Environment Sailing soon: an Orca-friendly, all-electric car ferry A hybrid-electric ferry, the Vision of the Fjords. by Allegra Abramo / August 21, 2017
Equity Foster care 'on the cheap' -- Washington's recipe for failure Austin Floch plays basketball against brothers Brandon (left) and David Floch at the family’s Aberdeen home. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / April 6, 2017
Equity Finally, a foster-care fix - but who will pay? Hundreds rallied at the state Capitol Feb. 10 for children who are either homeless or in foster care. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / February 14, 2017
Equity In Olympia, young people rally to reinvent foster care Wrapped in blaze-orange scarves against a steady rain, about 300 people rallied Friday at the Capitol to urge lawmakers to do more for children who are homeless or in foster care. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / February 10, 2017
Equity Will the Legislature do what’s needed for foster care? Hundreds rallied at the state Capitol Feb. 10 for children who are either homeless or in foster care. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / April 25, 2017
News Snohomish moms dealing with addiction get help to keep their newborns The nonprofit FIRST Clinic works to prevent family separation by pairing parents in addiction recovery with healthcare and legal support. by Allegra Abramo The Imprint / June 15, 2022
News Despite court order, WA foster care system still out of compliance The state has been in violation of a federal injunction numerous times in the 30 days since the agreement was signed. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / August 12, 2021
Equity A division on foster care in Olympia Whose voice should count most in legal decisions about the future of kids removed from their homes because of suspected abuse or neglect? by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / January 23, 2018
Politics Using tech to fight opioid addiction About 600 Washingtonians die each year from overdosing on prescription opioids or heroin, according to the state Health Department. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / March 3, 2016
Politics Birth control, women's health issues at play in Olympia At least a dozen bills on a range of women’s reproductive health issues have been debated in Olympia during 2016’s short legislative session. by Allegra Abramo for InvestigateWest / February 18, 2016