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
Environment Avalanche forecasters grapple with a deadly season Washington's record number of avalanche deaths this season has cast a spotlight on the Northwest Avalanche Center. by Gregory Scruggs / April 3, 2018
Equity Art and politics meet at Seattle's Franklin High School WATCH: Today's youth activists pay tribute to their Black Panther forebears with a 40-foot mural. by Jen Dev / December 20, 2018
Growth Can light rail expand without displacing low-income residents? Sound Transit believes it can. by Jen Dev / November 27, 2018
Equity In Seattle, school segregation is actually getting worse It's been 40 years since Seattle schools first tried — and failed — to integrate. Today, data suggest segregation persists across the district by Jen Dev & Liz Brazile / March 28, 2019
Equity Healing Black trans people through a new kind of faith With the Black Trans Prayer Book, poet and educator J Mase III is spreading hope. by Jen Dev / March 22, 2019
Equity A Trump policy puts the lives of Vietnamese refugees at risk Mansur Sulayman hasn't been to Vietnam in 40 years. The U.S. wants to deport him back. by Jen Dev / February 7, 2019