Two Colville women were booked into a rural Washington jail. It became a death sentence
Critics say WA jails are letting opioid users suffer from withdrawals, leading to preventable deaths
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Idaho’s latest anti-drag crusade began with a falsehood, lawsuit says
Drag queen at center of Idaho culture war takes Christian Nationalist group to court
Washington ferries are going hybrid-electric, but disposal of old ones poses environmental, legal risks
An abandoned ferry in the Puget Sound represents a shared struggle across the West Coast: to sell an old ship or destroy it
Do Oregon parents get enough mental health support during pregnancy? Help us answer that question
We want to hear from you about how behavioral health care — or a lack of it — impacted a pregnancy
A beloved Mercer Island teacher was accused twice of sexual misconduct with students. The school district kept it quiet.
Gary "Chris" Twombley was put on administrative leave in December 2023
Homeland Security’s ‘welfare’ check on Idaho migrant students raises school privacy questions
In other parts of the country, the welfare checks have resulted in children being taken out of their homes and put back into government custody
Union says Providence fired 15 nurses in retaliation for news coverage of girl’s suicide at Spokane hospital
Providence has accused nurses and other staff of violating patient privacy laws
In wildfire-prone Washington, ‘collaboration’ on forest management gives way to timber interests
Forest collaboratives formed in the wake of the Pacific Northwest’s “Timber Wars” have become major power players operating largely out of the public eye
Washington’s safety net clinics face ‘perfect storm’ of federal threats
Cuts to Medicaid and a change restricting services for some immigrants loom over the state’s 27 community health centers.
Oregon quietly halted a new Medicaid program for people leaving prison. Whether it goes forward may be up to the Trump administration.
State health officials delayed a $64 million Medicaid expansion because of the Trump administration’s tax and spending cuts package
For and by Christians: How Idaho’s influential Christian Nationalist group wants to reshape the state
With powerful allies in the pulpit and the Pentagon, the Idaho Family Policy Center seizes its moment
Accused of racism and retaliation, this Idaho sheriff is now working with ICE
Former employees say Sheriff Larry Kendrick made racist jokes at work and was demeaning to women
The U.S. government sold off these aging ships — leaving states in the Pacific Northwest to pay the price
Washington, Oregon officials say they’ve spent millions removing or destroying abandoned vessels