KUOW News Podcast

KUOW News Podcast

KUOW News Podcast

Stories and features focused on issues shaping life in the Northwest.

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 ...
2 days ago

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 ...
2 days ago

Overall Immigration Bill Unveiled in Congress

Immigration advocates rallied in downtown Seattle today (Tuesday) to celebrate a new immigration reform bill in Congress. House ...
2 days ago

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 ...
2 days ago

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 ...
2 days ago

Boeing Prepares 787 for First Flight

All eyes will be on the skies above Western Washington this morning as Boeing's new airplane makes its maiden flight. Weather permitting, ...
3 days ago

Mac-PC Divide in Seattle Government

Staffers for newly elected Seattle mayor Mike McGinn made waves when they asked the city for Macs and iPhones instead of ...
4 days ago

UW Leaders Criticized for Corporate Ties

The two top officials at the University of Washington make six–figure incomes, moonlighting for private corporations. President Mark ...
4 days ago

Newport Prepares For NOAA Despite Floodplain Complications

Newport, Oregon still plans to break ground next month on a facility that will host NOAA's Pacific research fleet. That's despite a recent ...
1 week ago

Maurice Clemmons Public Records Reveal Complicated Two-State Story

The front–page stories have subsided, but questions remain in the wake of the murders of four Lakewood, Washington police officers ...
1 week ago

A Dark Hanukkah: Young And Jewish In Rural Eastern Washington

Correspondent Anna King has been producing an occasional series called Hidden Religions. Even some of the most well known religions can be ...
1 week ago