For older renters, Western WA’s housing boom can sow insecurity After three forced moves, with a fourth on the horizon, the threat of homelessness looms for one couple amid a daunting housing market. by Josh Cohen / June 13, 2024
Politics Why Washington state’s constitution bans armed militias Before statehood, mob violence and labor suppression raised serious questions about who had the right to maintain public order. by Knute Berger / January 21, 2021 / Updated at 9:51 AM Jan. 21, 2021
Culture Seattle writer pens moving memoir about Korean immigrant experience E.J. Koh’s ‘The Magical Language of Others’ has won a 2021 Pacific Northwest Book Award. by Margo Vansynghel / January 21, 2021
News 5 Seattle officers now under investigation for Jan. 6 D.C. visit Two additional SPD cops are being examined for any potential involvement in the riots. by David Kroman / January 20, 2021
News Inauguration Day quiet in WA, despite worries about armed protests The National Guard and State Patrol were ready to protect the Capitol, but protesters stayed home. by Melissa Santos & Lilly Fowler / January 20, 2021 / Updated at 3 p.m., Jan. 20
Opinion Four questions on Parler, Trump and Big Tech So much of social life and public discourse occurs in the virtual realm, raising profound concerns about the law, ethics and truth. by Katie Wilson / January 20, 2021
Environment Report: Salmon in WA are ‘teetering on the brink of extinction’ The Northwest’s iconic fish are in crisis due to warming waters and habitat degradation, the recent report shows. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / January 20, 2021
Opinion Amazon’s housing philanthropy will not save us Are we supposed to be grateful for a little tax-deductible charity from our corporate overlords? Sorry, no. by Katie Wilson / January 19, 2021
Politics What’s next for the two WA Republicans who voted to impeach Trump? Observers say the votes to impeach from U.S. Reps. Jaime Herrera Beutler and Dan Newhouse signal a ‘civil war’ playing out within the GOP nationwide. by Melissa Santos / January 19, 2021
Environment Washington hosts first climate assembly in the United States Residents from all over the state begin virtual meetings to decide which climate change solutions to recommend to the Legislature in Olympia. by Mandy Godwin / January 19, 2021
Environment Podcast | Tracking the wildlife in Washington cities and suburbs During the pandemic, more people are spotting animals slinking around the neighborhood. by Ted Alvarez / January 19, 2021
Inside Cascade PBS What Dr. Ben Danielson’s resignation meant to Seattle The revered doctor’s exit has caused an uproar from the Black community and a reckoning for Seattle Children’s Hospital. by David Kroman / January 19, 2021
News How to know when you can get vaccinated in Washington state Sign up for Washington's vaccine phase finder and the state will help you get vaccinated when your time has come. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / January 18, 2021 / Updated at 3 p.m., Jan. 18
News Companies often want consultants' help with diversity — for free Consultants of color who specialize in remaking corporate cultures say their work is routinely undervalued, even as demand for it grows. by Melissa Santos / January 18, 2021
Environment How Cascadia’s climate activists fought off fossil fuels and succeeded During a decade when the region’s governments flouted their carbon emissions goals, activists who came together to stop exports surpassed their wildest expectations. by Robert McClure InvestigateWest / January 18, 2021
News Seattle police union president’s comments could affect contract negotiations City council members say Mike Solan is spreading white nationalist rhetoric by repeating debunked theories about the insurrection in Washington, D.C. by David Kroman / January 15, 2021
News Former AG Eric Holder to lead investigation of Seattle Children's Following the resignation of Dr. Ben Danielson, the assessment will look into the hospital's policies and practices related to race and equity. by David Kroman / January 15, 2021
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The bootleg sake of Prohibition-era Seattle Prohibition couldn’t stop every drinking habit. One particular Japanese tradition never went dry. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 15, 2021
Culture Editor’s Notebook: We’re lichen these Northwest moss movies Lean into our wet landscape with forested films like ‘The Dark Divide.’ by Brangien Davis / January 14, 2021
Opinion Lessons for 2021 from Seattle’s first Black mayor Norm Rice led the city when the issue of school busing was boiling over. His latest book offers a path toward solutions during times of tumult. by Knute Berger / January 14, 2021
Equity Disproportionately hit by COVID-19, WA Latinos brace for vaccine Public health experts are racing to prepare communities for the vaccine, but they face notable hurdles. by Lilly Fowler / January 14, 2021