In a reversal that likely transfers authority to EPA headquarters, southwest Alaska's Pebble Mine gets closer to being built despite concerns for the bay's productive fisheries. 

A new Washington state law lets people who were convicted of misdemeanor marijuana possession more easily vacate those old convictions.

Officials say it's been underwater for at least "a couple of years," and the likelihood of determining its identity remains low.

Native women disappear and are murdered at alarming rates, but many aren't even accounted for. By hosting community data-gathering events, the Seattle Indian Health Board hopes to address the crisis.

A city commission argues that the Northwest Detention Center ‘endangers lives’ of staff, law enforcement, community members and detainees.

A local writer reflects on fear, family and fatigue as the Trump administration prepares to mount deportation raids in cities across the country.

In Washington state, abolitionists have succeeded in shrinking the scope of state punishment and making prisons more humane. But their work is far from done.

Immigration officials were provided names and given access to other information of people under arrest. The sheriff's office claims it was all a mistake.

As the U.S. once again lurches toward an unnecessary war, we must remember our past mistakes risking the lives of tens of thousands of soldiers under false pretenses.

The LGBTQ community has made enormous progress in the fight for equality, but a long road still lies ahead.

A new report by the Washington State Patrol documented 20 missing Indigenous women cases in Yakima County, the most in the state. A scholar and Yakama tribal member reflects on the dire situation. 

Both the Arlene’s Flowers and Masterpiece Cakeshop court battles involve business owners who wouldn't serve same-sex couples. But the legal underpinnings are quite different. 

Almost two years after the council passed the tax it has its day in state court of appeals. 

He also founded the city’s first daily newspaper.