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Will SPD have an additional two years of compliance? Ross Reynolds spoke with Mayor Durkan about investigations into Seattle Police Department and smoke shelters in a pandemic.

A new app from corvid research power couple Colleen and John Marzluff, called Crow Scientist, encourages kids to get interested in the beady-eyed birds.

With much of the West either ablaze or seeing bad air quality, a look at where we are in Washington. A look at the protests that became contentious Monday, with 22 arrests and several instances of police violence. Why aren’t we testing people who aren’t showing COVID-19 symptoms? And a chat with Margaret Atwood.

Malden, WA is a town of just over 200 people in Eastern Washington. In less than 24 hours, a majority of it was gone.

Plus, how do wildland firefighters stay safe and sanitary during a pandemic?

On Monday, around 200 protesters gathered outside the Seattle Police Officer Guild headquarters in Sodo. Twenty people were arrested as officers pushed the crowd away from the building and towards Judkins Park. For comparison, only seven people were arrested during the initial George Floyd protests in downtown Seattle, where a police car was set on fire.

How solid is our confederation, really? This week’s chat with the King County Executive. And a look at COVID risk assessment.

Dow Constantine said the arrival of wildfire smoke in King County, coupled with rising temperatures, make for a grim week. Constantine also talked about county homeless shelters seeing an outbreak in coronavirus cases and discussed budgeting for the coming year.

We’re a sharply divided nation. And yet, among the most cherished themes of the United States is E pluribus unum. From many one. But what if that’s not true? What if it never was?

Point Roberts is entirely cut off from the rest of America right now. Wildfires are burning across the West. The city works to decrease traffic fatalities, and we catch up with a virologist for an update on the virus.

This pandemic has us all changing and assessing our behavior with each new sliver of information that comes in. Marcie Sillman spoke with Columbia University Virologist Angela Rasmussen about rates of infection, population, and a potential vaccine.