Growth Newcomers fleeing expensive housing are finding it again in Spokane. Now they want protections A slate of measures intended to support low-income residents and reduce homelessness awaits a vote by the city council. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / January 14, 2020
Environment Amid pandemic meat shortage, a stampede for local beef Washington's small slaughterhouses see a boom as COVID hits big meat processors. Will it last? by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / May 26, 2020
Culture Seattle-area Nordic skier on her way to Beijing Paralympics Fellow nurses train together in the Methow Valley, leading one of them to compete in the games. by Ashli Blow / March 4, 2022 / Updated at 9:35 a.m. on March 7
Environment Rainier's largest glacier is melting. Here's what that means downstream Scientists are studying the evolution of Emmons Glacier and its implications on watersheds throughout the Pacific Northwest. by Ashli Blow / August 10, 2022
Environment Are WA forests worth more as carbon sponges or timber harvests? ‘Working forests’ like state-run Tiger Mountain retain greenhouse gases — but logging is deeply entrenched in Northwest economies. by Ashli Blow / August 22, 2023 / Updated at 9:20 a.m. on Aug. 25
Politics The man who once chased the far-right out of the GOP Former Washington Gov. Dan Evans helped purge the John Birch Society from the Republican party in the 1960s. by Sheila Cain / September 24, 2018
Equity She left Microsoft to build a school — and change a white-dominated industry The persistent lack of diversity she encountered in countless tech jobs pushed Trish Millines Dziko to take matters into her own hands. by Sheila Cain / September 17, 2018
Politics Tim Burgess believes the children are our future The former mayor and City Council member has done many things, but his lasting legacy may be paving Seattle's path toward universal preschool. by Sheila Cain / September 10, 2018
Culture The healing spaces of Creative Justice This community arts organization gets young people involved with social-justice themed art — and out of the juvenile and criminal justice systems. by Sheila Cain / September 3, 2018
Equity Once undocumented, he now gives entrepreneurs a chance at success Beto Yarce got his start selling jewelry at the Fremont Market. Now he helps low-income people start their own businesses. by Sheila Cain / August 27, 2018