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We'll look back at this week's school shooting in Parkland, Florida. Also, the College Republicans rally at the University of Washington raised questions over free speech on campus. Another question: Can a health club ban a white supremacist from training at their gym? Is Washington state on the brink of abolishing the death penalty? And could Hamilton possibly be as good as the hype?

Guy Nelson talks to KUOW reporter David Hyde about who still pays the price for marijuana crimes in Washington state after legalization.

"Black Panther," the latest cinematic rendition of the Marvel superhero universe, opens nationwide tomorrow. To call it highly anticipated is an understatement – this opening will blow all previous Marvel film openings out of the water.

Highline College has gotten the all-clear from authorities. The community college in Des Moines, Washington went into lockdown shortly after 9 a.m. Friday after reports of suspected gunfire.

In one of their first attempts to regulate the online marketplace, officials with the Environmental Protection Agency in Seattle said they’ve reached a settlement with Amazon over distribution of illegal pesticides. According to EPA officials, it was interns at the agency who first spotted banned and mislabeled pesticides being offered for sale on Amazon.

Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel “The Underground Railroad” is the story of a young slave named Cora who escapes from a Georgia cotton plantation.

What is there left to say after yet another shooting at a school? We'll talk with Stephen Cohen and Kristina Anderson about how a growing community of survivors are finding and supporting each other.

Immigrant rights leaders in Washington state say it's time for Pat Kohler to resign as director of the state's Department of Licensing. The DOL came under scrutiny in January for handing over people's personal and citizenship information to federal immigration authorities. That violated an executive order from Washington’s governor.

Kim Malcolm talks with Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman about the safeguards in place to prevent cyber attacks on Washington's election systems. In 2016, Russian hackers targeted Washington's voter registration system, but were unsuccessful. This interview was inspired by a listener question. If you want to know something about the news in this region, just ask us .

Americans eat a lot of chicken. The National Chicken Council reports per capita consumption of 91 pounds a year in 2016. Compare that to 28 pounds a year in 1960.

KUOW listener Christine Bryant Cohen wants to know who's doing time for what she does for a living: selling pot.

Update 2/15/18, 12:30 p.m. Raphael Sanchez pleaded guilty Thursday to charges of a wire fraud and aggravated identity theft scheme involving the stolen identities of numerous people. The plea recommends a four-year sentence and restitution paid to victims. A judge will decide sentencing in May.

Earlier this year we told you about Kelli Lauritzen and Charissa Eggleston, two moms in Federal Way. Alarmed at an outbreak of gun violence, they decided to act.

One of the big stories of 2017 was the Trump administration's travel ban targeting some Muslim countries. Arsalan Bukhari of the Council on American-Islamic Relations or CAIR says the travel ban also had an impact on Americans.

Bob Rondeau, the voice of the Huskies, is retiring Saturday after 37 years in the press box. Bill Radke caught up with him in Arizona, where he’ll be calling the Fiesta Bowl before retiring. He asked Rondeau about an especially memorable call – which has stuck with him for all the wrong reasons.