Seattle Now

WA sues over Trump's military deployment in CA, WA ferries will soon be back to full service, and a rare tree blooms in Seattle.

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

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The University of Washington is facing the prospect that hundreds of millions of dollars in expected federal grants will not come this year.

Longstanding research dollars have become tenuous and American scientists are feeling undervalued.

For some, a future abroad seems more stable and certain.

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Seattle begins one year countdown to the World Cup, WA public defenders will get lighter caseloads, and Roosevelt HS sanctioned for illicit recruiting of football players.

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

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Seattle's best-known indie theater chain is in financial trouble.

SIFF laid off 21% of its administrative staff last week.

Freelance Arts Reporter and Film Critic Chase Hutchinson says our viewing habits have changed, and SIFF is just the latest in a series of recent struggles for indie theaters.

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Seattle protesters block ICE vans, SPD Chief Barnes says he expects to be jailed for resisting Trump's orders, and Seattle's new pro women's hockey team is taking shape.

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

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If President Trump gets his way, Congress will pass a major spending bill that would make big changes to Medicaid. Governor Bob Ferguson estimates that nearly 200,000 people in WA would lose Medicaid coverage. We talk with Dr. Julian Perez about the potential impact of these cuts. He's a family physician with Sea Mar Community Health Centers.

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Seattle politicians react to National Guard deployment in Los Angles, two recalls are issued in Washington, and a robber targeting local professional athletes gets caught.

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

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Activist Elijah Lewis was killed in 2023.

He was a beloved member of the Central District community.

His killer was sentenced last month to 35 years in prison.

For those who knew him, the trial is over, but the pain endures.

We talk to two of his close friends Eula Scott Bynoe and Jacqueline Smith Armstrong about Elijah's legacy in Seattle and why they felt compelled to attend the trial. 

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In 2021, Washington became the first state to pay for attorneys for low-income tenants facing eviction. But as the eviction rate skyrockets in King County, there are not enough attorneys to go around. 

Captive breeding of Taylor’s checkerspot butterflies has some Puget Sound grasslands a-flutter with the rare insects this spring. 

And many people enjoy sake, the Japanese rice wine, but a local brewing company is betting diners will save some room for Korean rice wine…

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The Enchantments closed to the public as manhunt continues, local grocery workers may go on strike, and police arrest a man suspected of stealing instruments from the Seattle band Heart.

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

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