Smoke season has arrived.

Air quality scientist Phil Swartzendruber from Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is here to tell us what you need to know to stay safe.

Check your air quality here.

Tap for some cooling center resources: here and here.

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Smoke season has arrived.
Air quality scientist Phil Swartzendruber from Puget Sound Clean Air Agency is here to tell us what you need to know to stay safe.
Check your air quality <a href="https://map.pscleanair.gov/?lat=47.6768311&amp;lon=-122.4756425&amp;z=9&amp;v=0">here.</a>
Tap for some cooling center resources: <a href="https://kcrha.org/severe-weather-shelter/">here</a> and <a href="https://www.seattle.gov/heat-safety">here.</a>
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Seattle Now is KUOW's flagship daily news podcast. Seattle Now brings you quick headlines, smart analysis, and award-winning local news. New episodes every weekday morning and afternoon. Start and end your day with Seattle Now, from KUOW and the NPR Network.

Seattle Now

Smoke season has arrived. Here's what you need to know

Smoke and hot weather are coming to Seattle, ballots are in mailboxes around the city, and Seattle crowned a new soccer champion over the weekend.

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

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Smoke and hot weather are coming to Seattle, ballots are in mailboxes around the city, and Seattle crowned a new soccer champion over the weekend.
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>

Smoke and hot weather are coming to Seattle, ballots are in mailboxes around the city, and Seattle crowned a new soccer champion over the weekend.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

Monday Evening Headlines

The verdict is in. Denny Blaine Park will remain open. 

The historically LGBTQ-friendly park has been at the center of a neighborhood dispute that’s spanned several years. Now, a King County Superior Court Judge’s ruling will keep it open with some changes.

Seattle Times reporter David Kroman has more.

Read David’s reporting here.

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The verdict is in. Denny Blaine Park will remain open.&nbsp;
The historically LGBTQ-friendly park has been at the center of a neighborhood dispute that&rsquo;s spanned several years. Now, a King County Superior Court Judge&rsquo;s ruling will keep it open with some changes.
Seattle Times reporter David Kroman has more.
Read David&rsquo;s reporting&nbsp;<a href="https://www.seattletimes.com/seattle-news/politics/judge-keeps-seattle-nude-beach-open-orders-crackdown-on-lewd-conduct/">here</a>.
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The verdict is in. Denny Blaine Park will remain open. The historically LGBTQ-friendly park has been at the center of a neighborhood dispute that’s spanned several years. Now, a King County Superior Court Judge’s ruling will keep it open with some changes.

Nude but not lewd: Denny Blaine stays open

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom.

First, Democrats are working to flip a few Republican seats in the state legislature this year. One of them is in farm country in central Washington.

Next, artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, and many local governments are trying to figure out how, or if, they should be using it. In Snohomish County, local leaders are trying a new experiment by convening what’s known as a “civic assembly.”

And finally, while many families can access free lunches during the school year, experts say summer creates a hunger gap.

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Today, we&rsquo;re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom.
First, Democrats are working to flip a few Republican seats in the state legislature this year. <a href="https://www.kuow.org/2026-07-13/could-the-agricultural-city-of-yakima-go-blue-this-year-wa-democrats-are-hopeful">One of them is in farm country in central Washington.</a>
Next, artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, and many local governments are trying to figure out how, or if, they should be using it. In Snohomish County, local leaders are trying a new experiment by <a href="https://www.knkx.org/government/2026-07-07/snohomish-county-tasks-citizens-with-writing-artificial-intelligence-policy-civic-assembly">convening what&rsquo;s known as a &ldquo;civic assembly.&rdquo;</a>
And finally, while many families can access free lunches during the school year, <a href="https://www.kuow.org/economy/2026-07-16/when-schools-out-this-king-county-program-keeps-kids-fed-for-free">experts say summer creates a hunger gap.</a>
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>

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom.  First, Democrats are working to flip a few Republican seats in the state legislature this year. One of them is in farm country in central Washington.  Next, artificial intelligence is evolving rapidly, and many local governments are trying to figure out how, or if, they should be using it. In Snohomish County, local leaders are trying a new experiment by convening what’s known as a “civic assembly.”  And finally, while many families can access free lunches during the school year, experts say summer creates a hunger gap.

Weekend Listen: WA Democrats are hopeful Yakima could go blue this year, Snohomish County looks to its residents for AI policy, and when school’s out, this King County program keeps kids fed for free

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