Thursday Evening Headlines
Seattle Now
KUOW News and Information
4.7 • 670 Ratings
🗓️ 1 August 2024
⏱️ 13 minutes
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Summary
The Seattle City Council is considering increased penalties for drug-related crimes and sex trafficking, Senator Maria Cantwell wants Boeing executives back in Western Washington, and a group of friends is finding fun ways to get out the vote for this year's primary election.
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| 0:00.0 | These days, there's so much news. |
| 0:01.8 | It can be hard to keep up with what it all means for you, your family, and your community. |
| 0:06.4 | The Consider This Podcast from NPR features our award-winning journalism. |
| 0:10.7 | Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a news story and provide the context and analysis that helps you make sense of the news. |
| 0:17.5 | We get behind the headlines. |
| 0:19.4 | We get to the truth. |
| 0:22.3 | Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. |
| 0:26.9 | Hey there from the KUOW Newsroom. This is Seattle Now. I'm Ruby DeLuna. Here are today's top |
| 0:34.4 | stories. It's Thursday, August 1st. The advisory board that monitors Washington's |
| 0:40.4 | juvenile justice system is calling on the governor to fire the director of the Department of |
| 0:45.7 | Children, Youth, and Families. The board says Ross Hunter illegally had 43 young men removed from |
| 0:52.7 | a juvenile facility last month and transferred to an adult facility |
| 0:56.8 | because of overcrowding concerns. Board members say DCYF has failed to address those issues |
| 1:03.2 | despite their warnings and that the conditions have been worsening since the fall of |
| 1:07.9 | 2023. A judge ordered DCYF to return the young detainees to the juvenile |
| 1:13.6 | detention facility in Shahelis. The state has until tomorrow to do so. The Seattle City |
| 1:20.1 | Council is considering increased penalties for drug-related crimes as well as sex trafficking. |
| 1:25.9 | KUOW's Amy Radle reports. |
| 1:29.1 | The Seattle City Attorney and City Council members are seeking to pass ordinances |
| 1:33.2 | banning people from zones of drug activity downtown or prostitution on Aurora Avenue. |
| 1:39.1 | Council President Sarah Nelson said banning people charged with drug-related crimes from |
| 1:44.0 | specific neighborhoods |
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