Grant Stringer / Oregon Capital Chronicle

Guarded by Predators

Idaho judge orders release of police employment records to InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute

The state began withholding the records following a 2025 InvestigateWest series about sexual misconduct by prison staff

InvestigateWest November 10, 2026

Government

Audit finds Washington agency failed to respond in time to vulnerable adult safety concerns

As Washington Adult Protective Services works through a backlog of reports, investigators struggled to hit deadlines

Kelsey Turner November 9, 2026

Criminal Justice

An Idaho law targeted fentanyl dealers. Prosecutors are using it to charge users, too

An InvestigateWest review found at least 30 people charged with trafficking without evidence of selling or distribution. They face mandatory minimum prison terms.

Whitney Bryen November 2, 2026

The carcass of a Chinook salmon on the bank of the Clackamas River, the apparent victim of high water temperatures during

Environment

Struggling salmon fishermen getting federal help in Oregon and along West Coast, but it may be too late

U.S. Department of Commerce declared a Chinook fishery disaster for 2018, 2019 and 2020 when salmon populations plummeted.

October 30, 2023

Idaho judge orders release of police employment records to InvestigateWest, Invisible Institute

Audit finds Washington agency failed to respond in time to vulnerable adult safety concerns

An Idaho law targeted fentanyl dealers. Prosecutors are using it to charge users, too

Grant Stringer / Oregon Capital Chronicle

Struggling salmon fishermen getting federal help in Oregon and along West Coast, but it may be too late

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