Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Environment Attention PSE: coal plant in need of analysis A coal-powered energy plan in Colstrip, Montana by Eric de Place / April 26, 2012
Environment In the absence of an AIDS cure, prevention gains prominence The human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) by Robert Fortner / August 6, 2008
Culture Space tourism is nigh, but a new space age is not An illustration of WhiteKnightTwo carrying SpaceShipTwo aloft. (Virgin Galactic) by Robert Fortner / July 31, 2008
Tech Salmonella may be a key for a new vaccine Color-enhanced scanning electron micrograph showing <i>Salmonella typhimurium</i> (red) invading cultured human cells. (National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases) by Robert Fortner / July 9, 2008
Culture Doc, got anything to make me immortal? UW's Matt Kaeberlin is optimistic about longevity research by Robert Fortner / August 26, 2009
Tech Once again, it's 'Apocalypse Now' in Southeast Asia Mosquito, the malaria-carrying menace by Robert Fortner / July 30, 2009