Feds approve public health emergency for WA wildfires, Seattle could ban grocery stores from using personal info to set prices, and an anti-tax candidate is in close second for King County Assessor.

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Feds approve public health emergency for WA wildfires, Seattle could ban grocery stores from <a href="https://www.kuow.org/economy/2026-08-07/seattle-could-ban-grocery-stores-from-using-personal-information-to-set-prices">using personal info</a> to set prices, and an anti-tax candidate is in&nbsp;<a href="https://www.kuow.org/elections/2026-08-07/anti-tax-candidate-in-close-second-for-king-county-assessor-position">close second</a> for King County Assessor.
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Feds approve public health emergency for WA wildfires, Seattle could ban grocery stores from using personal info to set prices, and an anti-tax candidate is in close second for King County Assessor.

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Mayor Wilson orders probe into 'flow of information' following Seattle Center shooting, all Spokane evacuation orders are lifted, and orcas show up at the Ballard Locks.

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Mayor Wilson <a href="https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-08-11/seattle-mayor-orders-probe-into-flow-of-information-following-seattle-center-shooting">orders probe</a> into 'flow of information' following Seattle Center shooting, all Spokane evacuation orders are lifted, and <a href="https://www.kuow.org/animals/2026-08-11/oh-my-god-orcas-show-up-at-the-ballard-locks">orcas show up</a> at the Ballard Locks.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Mayor Wilson orders probe into 'flow of information' following Seattle Center shooting, all Spokane evacuation orders are lifted, and orcas show up at the Ballard Locks.

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In Spokane, wildfires destroyed or damaged more than 900 structures last week. Thankfully, no casualties have been reported, but roughly 67,000 people had to evacuate. The city practiced an evacuation this spring, which likely helped the city’s response. Ashley Bosa helped with the evacuation drill. She’s a post-doc researcher at Boise State University’s Resilience Institute. She’s written about how the drill paid off for the nonprofit news organization The Conversation.

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In Spokane, wildfires destroyed or damaged more than 900 structures last week.&nbsp;Thankfully, no casualties have been reported,&nbsp;but roughly 67,000 people had to evacuate. The city practiced an evacuation this spring, which likely helped the city&rsquo;s response.&nbsp;<a href="https://www.boisestate.edu/research-resilience/about-us/leadership-and-executive-team/ashley-bosa/">Ashley Bosa</a> helped with the evacuation drill.&nbsp;She&rsquo;s a post-doc researcher at Boise State University&rsquo;s Resilience Institute. She&rsquo;s <a href="https://theconversation.com/just-weeks-before-devastating-wildfires-hit-spokane-practiced-a-mass-evacuation-the-drill-paid-off-288899">written about how the drill paid off</a> for the nonprofit news organization The Conversation.
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In Spokane, wildfires destroyed or damaged more than 900 structures last week. Thankfully, no casualties have been reported, but roughly 67,000 people had to evacuate. The city practiced an evacuation this spring, which likely helped the city’s response. Ashley Bosa helped with the evacuation drill. She’s a post-doc researcher at Boise State University’s Resilience Institute. She’s written about how the drill paid off for the nonprofit news organization The Conversation.

A mass evacuation drill this spring helped Spokane respond to wildfires

Governor Bob Ferguson signed an emergency declaration suspending some state laws for fire victims, the University of Washington will get a $540 billion dollar grant from the Gates Foundation, and we'll hear from the fire victims returning to Spokane.

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

We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. 

Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online or on the KUOW App.

Governor Bob Ferguson signed an emergency declaration suspending some state laws for fire victims, the University of Washington will get a $540 billion dollar grant from the Gates Foundation, and we'll hear from the fire victims returning to Spokane.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. <a href="https://donate.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow">Tap here</a> to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.&nbsp;
Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at <a href="mailto:seattlenow@kuow.org">seattlenow@kuow.org</a>, leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or <a href="https://www.kuow.org/feedback">leave us feedback online</a> or on <a href="https://meet.kuow.org/question/">the KUOW App.</a>

Governor Bob Ferguson signed an emergency declaration suspending some state laws for fire victims, the University of Washington will get a $540 billion dollar grant from the Gates Foundation, and we'll hear from the fire victims returning to Spokane.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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