The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from the H-1B Visa program, two Seattle high schools are implementing weapons detectors at their campuses, and Costco customers may be getting a piece of a large settlement due to misleading marketing emails.

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The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from the H-1B Visa program, two Seattle high schools are implementing weapons detectors at their campuses, and Costco customers may be getting a piece of a large settlement due to misleading marketing emails.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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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 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

The Trump administration is suspending Microsoft from the H-1B Visa program, two Seattle high schools are implementing weapons detectors at their campuses, and Costco customers may be getting a piece of a large settlement due to misleading marketing emails.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

Thursday Evening Headlines

This week...

Washington ferry riders were left at the dock. 

Walmart is fine tuning a plan to bring drone deliveries to the Seattle area.

And a new lawsuit claims some “sugar free” Starbucks drinks actually have more sugar than your favorite candy.

Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Weekly Seattle Host Rachel Horgan are here to break down the week.

Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award!

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.

This week...
Washington ferry riders were left at the dock.&nbsp;
Walmart is fine tuning a plan to bring drone deliveries to the Seattle area.
And a new lawsuit claims some &ldquo;sugar free&rdquo; Starbucks drinks actually have more sugar than your favorite candy.
Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Weekly Seattle Host Rachel Horgan are here to break down the week.
Vote for Seattle Now <a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/local-news">to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award!</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>

This week...  Washington ferry riders were left at the dock.   Walmart is fine tuning a plan to bring drone deliveries to the Seattle area.  And a new lawsuit claims some “sugar free” Starbucks drinks actually have more sugar than your favorite candy.  Factal Editor Joe Veyera and Weekly Seattle Host Rachel Horgan are here to break down the week.

Casual Friday with Rachel Horgan and Joe Veyera

In the West Seattle Greenbelt, the Duwamish Tribe and its community partners are thinking deeply about how to care for newly acquired land that was once declared toxic by the EPA.

We'll learn more about this local land back effort turned urban sanctuary in a minute.

Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award!

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.

In the West Seattle Greenbelt, the Duwamish Tribe and its community partners are thinking deeply about how to care for newly acquired land that was once declared toxic by the EPA.
We'll learn more about this local land back effort turned urban sanctuary in a minute.
Vote for Seattle Now <a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/local-news">to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award!</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>

In the West Seattle Greenbelt, the Duwamish Tribe and its community partners are thinking deeply about how to care for newly acquired land that was once declared toxic by the EPA.  We'll learn more about this local land back effort turned urban sanctuary in a minute.

A Duwamish land back project in West Seattle is healing both land and people

Polling is out on the Washington state initiative that would prohibit students who are trans from girl's school sports, another orca was spotted carrying a dead calf on her nose, and a new sales tax increase is coming to King County.

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

Vote for Seattle Now to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award!

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.

Polling is out on the Washington state initiative that would prohibit students who are trans from girl's school sports, another orca was spotted carrying a dead calf on her nose, and a new sales tax increase is coming to King County.
It&rsquo;s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
Vote for Seattle Now <a href="https://vote.signalaward.com/PublicVoting#/2026/shows/genre/local-news">to win a Signal Listener's Choice Award!</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>

Polling is out on the Washington state initiative that would prohibit students who are trans from girl's school sports, another orca was spotted carrying a dead calf on her nose, and a new sales tax increase is coming to King County.  It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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