Thursday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 668 Ratings
🗓️ 25 October 2024
⏱️ 10 minutes
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Seattle's school closure list is out, Boeing machinists reject contract offer, and the Seattle Storm endorse Kamala Harris. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning.
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| 0:22.4 | These days, there's so much news. It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. |
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| 0:50.5 | Good afternoon. From the KUOW Newsroom, this is Seattle now. I'm Paige Browning with a roundup of today's top stories. It's Thursday, October 24th. |
| 1:01.0 | Before we get to the news, I have a question for you, and we sincerely want your answer on this. Were you a Starbucks customer but stopped going in the last few years? We want to hear |
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| 1:19.3 | Our phone number is 206-6-6-16-6746. You can also record a voice memo and email it to us at Seattle now at K-O-W.org. Today, if you can, |
| 1:33.6 | thank you. In news, Seattle Public Schools families now know the four elementary schools that |
| 1:41.2 | may close next year. Sammy West has the story. |
| 1:45.7 | Superintendent Brent Jones is recommending these elementary schools for closure, |
| 1:50.2 | North Beach, Sakajuwea, Sanisloe, and Stevens. Under the plan, which is not final, |
| 1:55.8 | students at each of those schools would stay together and consolidate into other nearby |
| 1:59.8 | schools. North Beach students would go to |
| 2:02.2 | Vuelan's Elementary, Saka Joaqua students to John Rogers Elementary, Sanis Low to Highland Park |
| 2:08.4 | Elementary, and Stevens to Montlake Elementary. This comes as the district faces a shortfall of |
| 2:14.3 | nearly $100 million. Jones says the district used factors like building condition and space to decide which schools to shudder. |
| 2:22.4 | They also prioritized minimizing disruption. |
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