KUOW News Podcast

Every five years, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service counts how many Americans hunt. That number has fallen steadily since the 1970s, even in the rural West. Some of the decline is due to demographics; more people live in cities and they're less likely ...

Chinook salmon may be the beneficiaries of the federal economic stimulus program. Work is now underway on a three year, 7–million–dollar restoration project in the Skagit River Delta. It's aimed at improving salmon habitat and flood ...

A string of arsons in the Seattle neighborhood of Greenwood has police puzzled and residents on edge. The tally of unsolved arson cases is now up to 10. Most notably, four restaurants were destroyed October 23 with $2 million in damages. The obvious ...

The ritual of sounding "Taps" at military funerals is more than a century old. But today, so many veterans are dying that the military has to use recordings of "Taps" for many services. For a small band of volunteer buglers at Tahoma ...

More than a dozen protesters gathered outside Seattle's Swedish Medical Center Monday afternoon. They were protesting the new health care bill, as Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and some members of the Washington congressional delegation toured the ...

Seattle's Mayor–elect Mike McGinn says he will begin working today to form a transition team for his new office. Last night, McGinn's rival Joe Mallahan conceded defeat in the race for Seattle mayor, nearly a week after Election Day.

The King County Council has clarified its position on undocumented immigration. The council passed a law Monday that prohibits county agencies and employees from asking a person's immigration status.

A lot of small towns in Idaho date back to the 1800s, when loggers were drawn to the area by huge white pines. It's a tree that towered over all the others and was so common that it became Idaho's state tree. But 100 years ago, the Great Fire of 1910 ...

The Northwest job market will stay sluggish for the next year. That prediction comes from at least one economist.

You've heard of microbreweries. How about "micro–canneries?" They specialize in locally caught, hand–packed albacore and salmon. A growing number of commercial fishing families are choosing to can their catch themselves. They can't ...

A national study by the Veterans Administration found that 19 percent of vets from Iraq and Afghanistan in their care have problems with substance abuse or dependence. Many also meet the criteria for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder and/or Traumatic Brain ...

Police officers and emergency responders from around the Northwest and Canada paid tribute to slain Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton on November 6. The motorcade and memorial at Key Arena were the culmination of a week of mourning for the officer, ...

The Army Corps of Engineers says that recent repairs at the Howard Hanson Dam have greatly reduced the flood risk in the Green River valley.

Choreographer Val Caniparoli, a Renton native, spent most of October creating a new ballet with Pacific Northwest Ballet (PNB) company members. Caniparoli's "Seasons" is one of four dances on PNB's "Director's Choice" program. It ...

Dow Constantine has declared victory in the race for King County Executive, although his opponent Susan Hutchison has yet to concede. Tuesday's results were a striking reversal for Hutchison, who led the race after the August primary.

Today "The Conversation" is talking about the election results. Voters chose King County Councilmember Dow Constantine to be the next County Executive. There are new faces on the Seattle City Council and the Seattle School Board. The domestic ...

Seattle voters have endorsed two Seattle City Council incumbents for another term: Richard Conlin and Nick Licata. But two new members will shake up the council's dynamic. Results so far show Sally Bagshaw and Mike O'Brien poised to take those seats.

Betty Patu and Kay Smith–Blum have taken the lead in their races for Seattle school board.

The first returns from this fall's election are in. The Seattle mayoral campaign is too close to call. Dow Constantine is declaring victory in the King County Executive race. Gay–rights supporters are being cautiously optimistic, as Referendum 71 ...