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Week in Review: cold weather, encampments, and the Tacoma Police Department

Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with freelance journalist Joanne Silberner, Insider’s Katherine Long, and Seattle Times' investigations editor Jonathan Martin.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt
Why PSE urged Western Washington to conserve energy amid severe cold

Energy utilities in Washington and Oregon asked their customers to curtail gas and electricity usage on Saturday after the Northwest’s largest storehouse of natural gas shut down amid extreme cold temperatures.
John Ryan
Homeless people in Seattle endure brutal winter cold, 'one night at a time'

Temperatures in Western Washington plummeted this week with daytime highs well below freezing. Some homeless people living outside in Seattle are finding shelter as beds open up.
Casey Martin
'Life-threatening' cold to hit much of U.S. in major winter storm. Here's what to know

Through this weekend, the first significant arctic outbreak of winter will affect most of the country. Wind, flooding rain, and some tornado warnings have been issued across the U.S.
Diba Mohtasham
Snow is coming (unless it's not)

After a record-warm December, Seattle is staring down three straight days of below-freezing temperatures — and maybe a chance at snow. We catch up with Seattle Weather Blog's Justin Shaw to get a download on the forecast, and hear from Arlene Hampton from the Salvation Army about the plan for emergency shelter.
Patricia Murphy

Clare McGrane
Winter is coming! Seattle area prepares for weekend freeze

Chances of lowland snow arrive Thursday in Western Washington, followed by freezing rain over the weekend.
Dyer Oxley

Diana Opong
The weather is not finished with Western WA: Lowland snow, freezing temps expected

Get your candles ready for power outages, and expect roadways to snarl. A blizzard is coming to Western Washington this week.
Dyer Oxley

Diana Opong
Why is it so warm?

If you think it’s been warm this winter you are right. December’s temperatures broke records. And that means we’ll see less snowpack. Deputy state climatologist Karin Bumbaco is here to bring us up to speed on weather patterns and what’s ahead this winter.
Patricia Murphy

Jennie Cecil Moore
Salmon, rivers hit hard by recent Washington floods

The atmospheric river that hit the Pacific Northwest in early December took a heavy toll on salmon, biologists working with Puget Sound tribes say.
John Ryan
Week in Review: Denny Blaine Park, flooding, and invasive owls

Host Bill Radke discusses the week’s news with Seattle Times Amanda Zhou, Puget Sound Business Journal’s Alex Halverson, and political analyst and contributing columnist Joni Balter.
Bill Radke

Kevin Kniestedt

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