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
Environment How to avoid cabin fever in WA’s pandemic winter With mental health on the line, Washingtonians are finding creative, safe ways to get outside. by Hannah Weinberger / December 28, 2020
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The Washington outlaw who couldn't be caught Harry Tracy terrorized the state from one end to the other, even as newspaper readers couldn't get enough of his criminal adventures. by / December 25, 2020
Environment Environment officials want input on aging Central Washington dam State leaders are seeking comment on repairing Eightmile Dam in the Alpine Lakes Wilderness. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / December 25, 2020
News 2020: A year in photos across Washington state Our visual journalists reflect on the photos that resonated most in a difficult year by Crosscut Visuals Staff / December 25, 2020
News WA youth in the state's care endure rain, cold for holiday visits The state’s inpatient psychiatric facility for youth requires outdoor visits during the pandemic. But that means shivering in the elements for many families. by Emily McCarty / December 24, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS The top stories readers helped us tell in 2020 Some of the most important stories we published this year were the ones you asked us to tell. by Mohammed Kloub / December 24, 2020
News How, where, when: The COVID-19 vaccine in Washington state Washington moves into the next vaccine phases and outlines who will be lining up over the next few months. by Donna Gordon Blankinship / December 23, 2020 / Updated at 12:20 p.m., March 5
Culture Washington-made soaps to wash away 2020 Artisans from Shelton to Bellingham are making beautiful bars to help start the new year with a clean slate. by Brangien Davis & Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 23, 2020
News 2020 year in review: stories of solutions and inspiration During a difficult year, we offered stories of helpers, hope and solutions to our community’s problems. by Anne Christnovich / December 23, 2020
Equity Black clergy call for unity in fight for Seattle police accountability Local religious leaders credit Black Lives Matter for progress while acknowledging much work remains. by Lilly Fowler / December 22, 2020 / Updated Dec. 22 1:18 p.m.
Opinion 2020 was the year of empathy fatigue We were too ready to abandon our older selves. by Katie Wilson / December 22, 2020
Culture Three writers on the hard lessons of 2020 The pandemic revealed difficult truths about ourselves and our society. Let’s make 2021 better. by Crosscut contributors / December 22, 2020
Opinion 2020 was the year (almost) none of us were OK The pandemic made plain an intolerable crisis of economic inequality. by Samantha Allen / December 22, 2020
Opinion 2020 was the year we all needed health insurance Let's make 2021 the year it's not tied to having a job. by Lola E. Peters / December 22, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS Survey: What WA issues should Crosscut cover in 2021? We want to make sure our Northwest, nonprofit news is benefiting you in 2021. by Victor Hernandez / December 22, 2020
Environment How COVID reshaped Seattle, season by season Disaster researchers take a Prius-eye view of how COVID-19 is changing the city. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / December 21, 2020
Culture Seattle’s cultural innovators of 2020 The pandemic threw the arts scene a curveball — these creatives hit it out of the park. by Margo Vansynghel / December 21, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS Top stories of 2020 in Washington state In the longest, shortest year in most of our lives, a lot happened. Recap the year with us and look ahead to 2021. by Ana Sofia Knauf / December 21, 2020
Politics What you should know about WA Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2021 budget plan The Democratic governor is proposing new taxes to help pay for coronavirus relief, plus an ambitious plan to cap carbon emissions in Washington state. by Melissa Santos / December 18, 2020 / 6:29 p.m. December 19, 2020
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: The rise and fall of Seattle’s Kingdome The Seahawks and Mariners called it home for 24 years, but now much of the city doesn’t even know the stadium existed. by Knute Berger / December 18, 2020