During wildfires, West Coast farmworkers forced to put harvest over health Little is done to protect the workers’ health, and many feel powerless to hold employers accountable. by Mara Kardas-Nelson & Jess Alvarenga & Rosa Amanda Tuirán InvestigateWest / October 6, 2020
Support for The New Normal is provided by Comcast. The New Normal: A pandemic-sized strain on Washington parks The state’s park system has been the ultimate outdoor refuge this year, but crowds, trash and social distancing have caused stress. by Sarah Hoffman / October 5, 2020
News Central WA home prices spike amid influx of Seattle-area transplants Housing affordability has become a challenge in Chelan and Kittitas counties as recreation and smaller communities draw Puget Sound residents. by Mai Hoang / September 14, 2022
Photo Essay | Seattle, through the eyes of a tourist Over the past two months, photographer Amanda Snyder documented Seattle's most sacred visitor hotspots. by Amanda Snyder / June 30, 2022
News Seattle doubled its hotel fee. Here's where the money is going As hotel occupancy rates climb slowly toward pre-pandemic levels, the city hopes the added marketing revenue will aid tourism recovery. by Josh Cohen / June 28, 2022
News Cruise ships are back in Seattle, but not quite back to normal While limiting passenger numbers to about three-fourths capacity, the Port of Seattle expects to see 1.26 million visitors this year. by Hallie Golden / June 28, 2022
At Camp Blaze, young women fight wildfires and stereotypes Washington's Camp Blaze teaches teenage girls how to put out fires — literally. by Sarah Hoffman / September 6, 2018
Challenging the "new normal" in the wildfire-ravaged Methow Valley Summers of fire and smoke are forcing some Eastern Washington families to live with disaster. But local students are marching for a future when they won't have to. by Manola Secaira / July 8, 2019
Fighting fire with fire to save Washington's forests After over a century of fire suppression, the U.S. Forest Service is using prescribed burns as a way to reduce the risk of megafires. by Manola Secaira / September 13, 2019 / Updated September 16, 2019, at 9:05 a.m.
Opinion Harnessing fire made us human — then we got greedy. Welcome to the Pyrocene The Ice Age has given way to a fire age. A historian of fire weighs in on its power and peril. by Stephen Pyne / September 13, 2019