Paula Wissel
Law & Justice ReporterPaula reports on groundbreaking legal decisions in Washington State and on trends in crime and law enforcement. She’s been at KNKX since 1989 and has covered the Law and Justice beat for the past 15 years. Paula grew up in Idaho and, prior to KNKX, worked in public radio and television in Boise, San Francisco and upstate New York.
Paula's most memorable moment at KNKX: “Interviewing NPR Senior News Analyst Daniel Schorr about his ability to put current events in historical context. It’s something I aspire to.”
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The International Fountain is back on at the Seattle Center. After the pandemic and a renovation, it’s once again attracting kids and adults who come to…
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Your eyes are doing a lot more than seeing something. University of Washington research shows cells in the retina help you predict the path of moving…
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Seattle is working overtime to bring its downtown back. The loss of tourists and office workers the past year and a half left the area struggling. The… -
One of the main ways affordable housing gets built in this country is through federal tax credits. The Low Income Housing Tax Credit, which was passed by…
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Another sign that things are returning to normal: More libraries are reopening. The majority of The Seattle Public Library branches were back to nearly…
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Fifty-one arts and cultural organizations in Tacoma are getting a boost to their budgets this year thanks to a voter-approved sales tax fund. Passed in…
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With the backdrop of live classical music, a crowd gathered in Occidental Park in Pioneer Square in Seattle Wednesday to celebrate something new in the…
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Restaurants are having a hard time finding workers. Seattle is trying to help out by providing free transit to 2,000 people willing to take the jobs in…
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A national debt collection agency will have to return $475,000 to Washington consumers. State Attorney General Bob Ferguson successfully sued the Machol &…
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Some community college students struggle to pay for a place to live. It’s especially difficult because they’re often excluded from federally subsidized…
