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In celebration of our 65th Anniversary, KUOW is producing a wide range of events featuring your favorite local and national programs! This list is being…

So your cat is stuck in a tree — again. Here’s what to do

Shaun Sears, owner of Canopy Cat Rescue, and his brother-in-law Tom Otto have rescued hundreds of cats from trees since launching their nonprofit in 2009.…

5 things astronaut Scott Kelly wants you to know (and one thing he doesn't want to talk about)

Astronaut Scott Kelly has been in orbit longer than any other person in history: more than 500 days in total. During that time, he stockpiled lots of…

Rhiannon Rasaretnam scribbles notes for her speech for Seattle's March for Our Lives before she goes on stage.

How this terrible procrastinator led Seattle’s March for Our Lives

In March, thousands of students took to the streets of Seattle to protest gun violence. March for Our Lives was organized by everyday high school students…

Paying To Cut Seattle Class Sizes Doesn't Necessarily Make Them Smaller

The Washington state Legislature has directed funding to reduce class sizes in elementary schools.But as KUOW’s Ann Dornfeld reports, that doesn’t mean…

Emily Au, right, a junior at Rainier Beach High School, walks home from school with her cousin, Rebecca Chung. Au says the walk is dangerous, and that some students skip class or show up tardy because they don't want to walk in the dark.

These Seattle Students Are Afraid To Walk To School

When Emily Au walks to school, she worries about getting jumped – again.Last time, it was a woman at a bus stop asking for bus fare. The woman didn’t take…

Nick Hodges and Charlotte Wheelock became homeless with their two sons after Nick was paralyzed from the waist down by an illness.

Homeless And Sick: 'I Would Just Go In The Restroom And Cry'

Charlotte Wheelock and her husband, Nick Hodges, moved to Seattle in 2014 after Charlotte was offered a job in the city. But the job fell through and Nick…

This Harborview doctor didn't have role models, so she became one

My cousin Anisa Ibrahim is 30 years old. She’s funny, kind, and compassionate, and an amazing sister, mother, and doctor. Born in Mogadishu, Somalia, she…

Choreographer Kate Wallich rehearses with dancers in the new V2 udio

Artists Are Taking Over The Empty Capitol Hill Value Village (For Now)

Capitol Hill has more artists and arts groups per capita than any almost any other Seattle neighborhood. Now some of those artists have a new place to…

Weather Experts: It's 'Wrong' To Call Atlanta Storm Unexpected

Meteorologists are used to people faulting their weather predictions. But when Georgia's Gov. Nathan Deal called Tuesday's crippling winter storm…

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