Scott Greenstone
ReporterScott Greenstone reports on under-covered communities, and spotlights the powerful people making decisions that affect all of us throughout Western Washington. You can email him with story ideas at sgreenstone@knkx.org.
Scott has covered everything from politics to homelessness to movie reviews for newspapers and radio. After getting into news at his community college newspaper, he studied journalism at University of Oregon and interned for NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.
While at The Seattle Times, he co-produced the "Outsiders" podcast with KNKX. It was named one of TIME's top 10 podcasts of 2020, and the team were finalists for the University of Michigan's Livingston Award for journalists under 35.
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The mural stretches across nine windows in the Chinatown-International district that were smashed by a white man who was allegedly yelling racist slurs.
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Burst pipes caused issues across the region this week. But in one case, it delayed access to opioid use treatment, increasing the strain on a shrinking number of such facilities.
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In parts of the state, people are waiting weeks for a public defender — but even in King County, where it's a government job with good pay, public defenders say there aren't enough.
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In the last few months, some Tacomans have embraced an unlikely mascot: a mangey, disfigured coyote.
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The pistols firing blanks at the start of matches remind athletes and nearby students and staff of the shooting in 2022.
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A proposal to build a kids play area next to Denny Blaine Park, a popular nude beach in Seattle, has drawn huge pushback. Hundreds gathered at a community meeting about the proposal.
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Competing in this game show resulted in sleepless nights and anxious tics for two Washington contestants — but they both say it was a positive experience and they might even do it again.
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At recent protests calling for a ceasefire in Gaza, like the one at the Space Needle on Sunday, young activists locked arms with older Jewish protesters, some of whom have been protesting Israeli policies toward Gaza and the West Bank for decades.
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The south part of Tacoma has some of the lowest voter turnout in Washington state. Regardless, organizers for one initiative hit the neighborhood hard this election season.
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Burien City Council has been split over the question of what to do about a local homeless encampment. But voters have taken a strong stance.