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Amid global tumult, WA seeks closer ties with British Columbia | KNKX Public Radio

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Ralph Towner, influential guitarist and member of Oregon, dies at 85 | KNKX Public Radio

Civil Rights leader Elmer Dixon on activism then and now | KNKX Public Radio

Acclaimed writer Rick Steves on gaining perspective through travel

Meet Blossom: A jazz singing cherry blossom | KNKX Public Radio

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Washington state Democrats float 'millionaires' tax'

Data entry error 'significantly inflated' impact of Climate Commitment Act | KNKX Public Radio

Harpist Brandee Younger tributes jazz trailblazer Dorothy Ashby | KNKX Public Radio

UW scientists decry plans to dismantle national climate center

Cytrus brings jazz philosophy to their funk rock fusion | KNKX Public Radio

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School of Jazz guest DJ for January: Vikram Jagannathan | KNKX Public Radio

Trumpeter Roy Hargrove's special Seattle connection | KNKX Public Radio

Bellingham staffer asked ChatGPT to ‘exclude’ vendor from city contract | KNKX Public Radio

Crows tearing up lawns may be hunting invasive grubs | KNKX Public Radio

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Seattle artists share what it's like when a loved one is incarcerated | KNKX Public Radio

Seattle hires its first-ever artificial intelligence officer | KNKX Public Radio

Tacoma Elf Storage continues revered holiday ritual | KNKX Public Radio

Samara Joy, Sullivan Fortner and Chick Corea among 2026 Grammy nominees | KNKX Public Radio

Tacoma City Council limits eviction protections for tenants

WA flooding among the 'most devastating' natural disasters in state history | KNKX Public Radio

For 50 years, The Headhunters have crafted a signature jazz 'gumbo' | KNKX Public Radio

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Add some soul to your holiday season with these jazz gifts | KNKX Public Radio

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Flooding impacts tens of thousands as Washington anticipates federal aid

Astronomy programs limit graduate spots amid federal funding uncertainty | KNKX Public Radio

Sonic Guild provides $100,000 in grants to Seattle musicians | KNKX Public Radio

Gov. Ferguson issues emergency declaration due to heavy flooding | KNKX Public Radio

Diversity-related questions disappear from some college essays | KNKX Public Radio

School of Jazz guest DJ for December: Aaron McCracken | KNKX Public Radio

Local businesses reconsider live music as licensing fees soar | KNKX Public Radio

Astronomy programs limit graduate spots amid federal funding uncertainty | KNKX Public Radio

The state of Northwest college admissions in 2025

Affordable housing groups in Tacoma ask officials to limit renter protections | KNKX Public Radio

Tiny cup corals show accelerating ocean acidification in the Salish Sea | KNKX Public Radio

Woodwindist Kate Olson steps out as a bandleader with 'So It Goes' | KNKX Public Radio

Pianist Larry Fuller proves you should never judge a CD by its cover | KNKX Public Radio

Why do sharks love Willapa Bay? Northwest scientists have some ideas

King County will keep its film studios open — for now

Wing Luke Museum statue to mark 'untold stories' of Chinese immigrants | KNKX Public Radio

It’s Giving Tuesday! Join the generosity movement | KNKX Public Radio

Living near marijuana shops may increase chance of health issues, study finds

How to reduce food waste over the holidays in Western Washington

Save-the-Date for Giving Tuesday: December 2

How a viral ukulele video launched Jake Shimabukuro's career

Historic tall ship takes Seattle sail trainees on UN climate mission

Hit the jazz scene from home with these 10 worthwhile documentaries | KNKX Public Radio

How the legends of jazz shaped pianist Emmet Cohen's career | KNKX Public Radio

Jovino Santos Neto salutes 30 years in PNW jazz scene | KNKX Public Radio

International student population drops at University of Washington

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Skagit County author's debut book imagines life around 19th century missions | KNKX Public Radio

Seattle elects Katie Wilson as its next mayor | KNKX Public Radio

'Naked Truth' reveals acoustic side of bluesman Tinsley Ellis | KNKX Public Radio

Everett barista claims Starbucks violated city’s new labor law

Progressives prevail in Seattle city races

Revisiting jazz organist Larry Young's bold 'Unity' 60 years later

Bilal brings genre-bending R&B sound to KNKX studios | KNKX Public Radio

Girmay Zahilay wins election for King County executive | KNKX Public Radio

November's School of Jazz Guest DJs Luca Morales and Emmet Bell | KNKX Public Radio

Anders Ibsen comes out on top in Tacoma mayor's race | KNKX Public Radio

As SNAP funding confusion continues, a Seattle food bank’s tips on how to help | KNKX Public Radio

Washingtonians weigh the cost of ACA health insurance as price hikes loom | KNKX Public Radio

After four decades, Yellowjackets still keep the groove alive | KNKX Public Radio

US Rep. Strickland talks shutdown impacts in the South Sound | KNKX Public Radio

‘Bounce the Ocean’ was an almost-famous Seattle pop band

Vocalist Madeleine Peyroux's rise from busking to stardom

Don't miss the chance to catch these PNW jazz and blues artists live | KNKX Public Radio

From UW to worldwide tours, Brennan Carter's musical journey takes shape

‘This is Native Land' explores Washington state history through contemporary art

Waymo takes autonomous cars for a spin in Seattle and Bellevue

In a split vote, Tacoma council decides fate of homeless camping-ban expansion

Pacha Café brings a slice of Seattle music scene to Brooklyn

Name game: The Sound Transit signage team tries to keep up

Upper Skagit Indian Tribe celebrates huge rebound of Baker River sockeye

New research links wildfire smoke to lower sperm counts

SIFF cuts ties with Capitol Hill's historic Egyptian Theatre

In Skagit County Juvenile Detention, teens change their lives through writing

Canadian vocalist Dominique Fils-Aimé electrifies KNKX audiences

New census highlights uncertain future for WA live music industry

Garfield High student documentary seeks healing after gun deaths

New record on the horizon for funk band Groove Lab

Laufey is not the only pop star bringing back jazz

After a fatal plane crash, Seattle neighbors turned grief into a rebuilt park

'Cornbread' captures trumpeter Lee Morgan amid sonic and cultural shifts

A novel interactive music exhibit is still rocking 25 years later

'A little cafecito': Midday party creates space for Seattle-area Latinos to sing, dance

Seattle musicians organize to boycott Spotify over AI and CEO investments

How KNKX will respond to losing at least $600k in federal funding

Addiction specialists come together in Everett to reach more patients

Acoustic pianist Bill Anschell enjoys exploring electronic music

A fresh perspective on classic grooves from organ trio DTF

Seattle astronomers celebrate new photos from the Rubin Observatory

NTSB faults Boeing for lack of safety protocols in 737 Max door plug blowout

How Seattle Symphony's principal flutist prepared for latest concerto

Jacqueline Tabor and Marina Albero find strength in friendship and legendary women of jazz

REI member sues co-op over refusal to release election information

William Shatner and Neil deGrasse Tyson are coming to Seattle

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House votes to claw back $1.1 billion from public media

Laid-off federal workers in WA face uncertainty, tough job search

Drummer Barrett Martin's globetrotting musical journey started with a player piano

Family detained at Washington border was held for over three weeks before release

Mariners will retire Randy Johnson's No. 51 during the 2026 season

Loss of USGS program could hamper salmon research critical for Puget Sound

Seattle's new Waterfront Park set for summer debut

Changing two words is a step forward for local contra dancers

Seattle jazz and music nonprofits see their 2025 NEA grants vanish

Six candidates file to run in the Tacoma mayoral primary

Duende Libre celebrates first album in five years at KNKX

One year out, Seattle's Pioneer Square preps for World Cup

Joey Alexander and Theo Croker join forces in the KNKX studios

'Tone deaf': Proposed Seattle earplug law draws mixed reactions

The blues blooms in the KNKX studios with Larkin Poe's Lovell sisters

'Vastly more walkable': Seattle's Pike Place Market tests car ban

REI Co-op members reject company board picks after union campaign

Delvon Lamarr's B3 organ comes with a big sound, and some fun stories

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Demonstrators gather in Oregon, Washington for May Day protests

State budget road map seems to close major deficit. Will it stick?

Rep. Emily Randall's busy first months in Congress

Washingtonians are buying chickens to get around high egg prices. Is it worth it?

Walk-on ferry trial launches between Anacortes and San Juans

WA school districts monitoring thousands of students 24/7

Rep. DelBene on Trump administration 'people are outraged'

Legal aid nonprofit for migrant children closing its Seattle office

WA bills on student, parents' rights are advancing. Is a ballot fight next?

‘Ideal’ hall for live, genre-bending music opens in Seattle

REI says it was a 'mistake' to endorse Trump interior secretary

Thousands rally in Seattle to protest Trump administration actions

This theater was set to be demolished in 1980. Then, Mount St. Helens erupted

Grilled by Senate, Boeing CEO admits to 'serious missteps' on safety

Leyla McCalla brings her banjo and unique musical mixture to Seattle

How Seattle’s record-high minimum wage has — and hasn’t — paid off

Trump’s order on voter registration raises questions for WA elections system

Xian Zhang on her Seattle return ‘I want them be to be inspired’

REI withheld pay from union workers, national labor board says

As Trump backs higher pay for wildland firefighters, DOGE cuts wildfire support

Billy Frank Jr. statue brings modern representation to U.S. Capitol

Thomas Marriott delivers a fun, film-inspired session at KNKX

Seattle mayor pushes to renew democracy voucher program

The Tiptons raise a sax and kick off their West Coast tour in Seattle

Democrats aim to revise WA law concerning parents' rights

Seattle trombonist Julian Priester receives Jazz Legacies Fellowship

Tacoma counters Trump orders with immigration, LGTBQ+ resolutions

Seattle organizers launch new Women in Music chapter

PNW fishing community unleashes its creative side at FisherPoets Gathering

New University of Washington president anticipates continued federal funding challenges

A federal judge in Seattle blocks Trump’s effort to halt the refugee admissions system

WA organizations raise concerns over changes to federal art grants

Salin draws a crowd with her Afrobeat, jazz and Thai folk sound

BirdNote celebrates 20 years of fun, joyful daily radio episodes

Seattle scientists protest Trump's NIH cuts to research funding

WA's GOP leaders not worried by Trump’s federal changes

LowDown Brass Band brings feel-good grooves to KNKX studios

WA bill would require REI co-op to reserve board seats for workers

Gender-affirming care at Seattle Children's uncertain after Trump order

New WA bill could charge cars based on how far they drive

Flipping out: Inside the Pacific Northwest’s pinball scene

Seattle organization calls for CDC data to be restored, citing treaty rights

WA sues Trump administration over order to halt funding for gender-affirming care

Volunteers sniff around Tacoma for a book exploring smellscapes

Olympia protest joins national day of action in US state capitols

Bellarmine Prep quintet shows off their sense of swing at KNKX

WA lawmakers review EV exemption that has benefited Tesla over other automakers

Seattle will loosen restrictions on spending its big-business tax

‘Resident Orca’ film shows Lummi elders’ quest to bring captured whale home to the Salish Sea

The ripple effects of tariffs for Washington state

Trump's FCC chief opens investigation into NPR and PBS

WA Health Dept. gives Tulalip Tribes more control over its health data

Adaptive athletes get physical with Seattle Slam wheelchair rugby

Casey Sixkiller transitions from EPA to lead state Dept. of Ecology

Tacoma's Grand Cinema executive director announces retirement

Four Seattle area high schools qualify for Essentially Ellington

Radical soul singer Bilal and his jazz connections

Under new ownership, Kerry Hall is abuzz with music and dance

King County Metro drivers gather to remember colleague Shawn Yim

Health workers are still traumatized by the pandemic. Could magic mushrooms help?

Samantha Fish shares her blues in a solo KNKX Studio Session

Jimmy Carter's funeral services begin in Washington, D.C., today

Orca’s second 'tour of grief' emphasizes pivotal role of females in critically endangered species

Braxton Cook has some of the freshest sounds in jazz

Incoming Pierce County Executive on affordable housing, homelessness and crime

Taj Mahal rings in the season with his annual trip to Seattle

Atlanta and Seattle to play first WNBA regular season game in Canada in August

The Essential Jazz Discoveries of 2024

The Bad Plus hits a new stride with their latest passionate, complicated album

Voters upheld Washington's major climate law. Advocates hope it'll be a blueprint for other states

South Sound photographer advocates for homeless population with camera

Seattle's jazz community finds strength in togetherness

Always up to something fresh, Lettuce lets the funk lead the way in the KNKX studios

Seattle park's record chum salmon run points to good conditions for sea life

It's the divisions that bring some together in a county in Washington state

Upcoming event revisits woman saxophone pioneer Elise Hall

Election live updates for Washington state

Keyon Harrold takes us on a sonic journey through 'Foreverland'

State arts commission adds award highlighting Indigenous artists

Seattle Opera’s ‘Jubilee’ puts spirituals in the spotlight

Seattle jazz vocalists will once again audition to perform in Japan

Is it a park? Is it a bridge? Overlook Walk is both, and a key connection to the waterfront

Meet the Orcas Island writer whose office is the ferry

Inslee and governors of 23 states launch ‘climate-ready workforce' initiative

Saxophonist Nubya Garcia's new album is a journey in jazz

Alaska Airlines is clear to buy Hawaiian Air but with conditions

Interactive map tracks Climate Commitment Act investments to show ‘risk of repeal’

Can better bread be a climate change solution? These bakers think so

Pianist Bill Anschell goes acoustic on his electronic music

School of Jazz guest DJ for September: Alanna Larson

100th anniversary of Makah Days showcases revived native culture in Neah Bay

Professional skydiver hopes jump into Lumen Field inspires more women to join sport

Music therapy uses sounds, lyrics and emotions to help patients

Affordable ways to protect yourself from extreme heat and wildfire smoke

Bria Skonberg returns with New Orleans-inspired album

Accordionist Josh Hou reaches towards homeland with new record 'Diaspora'

A new modern-sounding collaboration taps into the dance roots of jazz

Ghost Note hits the KNKX studios with a blazing set of modern funk

Add some cool to your summer with these regular live jazz series

What lies beneath? Capitol Lake drained for estuary design study

Joan Osborne talks about the blues, songwriting and a memorable duet with Bob Dylan

Colleagues, political leaders, and family react to sudden loss of Tacoma columnist Matt Driscoll

Don’t call Hiatus Kaiyote 'jazz' — but it is in their artistic DNA

Karrin Allyson bring Brazilian sounds, collaborators to Seattle

Seattle’s Scarecrow Video fights for its future, and the future of film

The theme of RNC Day 2 is safety; Leaked video of Trump's call with RFK Jr.

A campaign is helping youth not go hungry with the help of local restaurants

Coast Salish tribes enjoy the sweet revival of a camas harvest

The Supreme Court says cities can punish people for sleeping in public places

Sportscaster Kenny Mayne's quest to prove he beat Ken Griffey Jr. in Wiffle Ball contest

New helpline connects Washington youth to suite of services

Trial of Auburn police officer in death of Jesse Sarey sent to jury

Rainbow City Jazz Band creates space for all kinds of expression

'Let your freak flag fly' A roaming flea market aims to fill empty spaces with community

After nearly 25 years, federal officials approve a limited Makah whale hunt

Rural residents ask about tax rates, land use as state studies renewable energy projects

Medical examiner rules Tacoma ICE detainee died of natural causes

Hundreds of new laws will take effect in Washington on June 6

State ferry system goes out to bid for new hybrid-electric vessels

What it's really like to perform at the pinnacle of high school jazz

Seattle police chief steps down, mayor names interim police chief

Author explains why now is the 'finest time' to hike the Columbia River Gorge

Edmonds School District jazz program cuts leave community concerned, deflated

Seattle Storm guard Jewell Loyd on making WNBA history and what's in store for 2024

Ex-Tacoma officer seeks $94M from city, state for defamation

On time or not, the ferry schedule drives life in Bremerton

K-pop concerts, hometown stars and new stores fuel local fans

How can Washington build a sustainable state ferries system?

Bremerton is home to one of 12 official graffiti walls in Washington

A ship at the center of the Gulf of Tonkin incident brings naval history to life in Bremerton

One woman’s tragedy propels statewide campaign on water safety for kids

Ben Thomas leads a tango party in the KNKX studios

Homeless people in WA search for refuge as cities ban them from public spaces

Tackling nerves and new music, Garfield Jazz makes the final sprint to Essentially Ellington

Failing grades for Washington air quality due to wildfire smoke

Changes to Tacoma's government could be on the way. Here's why

Puyallup Tribe partners with renewable energy storage startup

Tribal climate leaders come together to share pain, solutions and laughter

Record Store Day showcases local vinyl lore and indie purveyors

Can a live music venue also be a co-op? Conor Byrne Pub wants to find out

Former Tacoma officer acquitted in Manny Ellis' death hired by Thurston County Sheriff

Art exhibit showcases the beauty of the mighty Columbia

Sen. Patty Murray makes rare endorsement in contested Tacoma-area primary

Activists monitor Tacoma ICE facility 24/7 after detainee death

Riley Mulherkar celebrates his debut album at the KNKX studios

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Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards reflects on death of Manny Ellis, police reform

Seattle Kraken specialty logo celebrates Black hockey history

After intense audition process, Garfield Jazz qualifies as Essentially Ellington finalist

Environmental justice groups voice concerns as WA carbon market linkage bill advances

50 years ago Boldt decision affirmed Northwest tribes' treaty fishing rights

Community members mourn the loss of Howdy Bagel owner Jacob Carter

Rainier Adaptive Sports expands accessible play in Pierce County

Justice Department announces probe into death of Manny Ellis in Tacoma police custody

Brrrr...it's cold out there: Temps dip in Western Washington

Lack of diversity in STEM fields sparks new Seattle exhibit

United Airlines finds loose bolts, other problems on grounded Boeing jets

Tacomans dubbed this disfigured but hardy coyote 'Jawless Jerry'