Seattle Now

This week…  Seattle’s newest RapidRide line is only four weeks old, but already in need of some quick fixes. Seattle’s EMTs are now administering buprenorphine to people struggling with opioids as part of a first-in-the-nation program. And a reminder: Don’t feed wild raccoons. A woman in Kitsap County learned the hard way. Author Geraldine DeRuiter and Commute Seattle Executive Director Alex Hudson are here to break down the week. Highway Closures: https://wsdot.wa.gov/about/news/2024/start-planning-now-major-highway-closures-lane-reductions-around-puget-sound-oct-11-14 Volunteer Park Cleanup: https://www.seattleparksfoundation.org/event/fall-restoration-day/ We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedback See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Seattle School Board approves smaller school closure plan, Jane Fonda campaigns against I-2117 in Seattle, and Scarecrow Video will keep its doors open. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Hurricane Milton made landfall on Florida's Gulf Coast on Wednesday evening. To help with the recovery effort, the Red Cross has enlisted volunteers from across the country to help shelter displaced people. We’ll talk with a Red Cross volunteer from Seattle who's been in Jacksonville, Florida since Monday. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Nobel Prize awarded to UW professor, Seattle to install surveillance cameras, and SPD increases the hiring bonus for some officers to $50K. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The hopes and rumors of a Seattle Supersonics return have been swirling for the 16 years they’ve been gone. And now, there’s some momentum. With the NBA playing a preseason game in Seattle this week, Seattle Now Sports Correspondent Vaughan Jones says we’re inching closer. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

WA sues TikTok, another RapidRide bus line breaks ground, and crime tops the list of concerns for Seattle voters in new survey. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Art Zone with Nancy Guppy and other Seattle Channel programs are on the chopping block under Mayor Bruce Harrell’s budget proposal. The city needs to close a $250 million budget deficit.  We talk with Art Zone host Nancy Guppy about preserving the show and its unique role shining a light on Seattle’s arts community. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

FEMA team deploys from WA to help with hurricane recovery, Tim Walz heads to the Seattle area to fundraise, and nearly 90% of WA's rest areas are in "critical condition." It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

It is a great mushroom season for Western Washington. Wild and cultivated species are popping up all over, including at local farmer’s markets and grocery stores.  Mushroom Farmer Mossy Rayment spends all day with the fruiting fungi, and is here to help us enjoy these fall treats.  We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW: https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow And we want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback online: https://www.kuow.org/feedbackSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Downtown Seattle's new waterfront walkway opens, Boeing and striking machinists to restart talks on Monday, and housing for LGBTQ+ veterans opens in Seattle. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. You have the power! Make the show happen by making a gift to KUOW. We want to hear from you! Follow us on Instagram at SeattleNowPod, or leave us feedback.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.