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
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Pierce deputy drove 83 mph in wrong lane during deadly 2020 crash
Records show the county settled for $3.5M after deeming the collision highly preventable, demonstrating the vague legal standards for officer driving.
Providence’s medically fragile children’s center will offer respite care to first child amid leadership shakeup, staff concerns
Nurses say they’re still struggling to prevent the spread of infection among young residents
What Idaho’s Republican Primary Tells Us About America’s Culture Wars
The heavily Republican state booted 15 incumbents across the party’s ideological spectrum. While the election led to net gains for hard-line members of the right, it also underscores how divided Idaho’s party remains.
Oregon patients needed fentanyl but got tap water — and it went unchecked for nearly two years
Poor data and coordination between regulatory agencies contribute to hospital drug thefts, experts say
How did Moms for Liberty end up on WA’s approved list of groups training teachers?
There are few rules guiding required professional development credits for public school teachers in the state. Under a new law, that’s about to change.
Washington AG’s office joins forces with local police to intensify search for missing Indigenous teen
Teen’s disappearance — highlighted in recent InvestigateWest report — among the first cases taken by new state investigative unit
Oregon woman endures fear and despair in illegal imprisonment in Coffee Creek prison
Terri Lee Brown was released from Coffee Creek Correctional Facility after the Oregon Supreme Court found Gov. Tina Kotek’s order that sent her back to prison was unlawful
Secret recording shows how a right-wing Idaho lobbyist tried to keep a legislator in lockstep
Freedom Caucus Network power broker Maria Nate blasted controversial state Rep. Heather Scott for support of “moderate” House speaker
State Agency Met with Oil-by-Rail Firm in Private Ahead of Permit Application
A 2023 DeSmog investigation uncovered a “backroom deal” between Portland city officials and Zenith Energy. New documents show the state environmental regulator also met with the company.
As ‘empowered’ cities ban them from public spaces, homeless people in WA scatter in search of refuge
Attorneys say bans could become more common following U.S. Supreme Court decision in June