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08/16/2026

The Pacific Northwest broadcasting legend Lori Matsukawa anchored and reported news for more than 35 years at KING 5 in Seattle.

She is also a mentor and leader in the Asian-American community.

Matsukawa grew up on the island of O‘ahu, Hawaiʻi. She represented Hawaiʻi when she became the first Miss Teenage America of color. That experience inspired her to pursue a career in journalism.

Matsukawa's new book, Being There, Memoir of an Asian American Journalist, details her life and experiences covering the news.

08/15/2026

North Helpline and Hunger Intervention Program have worked to address food insecurity for decades. Now, they are joining to form a new organization.

North Helpline and Hunger Intervention Program have worked to address food insecurity for decades. Now, they are joining to form a new organization.

08/14/2026

Lori Matsukawa's new memoir reviews a groundbreaking career and love for a region that nurtured her growth as an Asian-American journalist.

Lori Matsukawa's new memoir reviews a groundbreaking career and love for a region that nurtured her growth as an Asian-American journalist.

08/14/2026

The VA Puget Sound Health Care System is one of five locations recruiting veterans for a study testing the psilocybin drug for treatment-resistant depression.

President Donald Trump issued an executive order in April calling on federal agencies to help accelerate psychedelic research and drug approvals.

The groundwork for such trials was already underway; the Veterans Affairs department is helping with over 20 trials at clinics across the country.

📷 Jenny Kane | AP

08/14/2026

Grammy-winning musician Scott Billington, one-half of duo Tangle Eye, explores how their innovative sampling reimagined archival folk and blues recordings.

Grammy-winning musician Scott Billington, one-half of duo Tangle Eye, explores how their innovative sampling reimagined archival folk and blues recordings.

08/14/2026

A close legislative race in Tacoma has taken an unexpected turn. Tacoma police arrested Democratic candidate Krista Perez for a suspected DUI earlier this week.

A close legislative race in Tacoma has taken an unexpected turn. Tacoma police arrested Democratic candidate Krista Perez for a suspected DUI earlier this week.

08/13/2026

A mainstay trumpeter for Fifth Avenue Theater and Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Brad Allison has performed with pop singer Tom Jones and the Count Basie Orchestra.

A mainstay trumpeter for Fifth Avenue Theater and Seattle Repertory Jazz Orchestra, Brad Allison has performed with pop singer Tom Jones and the Count Basie Orchestra.

08/13/2026

🔥 The National Weather Service has issued a fire weather watch through this evening in the Cascade and Olympic mountains.
🌩️ Scattered thunderstorms are possible, with lightning that could start additional fires.
🔥 In Oregon, the Big Grass fire is now the largest wildfire in the state's history. It was started by lightning three weeks ago. The fire is burning largely across rural areas, threatening hundreds of homes and forcing evacuations.

08/13/2026

The new timeline follows a controversial Sound Transit Board vote in May, which indefinitely deferred the Ballard extension in order to address the agency’s looming budget shortfall.

The board voted to cut the line three stops short, ending at Seattle Center instead of Ballard’s Market Street as originally planned. The move was decried by transit activists, but board members stressed that they were not abandoning Ballard and were still committed to finding a path forward.

To open the Ballard station by 2042, Sound Transit said it will need to find about $1 billion by 2030 so it can begin acquiring property for construction.

📸 Nate Sanford | KNKX

08/13/2026

A coordinated effort to address the opioid crisis in the South Sound is shutting down. Public health officials say overdose deaths are down, but addiction specialists worry.

A coordinated effort to address the opioid crisis in the South Sound is shutting down. Public health officials say overdose deaths are down, but addiction specialists worry.