Diana Opong

A new opera called "Jubilee" based on the Fisk University Jubilee Singers makes its world debut this month with the Seattle Opera.

Washington state first responders travel east to aid hurricane survivors

Seattle Public Library says it took 90 days to recover from a ransomware attack that struck over Memorial Day weekend, resulting in recovery costs surpassing $1 million.

Renton Civic Theatre recasts leadership following revelations of child sex abuse convictions

A wildfire that ignited last Wednesday west of Brinnon in Jefferson County, has now burned 398 acres and is less than 10% contained. The blaze has prompted a significant firefighting response from across Washington state and beyond.

The Seattle Opera announced Thursday that it has hired James Robinson, the long-time artistic director of Opera Theatre of Saint Louis, as its new general and artistic director. Robinson begins in his new role Sept. 4, 2024.

The Washington State Department of Commerce just hit the accelerator on a new instant rebate program for electric vehicles that will provide $9,000 rebates for low-income househol, sparking a charge that makes going green more affordable than ever.

Smoke or sunshine? WA’s new air quality map tells you what’s ahead

Scientists are diving deep into the mysteries of Washington’s coastal ecosystems, focusing on the invasive European green crabs. Their research aims to uncover how these crabs are affecting local habitats and contributing to the decline in Manila clam harvests.

Officials say they are seeing results from a pilot program that began last year to provide enhanced mental health services for students at a handful of Seattle schools. But they say the need for those services across the district remains high.

A Seattle-area plastic surgery business and its owner have agreed to a $5 million settlement in a federal lawsuit that charged the company with coercing patients into providing falsified online reviews to help boost its reputation.

The Pierce County Library System is calling all gardening enthusiasts and wannabes to get excited about their new sustainable seed libraries.

Soundside revisits a story produced by RadioActive alum Avery Styer back in 2016. Eight years ago, Avery took us to a space in Capitol Hill that had a special spot in their life - Lambert House, a community center for LGBTQ+ youth. Since that original story, Avery has aged out of the youth programs Lambert House currently offers, but that doesn’t mean they’ve moved on.

This week a Seattle federal court sentenced Changpeng Zhao -- founder and former CEO of the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange, Binance -- to four months in prison. In contrast to the high-profile case of FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried, who used his crypto exchange to defraud billions of dollars from its users, Zhao pled guilty to not doing more to prevent money laundering on his exchange.

In this encore broadcast, Soundside guest host Diana Opong revisits a conversation with author Stephanie Land. Land had just published a book about her experience of going to college as a single mother, and the struggles she faced working towards her degree. Her second book is titled “Class, A Memoir of Motherhood, Hunger, and Higher Education.”

Washington ranked 33rd in preschool access for 4-year-olds. Yet Washington ranks eighth in terms of spending. So, what gives?

Every season has its quirks. That’s why expert Ciscoe Morris offered Soundside a few spring gardening tips for 2024 in the Seattle area, especially after the severe cold snaps the region just experienced.

Three years after Oregon residents voted to decriminalize drugs, the state is walking back that policy.

Seattle Deaf Film Festival returns to the big screen with a 'hearing-friendly environment' - KUOW News and Information

This nonprofit raises funding to pay off people’s medical debt — oftentimes without their prior knowledge. Now the group is partnering with a Seattle business owner to help some of the 400,000 Washingtonians who collectively owe roughly $4.2 billion worth of medical debt.