Mitch Borden
General Assignment ReporterMitch Borden is a general assignment reporter at KNKX. He’s worked at radio stations across the U.S. in places like rural Alaska and West Texas. Borden loves to cover all types of interesting stories. News tips can be sent to mborden@knkx.org.
He first moved to Seattle in the spring of 2025 to join the KNKX news team. When Borden is not out reporting you can usually find him cooking, sipping a cup of coffee or exploring the city while listening to an audiobook.
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Eliminating the Carbon River Canyon crossing would close off access to remote parts of Mount Rainier National Park.
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Remann Hall has stood in Pierce County for decades serving as its juvenile justice and detention complex. Now, local leaders say it has out lived its usefulness. -
The Washington State Department of Health recently released a map that shows where the life saving medication that reverses opioid overdoses is given out at no cost. -
Federal health officials announced last week they are cutting hundreds of millions in funding for mRNA vaccine research.
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U.S. Rep. Emily Randall announced the new bill while visiting a memorial for the first Americans of Japanese descent who were exiled and imprisoned by the U.S government during World War II. -
Voters casting their ballots in the primary today are deciding who will compete in a number of high profile races later this year. The top two vote getters will move on to the fall general election.
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After locals watched the beloved mural get painted over multiple times by Seattle work crews, officials now say they will stop trying to cover up the mural. -
Tacoma voters are choosing between six candidates competing to be the city’s next mayor in the Aug. 5 primary. But two familiar candidates have the fundraising momentum.
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The race for the Tacoma District 6 at-large city council seat is crowded and with no incumbent running for reelection, the Aug. 5 primary could be close.
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After weeks of turmoil for educators across the country, the Trump Administration announced Friday it would release billions of dollars in school funding.
