Washington's mandatory-reporter law, which has exempted clergy members since 1975, enabled the crimes for decades.

Families reunited to revive the tradition at the Washington State Penitentiary, the first of 22 powwows scheduled in the state prison system.

Twenty-six disenrolled Nooksack citizens live in federally funded housing. The tribal council says those homes are for enrolled citizens only.

George Adams says he and his daughter Elile were targeted by Judge Ray Dodge for their advocacy of disenrolled Nooksack citizens. Now, they've reached a $35,000 settlement.

If a proposal passes today, a workgroup of government agencies and local nonprofits could move to address underreporting as soon as November.

State leaders and labor advocates are pushing for regulations to protect workers who feel torn between working in dangerous heat and losing wages.

The King County program was founded as an alternative to the traditional justice system, emphasizing rehabilitation over incarceration for those with low-level offense.

The state has renewed efforts to keep kids released from foster care and detention centers from becoming homeless.

It’s not just Washington's big cities contributing to mass incarceration.

Black, Indigenous and Latino people in Washington have disproportionately higher court fines and fees, a recent study found, making it harder for some to rebuild after prison.

With 14 years of political reporting under his belt, Joseph O'Sullivan plans to investigate the forces shaping WA government and hold the powerful accountable.

The opinion cites the First Amendment as giving the coach the right for private personal prayer on the field.

The nonprofit FIRST Clinic works to prevent family separation by pairing parents in addiction recovery with healthcare and legal support.

Last summer's record-breaking temperatures caused a crisis for the state's incarcerated population — and it's set to happen all over again.