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
News WA may launch a cold-case unit for missing, murdered Indigenous people Unanimously approved by the MMIWP Task Force, HB 1177 would launch a permanent and fully funded statewide unit. by Luna Reyna / January 27, 2023
Equity Out & Back: How Denice Rochelle encourages outdoor skill-building Through her group The Bronze Chapter, Rochelle helps BIPOC rewrite their narrative — and explore the PNW. by Alison Mariella Désir / January 27, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Flower power beats winter blues at Seattle galleries Plus, new arts leaders take the reins at Pratt, Coyote Central and the Frye Art Museum. by Brangien Davis / January 26, 2023
Politics Washington's new capital gains tax goes before state Supreme Court The case is part of a century-old struggle to make the state's tax system more progressive. by Joseph O'Sullivan / January 26, 2023 / updated at 12:49 p.m. on Jan. 27
Culture Festivities in Focus | The ritual baptism Timket returns to Seattle Thousands gathered on Sunday to mark the two-day Ethiopian Orthodox holiday after two years of the pandemic and the Tigray war. by Amanda Snyder / January 26, 2023
News WA parents push back against proposal to lower required school age A bill that aims to improve early learning would lower Washington's compulsory education starting age from 8 to 6. by Venice Buhain / January 26, 2023
News ‘Ask for Jane:’ Who were the pre-Roe underground abortionists? Half a century ago, Northwest activist Judith Arcana was one of more than 100 women known as ‘Jane’ who aided and abetted illegal abortions. by Megan Burbank / January 25, 2023
Culture Seattle’s new convention center features $7.75M in local art One of the largest and most expensive projects in the city’s history brings Northwest Indigenous works to the fore. by Margo Vansynghel / January 25, 2023
Culture Things to do in Seattle: Jan. 25-31 Up-and-coming Seattle bands, Temptations: the musical and the PNW's first-ever disability-focused comedy festival. by Margo Vansynghel & Gavin Borchert & Brangien Davis & Misha Berson / January 25, 2023
Politics Podcast | What has changed in Washington since the fall of Roe Without federal protection for abortion, the state has become a refuge for those seeking care and a target for political opposition. by Sara Bernard / January 25, 2023
Investigations FCC broadband service maps disputed at thousands of WA locations States were given a narrow window to fix long-standing flaws before federal agencies divvy $42B in infrastructure funds. by Brandon Block / January 24, 2023
Environment How Washington's new carbon emission cap will work The program aims to drop statewide greenhouse-gas emissions 95% by 2050. Will it go according to plan? by Kate Yoder Grist / January 24, 2023
Equity Podcast | Giancarlo Lawrence on the freedom of fly fishing The angler known as The Black Stonefly was raised in the city. But now he's on a mission to get more Black people into the outdoors. by Alison Mariella Désir / January 24, 2023
Politics The high school students behind the bill to end WA's 'pink tax' Razors, deodorant and shampoo cost more when marketed toward women. Now, six Kirkland students are turning to Olympia to help end gendered pricing. by Taija PerryCook / January 24, 2023 / Updated at 2 p.m. on Jan. 25.
News Two Seattle Asian American community newspapers go out of print After four decades, publisher Assunta Ng decided to move Northwest Asian Weekly completely online and shut down the Seattle Chinese Post altogether. by Maleeha Syed / January 23, 2023
News A proposed WA law requires clergy to report child abuse, neglect Washington is one of a handful of states that exempt clergy from reporting suspected abuse. Some lawmakers are trying to change that. by Wilson Criscione InvestigateWest / January 23, 2023
Culture UW dance pivots toward a more accessible, diverse curriculum The department is deprioritizing Eurocentric dance forms and opening courses to a wider array of students — no experience necessary. by Marcie Sillman / January 20, 2023
Equity Out & Back: Hooked on fishing with The Black Stonefly Tacoma angler, chef and outdoorsman Giancarlo Lawrence found solace in the icy waters of the PNW. by Alison Mariella Désir / January 20, 2023
Culture ArtSEA: Bunny-hopping at Seattle galleries in the year of the rabbit Plus, Lunar New Year celebrations, and two artistic losses for the city. by Brangien Davis / January 19, 2023
Investigations Can a $42B internet expansion plan close WA's digital divide? After billions in telecom subsidies, it may take a new public approach to connect some 'last mile' areas like rural Grays Harbor County to broadband. by Brandon Block / January 19, 2023