Culture Why Black Coffee NW has a 17-year-old president Shop owner Darnesha Weary intentionally gave her daughter a title of power to make her a stakeholder and a voice for youth and diversity in the coffee industry. by Sarah Hoffman / September 6, 2021
Environment Human Elements: Going to bat for a misunderstood mammal Bats Northwest educator Niki Desautels wants to correct the nocturnal animal's spooky stereotype. by Sarah Hoffman / March 10, 2023
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
Equity How programs for homeless youth pivoted in the pandemic Upended by COVID-19, some service providers went online, took to the road or otherwise found new ways to aid homeless youth and young adults. by Allegra Abramo & Sam Leeds Youth Today / February 7, 2022
Environment When turned into music, climate change sounds alarmingly beautiful WATCH: UW doctoral candidate Judy Twedt makes climate data into music. by Sarah Hoffman / December 17, 2018
Environment To fix salmon streams, leave it to beavers Watch how scientists trap, rehabilitate and relocate beavers from suburban ponds to mountain streams. by Sarah Hoffman / November 26, 2018
Environment A space pioneer charts a course for future astronauts Seeing few astronauts who looked like himself, Livingston L. Holder, Jr. helps young scientists of color see their faces in STEM careers. by Sarah Hoffman / March 6, 2019
Equity Head trauma, painful restraints: WA foster kids face abuse out of state The state removed foster kids from an Iowa facility following reports of abuse, but red flags abound at other group homes. by Allegra Abramo InvestigateWest / February 5, 2019
Environment Mexican dogsledders trade dirt for Washington snow A look at dogsledding's international future in Cle Elum. by Sarah Hoffman / February 4, 2019