Equity Coronavirus outbreak prompts call for ICE to release at-risk detainees The suit, filed by the ACLU and Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, calls for the immediate release of detainees in Tacoma. by Lilly Fowler / March 16, 2020 / Updated Monday, March 16 at 3:35 p.m.
News Coronavirus pauses Seattle's cruise season The move, prompted by Canada's own reckoning with COVID-19, will deal a major blow to the local economy. by David Kroman / March 13, 2020
News To stop COVID-19, Washington implements measures not seen since Spanish flu Gov. Jay Inslee banned gatherings of over 250 people in the state's three most populous counties. by David Kroman & Lilly Fowler / March 11, 2020
Equity Coronavirus fears in Pacific NW lead to rise in anti-Asian racism Asian Americans in Seattle and elsewhere say they are increasingly being harassed and blamed for the COVID-19 outbreak. by Lilly Fowler / March 11, 2020
News Seattle workers lose jobs and worry about rent as coronavirus slows business The virus’ impact is affecting healthy people as workers are laid off and see hours reduced. by David Kroman / March 11, 2020
News Unemployment in King County hits communities of color hardest Jobless rate hits 40% in some immigrant neighborhoods near Sea-Tac. by David Kroman / May 29, 2020
Politics WA churches make do praying in cars amid Trump's push to reopen Congregants adapt to drive-in and other alternative services as Pacific Northwest churches focus on prayer over politics. by Lilly Fowler / May 28, 2020
News Public health workers threatened, harassed while fighting COVID-19 Tired and stressed already, health officials across Washington state say they’ve seen an increase in abusive messages during the pandemic. by David Kroman / May 21, 2020
News Untangling coronavirus' uneven impact in the West 'Tiny little wildfires' of infection push the spread faster and death rate higher in some states. by Lilly Fowler / May 19, 2020
News Washington’s $1.8B convention center expansion is in danger The COVID-19 pandemic has thrown one of the largest construction projects in Seattle history into financial crisis. by David Kroman / May 15, 2020