Politics Prison: A life sentence to joblessness? Washington state's Monroe Correctional Complex by Claudia Rowe / July 21, 2010
Environment Fishers are back in Washington — but can they survive? Biologists released a handful of the endangered, weasel-like animals in 2008, but now they must find out if the population is sustaining itself. by Ken Christensen for EarthFix / January 31, 2018
Equity Foster kids: Aged out and alone at 18 Youthful angst. by Claudia Rowe for InvestigateWest / February 14, 2013
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
Environment The quest to create a greener guitar Steve McMinn runs Pacific Rim Tonewoods near Concrete, Wash. The company mills wood grown in the Pacific Northwest for guitarmakers. by Ken Christensen for EarthFix / December 1, 2016
Environment Your fleece is contaminating our oysters Many shellfish grown in coastal British Columbia have plastic in them, according to research led by shellfish biologist Sarah Dudas. by Ken Christensen for EarthFix / September 14, 2017
Environment Wildlife refuge renamed for Native American leader The Nisqually National Wildlife Refuge is being renamed in honor of late Nisqually tribal leader Billy Frank Jr. by Ken Christensen for EarthFix / July 18, 2016
Politics After Jayapal, are South Asian women about to reshape local politics? Port of Seattle candidate Preeti Shridhar marches in a 4th of July parade alongside Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal in Burien, Washington. by Laila Kazmi / November 1, 2017
Could a new flag bring divided America back together? Visitors admire the work of Laura Sinai, one of several artists featured in "What Would Betsy Ross Do? The New American Flag Project" at the ArtXchange Gallery in Seattle. by Laila Kazmi / July 20, 2017
Local Japanese Americans remember their imprisonment during WWII Kay Sakai Nakao, who underwent incarceration in World War II, visits Japanese American Exclusion Memorial on Bainbridge Island. by Laila Kazmi / July 16, 2017