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 Lisa Brown leads incumbent Nadine Woodward in Spokane mayoral race The election generated nearly $2M in donations as Woodward looks to win a second term, a feat only done twice in the past four decades. by Mai Hoang / November 7, 2023 / Updated 5:05 p.m., Nov. 10
Politics Live updates: 2023 Washington general election results Check here as ballots are counted for races in Bellingham, Seattle, Spokane, Tacoma, Yakima and King County. by Cascade PBS Newsroom Staff / November 7, 2023 / Updated November 8, 3:53 p.m.
Politics It’s Election Day in Washington — and it’s not too late to vote Voters across the state have until 8 p.m. Tuesday to choose new local leaders, including seven of nine Seattle City Council seats. by Josh Cohen & Donna Gordon Blankinship / November 7, 2023
Mossback Podcast | When saboteurs planted an explosion at Seattle’s port In 1915, Germany wanted to keep the United States from joining World War I. Knute Berger explains how the fight came to the Northwest. by Stephen Hegg / November 7, 2023
News Pro-Palestinian protestors block Port of Tacoma military ship Hundreds of demonstrators gathered Monday to delay a cargo boat believed to contain weapons bound for Israel. by Joseph O'Sullivan / November 6, 2023
Equity Rainier Beach’s Black-led organizations battle gentrification The South Seattle neighborhood groups are focusing their anti-displacement strategy on building generational wealth and sustaining cultural vibrancy. by Chardonnay Beaver / November 6, 2023
Environment PNW landfills reached ‘explosive’ methane emission levels in 2022 Washington and Oregon sites had leakages 20 times more concentrated than the Clean Air Act limit standards. by Joseph Winters Grist / November 3, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: The day Germany bombed Seattle Determined to keep America out of WWI, German saboteurs blew up a ship in Elliott Bay. by Knute Berger / November 3, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Seattle’s Cinerama gets a new name and opening date Plus, artful ways to battle the Big Dark, local author readings and King Street Station’s new arts space. by Brangien Davis / November 2, 2023
News WA’s new drug law could help needle exchanges — or restrict them The possession bill passed this year includes $63M for treatment centers. But it also gives local governments the power to regulate them. by Andrew Engelson / November 2, 2023 / Updated at 5 p.m. on Nov. 7
News Crosscut Now: Seattle’s City Council elections are at a turning point Reporter Josh Cohen talks about crucial issues impacting voters. Plus, what’s behind high gas prices in WA and a peek into haunted hotels. by Paris Jackson / November 2, 2023
Politics What’s at stake in the 2023 Seattle City Council elections? With seven of nine seats up for grabs, here’s how the new Council might address housing, homelessness, public safety, police accountability and more. by Josh Cohen / November 1, 2023
News Podcast | How next week’s council elections could change Seattle We spoke with reporter Josh Cohen about the district races and how they could impact the city after Nov. 7. by Maleeha Syed / November 1, 2023
Politics Housing, homelessness loom large in the minds of Washington voters Tacoma, Spokane and Bellingham each have ballot measures on these issues, and both voters and candidates have cited them as top priorities. by Laurel Demkovich Washington State Standard / October 31, 2023
Mossback Podcast | What Victoria, B.C., offered Black Americans in the 1850s Still encountering racism in the 'free' states of the West, some Black communities sought the American Dream in Canada. by Stephen Hegg / October 31, 2023
Culture Monsters, bats, haunted hotels: 10 spooky Pacific Northwest stories Bigfoot isn’t the only mystery this region holds. This Halloween, check out our archive of eerie articles. by Cascade PBS Newsroom Staff / October 31, 2023
Politics Outside interests spend more than $1M on Seattle City Council races The majority of funds come from businesses and real estate groups supporting conservative candidates, while unions mostly back progressives. by Josh Cohen / October 30, 2023
News Fair weather yields fruitful 2023 apple harvests in Washington After a cold and snowy 2022, projections anticipate this year’s crop will be over 134 million 40-pound boxes. by Mai Hoang / October 27, 2023
Culture Fall Arts: A Seattle poet’s new novel on immigration, inheritance E.J. Koh turns to fiction for the first time with The Liberators, which follows a Korean family through history, trauma and forgiveness. by Brangien Davis / October 27, 2023
Mossback Mossback’s Northwest: The Black migration from California to B.C. Not finding the equality — or gold — they sought in the West, Black Americans left the ‘free’ state in 1858 for refuge in Victoria. by Knute Berger / October 27, 2023