PNW still reeling from windstorm, Seattle elementary schools may not close after all, and pollution has increased in WA since the pandemic. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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PNW still reeling from windstorm, Seattle elementary schools may not close after all, and pollution has increased in WA since the pandemic. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Century Ballroom is in its last months of operation.

It’s one of Seattle’s longest-running social dance venues, with the first classes gliding across the ballroom in 1997.

But owner Hallie Kuperman announced earlier this month that 2025 will be the space’s last dance.

We’ll hear from Hallie, and from Century dance students, about why the love Century Ballroom.

Live federal court proceedings: https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-oral-arguments/

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Century Ballroom is in its last months of operation.
It’s one of Seattle’s longest-running social dance venues, with the first classes gliding across the ballroom in 1997.
But owner Hallie Kuperman announced earlier this month that 2025 will be the space’s last dance.
We’ll hear from Hallie, and from Century dance students, about why the love Century Ballroom.
Live federal court proceedings: <a href="https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-oral-arguments/">https://www.ca9.uscourts.gov/media/live-oral-arguments/</a>
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Seattle's Century Ballroom is hanging up its dancing shoes

Powerful storm to bring high winds to Seattle and snow to the passes, Seattle City Council votes against a capital gains tax, and we meet some Trump voters in King County. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.

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Powerful storm to bring high winds to Seattle and snow to the passes, Seattle City Council votes against a capital gains tax, and we meet some Trump voters in King County. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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Tuesday Evening Headlines

Whooping cough is making a major comeback in Washington state. At this time last year, there were 54 cases of pertussis. Right now, the statewide case count is more than 1,300. The bacterial disease is most dangerous to babies, and many who get it require hospitalization. We talk with UW Medicine's Dr. Helen Chu about why whooping cough is surging in Washington.

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Whooping cough is making a major comeback in Washington state. At this time last year, there were 54 cases of pertussis. Right now, the statewide <a href="https://doh.wa.gov/you-and-your-family/illness-and-disease-z/whooping-cough">case count</a> is more than 1,300. The bacterial disease is most dangerous to babies, and many who get it require hospitalization. We talk with UW Medicine's <a href="https://www.uwmedicine.org/bios/helen-chu">Dr. Helen Chu</a> about why whooping cough is surging in Washington.
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