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 The pandemic will forever change how doctors define 'crisis' UW’s Dr. Kate Butler explains what doctors need to better support each other and their patients when resources are scarce. by Hannah Weinberger / December 10, 2020
Environment Wildlife advocates say feds must do more to protect bighorn sheep Herds roaming throughout Central Washington are at risk of contracting a deadly bacteria from domestic sheep and goats. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / December 10, 2020
Opinion Imagining a future where Amazon runs the world Pondering the Seattle-based leviathan’s endgame invites big questions about the future of capitalism. by Katie Wilson / December 9, 2020
News WA inmates say they're retaliated against for getting COVID-19 People in work release programs say getting sick can get you thrown back into prison, where there’s still no plan for containment. by Lilly Fowler / December 9, 2020 / Updated at 10 a.m. on Dec. 15
Culture Seattle author depicts isolation and gentrification in new book In ‘The Freezer Door,’ Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore searches for glimmers of connection in a changed city. by Margo Vansynghel / December 9, 2020
News COVID-19 lockdown to last through Jan. 4 in Washington state Bans on indoor gatherings and indoor dining will remain in place for an additional three weeks. by Melissa Santos / December 8, 2020 / Updated 2:22 p.m. December 8
News Bad credit shouldn't mean higher insurance rates, WA official says State regulators say the current system leads to low-income people and people of color paying more, and is bad policy in a pandemic. by Melissa Santos / December 8, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Yakima artist shows why farmworkers are essential Christie Tirado illustrates agricultural workers by using an art form popularized during the Mexican Revolution. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 8, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS What a Seattle teen’s story taught us about life in a pandemic In Crosscut's latest documentary, a high schooler shows the obstacles low-income students are quietly facing. by Jen Dev / December 8, 2020
Politics Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan will not run for a second term Durkan and the city went from optimism to a series of crises this year, from COVID-19 to social unrest and the city budget. by David Kroman / December 7, 2020 / Updated Dec. 7 at 1:30 p.m.
Environment Outdated sewage treatment is suffocating fish in Puget Sound Communities around the sound are relying on 100-year-old technology to whisk away waste. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / December 7, 2020 / Updated Dec. 8 at 11 a.m.
Opinion I live in Renton's Red Lion homeless shelter. It must stay open The Renton City Council is voting Monday on the shelter's future. I don't know what I'll do if it closes. by Mark Royal / December 7, 2020
Culture Bartell Drugs wants to give Seattle’s music scene a shot in the arm One longtime employee is leading the in-store effort to ensure the live music scene he loves survives. by Alexa Peters / December 7, 2020
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The true history of the 'Seattle Freeze' Locals have been infamous for icing out newcomers since World War I. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / December 4, 2020
Opinion Vaccinate the world against COVID-19 like we did with polio An ‘open source’ vaccine helped us eradicate polio. It's our moral duty to offer the same now, and to reject vaccine nationalism. by Lola E. Peters / December 4, 2020
News For people in mental health crisis, what comes after police response? Cops are only one part of a larger system that more often treats the symptoms than the cause. by David Kroman / December 4, 2020
Opinion Whale watching isn’t killing orcas — a lack of salmon is Critics claim we're observing whales to death. The truth of the matter is this: They aren't getting enough to eat. by Monika Wieland Shields & Cindy Hansen / December 4, 2020
Environment The weakest link in WA’s new COVID-tracking app? Us Our state is the latest to adopt a coronavirus exposure app to assist contact tracing efforts. But its effectiveness depends on the people using it. by Hannah Weinberger / December 4, 2020
Equity Podcast | What the life and death of an asylum seeker says about ICE Reporter Lilly Fowler discusses what years of reporting on Mergensana Amar tell us about U.S. immigration policy. by Mark Baumgarten / December 4, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: 2020 Grammy nominations for PNW musicians Plus, a slew of new books by Seattle authors. by Brangien Davis / December 3, 2020