Puget Sound Now

About This Show

Puget Sound Now, hosted by Northwest Newsradio’s Bill Swartz, is a public affairs program with important conversations and solutions about the region’s top stories

More Episodes

Posted May 17, 2025

New proper fitting shoes mean the world to many Western Washington children

Operation Warm produces new shoes and distributes them to needy children throughout the country, including Western Washington. Donations and…

Posted May 10, 2025

Life Jackets critical to safe water recreation in Washington State

Life jackets only work if you wear them. That’s a key message from both the U.S. Coast Guard and…

Posted May 3, 2025

Outdoors For All one of many nonprofits supported by WA GIVES BIG campaign

Washington’s Give Big campaign supports hundreds of essential nonprofits, including Outdoors For All Foundation; dedicated to recreational activities access…

Posted April 26, 2025

New mobile veterinary unit addresses many animal health care issues in Pierce County

A new mobile veterinary unit addresses several issues facing the Humane Society for Tacoma-Pierce County. That story in a…

Posted April 20, 2025

Record number of visitors at U.S. National Parks, including Mt. Rainier and Olympic

Americans are looking for affordable activities and vacations. In a new Puget Sound Now, why National Parks like Mount…

Posted April 13, 2025

Children with autism get support from annual foot race in Bellevue

The Bellevue Breakfast Rotary Club holds its 19th All In For Autism run/walk Sunday April 27th. Proceeds support Kindering…

Posted April 6, 2025

Ahead of tax due date, beware of “pretend” IRS representatives

With an April 15 deadline approaching, the Better Business Bureau sees an increase in scams involving ” pretend” IRS…

Posted March 30, 2025

Shark Tank star shares important lessons about Alzheimer’s in new Puget Sound Now

Shark Tank tv star, business investor and author Barbara Corcoran offers lessons learned about Alzheimer’s disease and being a…

Posted March 23, 2025

Tiny Homes making a dent in Seattle’s huge homeless crisis

Sound Foundations Northwest has built 600 tiny homes to help take on Seattle’s homelessness crisis. That topic in a…

Posted March 16, 2025

Hundreds ready for Seattle’s BIG CLIMB to battle blood cancers

Hundreds of folks climb 69 floors of Seattle’s Columbia Center to raise important funds in the fight against Leukemia…

All articles loaded

No more articles to load