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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Ongoing protests against police brutality are bringing much needed attention to racism in America. But all that attention can take a huge mental toll."As…
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At an event initially organized to highlight racial dispartities in the COVID-19 pandemic, hundreds of demonstrators in Tacoma also protested police…
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Washington cities are spending a lot of money to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic, and reduced business activity is putting a damper on tax revenue. In…
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By the time Thomas Lopez died of COVID-19 on April 2, social distancing had taken hold in Washington. But the disparate effects the disease was having on…
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It’s been two months since city officials abruptly closed the West Seattle Bridge due to widening cracks that could lead to collapse. But the future of…
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As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, some clear patterns have emerged. One is that people of color are being affected by this virus at higher rates than…
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Yakima County has the highest rate of COVID-19 infections among counties on the West Coast. That means a larger portion of the county's population has…
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A special enrollment period for health insurance during the coronavirus pandemic is about to end in Washington.The deadline to sign up for a plan through…
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As state leaders lay out a post-pandemic plan, Washington’s largest city is also preparing. Seattle faces several challenges in this phase of the crisis,…
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Normally tens of thousands of people would gather on May Day in the Puget Sound region for various events and causes. But the COVID-19 pandemic and the…