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

First, does Washington state go too easy on kids caught with guns? Some officials say yes.

Next, more on the Seattle Center shooting… The wife of Carlos Sanchez Villalba says every day is harder since losing her husband.

Next, wildfires have shut down two big segments of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington.

And finally, as millions of acres burn across Oregon, one small community in the Columbia River Gorge may adopt a proactive defense. 

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Today, we&rsquo;re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom.
First, does Washington state go too easy on kids caught with guns? <a href="https://www.kuow.org/governing/2026-08-10/washington-state-gun-law-could-be-rewritten-after-seattle-center-shooting">Some officials say yes.</a>
Next, more on the Seattle Center shooting&hellip; The wife of Carlos Sanchez Villalba says <a href="https://www.kuow.org/crime/2026-08-14/every-day-is-harder-dad-killed-at-seattle-center-is-laid-to-rest">every day is harder since losing her husband.</a>
Next, wildfires have shut down two big segments of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington.
And finally, as millions of acres burn across Oregon, one small community in the Columbia River Gorge <a href="https://www.opb.org/article/2026/08/11/mosier-oregon-explores-prescribed-burns/">may adopt a proactive defense.&nbsp;</a>
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Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom.  First, does Washington state go too easy on kids caught with guns? Some officials say yes.  Next, more on the Seattle Center shooting… The wife of Carlos Sanchez Villalba says every day is harder since losing her husband.  Next, wildfires have shut down two big segments of the Pacific Crest Trail in Washington.  And finally, as millions of acres burn across Oregon, one small community in the Columbia River Gorge may adopt a proactive defense. 

Washington state gun law could be rewritten after Seattle Center shooting, remembering shooting victim Carlos Sanchez Villabla, hikers are getting creative as wildfire shuts down parts of the Pacific Coast Trail, and Mosier, OR explores a proactive approach to fire