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The Enchantments are one of Washington State’s most popular hiking destinations. But right now, the alpine wilderness area is far from the pristine escape visitors are hoping for. Bathroom pits are overflowing, there’s garbage on the trails, and it’s overcrowded [https://www.seattletimes.com/life/outdoors/the-enchantments-face-dire-conditions-amid-staffing-shortage/]. There’s only one forest ranger to patrol more than 900 miles of terrain in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest. The problems stem from federal budget cuts. Seattle Times outdoors reporter Gregory Scruggs is here to tell us more. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here [https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow] to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org [seattlenow@kuow.org], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online [https://www.kuow.org/feedback]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Only a King County Council vote can make First Hill's proposed behavioral health center a reality, last week's rain slowed the Bear Gulch Fire, and the first WNBA statue is in Seattle and is of Sue Bird. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Paige Browning. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here [https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow] to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org [seattlenow@kuow.org], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online [https://www.kuow.org/feedback]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Meaningful Day was a Washington State program that was considered a major success since it started ten years ago. It provided outings, workshops and other enriching activities for about a thousand residents with intellectual and developmental disabilities.  But the need for severe budget cuts erased all of Meaningful Day’s funding. We look at what that means for caretakers and residents.  We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here [https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow] to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org [seattlenow@kuow.org], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online [https://www.kuow.org/feedback]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Today, we’re bringing you the best from the KUOW Newsroom… After years of legal battles, the city of Seattle has disclosed the names of all of the Seattle Police officers who attended President Trump’s rally on January 6th, 2021. It’s been almost a year since the statue Sadako and the Thousand Cranes was stolen from a park in the University District. The city has seen an uptick in other public art being tampered with. And T-Mobile Park has a new plaque - one that honors Ichiro Suzuki, and retires his number #51… We’ll hear from people who attended his jersey retirement game on why he means so much to Seattle. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here [https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow] to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed. Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org [seattlenow@kuow.org], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online [https://www.kuow.org/feedback]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.

Heavy rain in store for Seattle, Nike co-founder Phil Knight makes a record donation for cancer research, and T-Mobile announces layoffs. It’s our daily roundup of top stories from the KUOW newsroom, with host Patricia Murphy. We can only make Seattle Now because listeners support us. Tap here [https://www.kuow.org/donate/seattlenow] to make a gift and keep Seattle Now in your feed.  Got questions about local news or story ideas to share? We want to hear from you! Email us at seattlenow@kuow.org [seattlenow@kuow.org], leave us a voicemail at (206) 616-6746 or leave us feedback online [https://www.kuow.org/feedback]. See omnystudio.com/listener [https://omnystudio.com/listener] for privacy information.