Here's what happened in other states and cities when they raised the age to buy tobacco.

Seattle choreographer Mark Haim crowdsources a new performance.

There is a bit more equality in where crime strikes these days, and some in the North end find that uncomfortable.

A Seattle photographer remembers his dad, a lunar cartographer.

With their new album 'Cobain and Cornbread,' the up-and-coming band is about to take over the airwaves.

UW and USGS scientists get closer to predicting where grizzlies roam by tracking huckleberry habitat by satellite and on foot. The results could help bear reintroduction in the North Cascades.

Writer Valeria Luiselli, a trip to the moon, a ballet rendition of A Midsummer Night's Dream and other cultural happenings.

More kids than ever need care for mental health, but Washington is doing little to meet the need. The Legislature can help.

The tower is an intimidating and unwelcome addition to Rainier Valley, one of the city's most diverse neighborhoods.

A new proposal at the state Capitol would provide a dedicated funding stream for wildfire prevention and firefighting.

When researchers from Pacific Northwest National Lab analyzed the atmosphere over the Amazon, they discovered how drastically we are changing pure air.

The rules kicked in last September, but the state does not provide any enforcement for violators.

The Washington Legislature is worrying about people using tobacco. Not heroin. Why?

Actress Pamela Reed takes on a sequel to the classic Henrik Ibsen play at Seattle Rep.

Changing our tax code to make it fairer would help everyone.

All around Washington state, ICE is arresting undocumented immigrants when they show up for hearings or to pay fines.

Frente al Juzgado del Condado de Grant, en Ephrata, WA. (Fotografía de Matt McKnight/Crosscut)

Zachary DeWolf is the latest to jump into the race to unseat the socialist in Capitol Hill's District 3.

The City of Seattle says “a sad miscommunication” landed the historic Mercer Arena griffins in a dumpster.

Edwin Ngugi Wanji first came across solar panels while dissecting calculators as a kid. Now he's teaching the power of solar to kids in Seattle and across the world.