Environment Yard burning is causing a rise in Washington wildfires The Department of Natural Resources has responded to 468 wildfires — nearly double the average number of fires for the same time over the past 10 years. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / July 2, 2020
Culture Meet the citizen journalists inside Seattle’s CHOP An iPhone correspondent, comics illustrator and photographer talk about documenting history in the making. by Margo Vansynghel & Agueda Pacheco Flores / June 26, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Checking in with Seattle artists on vital work in 2020 Local creatives find inspiration despite a pandemic, social upheaval and a never-ending election. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 27, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Pacific Northwest Ballet’s only Black ballerina is on point about diversity Amanda Morgan wants choreographers and companies to move beyond the ‘straight white love story.’ by Agueda Pacheco Flores / November 12, 2020 / Updated 4:41 p.m. Nov. 12
Environment Conservation groups vow to restore federal wolf protections The decision marks the 14th species the Trump administration has removed from the endangered list. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / November 5, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: Seattle filmmaker reimagines Skagit Valley as a horror movie With an all-local cast and crew, ‘Skagit’ explores the inherent terror of the Pacific Northwest’s natural gloom. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / October 29, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Northwest ‘Nutcracker’ with Filipino flair Evergreen City Ballet director Bennyroyce Royon says the snow must go on. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 18, 2020 / Updated 10:55 a.m. Dec. 18
Culture Art Pulse: A Seattle artist builds glass houses to reflect on connection Fumi Amano shares how the pandemic has shifted her art from homesickness to hope. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 15, 2020
Environment Wildlife advocates say feds must do more to protect bighorn sheep Herds roaming throughout Central Washington are at risk of contracting a deadly bacteria from domestic sheep and goats. by Courtney Flatt Northwest Public Broadcasting / December 10, 2020
Culture Art Pulse: A Yakima artist shows why farmworkers are essential Christie Tirado illustrates agricultural workers by using an art form popularized during the Mexican Revolution. by Agueda Pacheco Flores / December 8, 2020