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Pollution Muddies The Willamette, Extreme Tango Makeover, And The Arsenal Of...
Tuesday, August 14 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Mysterious clouds of brown water are showing up in the Willamette River. Government regulators shrug and environmentalists call lawyers. Then, empty...
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Western Wash. Gets Heat Advisory, Officials Offer Tips For Staying Cool
Wednesday, August 15 on KUOW Health officials are urging people to take steps to stay cool during the hot weather. Forecasters have issued a heat advisory for the next few days. Temperatures are...
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Marijuana Legalization Campaigns Heat Up
Wednesday, August 15 on KUOW This weekend, Hempfest will draw thousands of marijuana supporters to Seattle. Among them will be pot activists both for and against Washington Initiative 502. The measure...
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Shell's Oil-Spill Barge Causes Small Spills Of Its Own In Bellingham
Wednesday, August 15 on KUOW More problems for the oil–spill containment barge being built on the Bellingham waterfront: Coast Guard officials say Shell Oil's Arctic Challenger has caused several small...
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Central Wash. Wildfire Still Out of Control
Wednesday, August 15 on KUOW Calmer winds have firefighters hoping they can make progress today in containing a wildfire in central Washington. The Taylor Bridge Fire between Cle Elum and Ellensburg...
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Chimpanzee Sanctuary Just Barely Survives Kittitas Wildfire
Wednesday, August 15 on KUOW The wildfire in Kittitas County has chased hundreds of people from their homes and came very close to the seven current residents of Chimpanzee Sanctuary Northwest.
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Dangerous Wildfire Near Ellensburg Still Growing
Wednesday, August 15 on KUOW Washington's lieutenant governor has declared a state of emergency in central Washington because of a still–growing wildfire. The emergency declaration allows the National...
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Deferring Deportations, Author John Vaillant, And PNW-Europe Economic Ties
Wednesday, August 15 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" Starting today, undocumented immigrants under 30 can apply for a legal two–year stay in the US. We hear what it means for Washington state. Writer John...
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Canada, Culture And Commerce: Vaughn Palmer, Robert Horton, Jon Talton
Wednesday, August 15 at 10:00 a.m. on "Weekday" Vancouver Sun political correspondent Vaughn Palmer brings us the latest news from Canada. We'll talk movies with film critic Robert Horton. Then, we'll...
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I-502: Three Sides Of The Issue
Wednesday, August 15 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" This November, Washington voters will decide the fate of Initiative 502, the measure to license and regulate marijuana for people over 21. Ross...
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Windows Kill Birds, The Big Year, And The Texan Who Inspired Cobain
Wednesday, August 15 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" Modern skyscrapers use a lot of glass. All that glass may look beautiful to us, but it's death to birds. Next, peek inside the world of competitive...
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King County Receives Large Grant To Keep Youth Off The Streets
Thursday, August 16 on KUOW King County has just received a large grant to help tackle youth homelessness. The money will be used to prevent young people from living on the streets.
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Wildfire, Smoke, Exhaustion Draws Cle Elum Community Close
Thursday, August 16 on KUOW Cle Elum, Wash., is the type of town where people smile and nod in the supermarket parking lot — even if you're a stranger. This week the close–knit mountain community has...
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Undocumented Youth To Start Applying For 'Dreamer' Immigration Waiver
Thursday, August 16 on KUOW Wednesday, the US Government started accepting applications for a program that gives temporary legal protection to some undocumented immigrants who came here as children....
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Wildfire Update, Blues Legend Buddy Guy, And Digital Campaigning
Thursday, August 16 at 9:00 a.m. on "Weekday" We hear the latest on the fight to stop a wildfire burning near Cle Elum and how campaigns are reaching voters in "the first truly digital election" for...
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Ask King County Executive Dow Constantine
Thursday, August 16 at 10:00 a.m. on "Weekday" King County Executive Dow Constantine joins us to take your calls. Have a question? Call 206.543.5869 or email "Weekday." Plus, we listen back to how...
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Duff McKagan
Thursday, August 16 at 12:00 p.m. on "The Conversation" Seattleite Duff McKagan has had a quite a year. He was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as a member of Guns N' Roses. He was Grand...
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Metaphors, Still Singin' In The Rain, And The Unknown Women Of NW Art
Thursday, August 16 at 2:00 p.m. on "KUOW Presents" We often rely on metaphors to describe how the economy works. Is the economy a machine, an ecosystem or a garden? Then, the film "Singin' In The...
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'Life After Murder' With Nancy Mullane
Thursday, August 16 at 8:00 p.m. on "Speakers' Forum" Nancy Mullane never thought she'd meet a murderer face to face. But when the radio reporter went to a state prison for a story, she found herself...
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Liability For Destructive Central Wash. Wildfire To Be Sorted Out
Friday, August 17 on KUOW Emergency managers in central Washington have started to collect damage reports from businesses and homeowners affected by this week's destructive wildfire. That's a...
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