to weigh the risk. UW’s Dr. John Lynch tells us what to consider when making those summer plans.

State lawmakers passed a slate of bills aimed at police and justice reform this session, and families who’ve lost loved ones are calling it a win. Crosscut’s Melissa Santos tells us what’s changing for policing in WA after a summer of protest.

We could do better when it comes to taking care of Puget Sound. Maybe it would be easier if we dug deeper into the connections between us and the 150 year old geoducks living there.

This week we processed a verdict in the Derek Chauvin trial, weighed whether it's safe to ditch the mask outdoors and learned that the Blue Angels will terrorize Seattle pets virtually this year.