Monday Evening Headlines

Did fraudulent sign-ins make the 'millionaire's tax' look unpopular? We remember gun safety advocate Cheryl Stumbo, and we celebrate NW athletes who won medals at the Olympics. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now bec…

Blackpast.org looks to its future

This year marks the first Black History month BlackPast.org has faced without its founder Dr. Quintard Taylor. The site was created in Seattle almost 20 years ago and it continues to preserve and protect Black history. We’ll get into how the site is facing both old and new challenges to the legit…

Weekend Listen: King County Prosecutors Office prepares for a potential immigration enforcement surge

Today, we’re bringing you the best from another KUOW show, Soundside… Like local officials everywhere, King County is navigating a shifting relationship with the federal government and the possibility that an immigration enforcement surge could happen here.  Soundside’s Libby Denkmann spoke to Le…

Friday Evening Headlines

WA lawmakers react to SCOTUS tariff ruling, Tukwila considers ban on building new detention facilities, and crime victim advocates worry about funding cuts. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support …

Casual Friday with Geraldine DeRuiter and Jason Burrows

This week… Seattle has cleared the path for cafes and corner stores on residential streets. The Seattle Torrent have their fingerprints all over Team USA Women's Hockey. And Seattle knows how to party… But the city says we left behind a bunch of trash at the Seahawks parade. Author and blogger …

Thursday Evening Headlines

Nurses want ICE agents out of St. Joseph Hospital in Tacoma, WA lawmakers are tackling AI safeguards for kids, and Bruce Lee gets a Forever Stamp. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Ruby de Luna We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap he…

No one loves a Bellevue FOR LEASE sign like an AI company

Some of the biggest names in AI are setting up shop in Bellevue. It’s a blow for Seattle, where city leaders have worked to attract new tech innovators to combat high levels of office vacancies. Puget Sound Business Journal tech reporter Nick Pasion will tell us what’s so attractive about Bellevu…

Wednesday Evening Headlines

Mayor Wilson pledges to expand homeless shelter beds, the Seahawks are officially up for sale, and WA's snowpack is looking bleak. 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 …

The Seattle Convention Center can't survive on Comic Con alone

The Seattle Convention Center takes up more than one-point-five million square feet of real estate downtown. It brings the possibility of year-round tourism, and extra business for the surrounding hotels, bars and restaurants. Despite hosting more events than ever before, the corporation behind t…

Tuesday Evening Headlines

Mayor Wilson delivers her first State of the City speech, WA Senate passes 'millionaires tax,' and Seattle's City Attorney ends a policy that prevented one judge from hearing criminal cases. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make S…