
Simone Alicea
A Seattle native and former KNKX intern, Simone Alicea spent four years as a producer and reporter at KNKX. She earned her Bachelor's of Journalism from Northwestern University and covered breaking news for the Chicago Sun-Times. During her undergraduate career, she spent time in Cape Town, South Africa, covering metro news for the Cape Times.
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As protests against racism and police brutality raged last summer, one group of activists could only look on from afar.“Of course you want to be there,”…
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Author’s note: I attended this event at Stafford Creek Corrections Center just three days before Washington announced the nation's first death from…
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They briefly occupied an abandoned middle school, hoping to make it into housing. They dumped trash on the steps of Tacoma’s city hall, urging trash…
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It has been an intense first year in office for King County Council Member Girmay Zahilay."I think I would describe it the same way everyone would…
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A prisoner at Stafford Creek Corrections Center near Aberdeen has died from COVID-19. The Department of Corrections did not identify the inmate in a news…
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A group of Seattle sports professionals is hoping to go beyond game-day displays in the fight for social justice and make a more local impact. They're…
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Throughout the pandemic, local grassroots organizations have stepped up to help people in need, by getting people things like food, child care or rental…
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Over the past few years, Washington Democrats seem to have solidified their power in the state. They have a majority in both legislative chambers. They…
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Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan's decision on whether to replace or repair the West Seattle Bridge will be delayed until after the election, due to uncertainty…
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LISTEN: Sen. Patty Murray says Democrats will apply pressure in fight to replace SCOTUS ‘North Star’Both of Washington's U.S. senators are Democrats, putting them in their chamber's minority. That puts them in a tough position as the Senate seeks to…