Equity When a Washington woman fought tribal disenrollment, she became a target How a burglary, social media and politics led to the bullying of a Nooksack Tribal councilwoman out of office. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / February 6, 2020
Environment COVID-19 and wildfire smoke are a deadly combo for Seattle With smoke shelters shuttered, public health officials worry thousands could suffer from unhealthy air. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / July 29, 2020
Environment Coronavirus cuts off a Washington border town from two countries Point Roberts residents used to cross through Canadian land daily. When the pandemic caused the border to close, they found themselves stranded. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / August 11, 2020
News Wilderness rescuers face a busy winter complicated by COVID The pandemic has driven an increase in outdoor activity and rescues, while limiting training and volunteer opportunities. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / November 16, 2020
Environment How COVID reshaped Seattle, season by season Disaster researchers take a Prius-eye view of how COVID-19 is changing the city. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / December 21, 2020
Environment Six months, 18,000 meals: Feeding Seattle’s frontline workers Ellen Kuwana's We Got This Seattle keeps employees at grocery stores, homeless shelters and fire stations fed as they battle the pandemic. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / September 4, 2020
Environment Why growing antibiotic resistance in the Salish Sea's marine mammals is bad news for humans To learn how antibiotic-resistant bacteria jump from wildlife to livestock to pets to humans, researchers are collecting samples from a wide range of species — including those in the ocean. by Jane C. Hu High Country News / October 21, 2019
Politics Tacoma's doing something different on homelessness A man gets water at one of the Tacoma encampments where water and portable toilets are being provided as the city gets ready to move residents. by Julia-Grace Sanders / June 6, 2017
Equity A new place for Seattle's homeless: In my backyard Kim Sherman and Dan Tenenbaum in their backyard by Julia-Grace Sanders / May 10, 2017
At UW, empowerment can come in the form of a hijab One larger group selfie at the World Hijab Day event on the UW campus. by Julia-Grace Sanders / May 3, 2017