Politics Outgoing Seattle Mayor Durkan looks back with pride — and some regrets As Durkan prepares to leave office, she says her term will ultimately be defined by the city's pandemic response. by Nate Sanford / December 22, 2021
Mossback Support for this article is provided by Bedrooms and More. Mossback's Northwest: Before the Kraken, what lurked in the Salish Sea? Area waters have a history of monster sightings, many of them way stranger than Bigfoot. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / December 17, 2021
Mossback Support for this article is provided by Bedrooms and More. Video | D.B. Cooper: Folk Hero or Terrorist? Fifty years after Cooper skyjacked an airplane over Washington, attitudes toward the incident have changed. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / December 10, 2021
Politics Seattle City Council Position 8 race is more competitive than expected While incumbent Teresa Mosqueda went into her reelection bid with little known competition, the primary results changed the race. by Nate Sanford / September 22, 2021
News King County’s rise in gun violence doesn’t have an easy explanation As gun deaths rise, Seattle-area leaders hope peer pressure can break cycles of violence. by Nate Sanford / September 1, 2021
News WA is reopening but many essential workers aren’t vaccinated yet How the state chose who to inoculate first raises questions about equity — especially for restaurant, grocery and transit workers. by Nate Sanford / March 16, 2021
News Washington ax-throwing venues want to be able to serve alcohol While ax-throwing bars are showing up in urban areas across the country, they’re not permitted to serve alcohol everywhere. by Nate Sanford / February 4, 2021
Culture Mossback’s Northwest: When times are tough, Washington bounces back From burning cities to the Boeing recession, the state’s history is a litany of tough times and meeting challenges. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 27, 2021
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The Palouse cowboy who inspired John Wayne Hollywood’s greatest Western stuntman was a rodeo champion from Washington state. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 22, 2021
Culture Mossback's Northwest: The bootleg sake of Prohibition-era Seattle Prohibition couldn’t stop every drinking habit. One particular Japanese tradition never went dry. by Knute Berger & Stephen Hegg / January 15, 2021