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Sara Lerner

Sara Lerner
Sara is a reporter for KIRO Radio 97.3 FM. She has over a decade of experience as a local and national radio journalist and is a longtime Seattle reporter. She is the recipient of a national Public Radio News Directors Incorporated award and multiple regional awards for her work. She has covered everything from Seattle-area real estate to motorcycle gangs to human trafficking, a topic in which she's developed an expertise after producing a documentary series on the problem here in Washington. Sara originates from Kansas City and maintains a deep love for the Royals.

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Low pay not the whole story behind state trooper shortage
Low pay not the whole story behind state trooper shortage
Sara Lerner | December 23, 2015 12:32 pm
There's a shortage of state troopers. It's so dire, there won't be enough highway patrol on the roads if the state doesn't figure out how…
What you're feeling might be more than Seattle winter blues
What you’re feeling might be more than Seattle winter blues
Sara Lerner | December 9, 2015 11:16 am
A dearth of UV light can bring health problems, like Seasonal Affective Disorder, but you don't have to be diagnosed with SAD to be impacted…
How to define domestic terrorism in America
How to define domestic terrorism in America
Sara Lerner | December 8, 2015 11:54 am
What makes a shooting at a Planned Parenthood different that a mass shooting in California, or the attacks on 9/11?
Seattle director not giving up on bike share despite federal rejection
Seattle director not giving up on bike share despite federal rejection
Sara Lerner | December 7, 2015 7:47 am
The Seattle Department of Transportation may present a business proposal to the city council this week regarding Pronto.
Rev. Jesse Jackson says Amazon, Costco needs more minorities
Rev. Jesse Jackson says Amazon, Costco needs more minorities
Sara Lerner | December 2, 2015 10:44 am
In recent years, the Reverend Jesse Jackson has targeted his fight for race and gender equality at the tech industry, saying the exclusion of women…
Seattle startup makes it easy to donate on #GivingTuesday
Seattle startup makes it easy to donate on #GivingTuesday
Sara Lerner | December 1, 2015 2:26 pm
A slew of apps make it easy to give this holiday season, including Hopela, made by a Seattle startup.
What happened during the Twisp wildfire tragedy
What happened during the Twisp wildfire tragedy
Sara Lerner | November 20, 2015 5:51 pm
Three months after the Twisp River Fire killed three firefighters and severely injured another, a new report reveals what happened.
As governors say no to refugees, local Muslim-Americans worry about safety
As governors say no to refugees, local Muslim-Americans worry about safety
Sara Lerner | November 18, 2015 10:09 am
As fear spreads across the country over the legitimacy of Syrian refugees, suspicion is spreading to Muslims, in general, and some local Muslims are worried…
At last, Sammamish mom coming home from Congo with her sons
At last, Sammamish mom coming home from Congo with her sons
Sara Lerner | November 9, 2015 4:16 pm
Jennefer Boyer and her boys are coming home. Boyer is a Sammamish mom who was forced to move to the Democratic Republic of Congo to…
Young Aberdeen mayor-elect eager for change
Sara Lerner | November 9, 2015 9:10 am
Aberdeen's 23-year-old mayor-elect got his first taste of the spotlight on election night. "My phone just kept ringing. I had to eventually just stop answering,"…

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