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
Equity Native history is WA history, and tribes are helping schools teach it At Lacey’s River Ridge High School, Nisqually leaders and school faculty are giving students a chance to understand history through a Native lens. by Manola Secaira / November 16, 2020
News Wilderness rescuers face a busy winter complicated by COVID The pandemic has driven an increase in outdoor activity and rescues, while limiting training and volunteer opportunities. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / November 16, 2020
News New lockdown ordered as coronavirus cases surge in Washington state New rules will ban indoor gatherings, close restaurants to indoor dining and limit all retail to 25% capacity, including grocery stores. by Melissa Santos & Donna Gordon Blankinship / November 14, 2020 / Updated 2:33 p.m. December 8
Opinion Holiday gatherings devastated Seattle during 1918 flu After five weeks of lock down restrictions, the city thought it had beaten the virus. It hadn’t. by Knute Berger / November 13, 2020
News Third wave of COVID-19 spikes in King County — and we aren’t ready The pandemic enters a dangerous new phase, threatening essential workers, holiday plans and more. by Hannah Weinberger & Mandy Godwin / November 13, 2020 / Updated at 9:09 a.m. on November 13, 2020
Equity A Skagit Valley attack brings WA hate crime laws into question As a group of lawmakers and advocates work on a new hate crime law, a community debates whether one attack should qualify as a hate crime. by Lilly Fowler / November 13, 2020
Politics 2020 election polls weren’t as wrong as you think An explanation of why you should not use polls to predict the future, plus other advice from an expert pollster. by H. Stuart Elway / November 13, 2020
Politics Podcast | What makes this year’s election lies different UW researcher Jevin West tells us how the attempts to delegitimize the presidential election could be warping the electorate. by Mark Baumgarten / November 13, 2020
Culture Editor’s Notebook: The haunting pre-COVID vision at BAM right now Plus, ways to celebrate Hip Hop History Month. by Brangien Davis / November 12, 2020
News Washington considers narrowing its eviction moratorium Under pressure from landlords, the state could ask tenants to prove their financial hardship is due to COVID-19. by David Kroman / November 12, 2020
Opinion How Big Tech landed in the crosshairs of antitrust law During the Reagan era, a permissive antitrust philosophy took root, setting the stage for the rise of Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google. by Katie Wilson / November 12, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s only Black ballerina is on point about diversity Amanda Morgan wants choreographers and companies to move beyond the ‘straight white love story.’ by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 12, 2020 / Updated 4:41 p.m. Nov. 12
Opinion A Seattle professor on helping veterans find home in the humanities No other classroom has shown me the kind of community I've encountered teaching veterans classical literature. by Johnny Horton / November 11, 2020
Politics How Republican Kim Wyman keeps winning in blue Washington state The secretary of state’s latest victory will make her the only statewide GOP official on the West Coast, outside of Alaska. by Melissa Santos / November 11, 2020
Opinion On living with PTSD as a veteran — and a Black woman I'm not what anyone pictures when they talk about disabled veterans. by Kameko Thomas / November 11, 2020
Politics WA's first Native Supreme Court justice works so she won't be the last Raquel Montoya-Lewis didn't meet a lawyer until law school. Now she wants others from underrepresented communities to picture themselves in the legal system. by Manola Secaira / November 10, 2020
Equity Electoral College is new target of Seattle BLM activists Activists, politicians and academics argue the Electoral College is an antiquated system with racist roots. by Lilly Fowler / November 10, 2020
Opinion Liberal Seattle is not the only bubble in Washington state After Trump’s win in 2016, national media said urban-liberal enclaves were out of touch. But there are rural-conservative bubbles, too. by Knute Berger / November 10, 2020
Inside Cascade PBS Election 2020: What mattered most to you? Election cycles showcase pundits and politicos, but we want to hear your experiences, too. by Anne Christnovich / November 10, 2020
Culture City launches real estate company to save and create Seattle art spaces The new agency plans to combat gentrification by securing venues for arts and cultural groups. by Margo Vansynghel / November 9, 2020