Environment PFAS in Washington’s well water could make you sick ‘Forever chemicals’ linked to ailments from high cholesterol to cancer are in our clearest aquifers — but steep costs pose cleanup challenges. by Andrew Engelson / February 14, 2024
News Puget Sound transit and riders navigate post-pandemic commutes With more people working in-office, local agencies try to make light-rail and bus services more consistent. But they face staff shortages and delays. by Andrew Engelson / March 22, 2024
News WA’s new drug law could help needle exchanges — or restrict them The possession bill passed this year includes $63M for treatment centers. But it also gives local governments the power to regulate them. by Andrew Engelson / November 2, 2023 / Updated at 5 p.m. on Nov. 7
News High grocery costs challenge Washington families, food banks Nearly 29,000 households in King County don’t have enough income to cover household basics, according to data from the University of Washington. by Andrew Engelson / November 21, 2023
Investigations A review of 2023’s WA worker safety, COVID relief investigations Crosscut published more than 40 stories on job safety, housing instability, police and business aid. Read our top and most impactful reporting. by Jacob Jones / December 18, 2023
Culture A Chicana choreographer storms the barriers of stereotype “I am not tall, long, thin, blonde hair, blue eyes,” says Alicia Mullikin. And that's OK with her. by Laila Kazmi / April 24, 2018
Politics War games coming to a park near you Paratroopers with the Special Troops Battalion, 3rd Brigade Combat Team, 82nd Airborne Division, during a Joint Operation Access Exercise on Fort Bragg, N.C., in February. by Chetanya Robinson / March 14, 2016
Politics Smartypants guide to Civic Cocktail: Mayor Ed Murray to talk homelessness by Chetanya Robinson / February 23, 2016
Asia McClain, alibi in 'Serial' case, tells her story Asia McClain Chapman, at the Spokane Library by Chetanya Robinson / July 1, 2016
Equity LGBTQ Muslims feel 'sliced in two' by Orlando slaughter The Muslim Association of Puget Sound by Chetanya Robinson / June 19, 2016