Equity WA troopers still more likely to pull over Native American drivers Two years after an investigation showed a disproportionate bias, a state patrol report shows not much has changed. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / January 13, 2022
Equity Recent protests revive push for WA to speed up police reform Nearly two years after voters approved I-940, training lags while investigations into police-involved killings face scrutiny. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / August 25, 2020
Politics Racial bias study for WA State Patrol could resume after 13 years House budget has $50,000 to fund a collaboration between State Patrol and WSU to analyze traffic stops for evidence of bias. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / March 6, 2020
Equity State Patrol under pressure to examine bias in traffic stops following investigation Officials have not filed a report since 2009 that examines the race and ethnicity of drivers who troopers stop and search. by Jason Buch InvestigateWest / January 28, 2020
Equity Native American drivers are more likely to be searched by Washington State Patrol While the searches occur at five times the rate for white drivers, they are less likely to turn up drugs or other contraband. by Jason Buch & Joy Borkholder Investigate West / December 19, 2019
Equity As WA implements new police accountability law, some advocates feel left out After I-940 passed last November, family members of police shooting victims were expecting to be involved in its implementation. Some say that isn’t happening. by Jason Buch / May 10, 2019
Equity My best friend, the 'illegal immigrant' Hugo Kugiya (bottom row, third from the left) and his friend Tony (bottom row, very end of left side) in first grade. by Hugo Kugiya / June 3, 2013
Culture Public TV, Hugh Jackman, Bellevue: Korean food goes mainstream Oma Bap in Bellevue by Hugo Kugiya / November 29, 2011
Culture World's love of Chinese food takes a unique turn in Redmond Inchin serves food that people who grew up in India remember as the type served in Chinese restaurants there. by Hugo Kugiya / July 5, 2011
Culture Sweet Bones barbecue: a tasty tribute to good, old-fashioned labor The aroma from Sweet Bones' smoker wafts through the neighborhood. by Hugo Kugiya / May 26, 2011
