Author: Amy Radil
Amy Radil
has 25.9% among authors.
BS Score: 2.1%.
Articles analyzed: 19.
Words analyzed: 52,783.
Analyzed articles
KUOW
- By Sami West, Amy Radil, Catharine Smith
- 6/24/2026, 11:12 PM
Hindsight Bias 9.2% - Negativity Bias 9.2% - Recency Bias 5.2%
Microsoft co-founder and philanthropist Bill Gates suspects Jeffrey Epstein may have tried to blackmail him with information about his extramarital affairs. That’s according to a newly released transcript of closed-door testimony Gates gave to the House Oversight Committee on June 10, which sheds new light on the years Gates was in... more
KUOW
- By Stephen Howie, Amy Radil
- 6/5/2026, 10:22 PM
Availability Heuristic 24% - Appeal to Authority 14.3% - Framing Effect 13.7%
After a briefing from Seattle Police and the FBI, Mayor Katie Wilson reversed course on surveillance cameras and agreed to turn them on in Seattle's stadium district when the FIFA World Cup kicks off this month. "The safety and security of residents, visitors, and fans is our highest priority, and I understand that many community members... more
KUOW
- By Amy Radil
- 6/5/2026, 6:45 PM
Appeal to Emotion 19.6% - Post Hoc (False Cause) 17% - Availability Heuristic 15.2%
Residents of North Seattle along Aurora Avenue are on edge. That’s after a recent surge of gun violence on a road that has been a longtime hotspot for human trafficking. City officials said this week they’ve increased police patrols and are looking at permanent street closures to keep violence from flowing into residential side streets.... more
KUOW Public Radio
- By Amy Radil
- 5/28/2026, 11:41 PM
Negativity Bias 20.6% - In-Group Bias 16.9% - Anecdotal 14.2%
In a King County courtroom on Thursday, a judge reviewed videos of people performing oral sex and masturbating in Seattle’s Denny Blaine Park. The trial is part of a lawsuit by neighbors seeking to have the park declared a public nuisance and potentially closed. The videos were recorded from the property of the park’s next-door neighbor,... more
KUOW
- By Amy Radil
- 5/15/2026, 1:00 PM
Framing Effect 11.5% - Availability Heuristic 6.8% - Self-Serving Bias 5.6%
Dozens of states have sought to move away from cash bail in recent years, to reduce the burdens on poor defendants. Now public defenders are seeking to implement similar policy changes in Washington, through a proposal to the Washington Supreme Court. Their request has ignited a debate about the potential impacts of these changes, and... more
KUOW Public Radio
- By Amy Radil
- 5/9/2026, 4:09 AM
Appeal to Authority 24.4% - Negativity Bias 20.2% - Optimism Bias 15.8%
Leaders at the King County Regional Homelessness Authority explained Friday how they are addressing the most high-risk findings of a recent audit that highlighted overspending and mismanagement of funds at the agency. Agency CEO Kelly Kinnison said new controls put in place in the two weeks since the audit's release “are designed to... more
KUOW Public Radio
- By Amy Radil
- 4/25/2026, 3:17 AM
Negativity Bias 19.1% - Anchoring Bias 11.5% - Appeal to Emotion 9.4%
Board members of the troubled King County regional homelessness agency appear committed to correcting its overspending and weak financial systems, rejecting calls from other officials to abandon it entirely. The board of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority met on Friday to discuss a forensic audit released this week that... more
KUOW Public Radio
- By Amy Radil
- 4/24/2026, 12:03 AM
Negativity Bias 26% - Self-Serving Bias 12.9% - Availability Heuristic 11.7%
The King County Regional Homelessness Authority has had a rocky tenure, and now there are questions about its future in the wake of a new audit released Wednesday. Seattle and King County launched the agency five years ago to better coordinate efforts on homelessness. But money management issues have dogged the agency, and now some... more
KUOW Public Radio
- By Amy Radil
- 4/23/2026, 1:58 AM
Negativity Bias 41.7% - Framing Effect 18.1% - Ambiguity (Equivocation) 14.7%
In the wake of a new forensic audit commissioned by Seattle and King County, Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said she has “serious concerns” about financial management at the troubled King County Regional Homelessness Authority, and that “all options are on the table.” Wilson said in her statement that the audit flagged $13 million in funds... more
KUOW
- By Amy Radil
- 4/4/2026, 12:14 AM
Appeal to Authority 10.3% - Pessimism Bias 9.6% - Optimism Bias 8%
Law enforcement agencies, including Seattle and Kent, that use automated license plate recognition in their patrol vehicles have temporarily turned those systems off, while they seek solutions to comply with a new state law. That new state law took effect March 30. SB 6002 sets a 21-day retention period for the license plate data, and... more