KUOW News Podcast
New Coastal Weather Radar Wins Funding
A catchall budget bill signed by President Obama this week includes money to build a long–discussed Doppler weather radar on the ...
State Tightens Security Around Criminally Insane Patients
There are new rules for dealing with patients who enter the states' mental hospitals through the criminal justice system. The policy ...
Questions Continue Over Wash. Data Center Project
The debate continues over Washington's $300 million data center project now under construction in Olympia. A state lawmaker says he's ...
Tea Party Groups Mark Anniversary of Original Tea Party
Tea Party groups around the Northwest Wednesday are celebrating the 236th anniversary of the political revolt known as the Boston Tea ...
Wash. Governor Launches Maurice Clemmons Review
Washington Governor Chris Gregoire is asking police, prosecutors and judges to review the Maurice Clemmons case. She wants them to report ...
Northwest Lab's Pandemic Modeling Tool Might Quicken Government Response
This year's flu season didn't turn out to be the pandemic that many feared. But some scientists in the Northwest are already preparing for ...
Overall Immigration Bill Unveiled in Congress
Immigration advocates rallied in downtown Seattle today (Tuesday) to celebrate a new immigration reform bill in Congress. House ...
Boeing Basks in Success of First 787 Flight
Boeing had to cut short the first flight of its 787 Dreamliner because of bad weather yesterday. But the company says that otherwise, the ...
Malfunction Leads to Massive Sewage Dump
About 10 million gallons of untreated wastewater were accidentally discharged into Elliot Bay last night.
County officials have closed a ...