I'm Chris Morgan. Join me on the latest episode of The Wild, as I speak with naturalist

Brooke Williams about his 20-year journey to forge a new relationship with nature. In his book,

Encountering Dragonfly, Williams opens himself up to the poetic meaning of the dragonfly,

but also all the unseen forces in nature that are so captivating when we learn

how to see them. Listen to The Wild with Chris Morgan on the K-W app or wherever you get your

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Hey, good morning. I'm Patricia Murphy. It's Thursday. This is Seattle now. Tomorrow is Halloween. A fun, candy-filled time for some, but a spiritually important time for others.

Seattle has a thriving local witch community, and while you may only think about them during your yearly practical magic rewatch, they're practicing magic year-round. We'll hear from a couple of

Seattle witches in a minute, but first, let's get you caught up. A former sergeant from

Joint Base Lewis McCord has been sentenced to four years in prison for trying to hand over

national defense information to

China. The Justice Department says Joseph Daniel Schmidt reached out to the Chinese consulate

after he left the military in 2020. He shared security information with China in exchange for

permission to emigrate to Hong Kong. Schmidt was arrested in 2023 and pleaded guilty to the

charges over the summer. Seattle City Hall is hosting a resource fair today for federal workers

impacted by the shutdown. There will be in-person help for getting unemployment benefits,

job training, and access to food. It begins at 11 a.m. on the first floor lobby of City Hall.

It's open to all federal workers and contractors, including people who live and work outside of Seattle.

And Washington, Senator Maria Cantwell is demanding answers about the NBA betting scandal that's been making headlines recently.

The Democrat sent a letter this week to

NBA Commissioner Adam Silver asking for information about how the NBA investigated and handled

the allegations and what the league is doing to maintain the public's trust. One of the people

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