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Seattle Now

Friday Evening Headlines

Seattle Now

KUOW News and Information

Daily News, News

4.7670 Ratings

🗓️ 11 July 2025

⏱️ 9 minutes

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Summary

A southern Washington county passed a resolution this week to re-emphasize that is an "non-sanctuary" jurisdiction, summer heat could impact the region's light rail tracks, and Fourth of July fun has a price tag... In unincorporated Pierce County, that's upwards of $200,000. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Gustavo Sagrero.

Transcript

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0:00.0

I'm Dyer Oxley and on the latest episode of Meet Me Here, we debate whether it's a good idea to name your baby after a character in pop culture.

0:09.7

I'm a bit partial to Fox from the X-Files or Cooper from Twin Peaks, a little local flavor.

0:15.5

In this very personal episode, two baby name experts join me and my pregnant wife, Nina, to help us make the biggest

0:22.4

decision yet in our unborn child's life. Listen to meet me here on the KUOWW app or wherever you get

0:29.1

your podcast. Hey there, you're tapped into Seattle now from the KUOW Public Radio Newsroom.

0:38.3

I'm Gustavo Sagero.

0:39.9

We got a roundup of today's top stories just for you.

0:43.3

It's Friday, July 11th.

0:45.1

Let's get into it.

0:46.8

Some legal news, there's a new push in the years-long effort to reveal the names of four Seattle police officers

0:53.2

who attended the stop the steel

0:55.1

rally ahead of the January 6th attack on the Capitol. The Seattle Times reports an attorney

1:00.1

for a man who sued to have the officers' names released is asking a judge to hold the officers

1:05.8

in contempt for defying a court order. The officers filed a countersuit against the Seattle plaintiff in

1:11.5

2021 and only identified themselves as John Does in the court filings. The judge then ordered

1:17.8

the officers to drop the pseudonyms and use their real names. But the Times says they've maintained

1:23.0

their anonymity during the proceedings and legal challenges. The officers also asked the U.S. Supreme

1:28.1

Court to step in, but the petition was denied this week. So now the plaintiff's attorney is

1:33.1

calling for the officers to identify themselves. They also want a judge to slap them with daily

1:38.2

fines until they obey the order. The federal government has withdrawn plans to recover

1:42.8

imperiled salmon and steelhead in the Columbia River Basin.

1:46.7

Northwest Public Broadcasting's Courtney Flap explains.

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