From a Spokane T-shirt scheme to a Nigerian unemployment scam, federal prosecutors are grappling with how to prioritize cases amid limited resources.

Along with court reform, Crosscut/Elway Poll respondents voiced their stance on affirmative action and transgender participation in school sports.

UW has been outlawed from using race as a factor in hiring or admissions since 1998. Soon, a SCOTUS decision could ban the practice nationwide.

Don’t panic. Here’s some advice to help the city’s roadside trees stay alive in a changing climate.

After decades of federal assimilation policies, $15 million in American Rescue Plan funding is helping construct affordable housing on their reservation.

The New Deal program that rebuilt Washington parks is remembered as boldly progressive. But early attempts to rid it of discrimination unraveled.

More and more drivers are fleeing deadly collisions across Washington state and the nation. Can advocates and officials find a solution?

Could the local exercise craze be the next Zumba? With $4.7 million in venture capital, leaders must balance an artist-led mission with national expansion.

Alden Mason never reached international fame. Now his paintings are breaking sales records and allegedly inspiring a forgery ... in Madrid.

Prolonged negotiations and mounting complaints at the Seattle-based coffee retailer show the obstacles a new labor movement faces.

With hybrid work here to stay, city leaders ask: Can the central business district become a residential neighborhood?

The Wah Mee tragedy shook the Chinatown-International District 40 years ago. The ensuing media coverage further traumatized a grieving community.

Seattle may have the highest rents statewide, but communities such as Walla Walla and Spokane have seen the most drastic losses in affordability.

Officials are trying a new program inspired by Norway to improve quality of life. The challenge is convincing officers to change their approach.

Half a century ago, Northwest activist Judith Arcana was one of more than 100 women known as ‘Jane’ who aided and abetted illegal abortions.