Environment PFAS in Washington’s well water could make you sick ‘Forever chemicals’ linked to ailments from high cholesterol to cancer are in our clearest aquifers — but steep costs pose cleanup challenges. by Andrew Engelson / February 14, 2024
News Puget Sound transit and riders navigate post-pandemic commutes With more people working in-office, local agencies try to make light-rail and bus services more consistent. But they face staff shortages and delays. by Andrew Engelson / March 22, 2024
News WA’s new drug law could help needle exchanges — or restrict them The possession bill passed this year includes $63M for treatment centers. But it also gives local governments the power to regulate them. by Andrew Engelson / November 2, 2023 / Updated at 5 p.m. on Nov. 7
News High grocery costs challenge Washington families, food banks Nearly 29,000 households in King County don’t have enough income to cover household basics, according to data from the University of Washington. by Andrew Engelson / November 21, 2023
Equity What Trump’s Census plans could mean for Washington state Citizenship question prompts 18 attorneys general, 6 cities to sue the Trump administration. by Lilly Fowler / April 3, 2018 / Updated at 1:15 p.m.
Politics Free speech demands and fear of violence collide at UW — again Before their Patriot Prayer rally, UW College Republicans gathered to make signs with phrases like “We died for liberty not socialism." by Lilly Fowler / February 9, 2018
Politics Can a civics class make a difference? Justice Sotomayor thinks so As some openly fret about the strength of the nation's democracy, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor swooped into Seattle to talk to students, educators and others about the importance of... by Lilly Fowler / January 23, 2018
Equity ICE targets prominent immigration activist for deportation Maru Mora Villalpando was a key organizer in recent protests against an immigration detention center in Tacoma by Lilly Fowler / January 15, 2018
Equity Uncertain future for a local Salvadoran family in Trump's America As America's immigration politics grow more turbulent, a local Salvadoran family contemplates the unthinkable. by Lilly Fowler / January 11, 2018
Equity ACLU objects to immigration raids on Greyhound buses As immigration raids increase, Greyhound is under attack for allowing Border Patrol on its buses. by Lilly Fowler / March 22, 2018