The Race to Alaska is a 'call to the heart' Sailboats are seen during the stage two start of the 2016 Race to Alaska. by Ross Anderson / June 4, 2017
Culture 'A quiet crisis': The rise of acidic soil in Washington A farm in the Palouse region, which includes parts of Eastern Washington. by Sylvia Kantor / August 17, 2015
Culture Washington's hard cider boom The German heirloom variety, Zabergau Reinette, lends a sharp flavor to hard ciders. by Sylvia Kantor / June 21, 2015
Politics Did port slowdowns bust our hay export boom? Hay languished in the fields this year while farmers waited for dockworkers to settle their contract dispute with West Coast port operators. by Sylvia Kantor / March 15, 2015
Tech Can mushrooms save the honeybee? Certain mushrooms produce anti-viral compounds that could protect threatened honeybees. by Sylvia Kantor / February 15, 2015
Environment Attention PSE: coal plant in need of analysis A coal-powered energy plan in Colstrip, Montana by Eric de Place / April 26, 2012
Politics State should trade in clunker of a tax loophole Could another car tab fee levy emerge? by Eric de Place / November 15, 2011
Culture Tracking the German E. coli outbreak: a Northwest connection Washington and Oregon scientists have been closely monitoring strains of E. coli since the deadly Jack in the Box outbreak here in 1993. The experts now wonder: Is Europe dealing with a deadly new... by Ross Anderson / June 3, 2011
Environment Finding footprints of the Northwest's own giant tsunami Geologist Brian Atwater collects soil showing evidence of a tsunami hitting Discovery Bay in 1700. by Ross Anderson / April 5, 2011
