New Washington Labor Council President
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Northwest Now Digital Extra
Northwest Now Digital Extra are segments from and/or associated with our weekly shows. Digital Extra takes you into the community to emphasize the topics we discuss.
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A look at bike safety in Seattle
Meet Northwest Now Host Tom Layson
Tom Layson is KBTC's Managing Editor and worked in Yakima, Terre Haute, Louisville, Sacramento, Columbus and New York-New Jersey. Tom anchored 13 hours of live coverage in the NY/NJ market during 9-11 - just one example of the many thousands of hours he’s been on set or in the field covering politics, natural disasters, courts and crime, economic development, personal finance and the environment over the past 38 years. Tom grew up in the Maple Valley area and is a graduate of Pacific Lutheran University.
Recent Stories
Open Government 2023
A look at a local radio station's battle for records regarding the CHOP riots.
Washington State Ferries
The plan to make a comeback
Sound Transit Tacoma Construction
Tacoma residents wonder when light rail construction will finish in their neighborhood.
Safe Boats
We visit a local maritime business that's making a difference by hiring skilled workers.
Hilltop Artists
Tacoma students mentored through glass art.
Special Olympics
Local athletes go for the gold
Real Estate 2022
A competitive market isn't stopping these buyers from getting their dream home
UW Medicine's Drug Addiction Vaccine
Efforts are underway at UW Medicine to create a vaccine that fights addiction.
Japanese Internment
A local author uses her family's painful ordeal to write about inernment
Omari Salisbury
A look at grassroots neighborhood journalism from an African American perspective
Bates Allied Health
A look at the new Bates Technical College Allied Health facility
Indian Boarding Schools
A local man shares his family's story
Making The Connections: Clean Water Healthy Habitat
Dow Constantine discusses the county's Clean Water Healthy Habitat Program
Vaccine Pastors
A look at how some local religious leaders are helping to get their flocks vaccinated
Remembering 9/11
A special memorial built in Milton remembering the 9/11 tragedy
Critical Race Theory
A discussion with OSPI Superintendent Chris Reykdal about his views on CRT.
Bethel Virtural Academy
A look at an online learning opportunity
Manny Ellis Update
Update on charges filed against Tacoma Officers
Ocean Acidification
A look at the acidification of Puget Sound and the rest of the Pacific Ocean
Real Estate 2021
Home buyers struggle to get into new homes in a competitive market.
Tacoma Totem Pole
Will a downtown Tacoma totem pole be removed?
Open Government 2021
A look at your rights to public records
1219 The Peace Bus
A mission to help Tacoma
Boeing Business Impact
Boeing's impact on the local business community
COVID Vaccines
A discussion with a local woman who was one of Washington's first to get the COVID Vaccine
Picking Up The Past
Creosote’s impact on water quality
Hand Up Project
Helping the homeless on the streets of Everett
Megafires
Meeting those directly affected by September wildfires
Inside The CHOP
Northwest Now contributor Linda Byron talks to residents inside the former CHOP
COVID Back To School
How local students are coping with COVID while returning to remote learning
COVID Financial Impact
What kind of damage could COVID do to the local economy?
Child Care Aware
Child care during the COVID pandemic
Northwest Now Digital Extra Vaccinations
The importance of being vaccinated
College Impact
Bates Technical College President Lin Zhou Discusses how COVID will cause changes
Red Cross
The Red Cross discusses blood supply during COVID