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College to Host ‘Never Again is Now: A Permanent Commitment’ Ceremony June 11
Bellevue College will hold a ceremony for the permanent installation of the Never Again is Now mural on campus on Thursday, June 11, 2026.
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Effective immediately, Bellevue College was closed for the remainder of the day and evening. The College received a threat, and was closed out of an abundance of caution. This was done because the police have not been able to locate the person who made the threat. This is an ongoing police investigation by the Bellevue…
Kusak Cut Glass Works Closes – KBCS Report
Seattle is home to the rare art form of freehand stone wheel engraved crystal – but not for long. Though Kusak Cut Glass Works has made Seattle its home for over 104 years, the business closes within the next couple of months. Cynthia Brothers, Vanishing Seattle Founder and KBCS’s Yuko Kodama take a tour of the workroom and chat with shop owner, Chuck Kusak about the business’s origins.
Unmute the Commute: The Ferry Riot – KBCS Report
In 1987 a riot on a Washington State ferry resulted in over $30,000 worth of damage to the SV Kitsap.
Vanishing Seattle – KBCS Report
Take a look at some of the businesses that closed in our region in 2018. Vanishing Seattle is a nonprofit organization that documents the displaced and disappearing institutions, small businesses, and cultures of the area, often due to the increasing real estate market prices and changing demographics. In this three-part series, KBCS’s Yuko Kodama interviews Cynthia Brothers, Founder of Vanishing Seattle.
Unmute the Commute: This is Home – KBCS Report
Often in this series, we feature stories about people in dense urban areas taking buses to work or community events. Outside of Seattle and its suburbs, many people rely on public transit as well. But bus service hasn’t always been reliable in rural areas. Today we take a bus ride in Snoqualmie Valley and look at transit service in rural areas of King County.
Unmute the Commute: A Home for Buttercup – KBCS Report
Washington has a handful of prisons scattered across the state – so if you’re convicted of a crime in Spokane, you may end up incarcerated in Clallam Bay or Shelton. This can mean a long trip for family members or spouses.
Election Coverage 2018 – KBCS Report
KBCS brings you local elections coverage: unique and essential interviews with local candidates.
Elections 2018: Initiative 1631 on Pollution and Clean Energy – KBCS Report
KBCS’s Elections 2018 coverage turns to Initiative 1631, focusing on pollution and clean energy. The measure would charge pollution fees on sources of green house gas pollutants and use the revenue to reduce pollution, promote clean energy, and address climate impacts under oversight of a public board.
Unmute the Commute: Seattle’s Freeway Revolt – KBCS Report
It has been fifty years since a group of Seattle citizens successfully fought a major freeway planned through their neighborhood. What did the fight look like? And what can it tell us about activism today?
Unmute the Commute: Ancient Highways – KBCS Report
We explore our region’s original commutes along the water highways of the Salish Sea and Pacific Coast. Featuring: Quileute Canoe Leader, Sunny Woodruff + United Nations for All Tribes Foundation Board Chair and Makah tribal member, Jeff Smith.