Spokane prosecutors are suddenly declining to charge more felony domestic violence cases, citing staffing issues
As Washington reduces public defender caseloads, prosecutors say that's forced difficult charging decisions
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Spokane prosecutors are suddenly declining to charge more felony domestic violence cases, citing staffing issues
As Washington reduces public defender caseloads, prosecutors say that's forced difficult charging decisions
Oregon is doling out $37 million to preserve rural maternity care. Hospitals still worry about closures
The state announced the new assistance as federal Medicaid cuts are expected to reduce Oregon’s program by $11 billion over five years
Shoreline Community College quietly updates hiring rules after sexual misconduct vetting failure
The president of the college said in an email that they are updating their policies following an investigation into former Everett high school teacher
Jury finds Oregon mother deprived infant daughter of lifesaving care, protection from abuse
Conviction shows how Oregon law holds parents to the same standards as those in states that explicitly criminalize failure to protect children from abuse
Oregon Health & Science University shelved plans to expand its overcrowded newborn intensive care unit. Nurses fear babies won’t get needed care
Nurses say more babies are being squeezed into rooms in the 30-year-old unit
‘Something dramatically wrong’: Questions but few answers after Longview mill tragedy
As crews continue to work through hazardous conditions, company and government officials say it’s too early to know what might have caused the implosion in Longview that killed 11 people.
InvestigateWest’s Thy Vo selected for national editor training program
ProPublica’s training program is aimed at expanding the ranks of editors with investigative experience
Washington A-Mark Prize recognizes 2025 reporting by InvestigateWest
Judges awarded reporter Kelsey Turner first place for reporting on Washington’s family court system
These reforms could improve accountability for Washington teachers accused of sexual misconduct, experts say
Washington was the first to enact “Don’t Pass the Trash” legislation two decades ago
Oregon prosecutors said she didn’t protect her baby. She says she was surviving abuse.
Even in states like Oregon without an explicit “failure to protect” law, abused mothers can face prison time
A girl caught in a custody battle said she was raped. The court-appointed investigator didn’t believe her.
Though a Washington state judge said a guardian ad litem failed to do her job, by then, the child’s mother says, the damage had already been done.
Overflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to ‘the hole’
Incarceration rates are rising, and inmates say they’re being punished for the state’s failures to manage prison capacity
