Tech Why Seattle needs drones Mike McGinn addressing a Town Hall meeting at Nathan Hale High School in 2011 by Brett Horvath / February 11, 2013
Culture 2014's #2 Most Read: International Space Station flies Seahawks 12th Man flag With a little help from team owner Paul Allen, the 12th Man has colonized space (wink-wink). by Brett Horvath / December 30, 2014
Politics The EPA, Obama & the military usher in a new climate politics An airforce pararescueman searches for survivors in the flooded streets of New Orleans. by Brett Horvath / May 31, 2014
Tech Microsoft, Facebook & Google are in an all-out battle for your reality The Oculus Rift, in action. by Brett Horvath / March 30, 2014
Culture Seahawks in Space: International Space Station flies 12th Man flag With a little help from team owner Paul Allen, the 12th Man has colonized space (wink-wink). by Brett Horvath / January 30, 2014
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 These young activists want Washington and Oregon to be bolder on climate — so they sued their governors A win could mean more aggressive action to avoid climate disaster. Some environmental leaders think the lawsuit is a distraction from the action Jay Inslee and Kate Brown are pushing for. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / November 15, 2019
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
Environment WA's endangered pygmy rabbits bounce back from the brink Recovering the endangered rabbits will test society’s willingness to let nature reclaim a landscape. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / June 10, 2019
Environment Concerned over dwindling salmon, advocates seek a political route to dam removal After decades of court cases have rebuffed federal management, it may take a political fix to restore salmon in the Columbia Basin. by Carl Segerstrom High Country News / October 1, 2019