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Renton is considering whether to keep Flock cameras. The clock is ticking.

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Close races in Northwest states show interesting fault lines in the electorate

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WA state Supreme Court races are usually sleepy affairs. Not this year.

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The push, and pushback, to getting RVs off of Seattle's streets

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Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda on King County’s response to Medicaid cuts

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The debate over WA's millionaires tax

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Are robot companions the future of elder care? Or a sign of the oncoming AI apocalypse?

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson talks homelessness policy, the budget, and public safety

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WA Senate Debate: Two Democrats vie to represent Seattle's northern suburbs

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New school year, new fights over free speech at the UW

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Congressman Adam Smith answers your questions on Israel, AI, and more

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The candidates running to represent Seattle's progressive 43rd Legislative District

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Seattle city council candidates debate public safety, food deserts, and more

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Council President Hollingsworth on the budget, progressive policies, and mayor's homelessness goals

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A broken window, the Central Library and a $6 billion city-wide problem

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AI, housing, and Aurora Ave N: A conversation with the candidates for WA State Legislative District 46 House Position 1

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The debate around Seattle's 'fair pricing' push for grocery shoppers

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Candidates vying to replace Newhouse talk immigration, trade, and data centers

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What’s in Mayor Wilson’s new gun violence plan?

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Spokane, after the fires

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The head of Seattle's public schools on A.I., student safety and recess

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Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson on homelessness, CCTV cameras, and more

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The City Hall Pit: Why a hole in downtown Seattle has persisted for more than 20 years

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Inside the race to fix bugs in Microsoft's software

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Soundside's Weekend Warmup - the one before we're off for a month!

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El Niños can be a real headache, especially for WA's fishing industry

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"Don't broadcast your notes, broadcast the game." Mariners broadcaster Rick Rizzs reflects on 41 years with the team

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Why some parents and teachers want the president of Seattle's teachers union to step down

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'Small part of a far larger problem': Emergency department doctor on ghost guns

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What to do about that scourge of summer: odorous house ants

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Washington clemency board members say Gov. Ferguson is sidelining their work

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Front Page: Spokane wildfires, Seattle police chief resigns, man's death in a Federal Way hospital

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The latest on the Spokane wildfires

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Washington’s Supreme Court could see big changes in 2026. Here are the candidates on your primary ballot

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WA blocked over 100,000 license plate searches from feds, but immigration raids and vehicle arrests are still rampant

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Weekend Warmup: Seafair, Softball, and Spider-Man

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How juvenile court handles cases when kids are accused of serious offenses

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The Seattle Center shooting, from the perspective of a father who lost his son to gun violence

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" Easier for a kid to get a gun than a summer job": 2 violence intervention experts on the Seattle Center shooting

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Mayor and Police Chief share more information about Bite of Seattle shooting

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Front Page: Seattle Center shooting

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How this empty QFC became a hub for punk rock, movie lovers and more

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Why a Seattle Symphony bassist started a fight with City Hall over housing density and orcas

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Soundside's Weekend Warmup: Derby Days, River Days, and HORSEGIRLS!

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Attorney General Nick Brown discusses his lawsuits against Kalshi and Paramount

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Video Games won't be on discs much longer. Do gamers care?

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Seattle City Council weighs ending some environmental appeals as growth plan stalls

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Primary Elections 2026: Brent Hennrich, candidate for Washington's 3rd Congressional District

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What justice might look like after the deadly implosion in Longview

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Why one Yakima Valley farmworker decided to "self deport"

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Front Page: Democrats hopeful in Central Washington race. Plus, recapping Jimothy's big week.

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Primary Elections 2026: Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, candidate for Washington's 3rd Congressional District

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Announcing Soundside's new co-host: David Kroman

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Primary Elections 2026: Jerrod Sessler, candidate for Washington's 4th Congressional District

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Weekend Warmup: Whippy Shows, Sand Sculptures, and the CID Celebration!

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Documentary showcases the hope and beauty in the West's dwindling theaters

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The Western District of Washington chose a new US attorney... Trump fired him an hour later

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Primary Elections 2026: John Duresky, candidate for Washington's 4th Congressional District

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Take a tour of Seattle's first ever social housing building

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Primary Elections 2026: Matt Boehnke, candidate for Washington's 4th Congressional District

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How this UW prof’s father predicted urban architecture's future

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Front Page: A new owner for the Seahawks, a round-up of what's happening with fire season, and more

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Primary Elections 2026: Will Chen, candidate for Position 1, Legislative District 32

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Weekend Warmup: Get your Saunter on through West Seattle or brave the Bare Buns Fun Run!

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Hundreds of children are headed to 'mega' immigration hearings this week

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Primary Elections 2026: Danica Noble, candidate for Position 1, Legislative District 32

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How UW scientists built an archiving technology as old as life itself

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Washington state sees it as restitution, opponents call it racial discrimination

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Primary Elections 2026: Chris Bloomquist, candidate for Position 1, Legislative District 32

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XBox layoffs tell a larger story about a video game industry in transition

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Primary Elections 2026: Keith Scully, candidate for Position 1, Legislative District 32

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Front Page: The boys are back in town ... and facing controversy. Plus, are the boom years behind Seattle?

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Has TikTok ruined the Enchantments?

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After Spokane anti-ICE protest, FBI reportedly extracted data from demonstrators' phones

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Weekend Warmup: It's the 4th of July + USA vs Belgium!

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The secret history of the Earth Liberation Front

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Front Page: What the changes to KCRHA mean for King County, how the latest SCOTUS decisions will impact WA State, and Seattle Dogs!

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The Evergreen State has too much pot

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Fantagraphics wanted comics to be treated as art. It changed the publishing industry.

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From Egypt to... Spokane? How the World Cup is building bonds that go beyond the soccer pitch

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What the bipartisan housing bill might do for WA and why it's not law — yet

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The exoskeleton that's helping Seattle Mountain Rescue move 'better, faster, safer'

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Front Page: is the future of the Democratic party... socialist? Plus a big capital gains windfall, World Cup controversies, and more

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Why one Seattle organization says new data doesn't measure Native homelessness accurately — again

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Pride celebrations are happening across WA during June, including in prisons

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Weekend Warmup - Things to do OTHER than Pride and the World Cup!

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Hear it Again: Ever been abandoned on the trail? There's a name for that.

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Front Page: What we know now about homelessness in King County

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Meet the WWU professor heading to the World Boomerang Championships

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Unpacking how supportive housing could affect the number of King County jail visits

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The AI device that's listening to my aging dad's every move

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Long-running fight over Sodo housing takes a new turn

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Front Page: is Washington good for soccer, but bad for billionaires? Plus an immigration law firm crackdown, and Starbucks snafu in South Korea

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Soundside's Weekend Warmup: Juneteenth, Father's Day, and BEYOND!

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Front Page: Upriver Fire, Bear Attacks, Kids Uninsured, and Soccer

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The artist who spent months in a tower on the University Bridge

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How the Seattle Storm's head coach went from law books to playbooks

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A Seattle immigration lawyer reacts to green card application policy changes

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Former Councilmember Cathy Moore on Aurora Avenue North, public safety, and SOAP orders

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Researchers at the UW are using concrete vibrators to kill pesky shrimp. Why?