The hunt for truth behind Oregon's mysterious cattle mutilations
In 2019, the remote plains of Harney County, Oregon made national news. Scattered amongst groves of ponderosa pine were a handful of mutilated cattle. The cows had an almost surgical removal of their tongues and other organs. But the most astounding thing is that the scenes where these cattle were…
Why the NIH cuts could have a "devastating impact" on medical research
Universities, cancer centers and hospitals will soon go under the knife, if the Trump Administration gets its way. Last Friday, the National Institutes of Health announced they would immediately slash four billion dollars of funding for research institutes across the country. This would directly …
Soundside's "Weekend Warmup" - Valentine's Edition
It’s Valentine’s Day weekend, So if you’re looking for a great idea for something to do with your sweetie, OR you just want to avoid the love-birds as much as possible, Soundside Producer Jason Megatron Burrows has you covered… EVENTS: Wonderland Gear Exchange — Pitch-A-Trailmate Psychic Medium…
New Lands Commissioner pauses some timber sales to study mature forests
On the campaign trail last year, Dave Upthegrove promised that if elected to Commissioner of Public Lands, he would preserve forests starting on day one. Well, Upthegrove is now in charge of the state’s Department of Natural Resources – sworn in last month – and he held true to his promise. On Ja…
Hear It Again: Meet the people on a quest to count every Cooper's Hawk in Seattle
The Urban Raptor Conservancy's Ed Deal and Patti Loesche are running a decades long study on the population health of Cooper's Hawks in Seattle. What does that involve? Spending a lot of time looking for and observing the city's hawks. This piece originally aired in October of 2024. Guests: Patt…
This Valentine’s Day, find love in a stack of books
Have you tucked into a romance novel lately? If not, you might be in the minority of readers. Romance sales are soaring. Last year, they grew twice as fast as the rest of the fiction market. In the past, the genre’s commercial value was widely accepted - romance books have always been big sellers…
Understanding Seattle's past and present, one walk at a time
Local author David B. Williams’ Seattle Walks: Discovering History and Nature in the City leads readers through loops and one-way strolls, traversing terrain ranging pockets of downtown, to North and West Seattle. Each walk tells a story, exploring how Seattle came to be the city it is today thro…
Pramila Jayapal says a government shutdown would be GOP's mess. "That's on them"
The Trump Administration’s moves to downsize the federal workforce and reshape agencies around the president’s “America First” agenda are repeatedly running into stop signs as challenges to these policies hit the courts. But at least one federal judge says it’s not playing out that way in the cas…
Washington has a data center problem
For years, Grant County sat on enough clean hydroelectricity to power more than a million homes. Then came the tech companies, interested in the cheap and plentiful electricity. They built data centers all over rural Washington to help fuel the modern internet. The data centers use so much energyt…
The struggle to restrict cell phones in Washington schools
A growing body of research shows that cell phones inhibit learning and distract students in class. But should they be banned in schools? It’s a question that districts across Washington state are struggling with. Last year State Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal issued guidance t…