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https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/aa70781d17c24bf2004b9a4f3701977f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/aa70781d17c24bf2004b9a4f3701977f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/aa70781d17c24bf2004b9a4f3701977f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/aa70781d17c24bf2004b9a4f3701977f.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/education">Education</a></h6> <a href="/stories/wa-nonprofit-on-the-brink-of-collapse-after-dispute-with-state-agency"> <h3 class="headline ">WA nonprofit on the brink of collapse after dispute with state agency</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image big" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/starbucks-looks-to-protein-drinks-other-new-products-to-reverse-lagging-sales" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="starbucks sign generic" srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/28b55370cf017351923aaa92aaaacc29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/28b55370cf017351923aaa92aaaacc29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/28b55370cf017351923aaa92aaaacc29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/28b55370cf017351923aaa92aaaacc29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/28b55370cf017351923aaa92aaaacc29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/28b55370cf017351923aaa92aaaacc29.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/business">Business</a></h6> <a href="/stories/starbucks-looks-to-protein-drinks-other-new-products-to-reverse-lagging-sales"> <h3 class="headline ">Starbucks looks to protein drinks, other new products to reverse lagging sales</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image big" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/book-club-summer-series-kim-fu-lesser-known-monsters-of-the-21st-century" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: The KUOW Book Club is reading "Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century" by Kim Fu in July 2025." srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/4fc66619a4375068db26ffb8038e3876.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/4fc66619a4375068db26ffb8038e3876.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/4fc66619a4375068db26ffb8038e3876.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/4fc66619a4375068db26ffb8038e3876.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/4fc66619a4375068db26ffb8038e3876.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/4fc66619a4375068db26ffb8038e3876.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/books">Books</a></h6> <a href="/stories/book-club-summer-series-kim-fu-lesser-known-monsters-of-the-21st-century"> <h3 class="headline denote_audio">Step into author Kim Fu's 'dream version' of the PNW </h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image big" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/seattle-sues-trump-to-protect-dei-and-lgbtq-from-executive-order-threats" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: President Donald Trump holds a signed executive order as he speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Friday, March 7, 2025. " srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ce62396c7d5cd66ca9fd6534d26daf56.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ce62396c7d5cd66ca9fd6534d26daf56.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ce62396c7d5cd66ca9fd6534d26daf56.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ce62396c7d5cd66ca9fd6534d26daf56.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ce62396c7d5cd66ca9fd6534d26daf56.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ce62396c7d5cd66ca9fd6534d26daf56.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/law">Law & Courts</a></h6> <a href="/stories/seattle-sues-trump-to-protect-dei-and-lgbtq-from-executive-order-threats"> <h3 class="headline ">Seattle sues Trump to protect DEI and LGBTQ+ policies from executive order threats</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image big" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/new-timeline-calls-for-seattle-school-board-to-pick-next-superintendent-in-october" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: Students, educators and supporters gathered to protest and demand full-funding of Black history and ethnic studies for students during an SPS school board meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2023, at the John Stanford Center along Third Avenue South in Seattle." srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3b04e10a6009e9b62a6a9627e3f25f67.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3b04e10a6009e9b62a6a9627e3f25f67.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3b04e10a6009e9b62a6a9627e3f25f67.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3b04e10a6009e9b62a6a9627e3f25f67.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3b04e10a6009e9b62a6a9627e3f25f67.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/3b04e10a6009e9b62a6a9627e3f25f67.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/education">Education</a></h6> <a href="/stories/new-timeline-calls-for-seattle-school-board-to-pick-next-superintendent-in-october"> <h3 class="headline ">Seattle School Board to pick next superintendent in October</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image big" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/an-earthquake-could-break-seattle-into-7-islands" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: The Cadillac Hotel in Seattle suffered severe damage in the 2001 Nisqually Earthquake. " srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/89035da1be070c1a477845187d8b8a09.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/89035da1be070c1a477845187d8b8a09.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/89035da1be070c1a477845187d8b8a09.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/89035da1be070c1a477845187d8b8a09.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/89035da1be070c1a477845187d8b8a09.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/89035da1be070c1a477845187d8b8a09.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/governing">Government</a></h6> <a href="/stories/an-earthquake-could-break-seattle-into-7-islands"> <h3 class="headline ">An earthquake could break Seattle into 7 'islands'</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image big" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/everett-based-helion-breaks-ground-on-world-s-first-fusion-power-plant" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: The Rock Island hydroelectric dam is shown on Friday, July 18, 2025, along the Columbia River between Chelan and Douglas counties. " srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ed6f330a156436cbb4e1d27be0c76395.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ed6f330a156436cbb4e1d27be0c76395.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ed6f330a156436cbb4e1d27be0c76395.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ed6f330a156436cbb4e1d27be0c76395.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ed6f330a156436cbb4e1d27be0c76395.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ed6f330a156436cbb4e1d27be0c76395.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/business">Business</a></h6> <a href="/stories/everett-based-helion-breaks-ground-on-world-s-first-fusion-power-plant"> <h3 class="headline ">Everett-based Helion breaks ground on ‘world’s first fusion power plant’</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image big" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/washington-s-safety-net-clinics-face-perfect-storm-of-federal-threats-264d" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="doctor medical hospital" srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/2d5162cfcabe25d5d23dc2b57bf7569d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/2d5162cfcabe25d5d23dc2b57bf7569d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/2d5162cfcabe25d5d23dc2b57bf7569d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/2d5162cfcabe25d5d23dc2b57bf7569d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/2d5162cfcabe25d5d23dc2b57bf7569d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/2d5162cfcabe25d5d23dc2b57bf7569d.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/health-care">Health Care</a></h6> <a href="/stories/washington-s-safety-net-clinics-face-perfect-storm-of-federal-threats-264d"> <h3 class="headline ">Washington’s safety net clinics face ‘perfect storm’ of federal threats</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> </ul> <div data-react-class="LoadMore" data-react-props="{"grid_id":"story-grid-list-297d45324f2f","name":"story_grid","source":"content_block","view_id":null,"block_id":542303,"per_page":8,"show_image":true,"show_excerpt":false,"show_date":false,"show_authors":false,"show_topics":true,"mobile_layout":"two-col","desktop_columns":"4","desktop_rows":"2","thumbnail_size":"big","exclude_story_ids":[117875,117926,117947]}"></div> </section>  <section class="story_grid thumbnail-size-small mobile-layout-scroll desktop-columns-4" data-thumbnail-size="small" data-mobile-layout="scroll" data-desktop-columns="4" aria-label="Stories"> <div class="section_headline"> <h2>Local Immigration Stories</h2> </div> <ul id="story-grid-list-a2afbc1139b1"> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image small" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/high-school-theater-manager-to-bond-out-of-tacoma-immigrant-lockup" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: Fernando Rocha, a theater manager at Juanita High School in Kirkland, was detained at the Northwest ICE Processing Center for nearly two weeks. " srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/bee70c8850f4bc4927aba2adbfaf021e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/bee70c8850f4bc4927aba2adbfaf021e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/bee70c8850f4bc4927aba2adbfaf021e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/bee70c8850f4bc4927aba2adbfaf021e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/bee70c8850f4bc4927aba2adbfaf021e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/bee70c8850f4bc4927aba2adbfaf021e.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=fill&crop=faces&auto=format&fill=blur&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/immigration">Immigration</a></h6> <a href="/stories/high-school-theater-manager-to-bond-out-of-tacoma-immigrant-lockup"> <h3 class="headline ">High school theater manager to bond out of Tacoma immigrant lockup</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image small" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/under-trump-s-ice-people-without-criminal-history-increasingly-targeted-in-Washington" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Baltimore Field Officer director Matt Elliston listens during a briefing, Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, in Silver Spring, Maryland." srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/dc6d4c1f38222fd8f21c4b04d76f2757.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/dc6d4c1f38222fd8f21c4b04d76f2757.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/dc6d4c1f38222fd8f21c4b04d76f2757.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/dc6d4c1f38222fd8f21c4b04d76f2757.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/dc6d4c1f38222fd8f21c4b04d76f2757.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/dc6d4c1f38222fd8f21c4b04d76f2757.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/immigration">Immigration</a></h6> <a href="/stories/under-trump-s-ice-people-without-criminal-history-increasingly-targeted-in-Washington"> <h3 class="headline ">Under Trump’s ICE, people without criminal history increasingly targeted in WA</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image small" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/wa-sues-contractor-to-prevent-sharing-of-food-stamp-data-with-feds" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: In this file photo, Washington Attorney General Nick Brown addresses members of the press after filing a lawsuit against President Donald Trump’s executive order on birthright citizenship, on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at the Attorney General’s Office in Seattle. " srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/52c07467a0c33d5994af8291e0451781.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/52c07467a0c33d5994af8291e0451781.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/52c07467a0c33d5994af8291e0451781.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/52c07467a0c33d5994af8291e0451781.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/52c07467a0c33d5994af8291e0451781.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/52c07467a0c33d5994af8291e0451781.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/immigration">Immigration</a></h6> <a href="/stories/wa-sues-contractor-to-prevent-sharing-of-food-stamp-data-with-feds"> <h3 class="headline ">WA sues contractor to prevent sharing of food stamp data with feds</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image small" aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/immigration-officials-release-portland-children-detained-near-border" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: The U.S. - Canada border at Blaine, Wash. The entry is marked by the Peace Arch, a massive arch at the border that states, "Children of a Common Mother." The Peace Arch park spans both sides of the international border. " srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/5d3be41377da1651abd771f9d41d72fd.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/5d3be41377da1651abd771f9d41d72fd.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/5d3be41377da1651abd771f9d41d72fd.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/5d3be41377da1651abd771f9d41d72fd.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/5d3be41377da1651abd771f9d41d72fd.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/5d3be41377da1651abd771f9d41d72fd.jpg?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/immigration">Immigration</a></h6> <a href="/stories/immigration-officials-release-portland-children-detained-near-border"> <h3 class="headline ">Immigration officials release Portland children detained near border</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> </ul> </section>  <section class="featured_story_single" aria-label="Featured Story">  <article class="story_grid_item-full_story with_image " aria-label="Story"> <a href="/stories/seattle-renter-rights-refresher" class="img"> <img sizes="(min-width: 97.3125rem) 20.5rem, (min-width: 68.75rem) 20vw, (min-width: 46.9375rem and max-width: 68.749rem) 28vw, (max-width: 46.9375) 45vw, 20.5rem" alt="caption: Illustration of keys against textured background. Assets courtesy of Canva.com." srcset="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ebcd1025843d54db1748733e6ba8c5b1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=1&q=75 1x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ebcd1025843d54db1748733e6ba8c5b1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=2&q=50 2x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ebcd1025843d54db1748733e6ba8c5b1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=3&q=35 3x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ebcd1025843d54db1748733e6ba8c5b1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=4&q=23 4x, https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ebcd1025843d54db1748733e6ba8c5b1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218&dpr=5&q=20 5x" src="https://kuow-prod.imgix.net/store/ebcd1025843d54db1748733e6ba8c5b1.png?ixlib=rails-4.3.1&fit=crop&crop=faces&auto=format&w=328&h=218" /> </a> <span class="txt"> <h6 class="category"><a href="https://www.kuow.org/topics/economy">Economy</a></h6> <a href="/stories/seattle-renter-rights-refresher"> <h3 class="headline ">What are your rights as a renter in Seattle? Here are the basics</h3> <p>Rent control has come to Washington state — state lawmakers capped rent hikes at 10% this year — while Seattle councilmembers look to change local tenant laws, so now is a good time for Seattle renters to get a refresher on their rental rights.</p> <div class="byline "> <ul class="authors"> <li> <a class="author small" rel="author" href="/authors/teo-popescu"> <span class="name">Teo Popescu</span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> </a> </span> </article> </section>  <section class="story_grid thumbnail-size-none mobile-layout-scroll desktop-columns-4" data-thumbnail-size="none" data-mobile-layout="scroll" data-desktop-columns="4" aria-label="Stories"> <div class="section_headline"> <h2>Local Listens</h2> </div> <ul id="story-grid-list-23db18876cae"> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story no_image none" aria-label="Story"> <span class="txt"> <a href="/stories/new-report-reveals-thousands-of-unfilled-federal-firefighting-jobs"> <h3 class="headline denote_audio">New report reveals thousands of unfilled federal firefighting jobs</h3> </a> </span> </article> </li> <li>   <article class="story_grid_item-full_story no_image none" aria-label="Story"> <span class="txt"> <a href="/stories/a-lot-of-people-love-matcha-and-thats-causing-some-problems"> <h3 class="headline denote_audio">A lot of people love matcha... 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And citizen-scientists gather in a wildflower meadow in the Washington Cascades to help the western bumblebee keep buzzing through the air.</p> <time>August 02, 2025</time> </div> <div class="episode_actions"> <div class="player_wrapper"> <div data-react-class="PodcastPlayer" data-react-props="{"story_id":117956,"story_title":"Saturday Special: Native American families navigate a complicated foster care system, and citizen scientists try to save the region’s bumblebees","topic":null,"title_class":"headline","story_path":"/stories/saturday-special-native-american-families-navigate-a-complicated-foster-care-system-and-citizen-scientists-try-to-save-the-region-s-bumblebees","description":"Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… Native American children are more likely than any other child to be taken from their parents - and some advocates say the best solution is for the state to never get involved. 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