Seattle Now

Mayor Wilson agrees to turn on surveillance cameras near stadiums, King County prosecutor wants to increase penalties for buying sex, and there's huge demand for Seattle's first social housing building.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. Get tickets here.

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This week…

Thousands of Seattle residents are lining up to volunteer during the World Cup.

An iconic local karaoke spot is re-opening its doors.

And why does Lumen Field just say "Field" right now?

Simply Seattle’s Danny Ball and Asian Verified founder Michael Wong are here to break down the week.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.

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Hotel workers near Lumen Field could go on strike, Mayor Wilson is no longer boycotting Starbucks, and Seattle delays its plan to reduce pickleball courts.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. Get tickets here.

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When Blue Origin’s New Glenn rocket exploded last week, it affected NASA’s space aspirations, and private companies like Amazon.

The New York Times’ Karen Weise will tell us about the fallout from the Kent-based company’s launchpad disaster.

Read Karen’s reporting here.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.

Get tickets here.

Use promo code SEATTLENOW to access a 20% discount.

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Seattle one step closer to emergency ban on large data centers, 1,400 kids will get free tickets to the World Cup, and two veteran Seattle police officers are suing the department.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. Get tickets here.

Use promo code SEATTLENOW to access a 20% discount.

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Seattle’s social housing test will soon become a reality. The city’s voter-approved Social Housing Developer is working to fill an apartment near Pike Place Market with mixed income tenants. The deadline to apply for a spot in the housing lottery is this Friday. Seattle Times real estate reporter Heidi Groover is here to fill us in.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.

Get tickets here.

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The Trump administration has removed ocean observation stations from waters off the WA coast, Mayor Wilson asks voters to renew the Seattle Transit Measure, and the Allen Institute makes major investments to treat brain diseases.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival. Get tickets here.

Use promo code SEATTLENOW to access a 20% discount.

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Roads in Seattle and in Washington state can be dangerous places - for pedestrians, cyclists and other drivers.

After peaking in 2023, traffic fatalities around the state are slowly trending down.

We’ll hear from the Washington Traffic Safety Commission about why, and where the state can go from here.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.

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More news in the aftermath of last week's deadly implosion in Longview, Skagit County has moved to keep new data centers out, and Gonzaga University is getting ready to have Egypt's World Cup team train on their campus.

It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now where Patricia Murphy will interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the Cascade PBS Ideas Festival.

Get tickets here.

Use promo code SEATTLENOW to access a 20% discount.

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Sound transit board members made painful cuts to account for the agency’s multi-billion-dollar shortfall.

Seattle Times transportation reporter Mike Lindbloom is here to talk about which projects are still on track and which ones have been derailed.

Read Mike's reporting here.

And make sure to join us this Saturday for a live taping of Seattle Now… where I’ll interview King County Executive Girmay Zahilay at the cascade PBS ideas festival.

Get tickets here.

Use promo code SEATTLENOW to access a 20% discount 

Get tickets to Cascade PBS’s Ideas Festival.

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