Politics Washington state poised to ban guns at protests, Capitol grounds Despite opposition from Republicans and gun-rights activists, lawmakers in Olympia are working to deter ad hoc ‘patrols’ and armed protests. by Levi Pulkkinen & Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / April 9, 2021
News WA laws banning private armies go unenforced before election As concerns grow over vigilante militias on Election Day, police say laws are too vague to invoke. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / November 2, 2020 / Updated 2:10 p.m. November 3
Politics Washington state lawmakers look for ways to limit armed militias State laws are vague on armed protests and paramilitaries, but legislators and activists are trying to change that. by Katie Hayes InvestigateWest / January 8, 2021
Tech Seattle's blogs: quirky, fun spots for lazy summer days Street style, gardens, and The Ramen Rater are a few of my new favorites. by Jessica Alberg / August 4, 2011
Culture Bainbridge remembers the Japanese American expulsion on Saturday Japanese American residents of Bainbridge Island board a ferry on the first day of the Japanese internment. by Jessica Alberg / August 3, 2011
Culture Final 'Harry Potter' film marks no ending for a generation A complete set of the books. by Jessica Alberg / July 13, 2011
Tech Undercover look at pig-raising operation brings grocer reaction Costco says it will investigate. The local warehouse-store company changed its practices after an earlier investigation by the same animal-rights group into the treatment of calves. by Jessica Alberg / July 1, 2011
Politics New NW Native Cultural Center lands a site at Seattle Center The floor plan for the first floor of the proposed Northwest Native Cultural Center by Jessica Alberg / June 20, 2011
Politics Yarn bombing brightens Pioneer Square's Occidental Park A city effort enlivening Pioneer Square: Suzanne Tidwell's yarn bombing of trees in Occidental Park earlier in 2011. by Jessica Alberg / June 14, 2011
Politics Confused by the city's parking-meter problems? Here are some answers Seattle's parking machines should be working again by the end of the week. by Jessica Alberg / June 9, 2011