News A year into Biden's term, WA immigrants stay mired in uncertainty With immigration policy going nowhere, advocates and immigrants seize new ways to make progress. by Mai Hoang / January 19, 2022
News Seattle group brings Krampus to Leavenworth holiday celebration Bad children beware. Krampus Seattle started out in haunted houses and was invited this year to join the holiday revelry in WA's Bavarian-themed town. by Mai Hoang / December 20, 2021
News WA prepares against invasive rose- and hop-eating beetle Officials are investing millions to trap, quarantine and eradicate the bugs in Yakima Valley, which are capable of devouring over 300 types of plants. by Mai Hoang / April 1, 2022 / Updated 6:00 p.m. April 11
News Central WA shopping center defies 'malls-are-dying' narrative The Valley Mall in Union Gap is celebrating its 50th anniversary. Here's its secret to success. by Mai Hoang / March 23, 2022
News Ukraine invasion severs decades of WA business ties with Russia Business was once seen as a way to stabilize U.S. and Russian relations. Not anymore. by Mai Hoang / March 10, 2022
Politics Social workers fleeing troubled foster care system Lousy pay, a toxic workplace and excessive workloads are driving away the people who serve vulnerable kids and their families. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / December 7, 2016
Politics Foster parents abandoning troubled system Washington state lost nearly one in five foster homes between 2008 and 2015 amid complaints of discord and disarray. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / October 27, 2016
Politics 4 fixes for Washington’s foster-care crisis Brandon Fogg, who has experience both as a foster child and foster parent, says foster care needs a celebrity champion. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 21, 2016
Equity State’s foster system sets kids up for failure When foster children spend the night in a hotel or in a foster home that agrees to keep them for only one night at a time, they typically don’t make it to school the next day. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 20, 2016
Politics Foster Care Crisis More than a decade after the courts ordered the state to clean up its foster care program, kids are still left rootless, vulnerable. by Susanna Ray for InvestigateWest / September 19, 2016