In ACT Theater's Wolf Play, the audience watches as a Korean child is adopted, and then re-homed to another family. We watch as he experiences pain and confusion, and the grapples with the realities of adoption. That's not an experience that's unique to the theater.

King County Metro is struggling to hire and maintain the number of drivers and mechanics needed to take commuters where they need to go.

And as people return to the office, and ridership creeps upwards, that need is becoming greater and greater. Now, the agency has announced one potential solution to this workforce shortage: They plan to rehire and fast-track workers who were let go for not complying with the county’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate.

Solutions to homelessness are becoming more of a political issue – especially for a strategy known as “Permanent Supportive Housing,” or “Housing First.” This policy emphasizes getting people into housing as a first step toward solving more chronic issues like mental health or addiction. For decades this approach has had bipartisan support. But recent challenges from Republicans at the federal level are threatening the avenues for local programs to tap into national funds.

In February of this year, Seattle city councilmembers voted to make Seattle the first city in the country to ban discrimination based on a person’s caste.

For one supporter of the measure, it was a chance to open up about an identity that she had kept hidden.

Hip-hop is turning 50 this summer. To celebrate, Seattle's Museum of Pop Culture is showcasing a new exhibit looking at the profound role women have had in shaping the genre.

Students with special education needs face an uphill battle in Washington state. The state has a constitutional obligation to provide basic education for all students.

But Washington is among the majority of states facing a shortage of special education teachers.

Soundside host Libby Denkmann is joined by KUOW's Dyer Oxley and local author Amanda Cherry to talk all things STAR TREK in this month's edition of NO SPOILERS.

This week some Seattle area bus commutes are getting a bit more complicated. That's because King County Metro is suspending peak weekday trips along routes 16, 232, 237, 301, 304 and 320 from June 12 through the 23rd. This comes ahead of the agency's plans for a wider reduction in services starting in September. But Metro is not making these cuts because of the usual suspects low ridership or a budget shortfall. Instead, the agency is citing staffing shortages.